November 16, 2006.

Dr. Norman V. Duffy, a Georgetown Chemistry alumnus and Professor of Chemistry at Wheeling Jesuit University, was named the U.S. Professor of the Year for West Virginia.

Dr. Duffy graduated from Georgetown University with a B.S. in Chemistry in 1961 and a Ph.D. in Chemistry in 1966. Dr. Duffy began his career in academia in 1966 at Kent State University where he worked until 1996. While at Kent State, he achieved the rank of full professor, served as Chairman of the Department of Chemistry, and worked as both an Assistant and an Associate Dean in the College of Arts and Sciences. In 1996, Dr. Duffy joined the faculty of Wheeling Jesuit University as a Professor of Chemistry and Chairman of the Department of Biology and Chemistry.

The U.S. Professor of the Year Award is sponsored by The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education, among others. According to its mission, the “program salutes the most outstanding undergraduate instructors in the country—those who excel as teachers and influence the lives of their students.” More details about the award and the organization may be found at http://www.usprofessorsoftheyear.org/.