Dr. Karen Schmeichel accepts the Vulcan Materials Company Teaching Excellence Award from Dr. Keith Aufderheide.

Oglethorpe University’s Dr. Karen Schmeichel is the recipient of the 2011 Vulcan Materials Company Teaching Excellence Award. Schmeichel, a biology professor at Oglethorpe since 2006, received the honor at the university’s commencement ceremony in May.

The Vulcan Materials Teaching Excellence Award is sponsored by the Vulcan Materials Company and is presented annually to a member of the faculty who demonstrates a high level of commitment to teaching, student success, and campus life.

Schmeichel holds a Ph.D. in Biology from the University of Utah. She completed her undergraduate degree at Middlebury College, majoring in Chemistry and Biology.