LAS recognizes excellence in teaching and advising.
April 1, 2009
Top Teachers and Advisors

The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences gratefully acknowledges the following individuals for their excellence in teaching and advising in 2009. Their contributions are vital to maintaining LAS as a great college.

Recognition of the LAS Teaching Academy Reflective Teaching Seminar

  • Professor Alison Anders, Geology
  • Professor Alison Bell, Animal Biology
  • Professor Patrick Bray, French
  • Professor Lisa Cacho, Latina/Latino Studies and Asian American Studies
  • Professor Ashwini Chhatre, Geography
  • Professor Julie Cidell, Geography
  • Professor Brian Dill, Sociology
  • Professor Becky Fuller, Animal Biology
  • Professor Laura Hastings, European Union Center
  • Professor Andrew Leakey, Plant Biology and Institute for Genomic Biology
  • Professor Anke Pinkert, Germanic Languages and Literatures
  • Professor Daniela Puzzello, Economics
  • Professor Jorge I. Ramírez García, Psychology
  • Professor Misumi Sadler, East Asian Languages and Cultures
  • Professor Gisela Sin, Political Science
  • Professor Annie Tremblay, French
  • Professor Edelyn Verona, Psychology
  • Professor Yongmei Michelle Wang, Statistics and Psychology
  • Professor Duane Watson, Psychology and Linguistics
  • Professor Yutian Wong, Asian American Studies and Dance

Academic Advising Award

  • Professor Richard T. Rodriguez, Latina/Latino Studies
  • Robert C. Steltman, English

Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching by Graduate Teaching Assistants

  • Shabnam Javdani, Psychology

Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching by Instructional Staff

  • John Griswold, English
  • Katherine Wahl, Mathematics

Lynn M. Martin Award for Distinguished Women Teachers

  • Mary E. Ramey, Communication
  • Professor Carla Cáceres, Animal Biology

Humanities Award for Excellence in Teaching

  • Samantha Looker, English
  • Professor Gillen Wood, English

Dean’s Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching

  • Professor Laurie Johnson, Germanic Languages and Literatures
  • Professor Leanne Knobloch, Communication
  • Professor Mark H. Leff, History
  • Professor Bruce Reznick, Mathematics
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