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Nine faculty receive awards for outstanding efforts in teaching and advising

Posted by on Wednesday, December 6, 2023 in News Story.

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Pictured left to right: Senior Associate Dean Roger Moore, Isaac West, Allison Anoll, Anna Marie Bohmann, Mario Rewers, Erika Grundstrom, Richard Haglund, Issam Eido, Denis Zhernokleyev, Interim Dean Tim McNamara

On December 5, the College of Arts and Science recognized nine faculty members for outstanding teaching and advising. These annual awards acknowledge faculty who have demonstrated extraordinary dedication and commitment to their students, and the nominations come directly from the students.

The college is pleased to announce the following fall 2023 award winners:

Advising Award in the Humanities:

Denis Zhernokleyev, senior lecturer of German, Russian, and East European Studies

Advising Award in the Social Sciences:

Patrick Greiner, Assistant Professor of Sociology and C. Family Dean’s Faculty Fellow in Grand Challenges: Climate and Society

Ernest A. Jones Advising Award in the Natural Sciences:

Richard Haglund, Stevenson Professor of Physics

Jeffrey Nordhaus Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching (Humanities):

Isaac West, associate professor of communication studies

Jeffrey Nordhaus Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching (Social Sciences):

Allison Anoll, assistant professor of political science

Jeffrey Nordhaus Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching (Natural Sciences):

Anna Marie Bohmann, associate professor of mathematics

Harriet S. Gilliam Award for Excellence in Teaching by a Lecturer or Senior Lecturer (Humanities):

Issam Eido, assistant professor of the practice of religious studies

Harriet S. Gilliam Award for Excellence in Teaching by a Lecturer or Senior Lecturer (Social Sciences):

Mario Rewers, senior lecturer of American studies

Harriet S. Gilliam Award for Excellence in Teaching by a Lecturer or Senior Lecturer (Natural Sciences):

Erika Grundstrom, principal senior lecturer of physics and astronomy

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