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Pratt Institute's Distinguished Teacher Award The Pratt Institute Distinguished Teacher Award recognizes exceptional dedication to Pratt's mission and applauds the accomplishments made over the course of a career. The Distinguished Teacher is nominated by students and the Award is conferred by the Academic Senate, the Provost, and the Board of Trustees. The recipient usually addresses the student body at Honors Convocation, presents the mace at graduation ceremonies, and delivers a lecture for the Institute community. FLOYD HUGHES, DISTINGUISHED TEACHER 2008-2009 Professor Floyd Hughes, adjunct associate professor, Communications Design is Pratt Institute's 2008-2009 Distinguished Teacher. From Pratt Institute's May 1 Press Release Floyd Hughes, adjunct associate professor, Communications Design, has taught at Pratt since 1997. A professional artist and writer, Hughes has worked in illustration, film, television, fine arts, music, and comics. Hughes teaches four courses at Pratt—Visual Communications, Sequential Art, Methods and Media, and Senior Project—while pursuing a successful freelance career. He recently released ’85, a graphic novel adaptation of fine artist Danny Simmons’ novel Three Days as the Crow Flies, and is currently transforming the screenplay “F-Train to the Bronx” into a graphic novel. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife and children. Follow the links on the left to learn more about the Award, its eligibilty rules, nominee criteria and history. E-Balloting In fall 2004, we introduced electronic balloting, which continues to be a collaborative effort among the Academic Senate, the offices of the Provost, Academic Computing, Registrar and Institutional Advancement. |
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