教学的礼物:博士. 西奥多·奥林
Utica alumni reflect on the professors who made a lasting impact.
西奥多·S教授. 奥林J.D.” Those were the first words written on the blackboard on my first day of class with 教授奥林. He then went on to tell us that writing his name in that manner was for the benefit of his mother and we were to call him whatever we wanted, as long as we used the same name to his face as we did behind his back. I began calling him “Professor” out of obligation, but that obligation quickly turned to admiration. 直到今天, despite his numerous invitations to call him “Ted,我继续使用“教授”这个尊称, 因为他已经赢得了很多次了.
教授奥林 is without a doubt one of the best people I have encountered in my life. 他是知识分子中的知识分子. But his intellectualism is tempered by his knowledge and respect for practicality. He is an extremely gifted teacher who cared deeply for his students—even though most of us cursed him most of the time while studying for his exams. 他是一个充满激情的, 专用的, and effective human rights lawyer that impacted the lives of untold people throughout the world.
That is not an exaggeration; the Professor’s work in human rights and women’s rights—often imperiling his own safety and liberty—was always in service to others. His human rights work was the foundation of his teaching, and he invited his students to participate in his life’s work. I had the honor to assist the Professor in numerous endeavors, including serving as his research assistant in his capacity as the President of the International Human Rights Education Consortium, and I drafted the first draft of a complaint attempting to sue the United Nations in a U.S. court for violating the human rights of the Roma People by subjecting them to generational lead poisoning in the aftermath of the war in Kosovo. What undergraduate student has access to a professor operating at that level—and what professor would be willing to involve an undergraduate in such an endeavor? 教授奥林. 在那方面他是独一无二的.
But 教授奥林’s kindness does not end with the lofty goal of fighting for human rights. The Professor cares about people as individuals. I cannot count the times that he has asked me how I was doing. 我会开始谈论学校, 或者以后的工作, 他的回答总是一样的:“不, 我的意思是, 是如何 你?”
It was 教授奥林 that first suggested I apply to law school. 但在那之前, it was 教授奥林 who made me start thinking about the world—and how to make it better. 奥林教授从不告诉我该怎么想, but he taught me “how to think like a lawyer” far more competently than any professor I encountered in law school. 他熟练地运用了苏格拉底的方法, indeed Professor Kingsfield from “The Paper Chase” would be envious of his skill. That is one of 教授奥林’s greatest attributes: leading students to understanding what they themselves believe, without holding it against them whether it was what he believed.
I have employed the lessons taught by 教授奥林 throughout my life, and they have served me extremely well as I have advanced in my career in law and in politics. I currently serve as the First Deputy County Attorney in Schenectady County, and I am the Chairman of the Schenectady County Democratic Party. I would not be where I am today without 教授奥林’s influence. So, this one time, thank 你, Professor Theodore S. 奥林J.D.
——弗兰克. Salamone ’06; Schenectady, NY
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