Faculty Penn Stater and The Martha Fisher Award for Excellence in Teaching (full-time): John Bardi, instructor in philosophy. The recipient of the Fisher Award is nominated by students and chosen for “knowledge of the subject s/he teachers, ability to clarify difficult concepts, class preparation, respect for students as individuals, skills to encourage student participation in discussion, and strengths that set them apart.”
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“‘Competency’ and ‘enthusiasm’ hardly do justice to John Bardi's relationship with his teaching, his discipline, and his life. Philosophy and teaching are one and the same for him ― he lives and breathes it, by nature, and this passion for enquiry and for the pursuit of ideas for their own sake follows him wherever he goes. … He throws his heart entirely into his classes, his students, his discussions and can be found on campus far more often than most.”