{"645754":{"#nid":"645754","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Amy D\u2019Unger Wins Eichholz Teaching Award","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAmy D\u0026rsquo;Unger, senior academic professional and associate director of undergraduate studies in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/hsoc.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ESchool of History and Sociology\u003C\/a\u003E (HSOC), has been named a recipient of the prestigious Geoffrey G. Eichholz Faculty Teaching Award from Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s Center for Teaching and Learning.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis annual award recognizes faculty who provide outstanding teaching to students in core and general education undergraduate courses.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I\u0026nbsp;am deeply honored to have been selected for this award,\u0026rdquo; \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/amy-dunger\u0022\u003ED\u0026rsquo;Unger\u003C\/a\u003E said. \u0026ldquo;I love having the opportunity to expose students across all majors to the concept of the \u0026lsquo;sociological imagination\u0026rsquo; and how they can view the world through the context of the social, cultural, political, and economic forces that shape our individual lives.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Sociology teaches students how to think critically about the world around them, as well as their place in it, which is a valuable skill for students in any major and an important part of a college education,\u0026rdquo; she said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/eric-schatzberg\u0022\u003EEric Schatzberg\u003C\/a\u003E, school chair, congratulated D\u0026rsquo;Unger and noted she joins colleagues Johnny Smith and Doug Flamming in earning the award, which was established in 2005 through a gift from School of Mechanical Engineering\u0026rsquo;s Regents Professor Emeritus Geoffrey Eichholz.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;This is an amazing record for a small school,\u0026rdquo; Schatzberg said. \u0026ldquo;I continue to be impressed by the dedication to teaching among all HSOC faculty.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOther past Ivan Allen College recipients include \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/robert-kirkman\u0022\u003ERobert Kirkman\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/gordon-kingsley\u0022\u003EGordon Kingsley\u003C\/a\u003E in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/spp.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ESchool of Public Policy\u003C\/a\u003E and Carol Colatrella in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/lmc.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ESchool of Literature, Media, and Communication\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ED\u0026rsquo;Unger, who has been at Georgia Tech since 2005, specializes in the study of race, class, and gender; inequality; social policy; social control and eugenics; and crime.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EShe has taught courses including SOC 1101, Introduction to Sociology, HTS 3017 Sociology of Gender, and HTS 3071 Sociology of Crime.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to the Eichholz Award, D\u0026rsquo;Unger also was named to the Course Instructor Opinion Survey (CIOS)Honor Roll for fall 2020 and won the Student Recognition of Excellence in Teaching: Class of 1934 CIOS Award for 2020.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe School of History and Sociology, the School of Public Policy, and the School of Literature, Media, and Communication are units of the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ED\u0026#39;Unger,\u0026nbsp;senior academic professional and associate director of undergraduate studies in the School of History and Sociology (HSOC), has been named a recipient of the prestigious Geoffrey G. 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