2022 TA Excellence Award Winners
Valerie Klein, PhD, Associate Clinical Professor and Program Director for teacher certification pathways in the School of Education, Interim Associate Director of the Teaching and Learning Center, and Chair of the Teaching Assistant Excellence Awards Review Committee (left) presenting a Teaching Assistant Excellence Award to PhD student in mechanical engineering, Emine Tekerek (right), at Graduate Student Day on June 1, 2022.
Teaching Assistant Excellence Awards are presented to graduate and professional students (master's and/or doctoral level) who serve as Teaching Assistants or Teaching Fellows (TAs/TFs) and who exhibit exemplary commitment to student learning through reflective teaching practices, creative and innovative teaching methods, academic support, leadership and a commitment to their own professional growth and development as an educator.
Graduate College Award Winners
Laura A. Baehr
PhD Program in Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
College of Nursing and Health Professions
Cassidy K. Buhler
PhD Program in Business Administration
LeBow College of Business
Emily V. Griffith
PhD Program in Environmental Science
College of Arts and Sciences
Anthony W. Howcroft
PhD Program in Chemistry
College of Arts and Sciences
Yoonhee Kim
PhD Program in Business Administration
LeBow College of Business
Edwin M. McCulley
PhD Program in Epidemiology
Dornsife School of Public Health
Parsa Namakiaraghi
PhD Program in Civil Engineering
College of Engineering
Mohsen Foroughi Sabzevar
PhD Program in Architectural Engineering
College of Engineering
Emine Tekerek
PhD Program in Mechanical Engineering
College of Engineering
Ardy Wong
PhD Program in Biomedical Engineering
School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems
Continuing Excellence in Teaching Assistance Award
Evan J. Arena
PhD Program in Physics
College of Arts and Sciences
Cameron D. Bale
PhD Program in Business Administration
LeBow College of Business
Dominick J. Macaluso
PhD Program in Mathematics
College of Arts and Sciences
Greg Schwenk
PhD Program in Chemistry
College of Arts and Sciences
Nominees
Mike D'Antuono
PhD Program in Business Administration
LeBow College of Business
Juliet F. DelRio
MFA Program in Creative Writing
College of Arts and Sciences
Julie L. Dunn
MSN Program in Nursing
College of Nursing and Health Professions
Mario Frakulla
PhD Program in Physics
College of Arts and Sciences
Zach Fusfeld
PhD Program in Epidemiology
Dornsife School of Public Health
Sarah K. Gift
PhD Program in Mathematics
College of Arts and Sciences
Amanda G. Johnson
PhD Program in Mathematics
College of Arts and Sciences
Sean C. Lewis
PhD Program in Physics
College of Arts and Sciences
Matthew Mieles
PhD Program in Chemistry
College of Arts and Sciences
Jennifer Sandora
MS Program in Interior Architecture and Design
Westphal College of Media Arts and Design
Barrett Snyder
MS Program in Sport Management
LeBow College of Business
Yassmen Zaki
MPH Program in Epidemiology
Dornsife School of Public Health