Bondeson

Bondeson wins top teaching award

The University of Missouri System honored several faculty members with its top awards for teaching, research and scholarly excellence during a dinner held May 25 at UM-St. Louis, where the Board of Curators held their May meeting.

William B. Bondeson, a Distinguished Teaching Professor and a member of the UM-Columbia Philosophy Department faculty and the Family and Community Medicine faculty, is the winner of the UM System's 2000 Presidential Award for Teaching.

The award, which includes a $15,000 stipend, recognizes long-term achievements in teaching, is given to a faculty member who has served his or her campus for at least 10 years. Each campus nominates a candidate.

Bondeson has received numerous honors since he began his career at UM-Columbia in 1964, including virtually every teaching award UMC bestows.

He was selected Missouri Professor of the Year by the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education in 1989 and was included in Who's Who Among American Teachers from 1996-1998. Bondeson also established the Wakonse Foundation for College Teaching and Learning, a national organization, and co-edits its journal.

In addition to teaching, Bondeson directed the Honors College and the College of General Studies, co-directed the Program in Health Care and Human Values and chaired the Philosophy Department. He also directed the University Concert Series for several years. Bondeson currently serves as an assistant to the chancellor.

Bondeson earned a bachelor's degree from Augustana College in 1958, a master's degree from the University of Illinois in 1962 and a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago in 1965.

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