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

Tyler C. Andres-Bray

PhD Program in Biological Sciences

College of Arts and Sciences

Arielle M. D'Elia

PhD Program in Biomedical Engineering

School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems

Alejandro D. Gutierrez-Perez

PhD Program in Mechanical Engineering

College of Engineering

Ankita Kulkarni

PhD Program in Business Administration, Strategy

LeBow College of Business

Matthew Mieles

PhD Program in Chemistry

College of Arts and Sciences

Rachit Sharma

PhD Program in Environmental and Occupational Health

Dornsife School of Public Health

Lisa Singer

MS Program in Interior Architecture

Westphal College of Media Arts and Design

Zhuo Wang

PhD Program in Electrical Engineering

College of Engineering

Andy Wiggins

PhD Program in Electrical Engineering

College of Engineering

Huiruo Zeng

PhD Program in Biological Sciences

College of Arts and Sciences

Andrew A. Portner (Posthumous)

JD Program in Law

Kline School of Law

Continuing Excellence in Teaching Assistance Award

Evan J. Arena

PhD Program in Physics

College of Arts and Sciences

Karissa Barbarevech

PhD Program in Biomedical Engineering

School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems

Nominees

Mobish Abraham Shaji

PhD Program in Mechanical Engineering

College of Engineering

Sultan Aitzhan

PhD Program in Mathematics

College of Arts and Sciences

Juliane C. Baiochi Dalben

PhD Program in Mathematics

College of Arts and Sciences

Mikey Becht

PhD Program in Mathematics

College of Arts and Sciences

Nolan J. Black

PhD Program in Mechanical Engineering

College of Engineering

Joe Fasbinder

PhD Program in Electrical Engineering

College of Engineering

Ashley Geczik

PhD Program in Environmental and Occupational Health

Dornsife School of Public Health

Murat C. Isik

PhD Program in Electrical Engineering

College of Engineering

Emily K. Kelting

PhD Program in Mathematics

College of Arts and Sciences

Hannah M. Korpel

MS Program in Interior Architecture and Design

Westphal College of Media Arts and Sciences

Aaron C. Margolit

PhD Program in Chemistry

College of Arts and Sciences

Jon T. Merwin

PhD Program in Ecology, Evolution and Earth Systems

College of Arts and Sciences

Karmi L. Oxman

PhD Program in Ecology, Evolution and Earth Systems

College of Arts and Sciences

Joshua R. Palathinkal

PhD Program in Electrical Engineering

College of Engineering

Angel M. Palomares

MS Program in Digital Media

Westphal College of Media Arts and Design

Ali Rahmaninezhad

PhD Program in Environmental Engineering

College of Engineering

Osmaan Shahid

MD Program in Medicine

College of Medicine

Jesse L. Starger

PhD Program in Chemical Engineering

College of Engineering

Alexei H. Taylor

PhD Program in Psychology

College of Arts and Sciences

Hunter R. Wages

PhD Program in Mathematics

College of Arts and Sciences

Yin Zhang

PhD Program in Economics

School of Economics

LeBown College of Business