May 17, 2001 SELINSGROVE, Pa. - Three Susquehanna University faculty members have been named recipients of two annual teaching awards. Robert Mowry, associate professor of Spanish, is the recipient of the John C. Horn Distinguished Service Lectureship. Mowry began teaching at Susquehanna in 1962, having received a bachelor's degree from Oberlin College and a master's and doctorate degrees from Middlebury College. "He has had a passion from the time he expressed interest in a faculty position here to be a mediator to students, colleagues, and others of the subjects that have been at the heart of his teaching and scholarship for almost 40 years: Spanish language, literature, and culture," said Warren Funk, vice president for academic affairs. Named for John C. Horn, a long-time member and chair of the board of the directors of the University, the award recognizes a faculty member for outstanding scholarship and conscientious service to the University. The recipient offers a public lecture in the following academic year. Tammy Tobin-Janzen, assistant professor of biology, is the recipient of the Susquehanna University Teaching Award. Tobin-Janzen joined the faculty in 1994 and holds a bachelor's degree from Cornell University and a doctorate from Texas A & M University. "Since coming to Susquehanna, she has established a reputation for exciting and imaginative teaching that has earned enthusiasm and accolades from her students and the admiration of her colleagues," said Funk. "Across a wide range of subject matters, unusual in this day of highly specialized research, she has taught effectively and collaborated with student researchers in her area of genetics and also in immunology and microbiology." This year a second recipient of the Susquehanna University Teaching Award was named - Gary Fincke, professor of English and director of The Writers' Institute. Fincke joined the faculty in 1980 and holds a bachelor's degree from Thiel College, a master's degree from Miami University, and a doctorate from Kent State University. Funk called Fincke a "prolific, working writer, widely recognized among both his author peers and a growing reading public for his poetry, short fiction, and essays." Founder of the Visiting Writers Series at the University, Fincke is known as a "deeply committed, effective teacher of writers," said Funk. Since 1984, Fincke has published 11 collections of poetry, three collections of short stories and a novel and his poetry has been published in more than 50 venues. Awards are determined by open nominations from faculty and, in the case of the Teaching Award, also from the Student Government Association. Contact: Sam Alcorn 570-372-4119 #sa/2739#