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Catherine Admay, senior lecturer in the Sanford School of Public Policy and faculty affiliate at Duke’s Global Health Institute, has been awarded the inaugural Judith Deckers Prize for excellence in undergraduate education. Admay is one of three Duke faculty members to receive this prestigious honor, which recognizes leaders in their fields who have demonstrated a substantial track record of positively affecting student learning and lives.
The honorees were celebrated at a reception Thursday evening on Duke’s campus. Provost Alec Gallimore and Interim Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education Candis Watts Smith offered remarks, congratulating the prize winners and reflecting on their contributions to Duke.
“Classroom educators are the unsung heroes of the academy and often go uncelebrated,” said Smith. “Shaping the minds of future generations and inspiring growth is some of the hardest work in education.”
Interim Dean of the Sanford School of Public Policy, Manoj Mohanan, added, "Admay’s dedication to her students and her innovative teaching methods truly embody the spirit of the Judith Deckers Prize. Her work in human rights, law and development, and global health inspires and challenges our students to make a real difference in the world. We are incredibly proud of her achievement and the well-deserved recognition it brings to her and the Sanford School."
Judith Deckers' commitment to teaching in spaces beyond the classroom inspired this prize, which aims to highlight Duke’s excellent undergraduate educators, many of whom often go uncelebrated.
“It’s been amazing to see our community rally around its faculty,” Gallimore said. “This spring the Judith Deckers Prize received more than 500 nominations from students, faculty, alumni and staff highlighting 120 excellent educators.”
The Judith Deckers Award illuminates and celebrates teaching excellence at Duke – in and outside the classroom. This year’s award granted three faculty members a prestigious honor along with a monetary prize of $35,000 each.
Admay's teaching and research interests span human rights, law and development, global health, comparative constitutional law of socio-economic rights, conflict transformation, and interdisciplinary engagements with law (ethics, arts, storytelling).