Master Teacher Award to Dr. Carey Williamson

Posted October 23, 2000


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - October 20, 2000 2000-10-06-OTHER

Master Teacher Award Goes to
Computer Science Professor Dr. Carey Williamson

The University of Saskatchewan will honour excellence in teaching by
presenting Dr. Carey Williamson with the Master Teacher Award.

The Master Teaching Award was established to emphasize the importance of
teaching at the University of Saskatchewan by recognizing those faculty
members who excel in teaching. The award is presented at Convocation and
includes a $1000 prize.

Dr. Williamson received his B.Sc. with Honours from the University of
Saskatchewan. He earned his Ph.D. in Computer Science from Stanford
University, one of the world?s top three universities in his field. He
joined the Department of Computer Science in 1991 and became a Full
Professor in 1998.

Dr. Williamson has consistently received outstanding evaluations from his
students. As one student remarked, "The great teacher inspires, and I have
received great inspiration from his classes." His students have been so
enthusiastic about the quality of his instruction that he has been
designated "Professor of the Year" four times.

Dr. Williamson?s collegues are equally impressed with his teaching skills.
In describing a distance learning experiment one professor said, " Professor
Williamson is like a maestro in front of a large orchestra, coordinating a
wide variety of electronic aids,interacting with local students and remote
students, while continuing to present the material in his usual
highly-organized style."

In addition to his teaching, Dr. Williamson is regarded as one of the
foremost experts in computer networking and Internet performance. He has
been published widely and is often invited to speak at universities and
industrial labs all over the world.

Dr. Williamson will receive the Master Teacher Award at the Fall Convocation
ceremony on Saturday, October 21 at 9:00 a.m.

For more information please contact:

Dr. Carey Williamson
Department of Computer Science
University of Saskatchewan
Tel: (306) 966-8656