Faculty Honored With 2022 Teaching Awards

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The Dean’s Office has announced the recipients of the 2022 awards for distinguished teaching in Penn Arts & Sciences, stating, “We applaud the extraordinary commitment of these individuals to the education of our students.”  

IRA H. ABRAMS MEMORIAL AWARD FOR DISTINGUISHED TEACHING
Toni Bowers, Professor of English
Rudra Sil, Professor of Political Science

DENNIS M. DETURCK AWARD FOR INNOVATION IN TEACHING
Grace Sanders Johnson, Assistant Professor of Africana Studies  

DEAN'S AWARD FOR MENTORSHIP OF UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH
Mechthild Pohlschroder, Professor of Biology

DEAN'S AWARD FOR DISTINGUISHED TEACHING BY AN ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
Sukaina Hirji, Assistant Professor of Philosophy

DEAN'S AWARD FOR DISTINGUISHED TEACHING BY AFFILIATED FACULTY
Robert Johnson, Lab Coordinator and Lecturer, Physics and Astronomy
Rupa Pillai, Senior Lecturer, Asian American Studies

COLLEGE OF LIBERAL AND PROFESSIONAL STUDIES AWARD FOR DISTINGUISHED TEACHING IN UNDERGRADUATE AND POST-BACCALAUREATE PROGRAMS
Sukalpa Basu, Lecturer, Physics and Astronomy

COLLEGE OF LIBERAL AND PROFESSIONAL STUDIES AWARD FOR DISTINGUISHED TEACHING IN PROFESSIONAL GRADUATE PROGRAMS
Lauren Russell, Associate Professor of Practice, Fels Institute of Government

DEAN'S AWARD FOR DISTINGUISHED TEACHING BY GRADUATE STUDENTS
Nana Adjeiwaa-Manu, Sociology
Francesca Bolfo, History of Art
Erin Busch, Music
Joseph Coppola, English
Devin Daniels, English                                     
Abigail Dym, Political Science
Angelina Eimannsberger, Comparative Literature
Christopher Fritschi, Chemistry
Julian Gould, Mathematics
Alicia Meyer, English

In addition, David Kazanjian, Professor of English, has been honored by the University with the Provost’s Award for Distinguished Ph.D. Teaching and Mentoring.

Congratulations to these outstanding teachers.

 

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