Teaching Assistant Excellence Awards are presented to graduate students who serve as Teaching Assistants (TAs) and who exhibit exemplary commitment to student learning, reflective teaching practices, innovative teaching methods, leadership and a commitment to their professional growth and development as a teacher.

Graduate College Award Winners

Alexandra Budenz
PhD Program in Community Health & Prevention
Dornsife School of Public Health

Joshua Carmichael
PhD Program in Mathematics
College of Arts and Sciences

Madeline DeWoody
PhD Program in Business Administration, Finance
LeBow College of Business

Janna Domenico
PhD Program in Chemistry
College of Arts and Sciences

David Freiberg
PhD Program in Materials Science and Engineering
College of Engineering

Guillermo Ibarrola Recalde
PhD Program in Chemistry
College of Arts and Sciences

Eric Lohwasser
PhD Program in Business Administration, Accounting
LeBow College of Business

Saran Phatharodom
PhD Program in Electrical Engineering
College of Engineering

Pietro Ranieri
PhD Program in Mechanical Engineering
College of Engineering

Jacqueline Walther
MS Program in Human Nutrition
College of Nursing and Health Professions

Continuing Excellence in Teaching Assistance Awards

Pedro Edson Martins Amaral
PhD Program in Chemistry
College of Arts and Sciences

Meghan Barrett
PhD Program in Biological Sciences
College of Arts and Sciences

Christopher Brown
PhD Program in Physics
College of Arts and Sciences

Xaime Rivas Rey
PhD Program in Electrical Engineering
College of Engineering

Highly Commended - College/School Finalists

Michael Brinton
MS Program in Medical Science
Graduate School of Biomedical and Professional Studies
College of Medicine

Houda El Mimouni
PhD Program in Information Studies
College of Computing and Informatics

Lauren Gillaspey
MS Program in Interior Architecture & Design
Westphal College of Media Arts and Design

Benjamin Grossman
PhD Program in Mathematics
College of Arts and Sciences

Brandon Packard
PhD Program in Computer Science
College of Computing and Informatics

Zhengqiao Zhao
PhD Program in Electrical Engineering
College of Engineering