2018 Robert Foster Cherry Award for Great Teaching Finalist Clinton O. Longenecker will Present Public Lecture at Baylor

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Waco, Texas (Oct. 20, 2017) – Clinton O. Longenecker, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor of Leadership at the University of Toledo and finalist for the Robert Foster Cherry Award, will present his lecture "Career Success and Survival in the 21st Century: The Mandate for Life-long Learning." The public lecture will take place at 4:30 p.m., Oct. 23, in Foster Campus for Business and Innovation, Room 240, 1621 S. Third St.

Longenecker’s lecture will discuss the changing nature of work, its impact on everyday life and how individuals can increase personal performance in the workplace. The discussion is based on the “career imperatives” that have developed from a diversified sample of more than 10,000 professionals. Longenecker will provide practical and proven lessons to be applied both in one’s personal and work life.

The Robert Foster Cherry Award for Great Teaching was granted in 1991 and has since been rewarded biennially. It was created by Robert Foster Cherry, B.A. ‘29 and Baylor Law School alumnus ’32, to show his appreciation for excellent teachers.

The award honors outstanding professors in the English-speaking world who are distinguished for their ability to communicate as classroom teachers. Nominees should have a proven record as an extraordinary teacher with a positive, inspiring and long-lasting effect on students, along with a record of distinguished scholarship.

The recipient of the Cherry Award will receive a $250,000 prize and will teach in-residence at Baylor University during the Fall 2018 or Spring 2019 semesters. Travel expenses and a furnished apartment will be provided. To further Baylor University's commitment to great teaching, the recipient's home department will receive $25,000.

All three finalists will receive $15,000, will present a Cherry Award Lecture on their home campuses, as well as Baylor’s, and will receive $10,000 for his or her home department.

Longenecker earned his B.B.A. in marketing (1977) and his M.B.A. in marketing (1978) from The University of Toledo. He earned his Ph.D. in management from Pennsylvania State University in 1984. In addition to his role as Distinguished Professor, Longenecker also serves as director of the Center for Leadership and Organizational Excellence in The College of Business and Innovation at The University of Toledo.

Longenecker specializes in high-performance leadership and creating great organizations and has earned more than 60 awards for his teaching, service and research. He also has published more than 190 articles and papers in academic and professional journals. Notably, Longenecker has been quoted in and his research has been cited by famous publications and organizations such as The Wall Street Journal, Investor’s Business Daily, MSNBC and NPR.

His lecture is free and open to the public. For more information visit the Cherry Award website.

by Brooke Battersby , student newswriter, (254) 710-6805

ABOUT BAYLOR UNIVERSITY

Baylor University is a private Christian University and a nationally ranked research institution. The University provides a vibrant campus community for more than 17,000 students by blending interdisciplinary research with an international reputation for educational excellence and a faculty commitment to teaching and scholarship. Chartered in 1845 by the Republic of Texas through the efforts of Baptist pioneers, Baylor is the oldest continually operating University in Texas. Located in Waco, Baylor welcomes students from all 50 states and more than 80 countries to study a broad range of degrees among its 12 nationally recognized academic divisions.

ABOUT THE ROBERT FOSTER CHERRY AWARD

The Robert Foster Cherry Award for Great Teaching was created by Robert Foster Cherry, who earned his A.B. from Baylor University in 1929. He enrolled in the Baylor Law School in 1932 and passed the Texas State Bar Examination the following year. With a deep appreciation for how his life had been changed by significant teachers, he made an exceptional estate bequest to establish the Cherry Award program to recognize excellent teachers and bring them in contact with Baylor University students. The first Robert Foster Cherry Award was made in 1991 and has since been awarded biennially.

THE CHERRY AWARD COMMITTEE

The Cherry Award Committee at Baylor University is composed of leading academics from across the campus. Their intention is to continue to build the prominence of the Cherry Award as the most significant honor for an individual who has a proven record for extraordinary teaching. Mr. Cherry described such a teacher as a lover of the acquisition of learning who can inspire his students, arouse their imagination, and stimulate their curiosity to desire to learn everything that man can know, and achieve everything that man can reach and grasp.