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

Graduate College Award Winners

Jae Young Choi
PhD Program in Business Administration, Management
LeBow College of Business

Katherine Fiocca
PhD Program in Biology
College of Arts and Sciences

Rini Jose
PhD Program in Epidemiology
Dornsife School of Public Health

Yirui Liu
PhD Program in Electrical Engineering
College of Engineering

M. Marie Mastrobattista
Master's Program in Interior Architecture and Design and Design Research
Westphal College of Media Arts and Design

Gregory Niedt
PhD Program in Communication, Culture and Media
College of Arts and Sciences

Matthew Self
Master's Program in Human Nutrition
College of Nursing and Health Professions

Zhengqiao Zhao
PhD Program in Electrical Engineering
College of Engineering

Yuyun Zhong
PhD Program in Business Administration
LeBow College of Business

Dongen Bradley Zhou
PhD Program in Electrical Engineering
College of Engineering

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

Highly Commended - College/School Finalists

Andrew Antczak
PhD Program in Physics
College of Arts and Sciences

Jayson Cosgrove
PhD Program in Chemical Engineering
College of Engineering

Ali Jazayeri
PhD Program in Information Science
College of Computing and Informatics

Dominick Macaluso
PhD Program in Mathematics
College of Arts and Sciences

Nomalia Manna
PhD Program in Business Analytics, Finance
LeBow College of Business

John-Paul Marrazzo
PhD Program in Chemistry
College of Arts and Sciences

Elaine Perignat
PhD Program in Educational Leadership and Learning Technologies
School of Education

Travis Pollen
PhD Program in Rehabilitation Sciences
College of Nursing and Health Professions

Daniel Schoepflin
PhD Program in Computer Science
College of Computing and Informatics