Summer School honors the 8 summer instructors who were awarded a teaching award. Given annually, these awards acknowledge the University’s commitment to outstanding teaching and mentoring for graduate and undergraduate students. A total of 25 instructors were given a teaching award for 2021.

The summer faculty members and teaching assistants earned University Teaching Awards this year:

Tanner Awards for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching

• Richard Goldberg, Department of Applied Physical Sciences
• Yuki Aratake, Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies

Carlyle Sitterson Freshman Teaching Award

• Tanya Shields, Department of Women’s and Gender Studies

Chapman Family Teaching Awards

• Todd Austell, Department of Chemistry
• Kris Jordan, Department of Computer Science

Tanner Awards for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching by Graduate Teaching Assistants

• Wonkyung Jang, School of Education
• Danielle Weber, Department of Psychology and Neuroscience
• Ben Levy, Department of Physics and Astronomy
• Pavel Nitchovski, Department of Philosophy

For a full list of winners, see The Well’s list of the 2021 University Teaching Award Winners.