George C. Hoffmann Award for Faculty Excellence Mary King, Ph.D. MARY KING, professor of Economics, has served Portland State University for 22 years. The many letters in her nomination portfolio speak enthusiastically to the points of emphasis of this award. Colleagues and students alike praise Professor King’s passion for teaching and dedication to students. She is noted as a standout classroom lecturer, mentor, and constant advocate for her students. Students praise her brilliant grasp of the subjects she teaches, her commitment to connecting the classroom and their lives, her faith in their capacity to excel, and her determination and support to help them accomplish their goals. Professor King’s service to the University and the communities it serves are intertwined with her work as a teacher and scholar. She has been a profound, forceful presence in diversifying and internationalizing the curriculum. She has collaborated with colleagues within her college and throughout the University to make the sustainability initiative academically and intellectually meaningful and substantive. Throughout her career, she has worked with community organizations, integrating service with her teaching. Professor King’s scholarly work reflects the same wide-ranging, holistic convictions present in her teaching and service. She is widely known as a pioneering figure in the emergence of feminist economics, and considered an established and respected labor economist. The Hoffmann Award is given annually to a faculty member in recognition of distinguished contributions to the University in the areas of instruction, university service, and scholarship which are done in the spirit of humanism, civility, and collegiality with particular dedication to students and loyalty to the University— values especially cherished by the late George C. Hoffmann, a distinguished dean and professor of history at Portland State University. 11
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