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, . Ja~s Ojeda I J.~e COURIER , Dr. John Gregory, professor of communication, was.named the best teacher of the year .. . Thrill of discovery Dr. John Gregory jnspires students, wins Risser . (!ov.Yf.[J' 5 I 10 I q 0 . ' When Dr. John F. Gregory, professor of communication, took a temporary job at PCC in January of 1963, he thought it would just be that, temporary. Now 27 years later, Gregory still fmds himself working for PCC, where he teaches speech and teleVision criticism classes. In those 27 years, Gregory has done it all. He has been a Greg(ry is a giver. He knows that. His students know that And his colleagues know that ·On Monday, however, Gregory tOok on a new role. Instead of being the giver, he became the receiver when he was named teacher of the year and awarded the 1990 Ray Risser Outstanding Teacher Award. · The Risser Award is the most college radio station general prestigious honor a faculty manager. He has been a tele- member can garner. communication department Immediately after he apchair. He has been a professor. proached the lectern, the fiveHe has been a friend. And in time Risser Award nominee those 27 years, Gregory has . became the giver once again. shared his talents, knowl~ge He said that because his stu~ and animated sense of humor dents deserved the award more with hundreds of students who than he did, he would be estabhave since moved on to be- lishing a scholarship using the come successful in their cho- $1,000 he received from the sen fields. Risser f~ily. "I have had a love affair with my students for many, many years," he said. Teaching, he . says, means giving students a taste of the thrill of discovery. ''That means helping them push back the frontiers of discovery instead of being enveloped by it," he said. Amidsi the serious and formal mood in the room, Gregory managed to use his sense of humor to entenain his colleagues when he jokingly told Dr. Jack Scott, superintendent-president, that since he has been selected as Risser recipient, he cannot . be nominated anymore, which means "I don't have to try harder anymore.'' But seriously, he said, "this Please see G~EGORY, · page 6
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Title | Thrill of discovery |
Creator | Rocha, Michael(author) |
Date of Creation (Non-standard) | 1990 |
Description | Dr. John Gregory. PCC Courier, 5/10/1990 |
Identifier | PCC_bio01259 |
Media | newspaper |
Subject Headings |
Pasadena City College -- Faculty Risser, J. Ray Gregory, John Awards -- California -- Pasadena |
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Language | eng |
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Contact Us | Pasadena City College Shatford Library 1570 E. Colorado Blvd. Pasadena, CA 91106-2003 E-mail contact at Library: archives@pasadena.edu |
Description
Title | Thrill of discovery |
Creator | Rocha, Michael(author) |
Date of Creation (Non-standard) | 1990 |
Description | Dr. John Gregory. PCC Courier, 5/10/1990 |
Identifier | PCC_bio01260 |
Media | newspaper |
Subject Headings |
Pasadena City College -- Faculty Risser, J. Ray Gregory, John Awards -- California -- Pasadena |
Color of Original | black and white |
Language | eng |
Digital File Format | application/pdf |
Resolution | 300dpi |
Transcript | , . Ja~s Ojeda I J.~e COURIER , Dr. John Gregory, professor of communication, was.named the best teacher of the year .. . Thrill of discovery Dr. John Gregory jnspires students, wins Risser . (!ov.Yf.[J' 5 I 10 I q 0 . ' When Dr. John F. Gregory, professor of communication, took a temporary job at PCC in January of 1963, he thought it would just be that, temporary. Now 27 years later, Gregory still fmds himself working for PCC, where he teaches speech and teleVision criticism classes. In those 27 years, Gregory has done it all. He has been a Greg(ry is a giver. He knows that. His students know that And his colleagues know that ·On Monday, however, Gregory tOok on a new role. Instead of being the giver, he became the receiver when he was named teacher of the year and awarded the 1990 Ray Risser Outstanding Teacher Award. · The Risser Award is the most college radio station general prestigious honor a faculty manager. He has been a tele- member can garner. communication department Immediately after he apchair. He has been a professor. proached the lectern, the fiveHe has been a friend. And in time Risser Award nominee those 27 years, Gregory has . became the giver once again. shared his talents, knowl~ge He said that because his stu~ and animated sense of humor dents deserved the award more with hundreds of students who than he did, he would be estabhave since moved on to be- lishing a scholarship using the come successful in their cho- $1,000 he received from the sen fields. Risser f~ily. "I have had a love affair with my students for many, many years," he said. Teaching, he . says, means giving students a taste of the thrill of discovery. ''That means helping them push back the frontiers of discovery instead of being enveloped by it," he said. Amidsi the serious and formal mood in the room, Gregory managed to use his sense of humor to entenain his colleagues when he jokingly told Dr. Jack Scott, superintendent-president, that since he has been selected as Risser recipient, he cannot . be nominated anymore, which means "I don't have to try harder anymore.'' But seriously, he said, "this Please see G~EGORY, · page 6 |
Copyright and Use | Images are for personal research, scholarly and educational purposes. Contact Shatford Library at archives@pasadena.edu for information about the reproduction of images. The Library assumes no responsibility for the improper use of any image from the Archives. |
Repository |
Pasadena City College Shatford Library |
Physical Location | Pasadena City College Shatford Library Archives Digital Content |
Contact Us | Pasadena City College Shatford Library 1570 E. Colorado Blvd. Pasadena, CA 91106-2003 E-mail contact at Library: archives@pasadena.edu |
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