He began his time at Hope as a National Science Foundation post doctoral fellow and visiting assistant professor, was appointed assistant professor of chemistry in 1994 and was appointed assistant professor of environmental science in He has had approximately 100 refereed publications since 1983, including seven with 21 Hope undergraduate co authors.
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Peaslee has been a member of the Hope faculty since He was the first recipient from either the department of chemistry or the department of geological and environmental sciences to receive the honor. They could have used anybody to help hand out awards. That s when I knew something was going on, he told The Holland Sentinel for a story the next day. They thus concocted an emergency : that he needed to leave the class to help present some student awards.
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Peaslee s colleagues needed to be creative to get him to attend: ironically, Hope s outstanding professor educator was teaching a class that met at the same time as the convocation. The recipient doesn t know that the recognition is coming, and Dr. The award, first given in 1965, is presented by the graduating class to the professor who they feel epitomizes the best qualities of the Hope College educator.
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Peaslee, an assistant professor of chemistry and of environmental science, was honored during the college s annual Honors Convocation, held in Dimnent Memorial Chapel on Thursday, April 27. Graham Peaslee has been presented the 36th annual Hope Outstanding Professor Educator (H.O.P.E.) award by the Class of Dr. 2 Campus Notes Graham Peaslee receives H.O.P.E.