Thomas Becker, MD, Professor and Chair, Department of Public Health & Preventive Medicine, was selected as the recipient of the Association for Prevention Teaching and Research (APTR) F. Marian Bishop Educator of the Year Award. Each year, APTR honors the most distinguished individuals and programs in the field of prevention and public health education. The APTR awards program is a strong tradition of the Association, and is highly regarded in the prevention and public health education community. The award is named after F. Marian Bishop, PhD, MSPH, a past-president of APTR. Dr. Becker will be presented with this award during the APTR Awards Luncheon at the APTR meeting "Teaching Prevention 2008" on February 20-23, 2008, in Austin, Texas.