SLU-Madrid's McCabe Recognized as Ring Award Winner
12/11/2018
Noted for her passion for students, SLU-Madrid鈥檚 Anne McCabe, Ph.D., has been selected as the winner of SLU鈥檚 2018 Nancy McNeir Ring Award for Excellence in Teaching. McCabe, who teaches English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL), communication and Spanish courses, was noted for her devotion to teaching and her ability to impact students鈥� lives.
鈥淪eeing such devotion to her profession and her students is, from a student鈥檚 point of view, incredibly motivating and reassuring,鈥� a student wrote in nominating her.
Another student wrote that 鈥淎nne McCabe changed my way of thought and without her I would not have been able to achieve quite as much with the art of language. She taught me that writing is a journey on which everyone should embark.鈥�
As part of the honor, McCabe will give the keynote address at this year鈥檚 Midyear Commencement on Friday, Dec. 14, in St. Louis.
McCabe, a researcher in systemic functional linguistics, teaches writing, linguistics, public speaking, and ESL courses at SLU-Madrid. She has a joint appointment in the Departments of English and Communication in Spain. She also teaches in the Spanish program. She joined SLU-Madrid鈥檚 faculty in 1990, and has served in various leadership roles including as department chair, division director and associate dean. She has also served as a member of the University鈥檚 advisory board for SLU鈥檚 Reinert Center for Transformative Teaching and Learning.
McCabe鈥檚 research achievements includes over fifty publications, including her textbook, An Introduction to Linguistics and Language Studies (Equinox), which has been published in multiple editions. She has delivered keynote addresses at conferences and led workshops in Spain, in the United States, the United Kingdom, across Europe and around the world.
鈥淲e鈥檙e thrilled that Dr. McCabe 鈥� as a member of the Madrid Campus faculty 鈥� received this honor!鈥� Paul Vita, Ph.D., director and academic dean of SLU-Madrid, said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 well deserved. She combines positive energy and professionalism with compassion and common sense in all of her interactions with colleagues.鈥�
The McNeir Ring Award was established in 1966 by SLU鈥檚 chapter of Alpha Sigma Nu, the national Jesuit honor society, to acknowledge faculty members who display special dedication to students. The award was named in honor of Nancy McNeir Ring, the University鈥檚 first dean of women, because of her devotion to the welfare of students. The award was given each year from 1966 through 2008, and was reinstated as an annual award in 2016. In keeping with the tradition of the award, Alpha Sigma Nu students administered the nomination and selection process this year.