CSI Chemist Honored 

September 29, 2008, Staten Island, NY: Myra Hauben, Assistant Professor of Chemistry at the College of Staten Island, has received the 70th Oscar Foster Award from the Chemistry Teachers Club of New York.

Hauben was honored, according to the Club “in recognition of sterling character, intellectual integrity, devotion to the Club, and long and faithful service as a teacher of chemistry.”

Hauben, who could not be reached for comment, has made sustained contributions to teaching and learning at the College since 1967. She was also the recipient of CSI’s Presidential Award for Excellence in Teaching for 2005-2006. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from Hunter College and her Master of Science from Purdue University.

By Terry Mares