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MARRTC principal investigator receives prestigious teaching honor
Columbia, Mo. (April 21, 2000) - A top teaching honor has been awarded to Karen D. Multon, Ph.D., a principal investigator with Missouri Arthritis Rehabilitation Research and Training Center.
In addition to teaching, Multon is the principal investigator for MARRTC's vocational rehabilitation research project. Called ARCTIC -- Arthritis Rehabilitation Center: Training In Careers – the project will provide specialized vocational counseling designed to help with adults with arthritis and related diseases stay in the workforce.
Arthritis is the No. 1 cause of disability in America, more than heart disease, stroke or back problems.
Multon received the William T. Kemper Fellowship for Teaching Excellence on April 19, 2000, one of the top honors for teaching at the University of Missouri-Columbia.
Only 10 Kemper Awards are given each year and the honor includes a $10,000 cash bonus.
Multon, an associate professor of education and counseling psychology, has won several recent honors. On April 18, she received the Graduate Adviser Mentor of the Year award in the College of Education. Selection for this honor is by the college's graduate students.
The project is a collaborative effort with Missouri's Division of Vocational Rehabilitation and is funded by a grant from the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research within the U.S. Department of Education.
Multon has been a member of the MU faculty for 10 years. She previously received numerous awards and honors for outstanding teaching including a Graduate Teacher of the Year Award, High Flyer Award and a Gold Chalk Award. In describing Multon's approach to students, one of her students said, "Karen is consistently able to push and motivate students in a nurturing way that fosters risk-taking and individual growth."
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