Each year, the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences and the Office of the Provost recognize members of the College’s tenure-line and teaching-track faculty for excellence in teaching. Weinberg College also recognizes the contributions of outstanding graduate student teachers in the instruction of its undergraduates. To be eligible for an award, teachers must first be nominated by undergraduates in their classes during the fall quarter. The 2022 awardees are rewarded with a stipend and recognition during an award ceremony on June 7.
This Year’s Awardees:
Distinguished Teaching Award
Each year the College selects three members of the tenure-line faculty to receive Weinberg College Distinguished Teaching Awards. The most senior of these recipients is designated as the winner of the E. LeRoy Hall Award. In addition, two more Distinguished Teaching Awards, designated as Arts and Sciences Alumni Teaching Awards, are reserved for members of the teaching-track faculty.
The 2022 recipients of the Distinguished Teaching Award are:
Marco Gallio, Department of Neurobiology
Lauren Stokes, Department of History
Chloe Thurston, Department of Political Science
Arts and Sciences Alumni Teaching Award
The 2022 recipients of the Arts and Sciences Alumni Teaching Award are:
Aaron Greicius, Department of Mathematics
Stephanie Knezz, Department of Chemistry
Arend Kuyper, Department of Statistics and Data Science
Excellence in Mentoring Undergraduate Research Award
This award recognizes a faculty member who has exhibited particular skill in and dedication to mentoring undergraduate students engaged in research and other intellectually creative endeavors.
This research or creative work may have taken the form of honors or senior theses or other senior projects, independent study, laboratory work, or a combination. Successful candidates for the Weinberg College Award for Excellence in Mentoring Undergraduate Research will have established a history of exceptional work with undergraduates and the development of opportunities for them to become involved in research and other sustained creative projects.
The 2022 recipients of the Excellence in Mentoring Undergraduate Research Award are:
Jillana Enteen, Gender and Sexuality Studies Program
Mary McGrath, Department of Political Science
Community Building Award
The award recognizes faculty who foster a sense of community both inside and outside the classroom and who make students feel valued as members of the Northwestern intellectual community.
The 2022 recipients of the Community Building Award are:
Kimberly Marion Suiseeya, Department of Political Science
Outstanding Graduate Student Teacher Award
Ella Wang, Department of Chemistry
Ruoyu (Ro) Wang, Department of Mathematics
Wenhan Zhang, Comparative Literary Studies Program