Alan Chesen, lecturer in the Department of Information Systems and Operations Management, received the University-wide Outstanding Lecturer Award for teaching this spring. He takes special interest in making sure students are both motivated to learn and actually learn by applying practical problems-solving along with theory. Chesen believes that when students see how quantitative disciplines can realistically be applied to "real world" situations, and when they see the importance of such, the material becomes that much more interesting to them. Chesen is also the advisor for Beta Gamma Sigma, the international business honorary society. His teaching techniques will be highlighted in a video at the President’s Award ceremony this fall.