Mark Cowan, associate professor of accountancy, is the recipient of the Foundation Scholars Teaching Award, celebrating a faculty member who has made a difference in the classroom by engaging students and promoting learning. The selection committee highlighted several of his accomplishments by noting that, “He clearly cares that students leave his own and other classrooms with the knowledge to succeed in their careers and in life; he strikes a balance between theory and applied knowledge, integrating experiential learning with a solid foundation in the underlying structure of his discipline; and, in the true spirit of a teacher-scholar, he inspires students’ commitment to continued learning by linking discovery, exploration, and understanding.”