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

Lutfi Agartan
PhD Program in Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics
College of Engineering
For Classroom Instruction

Evan Arena
PhD Program in Physics
College of Arts and Sciences
For Classroom Instruction

May Cheung
PhD Program in Nutrition Sciences
College of Nursing and Health Professions
For Classroom Instruction

Steve Earth
PhD Program in Computer Science
College of Computing and Informatics
For Classroom Instruction

Tiffany England
Master's Program in Interior Architecture and Design
Westphal College of Media Arts and Design
For Academic Support

Alyssa Leggieri
Master's Program in Nursing, Nursing Education and Faculty Role
College of Nursing and Health Professions
For Online Instruction

Dominick Macaluso
PhD Program in Mathematics
College of Arts and Sciences
For Classroom Instruction

Nancy Mack
PhD Program in Neuroscience
Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and Professional Studies
College of Medicine
For Classroom Instruction

Yulia Malkova
PhD Program in Electrical Engineering
College of Engineering
For Classroom Instruction

Hongjun Ye
PhD Program in Business, Marketing
LeBow College of Business
​For Classroom Instruction​

Continuing Excellence in Teaching Assistance Award

Katherine Fiocca
PhD Program in Biology
College of Arts and Sciences

Highly Commended - College/School Finalists

Alia Ammar
PhD Program in Educational Leadership and Learning Technologies, Educational Leadership and Policy
School of Education
For Online Instruction

Yueyue Chen
PhD Program in Business, Decision Sciences
LeBow College of Business
For Classroom Instruction

Rennie Joshi
PhD Program in Epidemiology
Dornsife School of Public Health
For Classroom Instruction

Matthew Mieles
PhD Program in Chemistry
College of Arts and Sciences
For Classroom Instruction

Reza Pejman
PhD Program in Mechanical Engineering
College of Engineering
For Academic Support

Joel Pepper
PhD Program in Computer Sciences
College of Computing and Informatics
For Academic Support

Cheng Wang
PhD Program in Business, Management
LeBow College of Business
For Classroom Instruction

Hamed Yassaghi
PhD Program in Architectural Engineering
College of Engineering
For Classroom Instruction