Nadia M. Lahutsky, left in photo, associate professor of religion in AddRan College, received The Wassenich Award for Mentoring in the TCU Community. The $2,500 award was given to Lahutsky for her willingness to help students improve their writing and inspiring them to contribute in a meaningful way to classroom discussion. Students described Lahutsky as a professor who “establishes a personal connection with all of her students” that allows them to “grow as a writer, speaker and a scholar.”

Cathy Collins Block, professor of education, videotapes her classes each semester to refine her teaching technique. As a member of the University of Notre Dame’s prestigious National Graduate Faculty, Block became the first faculty member to receive that university’s Christ in Teaching Award for Distinguished Teaching.

At the Fall Convocation, Block, who has authored 82 professional standardized tests, books and textbooks, received the $20,000 Chancellor’s Award for Distinguished Teaching.