Catherine Weber ( center)) with Dean William LaCourse and Carl Weber Excellence in Teaching Award recipients

Each year at UMBC, a faculty member is chosen to receive the Carl Weber Excellence in Science and Mathematics Teaching Award. It honors a faculty member from the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics for exceptional dedication to teaching as demonstrated by his or her enthusiasm, up-to-date teaching materials, effective mentoring, community service in the teaching area, approachability, rigorous learning requirements, coherent teaching philosophy and inspirational teaching style.

The award was established in 2006 by his family in memory of Dr. Weber, Assistant Professor Emeritus and founding faculty member in the UMBC Department of Biological Sciences, as a tribute to his passion for teaching.

“Carl’s enthusiasm for his teaching was infectious,” says Mrs. Weber. She adds that it’s plain to see why each award winner has been chosen throughout the years. “They’re very inspiring enthusiastic teachers. Each one has been doing something innovative as teachers.”

The award has now been given for eight years. In addition to the endowment, a number of people, including Mrs. Weber, have continued to provide annual support for the award. It has successfully created a lasting legacy for Dr. Weber, and it has also given Mrs. Weber an ongoing connection to the UMBC community.

Each year, she has a chance to meet the award recipients. “That has been very nice for me,” she explained. “It keeps his memory fresh, and it’s very gratifying to see the wonderful people who are being honored.”

Now, Mrs. Weber has taken another step to continue support for the award through a trust she created in her estate plans. It’s a contribution that will play an important role in ensuring that Dr. Weber’s passion for teaching continues at UMBC, as the award encourages and honors new and innovative approaches in the classroom for years to come.

For Mrs. Weber, it’s not only another measure of support in memory of her husband, it’s also a very practical matter of planning ahead. “I established the trust to support the ongoing recognition enabled by the award,” says Weber.

Learn more about planned giving.

Catherine Weber ( center)) with Dean William LaCourse and Carl Weber Excellence in Teaching Award recipients

Each year at UMBC, a faculty member is chosen to receive the Carl Weber Excellence in Science and Mathematics Teaching Award. It honors a faculty member from the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics for exceptional dedication to teaching as demonstrated by his or her enthusiasm, up-to-date teaching materials, effective mentoring, community service in the teaching area, approachability, rigorous learning requirements, coherent teaching philosophy and inspirational teaching style.

The award was established in 2006 by his family in memory of Dr. Weber, Assistant Professor Emeritus and founding faculty member in the UMBC Department of Biological Sciences, as a tribute to his passion for teaching.

“Carl’s enthusiasm for his teaching was infectious,” says Mrs. Weber. She adds that it’s plain to see why each award winner has been chosen throughout the years. “They’re very inspiring enthusiastic teachers. Each one has been doing something innovative as teachers.”

The award has now been given for eight years. In addition to the endowment, a number of people, including Mrs. Weber, have continued to provide annual support for the award. It has successfully created a lasting legacy for Dr. Weber, and it has also given Mrs. Weber an ongoing connection to the UMBC community.

Each year, she has a chance to meet the award recipients. “That has been very nice for me,” she explained. “It keeps his memory fresh, and it’s very gratifying to see the wonderful people who are being honored.”

Now, Mrs. Weber has taken another step to continue support for the award through a trust she created in her estate plans. It’s a contribution that will play an important role in ensuring that Dr. Weber’s passion for teaching continues at UMBC, as the award encourages and honors new and innovative approaches in the classroom for years to come.

For Mrs. Weber, it’s not only another measure of support in memory of her husband, it’s also a very practical matter of planning ahead. “I established the trust to support the ongoing recognition enabled by the award,” says Weber.

Learn more about planned giving.

This event is hosted by an off-campus organization. It is not a UMBC event. We are sharing it with you because of your interest in service. 

Farring-Baybrook Park is one of the largest open spaces in Baltimore City. Sadly, years of neglect have left it overgrown and vulnerable to trash. The Baltimore City Department of Recreation and Parks has begun a city-wide initiative to plant trees and improve the natural space. Join the movement to help plant native tree specifies and restore the park. 

Register here to attend the first conservation event on Saturday, November 1 from 9:00am to 2:00pm at the Farring-Baybrook Park. 

This month’s Sports Sponsorship Insider news stories have a decidedly US focus with deals in football, golf and US college football highlighting the power of sports sponsorship in the US market.

Our cover story analyses competition for beer category rights in relation to Major League Soccer and the US national team, with incumbent AB InBev, owner of the Budweiser brand, opting to pursue deals elsewhere and not with the league.

This has left room for Heineken to step in as beer category sponsor of MLS – the first nationwide US sponsorship in the brand’s history.

In golf, the iconic car brand Cadillac is trying to shed its big car, gas-guzzling image through sponsorship of two championships in golf’s World Golf Championship series. Cadillac has taken over from accounting and business consultants Accenture for the WGC Match Play, having already tied up the WGC-Cadillac Championship in 2011.

Cadillac is using golf to make the brand more relevant to consumers – and it seems to be working.

Finally from the States, we have an improved deal for US college football concerning the season-ending Orange Bowl. Financial services company Capital One will pay more than its predecessor for the title rights to the Orange Bowl, which is part of revamped end-of-season format for college football.

New competition formats can often add significant financial value to rights holders, although the jury is still out on some commercial aspects of the new European club rugby competition, which kicked off this month.

Former title partner, Heineken is the only Founding Partner to sign on the dotted line this season, but it still a has bucketful of rights to exploit in terms of visibility and engagement.

This month, we also look at the World Marathon Majors and its acquisition of healthcare company Abbott as title partner for the next four years. And we look at the first brand to sign as a national sponsor of Euro 2016, the French lottery company FDJ.

With analysis of electronics giant Samsung’s tie up with the Rugby Football Union andchemical company Dow’s commitment to the Rio 2016 sustainability programme, October reflects the strength and diversity of the global sponsorship market – and the strategic thinking that (generally) leads to a clear return on investment.

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