PITT CHEMISTRY LECTURER WINS CARNEGIE SCIENCE CENTER TEACHING AWARD
PITTSBURGH, Mar. 16 -- George Bandik, lecturer in chemistry at the University of Pittsburgh, received the 1998 Post-Secondary Teacher Award at the Carnegie Science Center's Science Awards for Excellence, Saturday, Mar. 14.
Bandik has been at Pitt for 18 years and is a graduate of the Ph.D. program in Pitt's department of chemistry. A tireless advocate for the university's role in education, Bandik sees this award as a special kind of recognition. "As undergraduate program coordinator my major contribution is teaching, so to me this is an exceptional honor," said Bandik. "I get a lot of personal satisfaction from teaching, and to get this award makes me fell better about teaching, makes me want to do the job even better."
Craig Wilcox, Chemistry Department chair, describes Bandik as an outstanding example for the entire department. "His love for teaching and for his science shows in everything he does here," said Wilcox. "He's fair and sympathetic and yet he sets very high standards for his students. He always has a smile and he always has time for any student that comes by."
The Science Awards for Excellence Post-Secondary Teacher Award includes a $1,000 prize that Bandik plans to split between laboratory programs and undergraduate scholarships in the chemistry department.
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