Page 6 Fall Newsletter December 2014
Teaching Assistant Awards Every year the Department of Sociology and the Sociology Graduate Student Association (SGSA) honor the graduate students who have received consistently high evaluation scores from their students with the Excellence in Teaching Award. This year’s winners were: Matthew Curry, Rebecca Dibennardo, Neil Gong, Ashley Gromis, Susila Gurusami, Nicole Iturriaga, Molly Jacobs, Rahim Kurwa, Erika Lamoureaux, Chase Raymond, Kevin Shih, Isaac Speer, Alexandra Tate, Eli Wilson, Terrell Winder, and Gary Yeritsian. This year we are proud to present Aaron Crawford the Peter Kollock Graduate Teaching Assistant Award for most outstanding TA. Teaching assistants are nominated by the Sociology Undergraduate Association (SUA), with their teaching evaluation scores and other contributions to teaching considered. Other contributions may include establishing a one-on-one mentoring program matching honors program undergrads with graduate students, and lastly, how much the student had taught during the year. Congratulations Aaron!
Top Right: Aaron Crawford, recipient of the 2014 Peter Kollock Graduate Teaching Assistant Award. Bottom right: Gary Yeritsian receiving his award from Vice Chair of Graduate Studies, Professor Tanya Stivers. Bottom left: Neil Gong shows off his award.