考特尼莱曼 wears many hats—figuratively and literally. She is an English professor, director of the Powell Scholars Program and a re搜索er. ,最近, the Shakespearean hat-wearing 莱曼 edged out two Stanford University professors to earn the highest teaching recognition from the prestigious Phi Beta Kappa organization.

在春天, 莱曼 and 博彩平台网址大全 history Professor Bill Swagerty were selected from a pool of nominees from eight Phi Beta Kappa institutions in Northern California, 包括斯坦福大学, 伯克利分校和戴维斯分校, 获得卓越教学奖. 的 两位博彩平台网址大全教授 joined two professors from Stanford as the recipients. 莱曼 was then chosen as the top candidate and Hasenkamp Award winner.

的 Hasenkamp Award was established by Peter Hasenkamp in memory of his mother Inta, who served as recording secretary of the Phi Beta Kappa Northern California Association.

的 Hasenkamp Award recipient exemplifies the ideals that Phi Beta Kappa champions: “Love of learning is the guide of life,梅丽莎说。. Stevens, Phi Beta Kappa Teaching Excellence chair. 的 award recognizes an innovative professor who cultivates critical thinking, freedom of thought and academic excellence in captivating and engaging ways. For these reasons and many more, 莱曼 is this year’s recipient, Stevens said.

莱曼, who is entering her 24th year of teaching at Pacific, said she feels like a “giant slayer” after being selected for the honor over her Stanford colleagues. She is particularly enthusiastic to gain recognition as an English teacher, as she was up against a neuroscientist.

“我很惊讶，”她说. “I didn’t expect to be recognized at that level. Pacific is a smaller university and we’re up against these giant institutions. This award is validation of everything that I do at the university. 的 Hasenkamp Award goes beyond teaching and touches on a variety of qualities that I’ve always aspired to. To be a winner of something aspirational for me—it was surprising.”

“I want to dedicate this award to all of my students, 谁是第一位的, 我的家人,莱曼在一份声明中说 Phi Beta Kappa的视频. 

莱曼 said the award legitimizes her work in “counter-memory,” which she described as the idea to contest the dominant historical narrative. Her re搜索 includes being one of only two scholars in the world to have seen and published an 文章 about Liz White’s all-Black production of Othello and studying South Asian women directors. 的 Hasenkamp Award also celebrates 莱曼, who is known for her flair and use of hats and props for the classroom, for her work directing Pacific’s Powell Scholars Program and ability to foster individualized learning—a cornerstone of a Pacific education.

“Dr. 莱曼 is a dynamic professor who seeks to create pathways from the authors she teaches (e.g.(莎士比亚)对她的学生，” 史蒂文斯写道. “She employs many creative tools to achieve this, such as role-play, drawing, and letter-writing. She encourages her students to participate interactively, and this makes them feel personally invested in the coursework … Dr. 莱曼 prioritizes equal opportunity within the classroom, as demonstrated by her unwavering support of minority students. She also trains her honors scholars to assist economically disadvantaged high school students in the local area.”

Both 莱曼 and Swagerty were nominated 获得卓越教学奖 by Sarah Hess ’21, a history graduate and Phi Beta Kappa member. Hess lauded 莱曼 for her “holistic and meaningful education to each of her students” in her nomination letter.

“She consistently reaches out for us to check in with her and make sure our mental health is more or less stable; in addition, she truly welcomes us into her life with open arms,赫斯写道. “Everything that she does contributes to an environment where students truly feel as though they can realize their full potential, 为此, 我深深地感谢博士。. 莱曼 and hope that she can be recognized for her incredible academic achievements as well as what she has a knack for drawing out of each of her students.”