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STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥擬ississippi 大象APP is honoring exceptional faculty and staff with annual awards for their outstanding teaching, mentoring and advising of students at the university.
鈥淭his year鈥檚 faculty and staff honorees stand out because of the sincerity of the heartfelt comments made in the nomination letters by fellow faculty members and students. The honorees鈥 impressive and noble work is moving, and they are all extremely deserving recipients of these awards,鈥 said Executive Vice Provost Peter Ryan, who also serves as dean of the Graduate School. 鈥淚t鈥檚 great to see so many early-career teachers excel. They鈥檝e hit the ground running, and they serve as an impetus for their peers be successful and pick up momentum in a culture of excellence in teaching and advising.鈥
This year鈥檚 honorees include:
Alumni Association Graduate and Professional Teaching Excellence Award
鈥擧arish Chander, associate professor, Department of Kinesiology, College of Education.
Alumni Association Outstanding Graduate Student Mentor
鈥擧asan Tekedar, assistant research professor, Department of Comparative Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine.
Donald Zacharias Early Career Undergraduate Teaching Excellence Award
鈥擹achary Gillen, assistant professor, Department of Kinesiology, College of Education.
鈥擜aron Grimes, instructor, Shackouls Technical Communication Program, Bagley College of Engineering.
鈥擜swathy Rai, assistant teaching professor, Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Entomology and Plant Pathology, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
鈥擲heida Riahi, instructor, Department of Marketing, Quantitative Analysis and Business Law, College of Business.
鈥擩ennifer Sexton, assistant professor, Department of Management and Information Systems, College of Business.
鈥擝enjamin Tkach, associate professor, Department of Political Science, College of Arts and Sciences.
鈥擠avid Wallace, assistant clinical professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Bagley College of Engineering.
Irvin Atly Jefcoat Excellence in Advising Staff Recipient
鈥擪ylie Crossland, program coordinator, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Bagley College of Engineering.
Irvin Atly Jefcoat Excellence in Advising Faculty Recipient
鈥擩ulie Jessop, professor, associate director and Hunter Henry Chair, Dave C. Swalm School of Chemical Engineering, Bagley College of Engineering.
Foil-Wyatt Outstanding New Faculty Advisor聽聽聽听听听听听听听听听听听
鈥擮P McCubbins, associate professor, School of Human Sciences, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences.
Wesley Ammon Outstanding New Staff Advisor
鈥擜lison Stamps, academic coordinator and advisor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Bagley College of Engineering.
Center for Distance Education Online Teaching Excellence Award
鈥擲heida Riahi, instructor, Department of Marketing, Quantitative Analysis and Business Law, College of Business.
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