{"id":63972,"date":"2016-05-16T15:39:54","date_gmt":"2016-05-16T15:39:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oglethorpe.edu\/news\/dr-robert-hornback-wins-2016-lu-thomasson-garrett-award-meritorious-teaching\/"},"modified":"2025-02-10T21:55:38","modified_gmt":"2025-02-10T21:55:38","slug":"dr-robert-hornback-wins-2016-lu-thomasson-garrett-award-meritorious-teaching","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/oglethorpe.edu\/news\/dr-robert-hornback-wins-2016-lu-thomasson-garrett-award-meritorious-teaching\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Robert Hornback Wins 2016 Lu Thomasson Garrett &#8217;52 Award for Meritorious Teaching"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/oglethorpe.edu\/academics\/faculty\/robert-b-hornback\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-23077\" src=\"https:\/\/oglethorpe.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Robert-Hornback-1-258x3001-258x300-1.jpg\" alt=\"Robert-Hornback-1-258x300[1]\" width=\"258\" height=\"300\" \/>Dr. Robert Hornback<\/strong><\/a>, professor of English and division chair, was awarded the\u00a0Lu Thomasson Garrett \u201952 Award for Meritorious Teaching at 好色先生TV&#8217;s Commencement on May 14, 2016. Last year&#8217;s recipient, Dr. Lynn Gieger, presented the award.<\/p>\n<p>This award was established in 1994 through the generosity of Mr. and Mrs. David (Lu Thomasson) Garrett. The late Mrs. Garrett was a 1952 Oglethorpe graduate, an honorary degree recipient, and member emerita of the Board of Trustees. The prize is awarded annually to an outstanding faculty member selected by a committee of his or her peers.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Hornback\u00a0joined\u00a0the Oglethorpe faculty in 2000 and is Division Chair for English and Theatre. He earned his B.A. at University of California, Berkeley, and M.A. and Ph.D. at University of Texas, Austin. 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