XCELLENCE Linda Sherony receives ESSLY Faculty of the Year Award Linda Sherony, a lecturer in the Accountancy and Finance departments, received the “Faculty of the Year” award at the UWL Intercollegiate Athletics Department 5th Annual ESSLY Awards in April. ESSLY stands for “Eagle Sport, School, and Life Yearly Awards.” During the event, student-athletes were honored in the areas of sport, school, and life, in addition to other awards including the faculty award. The ESSLY Faculty/Academic Staff Member of the Year Award is given each year based on nominations from student athletes. Students nominate those they feel stand out as excellent teachers, who connect with their students, who go above and beyond for their students, and who do a good job of getting students engaged in their course material. Faculty Athletic Representatives (FARs), Sue Anglehart and Eric Gansen, review the nominations and recommend an award winner to the athletic director based student nominations. Athletics enjoys being able to include faculty and staff in the yearly athletic awards event because it is appreciative of the support that student-athletes receive in their academic endeavors, says UWL Director of Athletics Kim Blum. “Our student-athletes are very driven to excel in academics – in much the same way they are in athletics. It seems only fitting for us to invite those who guide our student-athletes in pursuit of excellence in the classroom,” she says. “We also enjoy sharing all of the amazing things that happen during the year with the larger campus community – we hope they are as impressed with all that our student-athletes do in sport, in school, and in life as we are.”
Linda Sherony, a lecturer primarily in finance and accountancy, received this year’s ESSLY Faculty of the Year award.
CBA Past ESSLY Award Nominees: 2016: Maggie McDermott, Marketing 2017: Diana Tempski, Finance; Vivek Pande, Accountancy 2018: Gwen Achenreiner, Marketing; Stephen Brokaw, Marketing; Vivek Pande, Accountancy 2019: Linda Sherony, Accountancy and Finance; and Noel Wilbur, Accountancy
The CBA is “thrilled” with Sherony’s win, says CBA Dean Laura Milner. “Given that it’s only the 5th year of the ESSLYs and we are the smallest college, I am guessing Linda’s win is against the odds, so it makes it that much more special,” says Milner.
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