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4/21/95                                   Bob Lowry 

RETIRED AU PHYSICS PROFESSOR WINS ACADEMIC FREEDOM AWARD
     AUBURN -- Charlotte Ward, a retired Auburn University physics
professor and former Auburn City Council member, has won the 1995
Academic Freedom Award presented by the Auburn chapter of the
American Association of University Professors.
     The award is presented annually to a person who has
"demonstrated high ethical standards and professionalism in his or
her field or specialization and has made significant contribution
to advocating, protecting, and extending academic freedom at the
university."
     Last year's winner was AU President William V. Muse.
     The winner is selected by the executive committee of the local
AAUP chapter after a review of nominations, said Josef Renden,
president of the Auburn chapter.
     Ward taught physics at Auburn from Auburn University from 1959
until 1994, retiring as Associate Professor Emeritus. She also
taught elementary science on the Alabama Educational Television
Network and  general physics and physical science at AU.
     Ward was active in the AAUP and the University Senate, serving
as chair from 1976 until 1977. She also worked in the AU community
service program for middle school science, the Auburn League of
Women Voters and was a member of the Auburn City Council from 1980
to 1986.
     Ward was cited by her peers for her "tireless efforts to
increase faculty participation in university governance and
strengthen faculty rights," said Renden 
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     CONTACT: Renden, 334/844-2636.