UI names outstanding teaching assistants

By: Office of Strategic Communication | 2015.04.29 | 12:13 pm

The University of Iowa recently named the recipients of the Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award. The awards are given annually to a few of the many graduate teaching assistants who spark learning and creativity in the classroom.

Shelly Campo, chair of the Council on Teaching, says, “There is no question that many of our graduate students are deeply committed to teaching and student success. They have been highly effective and innovative in the classroom. This was an exceptional pool of nominees.”

The awardees are teaching assistants who taught for at least one semester during the spring, summer, or fall of 2014. Nominations for the awards were sought from students, faculty, colleagues, departmental officers, and deans. The prize carries an award of $1.000.

Most recipients teach in their major area of study. Exceptions are noted.

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Anthropology: Shelby S. Putt
Art and Art History: Heidi Wiren Bartlett
Biology: Austin B. Keeler
Chemistry: Samantha L. Nania
Chemistry: Parin Ajay Shah
Communication Studies: Chenthuran Jayachandiran
English: Jennifer Anne Janechek
English-Non-Fiction Writing: Helen Betya Rubinstein
French and Italian: Asma Ben Romdhane (Major: Teaching and Learning, College of Education)
History: Eric Steven Zimmer
Journalism and Mass Communication: Natalia Mielczarek
Mathematics : Gordon James Aiello
Mathematics : Kevin Gerstle
Mathematics : Maria E. Gommel
Mathematics : Nan Hu
Mathematics : Richard G. Ligo
Music : Janet Brehm Ziegler
Physics and Astronomy : Dominic A. Ludovici
Political Science : Emily Schilling
Printmaking: Corinne Teed
Psychology : Amanda Ward
Religious Studies : Hajer Larbi (Major: French and Italian)
Rhetoric: Gavin Feller (Major: Communication Studies)
Rhetoric : Katlyn Williams
Social Work : Erin L. Robinson
Spanish and Portuguese: Raychel Vasseur
Statistics and Actuarial Science : Bo Wang