UNM Professor Christine Sauer was presented with the Presidential Teaching Fellow Award on Wednesday at the SUB.
Sauer, who teaches economics at UNM and serves as the director of the International Studies Institute, said that she hopes to make international programs a larger focus for the University.
“I certainly hope to play a role in the issue that I’m passionate about — international education,” she said.
The award is the highest honor a UNM professor can receive, Office of Support for Effective Teaching Director Gary Smith said.
“It’s very important that we keep in mind that teaching is just as important as scholarly research at UNM,” he said, “and that we have these celebrations of our outstanding teachers, just as we do for our outstanding researchers.”
UNM President David Schmidly presented the award, and he said Sauer’s commitment to UNM is impressive.
“Having taught over 4,000 students at UNM, she hopes to teach, mentor, and inspire many more in years to come,” he said.
