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In an address at the Harvard Club of Boston on May 10, in connection with the James Flack Norris Award by the Northeastern Section of the American Chemical Society, I said that in the future, student appraisals of faculty teaching might become part of academic routine. At this point, I...
George Shannon Forbes '02, professor of Chemistry, Emeritus, last night said that college professors of the future may be graded by students, with their jobs depending on their marks. He spoke after receiving the first James Flakk Norris award for outstanding achievement in the teaching of Chemistry.
The Norris award, worth $1,000, is given blennally by the northeastern branch of the American Chemical Society.
George Shannon Forbes '02, professor of Chemistry, emeritus, will receive the first $1,000 James Flack Norris Award for outstanding achievement in the teaching of chemistry, it was announced yesterday. The prize will be presented May 10 by the American Chemical Society.
However, Norris W. Darrell '51, A. Chase Shafer '51, and William E. Wiggin '50 met constant difficulty with finances and material, and after frequent post-ponoments abandoned the project.