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Teaching
award presented
The
annual Holy Cross faculty awards were presented at a convocation on Oct.
2. The event honored the recipient of the 2001 Holy Cross Distinguished Teaching
Award and the recipients of the Rev. Raymond J. Swords, S.J.,
Faculty Medal.
Stephen C. Ainlay, vice president for academic affairs and dean of the College,
presented the Distinguished Teaching Award to Frederick J. Murphy, professor
of religious studies. A member of the Holy Cross faculty since 1983, Murphy
served as the chair of the religious studies department for six years. He earned
a bachelor's degree in mathematics, a master's degree in religion and a Ph.D.
in New Testament and Christian origins from Harvard University. He also studied
at the Weston School of Theology and
the University of London.
He is the author of four books, including The Religious World of Jesus: An
Introduction to Second Temple Palestinian Judaism, which earned first
prize in the national Alpha Sigma Nu Book Awards for books published by scholars
affiliated with Jesuit schools.
A native of Worcester, Murphy grew up on a street just behind Holy Cross and
attended Sacred Heart School on Cambridge Street and St. John's High School in
Shrewsbury, Mass.
The Distinguished Teaching Award was established to recognize the dedicated faculty
members at the College and carries with it a $1,000 honorarium.
The Rev. Raymond J. Swords, S.J., Faculty Medal, named after the 28th president
of the College, was designed to honor members of the faculty who have served
at Holy Cross for 25 years.
Seven members of the Holy Cross faculty were recognized: Danuta Bukatko of psychology,
David Schaeffer of political science, Blaise Nagy of classics, Charles Locurto
of psychology, John Carter of economics, Helen Whall of English and Kornath Madhaven
of biology.
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