Baylor Connections - Michael Thompson

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Michael Thompson, committee chair for the Cherry Award and professor and Associate Dean in Baylor Engineering and Computer Science.

Robert Rogers

Baylor’s Robert Foster Cherry Award for Great Teaching is a biannual award that promotes the value of teaching and honors great teachers. The associated $250,000 award is the single largest monetary award presented by a college or university to an individual for exceptional teaching. In this Baylor Connections, Michael Thompson, committee chair for the award and professor and associate dean in Baylor Engineering and Computer Science, discusses the Cherry Award and discusses the important role of great teachers.