{"id":9750,"date":"2016-01-30T09:03:20","date_gmt":"2016-01-30T14:03:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tcnjmagazine.com\/?p=9750"},"modified":"2016-02-02T10:34:40","modified_gmt":"2016-02-02T15:34:40","slug":"which-tcnj-professor-had-the-biggest-impact-on-your-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tcnjmagazine.com\/?p=9750","title":{"rendered":"Which TCNJ Professor had the biggest impact on your life?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Readers showed the love for their favorite faculty member. Here are some of our favorite responses:<\/h1>\n
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John Karsnitz<\/strong>, technological studies. \u201cDr. K\u201d was a pioneer in the field of STEM education who paved the way for a generation of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics educators. A brilliant academic and inspirational mentor, he pushed his students to think critically and find practical applications for their work. Professor Karsnitz treated his students as colleagues, encouraging them to share their opinions and making them feel like their ideas mattered, because to him, they did.
\n\u2014Stephen Cappello \u201901, Stefani Migiani Kirk \u201909, <\/strong>and Tim Zavacki \u201901<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Their professor shout-out goes to\u2026<\/span><\/h2>\n

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Pamela Kravitz<\/strong>, business. She taught from\u00a0the heart, not from a book, and her passion\u00a0for human resource management soon became my passion. Thirteen years later, she still reaches out to see how I\u2019m doing.
\n\u2014Heather Schwartz Zelehoski <\/strong>\u201902<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\"joe-cropped\"Joe Ellis<\/strong>, history. He taught me to love\u00a0the U.S. Constitution as well as how to teach.\u00a0We kept in touch long after graduation,\u00a0and he grew to be a good friend.
\n\u2014Roger McCloughan \u201976<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\"matthew-cropped\"Matthew Wund \u201999<\/strong>, biology. Doing fieldwork in Alaska with him and my lab mates\u00a0led to a Fulbright Fellowship, during which\u00a0I studied stickleback evolution in Finland.
\n\u2014Krishna Parekh \u201913<\/strong><\/p>\n

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[Headshots illustrated by Kathryn Rathke.]<\/em><\/p>\n

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By The Numbers…<\/h1>\n

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Percentage of respondents who couldn\u2019t pick just one;\u00a0some folks thanked entire departments.<\/p>\n

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Alumna still getting homework help from\u00a0her favorite TCNJ prof: Kelly Wisnewski \u201913<\/strong>, who\u2019s pursuing a master\u2019s in forensic science at the University of Florida,\u00a0says chemistry professor John Allison is always happy\u00a0to answer her questions.<\/p>\n

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Number of words Dave Brimmer \u201911<\/strong> wrote to express\u00a0how much of an impact psychology professor Ashley Borders\u00a0had on his life\u2014by far the longest response we received.<\/p>\n

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