The Janet L. Andersen Excellence
in Teaching Awards

Presented to Dr. John Krupczak Jr. (pictured above), Professor and Chair of Engineering and Dr. Edward Hansen, Professor of Geology and Environmental Science.

The Janet L. Andersen Excellence in Teaching Awards are presented to faculty members who have been teaching at Hope for at least seven years and who have demonstrated recognizable excellence in specific activities or aspects of teaching. The award is named in memory of Dr. Janet Andersen, a Professor of Mathematics.
Dr. Krupczak has been a member of the Hope faculty since 1994. He was recognized for developing and teaching the popular beginning-level course "Science and Technology of Everyday Life," in which students learn about the science behind the objects they use daily, including by building items ranging from radios to keyboards themselves. He first offered he course in the spring of 1995, and subsequently modified it, working with a team of student researchers, with support from the National Science Foundation.