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Establishment
of the Margaret MacVicar Faculty Fellows Program
In his inaugural address on May 10, 1991, President Charles M. Vest
said: "Educational success at MIT depends, above all else, on
the commitment and inventiveness of our faculty. Excellence in undergraduate
teaching must be rewarded and encouraged. To this end, we are establishing
an endowed program to recognize faculty members who have profoundly
influenced our students through their sustained and significant contributions
to teaching and curriculum development."
The
Margaret MacVicar Faculty Fellows Program
MIT organized the Margaret MacVicar Faculty
Fellows Program as a tribute to one of the most respected educational leaders of the Institute and the nation. The program was launched with a gift of $1 million from the
Exxon Education Foundation and an endowed fund from Cecil Green.
Contributors
to the Margaret MacVicar Faculty Fellows Program
Class
of 1968
Exxon Education Foundation
Cecil H. Green '23 EE
VanBuren N. Hansford '37 ME
Charles F. Hopewell Fund
Floyd A. Lyon '42 ME
Virginia T. Lyon
The MacVicar Family
Goff Smith SL '53 SL
Philip Solondz '48 CE
Barton W. Stuck '68 EE (honoring John Campbell '25 CH)
Academy of Scholars
Each year, beginning in 1992, members of the faculty who are outstanding
teachers of undergraduate students are selected as Margaret MacVicar
Faculty Fellows for a ten-year period. With support from the Teaching and Learning Laboratory, the Fellows form
a small academy of scholars committed to fine teaching and innovation
in education. They meet for lunch several times during the school
year to discuss educational ideas and policies in a collegial atmosphere.
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