To view a list of all the winners, see The Well’s 2023 Teaching Awards coverage.
Board of Governors’ Award for Excellence in Teaching
The winner receives a citation and one-time stipend of $12,500. One recipient is selected by each of the 16 constituent institutions of the UNC System.
Patrick Conway
Department of economics, College of Arts and Sciences
Patrick Conway
Who was the best teacher you had and why?
I’ve had many excellent teachers. Let’s pick on two: Mrs. Cecilia Steed in second grade was the first to let me in on the grand bargain in education — if you (the student) will put your distractions aside and be attentive in the classroom, you will learn amazing things. George Viksnins at Georgetown University opened my eyes to the economic problems facing emerging economies, and the search for solutions to those problems has motivated my post-college…
