Guenther is Honored with Distinguished Alumni Teaching Award

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Denny Guenther, professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, was awarded the 2008 Alumni Award for Distinguished Teaching at Ohio State. Guenther has been teaching full-time at Ohio State for nearly 34 years. He has taught courses in a wide variety of areas within mechanical engineering during his tenure at OSU. He has taught courses in mechanical design including the capstone design course, dynamic systems including courses on vehicle dynamics, thermal and fluid systems, and applied mechanics. Students in his courses value his energy and enthusiasm, the practical experience he brings into the classroom, and his obvious interest in students and teaching.

Professor Guenther's excellence as an educator has been recognized on a number of other occasions. He received the Mechanical Engineering Industrial Advisory Board's Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching in 2004, the OSU College of Engineering Lumley Research Award in 1983, and the Charles E. MacQuigg Award for outstanding teaching in the College of Engineering in 1982.

The Alumni Award for Distinguished Teaching honors faculty members for superior teaching. Recipients are nominated by present and former students and colleagues and are chosen by a committee of alumni, students, and faculty.

Along with the award, Guenther will receive a cash award, made possible by contributions from the Alumni Association, friends of Ohio State, and the Office of Academic Affairs. He will also receive an increase in his base salary from the Office of Academic Affairs.

[ibimage==97==standard_large==none==self==ibimage_Right]Guenther will also be inducted into the university's Academy of Teaching, which provides leadership for the improvement of teaching at Ohio State.

 
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