An award ceremony will be held Friday, Jan. 30, at 7 p.m. in the AMU Student Union private dining room for Dr. Seana Sugrue, a professor of politics at Ave Maria University, who has been named as 2015's first recipient of the Laub Novak Award for excellence in teaching.

The award is a private initiative of author Michael Novak and is named for Mr. Novak's late wife, the artist Karen Laub Novak.

Dr. Sugrue is one of Ave Maria University's longest-serving faculty members and teaches courses in politics, government and history.

Students, colleagues and town residents are welcome at the award ceremony. There will be classical entertainment and light refreshments along with encomiums of Dr. Sugrue by students.