Howard Staveley was a long-time adjunct instructor for the Department of
Computing and Information Science at Queen's University. He consistently
earned outstanding evaluations from his classes, and established a
standard for teaching excellence. Students loved Howard because he was
a great instructor who loved teaching. He was not a teacher by profession -
he took on the role over and above his full time job with Queen's Computing
and Communication Services (now called Information Technology Services).
Howard brought to his classes his own enthusiasm, his respect for the
students, and his appreciation for the humanity in the science.
Howard passed away in 1996, in the midst of a successful career. He has
been sorely missed by his many friends
at Queen's. This year, an annual award has been created in his memory. Each
year the undergraduate students in the department will choose an
instructor to receive the Howard Staveley Teaching Award.
I am
deeply honoured to be the first recipient of this
award.