Grant competition salutes exceptional graduate teaching

<p>The Graduate and Professional Student Association (GPSA) recently saluted 22 ASU graduate student recipients of the 2007-2008 GPSA Teaching Excellence Award. The awardees were recognized March 19 at a luncheon in their honor at the University Club on ASU’s Tempe campus.</p><separator></separator><p>The program recognizes graduate and professional students at ASU’s Tempe campus who exemplify excellence in education and classroom instruction.</p><separator></separator><p>The awardees are: D. Jeff Bale, educational leadership and policy studies; Daniel Barr, chemistry; Margaret Bartlett, curriculum and instruction; Nicholas Behm, English; Justin Boren, Hugh Downs School of Human Communication; Monica Butler, history; Kierstin Catlett, School of Human Evolution &amp; Social Change; Tamara Christensen, College of Design; Stacey M. Flores, educational psychology; Molly Gittelman, theater and film; Dustin Goltz, Hugh Downs School of Human Communication; Tamer Helmy, School of Life Sciences; Christine Holman, School of Justice and Social Inquiry; Shannon Johnson, Hugh Downs School of Human Communication; Mariah Conover Keko, theater and film; Amy Markos, curriculum and instruction; Kimberlee Perez, Hugh Downs School of Human Communication; Sarah Anne Polasky, educational psychology; Shankar Thirunakkarasu, electrical engineering; Ekaterina Trofimova, French; Rose Soza War Soldier, history; and Qiawen Wu, College of Design.</p><separator></separator><p>Individuals who have won the award are ineligible to receive it a second time; however, they are recognized by a continuing excellence note.</p><separator></separator><p>The 2007-2008 Continuing Excellence in Teaching awardees are: Debi Johnson, curriculum and instruction (art education); Christopher Schneider, School of Justice and Social Inquiry; and Angela Zapata, educational psychology.</p><separator></separator><p>Teaching assistants and graduate student instructors are eligible for nomination. This year, there were 69 complete nominations (with applications) and all were observed in the classroom by a member of the volunteer graduate student review committee.</p>