Professor Strong Cited for Teaching Excellence

Professor of finance Bob Strong has received the Maine Business School’s 2009 Outstanding Teacher of the Year award, bestowed annually upon a faculty member who has demonstrated exceptional dedication and accomplishment in teaching.

Strong, also the University of Maine Foundation Professor of Investment Education and the UMaine NCAA faculty athletic representative, was the recipient of the University of Maine General Alumni Association’s 2005 Distinguished Maine Professor award and also was the Carnegie Foundation’s selection as Maine’s 2007 Professor of the Year.

“Professor Strong has consistently and quietly pursued excellence both in and out of the classroom,” says John Mahon, dean of the College of Business, Public Policy and Health and director of the Maine Business School. “He challenges students to think and holds them accountable for their analysis and recommendations. He personifies excellence in teaching by performance year in and year out.” More…