Favorite Professors

In my time here I had the gamut of professors. Since doing least favorite professors can be mean-spirited, I decided to focus on the positive (in no order)

1. Professor Brunet: A French Professor in the ECE department, this woman came to both of the women in engineering camps I went to (one as a camp attendee one as an older, wiser chaperone- for college students....) she was willing to do any of the bizarre games and very fun to have around. I like a professor who can act like not a professor.

2. Professor Kwiat: This man acted like he enjoyed teaching physics. A lot of professors will act like the enjoy their subject area, but this man seemed to get great enjoyment out of coming up with demonstrations and ways that we could better understand the concepts. Profs don't have to take teaching classes, but in some cases I know a few that should- this guy wouldn't need to.

3. Odom: My first English teacher (he was working on his phd when I had him for 256), this guy's class made me know I was in the right major. Survey classes in English can be boring (255 cough cough) or a whirlwind (Barrett's 209 cough), but this guy made the survey class to this day one of my favorites. I think it was his enthusiasm and willingness to let us discuss things.

4. Professor Parker: I know this puts me on a very select list that I really love this man as a professor, but I do. His class fascinates me. Watching him interact with people is amazing (and a sight I got to see better from a discussion based class rather than the criticism lecture format). He's also ridiculously intelligent. I hate an English class where I feel like I know everything- both times I felt like I knew nothing, which really drives my desire to do better.

5. Professor Baron: Hilarious. Especially hilarious to see him interacting with people who don't realize he's hilarious. Also, isn't too big on people needing to raise their hands. He'll walk all over you talking if you aren't assertive, but I never had that problem in his class.

6. Spencer: Ok so he's a professor, but honestly I could never call him anything other than Spencer. In a different way, this was also a class that I felt I knew nothing sitting in. Also a class that I didn't have to raise my hand in (common theme?) which was amazing for me. AND he runs his class very aware of his practices and the purpose.

While I wouldn't jump on the opportunity to take an electrical engineering class or physics class again, these English profs I would definitely want to take class from again. I will give an honorable mention to Prof Clift. She would have made it on the list I am sure if the classroom dynamics would have been different (the ones out of her control). I would also take a class from her again to see if things could be different.