Armstrong recognized as 2005 UNHM Adjunct Faculty Member 

By Ginger Hobbs Lever, UNHM College Relations

Jennifer Armstrong, an adjunct faculty member at UNH Manchester, has received the 2005 Outstanding Adjunct Faculty Award. Her work was recognized at the college’s commencement May 17.

Armstrong began teaching at UNHM in 1997 and has taught more than 24 courses at the college including a number of philosophy courses. In student course evaluations and in comments from her peers, Armstrong is recognized for her compassion, a humanity that instills confidence, and a commitment to support all students inher classes. “She has the ability to make challenging material accessible to students, including quantitative material such as logic,” noted a colleague.

In his nomination, Terry Savage, Humanities Program coordinator, noted Armstrong’s dedication to her subject and to her students. “Jen clearly expects a lot from her students and gives back much in return.” He noted that she “has upheld the highest standards of the university, both in terms of her consistent dedication to academic excellence and student achievement, and in terms of her dedication to the success of students as individuals.”

Armstrong earned an A.B. from Colby, and M.T.S. from Harvard Divinity School, and an M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.