Georgia Tech’s Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) is recognizing College of Sciences faculty members for their excellence in teaching during the 2021-2022 school year.
41 College of Sciences faculty have won Student Recognition of Excellence in Teaching: CIOS Awards based on student evaluations during the annual Course Instructor Opinion Survey (CIOS). Eight faculty are the recipients of CTL Faculty Teaching Awards.
The CIOS honors, given for the full calendar year, are based on student-provided CIOS responses about their instructor's “respect and concern for students, level of enthusiasm about teaching the course, and ability to stimulate interest in the subject matter.”
“It's impressive to see the many ways that faculty in the College of Sciences are contributing to student learning at Georgia Tech,” says Joyce Weinsheimer, CTL director. “The College’s award-winning teachers are excelling in the classroom, laboratory instruction, co-curricular education, online teaching, academic outreach, and the scholarship of teaching. They are providing exciting learning environments and experiences to students on our campus and beyond.”
College of Sciences recipients of the “2022 Faculty Teaching Awards” include:
CTL/BP Junior Faculty Teaching Excellence Award
Neha Garg, assistant professor, School of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Faculty Award for Academic Outreach
James R. Sowell, principal academic professional, School of Physics, and director of the Georgia Tech Observatory
Geoffrey G. Eichholz Faculty Teaching Award
Michael Evans, First-year Chemistry Laboratory coordinator, School of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Christie N. Stewart, senior academic professional, School of Biological Sciences
Innovation and Excellence in Laboratory Instruction Award
Christy O’Mahony, laboratory coordinator for Analytical and Physical Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Innovation in Co-Curricular Education
Jake D. Soper, associate professor and associate chair for Operations, School of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Award
Emily G. Weigel, senior academic professional, School of Biological Sciences
Teaching Excellence Award for Online Teaching
Michael Evans, First-year Chemistry Laboratory coordinator, School of Chemistry and Biochemistry
College of Sciences faculty honored with “Student Recognition of Excellence in Teaching: CIOS Awards” include:
Small Classes:
Gary (Michael) Lavigne, visiting assistant professor, School of Mathematics; and assistant director of Communication, Education and Outreach for the Southeast Center for Mathematics and Biology
Dan Margalit, professor, School of Mathematics
Melinda (Mindy) Millard-Stafford, professor, School of Biological Sciences
Large Classes:
Meghan Babcock, academic professional and lecturer, School of Psychology
Dobromir (Doby) Rahnev, associate professor, School of Psychology
College of Sciences “Student Recognition of Excellence in Teaching: Honor Roll” Awardees:
Small Classes:
School of Biological Sciences — Joel Kostka, professor and associate chair of Research; Lin Jiang, professor; Melinda (Mindy) Millard-Stafford, professor; Emily Weigel, senior academic professional
School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences — Sven Simon, associate professor; Samantha Wilson, academic professional; James Wray, associate professor
School of Mathematics — Neha Gupta, academic professional and director of Scheduling; Gary (Michael) Lavigne, visiting assistant professor, School of Mathematics; and assistant director of Communication, Education and Outreach for the Southeast Center for Mathematics and Biology; Dan Margalit, professor; John Olinde, Ph.D. student
Neuroscience — Timothy Cope, professor
School of Psychology — Lizanne DeStefano, professor and Center for Education Integrating Science, Math, and Computing (CEISMC) executive director; Ruth Kanfer, professor; Dianne Leader, lecturer
Large Classes:
School of Biological Sciences — Adam Decker, senior academic professional and director of Anatomical Sciences; Colin Harrison, senior academic professional; Emily Weigel, senior academic professional
School of Chemistry and Biochemistry — Amit Reddi, associate professor; J. Cameron Tyson, principal academic professional and College of Sciences assistant dean for Academic Programs
School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences — Heather Chilton, remote laboratory support; Zachary Handlos, academic professional
School of Mathematics — Neha Gupta, academic professional and director of Scheduling; Sung Ha Kang, professor; Siddhi Krishna, former NSF Research Training Groups (RTG) postdoctoral associate; Miriam Kuzbary, NSF postdoctoral fellow; Gary (Michael) Lavigne, visiting assistant professor, School of Mathematics; and assistant director of Communication, Education and Outreach for the Southeast Center for Mathematics and Biology; Michael Loss, professor; Gregory Mayer, academic professional and director of Online Learning
Neuroscience — Christina Ragan, lecturer and director of Outreach for the B.S. in Neuroscience program; Alonzo Whyte, academic professional, advisor for the Health and Medical Sciences (HMED) Minor, and director of Academic Advising for the B.S. in Neuroscience program
School of Psychology — Meghan Babcock, academic professional; Dianne Leader, lecturer; Dobromir (Doby) Rahnev, associate professor; Christopher Stanzione, senior lecturer, associate chair for Undergraduate Studies in Psychology; Christopher Weise, assistant professor
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