Brenden O'Toole and Mohamed Trabia

Faculty Members Who Know the Value of Kindness

Brenden O'Toole, Mohamed Trabia, and Bernard Malamud all received valuable mentoring as students, and now try to repay it with younger generations.

Outstanding Faculty Members of the Year Brenden O'Toole and Mohamed Trabia hold up versions of Hailey's Hand used in 8-year-old Hailey Dawson's quest to throw out the first pitch in all 30 Major League Baseball ballparks. (Casey Jade Photography)

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