Penn Arts and Sciences Faculty, Grad Students Receive Teaching Awards

Steven J. Fluharty, Dean of Penn Arts and Sciences, and Dennis DeTurck, Stephen A. Levin Dean of the College, have announced the recipients of the School’s 2015 teaching awards. The winners will be honored at a School-wide reception on Thursday, April 30, at 4 p.m. in 200 College Hall.

Ira H. Abrams Memorial Award for Distinguished Teaching
Mark Devlin, Reese W. Flower Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics in Physics and Astronomy
Ayelet Ruscio, Associate Professor of Psychology

Dean's Award for Innovation in Teaching
Jeffery Saven, Professor of Chemistry

Dean's Award for Mentorship of Undergraduate Research
Geoffrey Goodwin, Assistant Professor of Psychology

Dean’s Award for Distinguished Teaching by an Assistant Professor
Emily Steinlight, Stephen M. Gorn Family Assistant Professor of English

Dean's Award for Distinguished Teaching by Affiliated Faculty
Anthony Espòsito, Undergraduate Chair of Hispanic Studies in Romance Languages

College of Liberal and Professional Studies Distinguished Teaching Award for Standing Faculty
Cynthia Damon, Professor of Classical Studies

College of Liberal and Professional Studies Distinguished Teaching Award for Affiliated Faculty
Nedra Lexow, Biology

Dean's Award for Distinguished Teaching by Graduate Students
Thomas Dichter, English
Roksana Filipowska, History of Art
Mashinka Firunts, History of Art
Robert Hoffman, Philosophy
Susanne Ryuyin Kerekes, Religious Studies
Fiona Moreno, Romance Languages
Jacob Nagy, Chemistry
Jane Sancinito, Ancient History
Daniel Song, Biology
Yitao Zhang, Chemistry

In addition, four members of the Penn Arts and Sciences faculty are recipients of University-wide teaching awards:

Lindback Award for Distinguished Teaching
Robert Ghrist, Andrea Mitchell University Professor of Mathematics and Electrical and Systems Engineering
Masao Sako, Associate Professor of Physics and Astronomy

Provost’s Award for Distinguished Ph.D. Teaching and Mentoring
Robert DeRubeis, Samuel H. Preston Term Professor in the Social Sciences in Psychology

Provost’s Award for Teaching Excellence by Non-Standing Faculty
Melissa Hunt, Associate Director of Clinical Training in Psychology

All members of the Penn community are invited to a reception honoring the 2014-15 recipients of University teaching awards on Monday, April 27, at 5 p.m. in the Hall of Flags, Houston Hall, 3417 Spruce Street. Light refreshments and hors d’oeuvres will be served.

For more information on the winners of the University teaching awards, click here.

 

 

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