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University Celebrates Top Teaching Assistants

Wednesday, April 29, 2020, By News Staff
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Outstanding teaching assistants graphicEach year, the Graduate School recognizes teaching assistants who have made distinguished contributions to Syracuse University by demonstrating excellence as primary instructors, laboratory or studio leaders, discussion or recitation section instructors, or lecture course assistants. These teaching assistants are nominated by their departments and evaluated by a selection committee composed of University faculty.

Selection for the award is based on the strength of the nominee’s teaching portfolio, as well as letters of support from faculty and students. On average, the selection committee recognizes the top 4 percent of all TAs campuswide.

Congratulations to this year’s recipients:

Merrill Einar Asp, Physics
Sagnik Basumallik, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Rose Bell, Philosophy
Ohana Benevides Rodrigues, Physics
John Brigham, Earth Sciences
Kristian Ashley Contreras, Cultural Foundations of Education
Emma C. Dreher, Political Science
Elizabeth Elton, Languages, Literatures and Linguistics
Mackenzie Ess, Social Psychology
Mariann Fant, Communication and Rhetorical Studies
Weston (Trent) Fenner, Sociology
Joshua Fenton, Mathematics
Patricia A. Goodhines, Clinical Psychology
Erin Griffin, Mathematics
Ana María Guerrero Andrade, Languages, Literatures and Linguistics
Fitore Hyseni, Social Science
Daniel J. Jackson, Political Science
Julia Jessen, Art History
William Scott Looney, Philosophy
Nicholas W. Mason, History
Jacob E. Moose, Chemistry
Casey L. Necheles, Mathematics
Alexandra O’Connell, English
Odetta Odartey Addo, Human Development and Family Science
Amanda Parraguez, Languages, Literatures and Linguistics
Bharat Patil, Business Administration
Krittaphat Pugdeethosapol, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Kenneth Ryan Sklensky Ratliff, Physics
Katharine B. Russell, Political Science
Sefa Secen, Political Science
Gabriela E. Serna, College Science Teaching
Hooman Seyed Abootorabi, Business Administration
Taveeshi Singh, Social Science
Simon Staples-Vangel, English
Alia N. Thompson, Science Education
Danielle Steele, Architecture
Noah Wilson, Composition and Cultural Rhetoric
Tonya Wilson, Mathematics Education
Duygu Yeni Cenebasi, Religion

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