2026 TA Excellence Award Winners
Valerie Klein, Associate Clinical Professor and Program Director for Teacher Education Programs in the School of Education, Faculty Fellow for the Teaching and Learning Center, and Chair of the Review Committee (left) presenting a Teaching Assistant Excellence Award to Mike Alvaro, a PhD student in environmental engineering (right), the Graduate Student Excellence Awards Ceremony & Reception May 30, 2024.
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.
Office of Graduate Studies Award Winners
Amir Bagheri
PhD Program in Civil Engineering
College of Engineering
Christian D'Andrea
PhD Program in Biomedical Engineering
School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems
Ursula Demarquet Alban
MS Program in Interior Architecture and Design
Westphal College of Media Arts and Design
Rikki Dong
PhD Program in Business Administration
LeBow College of Business
Ian Kotler
PhD Program in Physics
College of Arts and Sciences
Mary Marino
PhD Program in Microbiology and Immunology
Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and Professional Studies
College of Medicine
Mayur Patel
MBA Program in Business Administration
LeBow College of Business
Randolph Sinahon
PhD Program in Biomedical Engineering
School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems
Mehrangiz Taheri
PhD Program in Mechanical Engineering
College of Engineering
Cennet Ulukavak
PhD Program in Biodiversity, Earth and Environmental Science
College of Arts and Sciences
Continuing Excellence in Teaching Assistance
Yuki Lam
PhD Program in Chemistry
College of Arts and Sciences
Nominees
Nicole Barbera
PhD Program in Ecology, Evolution and Earth Systems
College of Arts and Sciences
Michael Becht
PhD Program in Mathematics
College of Arts and Sciences
Asef Chowdhury
OD Program in Optometry
Pennsylvania College of Optometry
Jagger Godarzi
MD Program in Medicine
College of Medicine
Danny Mahmoudi
MD Program in Medicine
College of Medicine
Aiman Nadeem
PhD Program in Biological Sciences
College of Arts and Sciences
Emma O'Flaherty
MSN Program in Biological Sciences
College of Arts and Sciences
Ugo Okolie
MS Program in Biomedical Studies
Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and Professional Studies
College of Medicine
Meghna Rajbhandari
PhD Program in Civil Engineering
College of Engineering
Emma Straw
MS Program in Interior Architecture and Design
Westphal College of Media Arts and Design
Jackson Stromberg
MD Program in Medicine
College of Medicine
Courtney Todaro
JD Program in Law
Kline School of Law
Quang Luan Dang Tran
PhD Program in Mechanical Engineering
College of Engineering
Travis Trew
MS Program in Interior Architecture and Design
Westphal College of Media Arts and Design
Manru Wei
PhD Program in Business Administration
LeBow College of Business