LaFeber-Wood Prize for Distinguished Teaching

SHAFR is proud to announce the creation of the LaFeber-Wood Prize for Distinguished Teaching. This award will recognize exceptional teaching in the field of American diplomatic history. The prize of $500 will be awarded annually to an individual chosen by the Teaching Committee whose career reflects dedicated and creative teaching. 

This prize will be named for two long-standing SHAFR members who are well-known for their commitment to teaching. Walter LaFeber (Cornell) is widely recognized for his teaching excellence. He was the first-ever recipient of Cornell’s John M. Clark Teaching Award and the recipient of the university’s Stephen H. Weiss Presidential Fellowship in 1994 for excellence in undergraduate teaching, as well as the much-beloved mentor for a significant number of graduate students. Molly Wood (Wittenberg) is similarly admired for her commitment to undergraduate teaching. She is currently the co-chair of the SHAFR Teaching Committee, a committee that she has served on for 3 terms, and is the first person elected to the teaching seat on SHAFR Council. She is also the recipient of Wittenberg’s Edith B. & Frank C. Matthies Teaching Award in 2005, and has served on multiple teaching panels at the annual conference and penned numerous teaching-related articles for Passport.

SHAFR hopes to build the endowment to a level that will support a $1,000 prize. Help us reach our goal!