Edwin E. and Mary T. Huddleson Outstanding Teacher Award

One of the RAND School’s popular professors, Jeanne Ringel, teaching a class.

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The role of every RAND School instructor is to help build a new generation of policy leaders and to foster a highly stimulating, analytically deep, and intellectually rich learning environment. The Edwin E. and Mary T. Huddleson Award is an esteemed academic distinction presented to those instructors with outstanding achievement. The recipients are nominated by RAND School students, making the award unique for the school, as it is a direct reflection of the students' educational experience.

Established in 1995, the award was made possible by an endowment gift from the family of the late Mary T. and Edwin E. Huddleson, Jr. Mr. Huddleson's career of distinguished public service included 27 years as a RAND trustee and 31 years as RAND's corporate counsel. As a trustee, he was instrumental in founding the RAND School of Public Policy. The family's gift was supplemented by other contributions to RAND made in the Huddlesons' memory, and from 2006 to 2014 the award was presented annually, alternating between instructors who teach core courses and those who teach electives. Since 2015, awards have been presented annually to core and elective faculty.