{"id":46621,"date":"2026-03-10T13:02:48","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T17:02:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineering.jhu.edu\/cle\/?post_type=news&p=46621"},"modified":"2026-03-10T13:02:48","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T17:02:48","slug":"coghlan-pond-award","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/engineering.jhu.edu\/cle\/news\/coghlan-pond-award\/","title":{"rendered":"MC Coghlan wins Robert B. Pond, Sr. Excellence in Teaching Award"},"content":{"rendered":"

MC Coghlan<\/a>, senior lecturer and associate director of the MS in Global Innovation and Leadership through Engineering program in the Center for Leadership Education (CLE), has been selected as this year\u2019s winner of the Robert B. Pond, Sr. Excellence in Teaching Award. Coghlan teaches courses in leadership, innovation and design, and improvisation.<\/p>\n

The Pond Award recognizes faculty for their \u201ccommitment to and excellence in instruction in the Whiting School of Engineering, success in instilling the desire to learn, and dedication to undergraduate students,\u201d according to the Whiting School of Engineering’s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have spent time in MC\u2019s classroom, and I continue to be amazed at the ways she engages with students and offers the appropriate balance of challenge and support,\u201d said Bill Smedick, associate teaching professor in CLE. \u201cI often hear from students who take MC\u2019s classes that they find her to be engaging and caring. MC\u2019s care for Hopkins students and accessibility often continues when the students become alumni.\u201d<\/p>\n

Arabella Pompay, an economics undergraduate, said that Coghlan\u2019s high expectations, paired with her dedication to her students, created a transformative learning experience. \u201cShe immediately became a role model for me and the kind of leader I aspire to be in the future. She expects a lot from her students in terms of the thought and effort they put into her assignments. At first, I found this intimidating. However, taking nearly all the classes she offers was one of the best decisions I have ever made. Before taking her class, writing was my least favorite subject, but she pushed me to my creative limits on every assignment to the point where it has now become one of my favorite things to do.\u201d<\/p>\n

Maggie Tidings (KSAS \u201924) spoke to Coghlan\u2019s lasting effect on her students, which lasts long after graduation. \u201cMC\u2019s teaching extends far beyond the classroom. She supports her students academically, of course, but her steadfast commitment to our holistic success is what truly stands out to me. Even now as an alum, MC is one of the first people I reach out to for advice, counsel, and to share exciting news,\u201d Tydings said.<\/p>\n

Coghlan\u2019s contributions in the classroom further the CLE\u2019s mission to support students as they translate their education from the classroom and lab to the real world and effectively transition from academic to professional life.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is rewarding to see students shift from seeing leadership as a title to understanding it as an action\u2014one that is based on building relationships. That shift boosts their confidence as individuals and deepens how they relate to classmates. The classroom provides the theoretical frameworks, reflection, and discussion, but their teams outside of class become the laboratory. Watching them evolve into leaders who understand the value of influencing and guiding individuals and teams toward common goals by defining and achieving a common vision energizes me and my colleagues the CLE,\u201d Coghlan said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-46621","news","type-news","status-publish","hentry","news_categories-awards-and-honors"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nMC Coghlan wins Robert B. Pond, Sr. Excellence in Teaching Award - Center for Leadership Education<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/engineering.jhu.edu\/cle\/news\/coghlan-pond-award\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"MC Coghlan wins Robert B. Pond, Sr. Excellence in Teaching Award - Center for Leadership Education\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"MC Coghlan, senior lecturer and associate director of the MS in Global Innovation and Leadership through Engineering program in the Center for Leadership Education (CLE), has been selected as this…\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/engineering.jhu.edu\/cle\/news\/coghlan-pond-award\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Center for Leadership Education\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"MC Coghlan wins Robert B. Pond, Sr. Excellence in Teaching Award - Center for Leadership Education","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/engineering.jhu.edu\/cle\/news\/coghlan-pond-award\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"MC Coghlan wins Robert B. Pond, Sr. Excellence in Teaching Award - Center for Leadership Education","og_description":"MC Coghlan, senior lecturer and associate director of the MS in Global Innovation and Leadership through Engineering program in the Center for Leadership Education (CLE), has been selected as this…","og_url":"https:\/\/engineering.jhu.edu\/cle\/news\/coghlan-pond-award\/","og_site_name":"Center for Leadership Education","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/engineering.jhu.edu\/cle\/news\/coghlan-pond-award\/","url":"https:\/\/engineering.jhu.edu\/cle\/news\/coghlan-pond-award\/","name":"MC Coghlan wins Robert B. Pond, Sr. Excellence in Teaching Award - Center for Leadership Education","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/engineering.jhu.edu\/cle\/#website"},"datePublished":"2026-03-10T17:02:48+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/engineering.jhu.edu\/cle\/news\/coghlan-pond-award\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/engineering.jhu.edu\/cle\/news\/coghlan-pond-award\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/engineering.jhu.edu\/cle\/news\/coghlan-pond-award\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/engineering.jhu.edu\/cle\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"News","item":"https:\/\/engineering.jhu.edu\/cle\/news\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"MC Coghlan wins Robert B. Pond, Sr. Excellence in Teaching Award"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/engineering.jhu.edu\/cle\/#website","url":"https:\/\/engineering.jhu.edu\/cle\/","name":"Center for Leadership Education","description":"Center for Leadership Education","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/engineering.jhu.edu\/cle\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"}]}},"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"Center for Leadership Education","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/engineering.jhu.edu\/cle","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/engineering.jhu.edu\/cle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/46621","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/engineering.jhu.edu\/cle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/engineering.jhu.edu\/cle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/engineering.jhu.edu\/cle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46621"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}