Penn Prize for Excellence in Teaching by Graduate Students
Who is the best Grad Student Teacher you ever had?
Recognizing excellence in teaching by graduate students across the University, the Penn Prize for Excellence in Teaching by Graduate Students seeks nominations specifically from undergraduate and graduate students. This is your opportunity to acknowledge graduate students who, through their dedication to teaching, have had a profound impact on your education at Penn. Ten awards will be made.
Nomination: Why is your nominee the best TA or graduate student instructor of record you ever had? Effective nominations will speak specifically about what the TA/instructor did to help you learn. Please describe your TA/instructor’s teaching practices and explain the impact they had. Such details will help the awards committee to evaluate how different graduate student instructors facilitate student learning. To this end, your nomination should have a minimum of 50 words.
The nomination form will open on January 18 and remain open until 11:59pm on February 16, 2024. Submit your nomination at: https://forms.gle/1nU1iC7PdfddbXWM7.
Questions may be directed to Ian Petrie (petrie@upenn.edu).
2024 Award Winners
- Jeongmoon Choi, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (SEAS)
- Jonathan Dick, English (SAS)
- Jamie Galanaugh, Neuroscience (PSOM)
- Joyce Kim, Sociology (SAS/GSE)
- Nipun Kottage, Anthropology (SAS/PSOM)
- Marissa Shandell, Management (Wharton)
- Azsaneé Truss, Communication (Annenberg)
- Jacqueline (Jacqui) Wallis, Philosophy (SAS)
- Caroline Wechsler, History and Sociology of Science (SAS/PSOM)
- Hannah Xiao, Data Science (SEAS)
2023 Award Winners
Front (l. to r.) Lucy Andersen, Vice Provost Karen Detlefsen, Derek Yang, Ann Ho, Arianna James
Back (l. to r.) Ritesh Isuri, Adiwid (Boom) Devahastin Na Ayudhya, Oualid Merzouga,
Puneeth Guruprasad
- Lucy Anderson, Nursing
- Adiwid “Boom” Devahastin Na Ayudhyia, Data Science
- Kai Feng, Demography (not in picture)
- Latrice Ferguson, Education (not in picture)
- Puneeth Guruprasad, Bioengineering
- Ann Ho, English
- Ritesh Isuri, Chemistry
- Arianna James, English
- Oualid Merzouga, Mathematics
- Derek Yang, Chemistry
2022 Award Winners
- Erin Anderson (Bioengineering, SEAS)
- Katie Copley (Neuroscience, PSOM)
- Nicholas Dias (Political Science, SAS, & Annenberg)
- Lilia Escobedo (Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, SEAS)
- Olivia Hu (Sociology, SAS)
- Katey Mari (Anthropology, SAS)
- Ethan Plaue (English, SAS)
- Bruno Saconi (Nursing)
- Yosef Washington (Philosophy, SAS)
- Stephanie Wesson (Philosophy, SAS)
2021 Award Winners
- Tsai Hsuan (Angel) Chung (International Educational Development, Graduate School of Education)
- Marisa Egan (Cellular and Molecular Biology, Biomedical Graduate Studies, Perelman School of Medicine)
- Janay Garrett (Interdisciplinary Studies in Human Development, Graduate School of Education)
- Jesse Hamilton (Philosophy, SAS)
- Taylor Heath (Sociology, SAS)
- Darin Johnson (Communication, Annenberg)
- Autumn Melby (Anthropology, SAS)
- Breanna Moore (History, SAS)
- Paradorn (Joe) Rummaneethorn (Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, SEAS)
- Elena van Stee (Sociology, SAS)
2020 Award Winners
- Alex Chianese (Nursing)
- Caroline Hodge (Anthropology)
- Razan Idris (History)
- Timothy Kundro (Management)
- Zachary Loeb (History & Sociology of Science)
- Muira McCammon (Communication)
- Victoria Muir (Bioengineering)
- Taylor Odle (Education)
- Gino Pauselli (Political Science)
- Hadass Silver (Political Science)
2019 Award Winners
- Mohsen Azadi (Mechanical Engineering & Applied Mechanics)
- Sumitra Badrinathan (Political Science)
- Xiaoxia (Summer) Dong (City & Regional Planning)
- Abigail Dym (Education)
- Meghan Garrity (Political Science)
- Gregory Koutnik (Political Science)
- Shih-Kai Lin (Architecture)
- Chris Mustazza (English)
- Alison Russell (Social Welfare)
- Mac Schumer (Chemistry)
2018 Award Winners
- Juan Pablo Ardila (History, School of Arts and Sciences)
- Suneal Bedi (Legal Studies, & Business Ethics The Wharton Schooll)
- Mark Bookman (East Asian Languages & Cultures, School of Arts and Sciences)
- Evelyne Brie (Political Science, School of Arts and Sciences)
- Lauren Brumley (Psychology, School of Arts and Sciences)
- Tabea Cornel (History & Sociology of Science, School of Arts and Sciences)
- Tajah Ebram (English, School of Arts and Sciences)
- Julia Kahn (Neuroscience, Perelman School of Medicine)
- Haley Pilgrim (Sociology, School of Arts and Sciences)
- Alexis Rider (History & Sociology of Science, School of Arts and Sciences)
2017 Award Winners
- Nicholas Bell (Political Science, School of Arts and Sciences)
- Chelsea Chamberlain (History, School of Arts and Sciences)
- Jaclynn Elkind (Nursing, School of Nursing)
- Ethan Mallick Hossain (Economics, School of Arts and Sciences)
- Thomas Noah (Philosophy, School of Arts and Sciences)
- Lloyd Talley (Interdisciplinary Studies in Human Development, Graduate School of Education)
- Jillian Vaum (History of Art, School of Arts and Sciences)
- Allyson Volinsky (Communications, Annenberg School for Communication)
- Nicole Welk-Joerger (History of Sociology and Science, School of Arts and Sciences)
- Daniel Wu (Chemistry, School of Arts and Sciences)
2016 Award Winners
- Richard Eisenberg (Computer and Information Sciences, School of Engineering & Applied Science)
- Ambar La Forgia (Health Care Management and Economics, Wharton School)
- Andrea Lloyd (Romance Languages, School of Arts and Sciences)
- Marcus Michelen (Mathematics, School of Arts and Sciences)
- Paul Mitchell (Anthropology, School of Arts and Sciences)
- Stan Najmr (Chemistry, School of Arts and Sciences)
- Kaitlin Kylie Pomerantz (Fine Arts, School of Design)
- Lindsey Reuben (Romance Languages, School of Arts and Sciences)
- Rachel Stonecipher (Communication, Annenberg School for Communication)
- Sarah Wolf (Chemistry, School of Arts and Sciences)
2015 Award Winners
- Beeta Baghoolizadeh (History)
- Andrew Barnard (Political Science)
- Thomas Brinkerhoff (History)
- Nese Devenot (Comparative Literature)
- Kevin Gotkin (Communication)
- Daniel McCarthy (Statistics)
- Lydia Rosenberg (Fine Arts)
- Kyle Smith (Chemistry)
- Timothy Sowicz (Nursing)
- Basima Tewfik (Management)
2014 Award Winners
- Justin Bernstein (Philosophy)
- Marina Isgro (History of Art)
- Adam Mally (Computer Graphics and Game Technology)
- Salar Mohandesi (History)
- Prakirti Nangia (Political Science)
- Michael Noss (Chemistry)
- J. Maxwell Rogoski (Medicine and History and Sociology of Science)
- Ursula Williams (Chemistry)
- Andy Wu (Applied Economics)
- Gartaa Yieleh-Chireh (Mathematics