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Thomas P. Madden Award
2009 Recipient: JEFFREY J. SPEAKS
While only in his third year at Notre Dame, this philosophy faculty member has already made his mark in the classroom, where his demanding and uncompromising courses have inspired his students. He possesses the gift of making even the most abstract material both accessible and relevant to beginning students, an ability supplemented by his nearly legendary sets of class notes and commentaries, which even his faculty colleagues have been known to consult. His dedication in the classroom is fully returned in the devotion of his students. In the spring semester one can find his first-year students in the Honors Lounge making appointments to meet with him, because they miss attending his Honors Philosophy Seminar given in the fall. This year he assumed with great success what must be one of the more challenging first-year assignments in the University, the 250-seat Introduction to Philosophy, a course through which every undergraduate at Notre Dame must pass as a core requirement.
The University is pleased to confer the Thomas P. Madden Award upon
This award honors the memory of a former English professor who was one of Notre Dame’s greatest teachers. It is presented annually to that member of the faculty who, in the opinion of a committee of former Madden Award winners, contributed most to the teaching of first-year students. Nominations are submitted by first-year students and first-year counselors.
Past Recipients
| 1962–63 | Emil T. Hofman |
| 1963–64 | Robert E. Christin |
| 1964–65 | Rev. John C. Burke, C.S.C., and Robert L. Anthony |
| 1965–66 | Robert A. Leader |
| 1966–67 | Darwin J. Mead |
| 1967–68 | Bernard P. Norling |
| 1968–69 | Milko Jeglic and James L. Massey |
| 1969–70 | Archie J. MacAlpin |
| 1970–71 | Kraig Adler |
| 1971–72 | Mr. Lee Daniel |
| 1972–73 | Frank J. Bonello |
| 1973–74 | Rev. Thomas E. Blantz, C.S.C., and Cornelius F. Delaney |
| 1974–75 | Donald C. Sniegowski |
| 1975–76 | David W. Morgan |
| 1976–77 | Donald W. Kline |
| 1977–78 | John E. Derwent |
| 1978–79 | Michael J. Loux |
| 1079–80 | Walter J. Gajda Jr. |
| 1980–81 | Barth Pollak |
| 1981–82 | Michael J. Francis |
| 1982–83 | Thomas R. Swartz |
| 1983–84 | Richard F. Foley |
| 1984–85 | Alan Howard |
| 1985–86 | Terrence J. Akai |
| 1986–87 | Thomas V. Morris |
| 1987–88 | Rev. James T. Burtchael, C.S.C. |
| 1988–89 | Rev. Wilson D. Miscamble, C.S.C. |
| 1989–90 | Prof. Randal C. Ruchti |
| 1990–91 | Linda–Margaret Hunt and Rev. George Minamiki, S.J. |
| 1991–92 | Rev. Lawrence Njoroge |
| 1992–93 | Xavier Creary |
| 1993–94 | Irwin Press |
| 1994–95 | Alexander J. Hahn |
| 1995–96 | Rudy Bottei |
| 1996–97 | Rev. Robert Krieg, C.S.C. |
| 1997–98 | Michael J. Chetcuti and Dennis C. Jacobs |
| 1998–99 | William Ramsey |
| 1999–2000 | James McKenna |
| 2000–01 | A. James McAdams |
| 2001–02 | Esther–Mirjam Sent |
| 2002–03 | Pit–Mann Wong |
| 2003–04 | Seth Brown |
| 2004–05 | Alex A. Himonas |
| 2005–06 | Eileen Hunt Botting |
| 2006–07 | Gary M. Gutting and Christopher F. Kolda |
| 2007–08 | Joseph A. Buttigieg and Dennis M. Snow |
