Favorite Professor

LindenCy · 06-12-2008, 05:28 PM

Originally Posted by Bader

Ken Kruempel because of SUPERNODES!

Ken Kruempel - Rofflehaus

In all seriousness, Dr. Kruempel was a really great professor and his class is really the first one that made me buckle down and actually work through a class and made me understand what I was working on.

He may be anal but he makes engineers pay much much more attention to the details

I guess I should respect the man, but I hated his classes. Part of it was that it was those stupid "TV" rooms and he was putting on a show. He was very hard to talk to, and came off very aloof. May have been a great guy, but came off kind of uncaring. EDIT: That Rofflehaus thing was pretty funny.

The guy I LOVED in EE was Chester Comstock. He understood what it was like to be embarrassed and really cared for the students. I think he won teacher of the year in EE more than once.

Cydar · 06-12-2008, 05:29 PM

Originally Posted by travman23

Anada Weerasinghe (Math)

He looks kind of psychotic.
Or in need of a good laxative...

LindenCy · 06-12-2008, 05:31 PM

Originally Posted by 247cy

Dr. Charles T. Wright, Computer Engineering. Explained interrupts with a parable about his wife making him a sandwich. Sadly he died in a car accident near Eldora in 2000 my senior year at ISU.

I only had him as a sub, and kind of knew his daughter. He clearly was a good teacher. It is a shame he was killed.

I know it may not be popular but Hector Avalos is a good teacher. He makes you learn, even if he is very biased.

pulse · 06-12-2008, 05:48 PM

Mani Mina. Took his Electromagnetic class (EE311?). Outstanding teacher, very funny. He really stands out when I think of all my profs.

Comstock is a great one too.

Someone mentioned Dr. Wilt. Sadly he passed a year or so ago.

Its funny, I knew many of the professors on this list since I grew up in Ames. I am friends with many of their kids and didn't even know their parents were profs until I took their classes years later.

CTTB78 · 06-12-2008, 06:03 PM

My favorite was Lester Wilson.

He came to Ames 30 years ago after getting his PhD in Food Technology at Cal-Davis, and he's still at ISU. Smiling and teaching.

Cydar · 06-12-2008, 06:09 PM

Originally Posted by CTTB78

My favorite was Lester Wilson.

He came to Ames 30 years ago after getting his PhD in Food Technology at Cal-Davis, and he's still at ISU. Smiling and teaching.

Lester is a great guy!!
I'll have to tell him about your post!!

CyForPresident · 06-12-2008, 06:26 PM

Where are all the Ag Profs? I guess I'll add a few. Easily my favorite is Dr. Loynachan. I had him for Agron 354 and he is my advisor too. Great guy and fun to talk too. Dr. Manu for Agron 154 is hilarious. Dr. Wiedenhoeft and Dr. Hasselman are fun professors too.

I like Clem but hate accounting. Dr. Northway for Religion 210 was good too. Really interesting class.

ISUboi12 · 06-12-2008, 06:39 PM

Gary Wells, I don't think I have ever been so inspired as I was at the introduction speech of his psych 280 class.

scottie33 · 06-12-2008, 06:51 PM

Originally Posted by Palmer

I remember walking into Kottman's office and was thunderstruck at the stacks upon stacks of books in his office.

Speaking of stacks and stacks of books...I know there are some Civil and Construction Engineers in here. Have any of you been in Dr. Max Porter's office? I bet he has the most books/folders/cases on all of campus in his office. Every wall in his office is book shelves full. you can't even see the back of the book shelves because he has stuff stuffed horizontally in there. He claims he has read everything he has in his office and claims there is a room in his home that is filled with books and such research like his office here at ISU. I believe his resume is 118 pages long...yes 118 pages long. He takes up 3 pages alone of committees and associations he is a part of. I.e. national earthquake, world trade center, and bunch of weird ****. Guy is a genious and if the University would've processed one of his patents they would be a lot of millions more rich but they put it away and didn't file it within a year and lost out on a lot of money.

state09 · 06-12-2008, 06:55 PM

Originally Posted by isuarch80

David Block - professor of Architecture, College of Design.
What a wonderful person, teacher, mentor. Honestly, he's had some of the most impact on my life...
College of Design-David Block

(needs to update the pic I'm thinking) :)

What a great guy! Started out in design and had him for 102. He would always sit and talk while I was working on projects.

state09 · 06-12-2008, 06:57 PM

Originally Posted by clone2011

If you sit in the first few rows he'll use you as an example for just about every story, but it's not as awkward as you'd think. I remember Prof Curtis asked a question on our 2nd day of class and I didn't have my hand raised and had never said a word to him--but he called me by name and after a few seconds of wondering "how does he know my name?" I answered.

But he's really cool. Tests are ridiculously hard. Seriously. HARD. But he curves it a lot--I had a 65% on the tests and came out with a B+. Wish I had a reason to take Acct 316

Even if you don't have a reason, take it! He will get to know you and he really wants you to learn. Plus the class is on an A-B curve, so it is impossible to get below a B. Gotta love that.

clone2011 · 06-12-2008, 07:01 PM

I'd love to take 316, but it's restricted to College of Business students, and I'm no longer in business. Switched to Kinesiology this past year. Thinking about a business minor though, anyone know if that would be enough to take 316?

ajk4st8 · 06-12-2008, 07:02 PM

Originally Posted by state09

Even if you don't have a reason, take it! He will get to know you and he really wants you to learn. Plus the class is on an A-B curve, so it is impossible to get below a B. Gotta love that.

Wow.... is that possible for a university to give an automatic B?

state09 · 06-12-2008, 07:07 PM

Originally Posted by ajk4st8

Wow.... is that possible for a university to give an automatic B?

No one takes the class, so I don't think it's a big deal. Usually only 8-10 people take it a semester.

weR138 · 06-12-2008, 07:08 PM

Originally Posted by isuarch80

David Block - professor of Architecture, College of Design.
What a wonderful person, teacher, mentor. Honestly, he's had some of the most impact on my life...
College of Design-David Block

(needs to update the pic I'm thinking) :)

Props to Block here too but I really liked Dr. John Cunnally, Design. He talked funny, looked funny and was a great lecturer. One time he made a crack about pre child labor laws US and Britain and how if there was a fire in the factory and the kids were all killed it was no big deal because there was an endless supply of kids. You had to be there but he said clever stuff like that all the time. And the dude was an encyclopedia of design and design history.