An RIT Professor in the School of Media Sciences has been chose to be the first-ever recipient of the Edline Chun Award for Outstanding Teaching and Service.
Stephen Whittaker, a Fairport resident, has taught at that school for more than 20 years. He has worked in the printing and graphic communications industry for more than three decades with Monroe Litho.
The award was named after the late RIT adjunct professor, Edline Chun, who was murdered in her Rochester home in February of 2013.
The award will be given annually to an adjunct faculty member from RIT's College of Imaging Arts and Sciences who exemplifies excellence and dedication in teaching.
