For his dedication to and excellence in teaching throughout his career, UNC Charlotte has nominated Dr. Ed Malmgren for the 2006 U.S. Professors of the Year Award.
According to his students and colleagues, Malmgren’s impact on his students has been tremendous. One of his former students, Erik Cobb, said, “A professor’s legacy and impact is determined by the quality of students they produce. The best and most influential professors are those who not only prepare a student for a career, but also motivate and inspire to be the best and brightest in your field.”
A Certified Public Accountant, Malmgren joined UNC Charlotte in the department of mathematics in 1972 and later joined the department of accounting faculty in the Belk College of Business in 1976. As an associate professor of accounting, his primary teaching focus is financial accounting at the undergraduate level. For the past eight years, he has also acted as the faculty advisor for all accounting majors at UNC Charlotte.
Malmgren’s previous honors include a NationsBank (now Bank of America) Award for Teaching Excellence (1984), the accounting department’s first Tom Turner Teaching Award (1994), and being the first and only faculty member to receive the Tom Turner Teaching Award a second time (2004).
Since 1981, the U.S. Professors of the Year program has rewarded outstanding
professors for their dedication to teaching, commitment to students, and innovative instructional methods. It is the only national program to recognize college and university professors for their teaching skills. The program is sponsored by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education and The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. Awards are given annually in the fall.