Via CALS Notes: Top TAs honored for excellence by CALS faculty and leadership
Many arrive at class early, stay late, answer questions before they can be asked and jump in to lecture at times when a professor’s research pulls her away from her students. Some tackle field research in Asia, outreach in Africa or biochemistry tutoring at midnight in Roberts Hall.
But all 29 of this year’s Outstanding Teaching Assistants honorees have at least one thing in common – the deep respect and gratitude of the more than two dozen faculty members and college leaders on hand in G10 Biotech on Thursday to offer their thanks.
“TAs definitely make a significant contribution to our teaching mission in the college, and we want to recognize that. You make a huge impact on the students you interact with,” said Donald Viands, associate dean and director of academic programs for CALS. “We’re here to celebrate the positive things that you all have done.”
Two students in the Graduate Field of Horticulture were recognized:
- Yoshiki Harada for his work in Urban Eden: Woody Plant Selection, Design, and Landscape Establishment (HORT/LA 4910/4920).
- Grant Thompson, who TA’d Jeff Perry’s EDUC 2410, The Art of Teaching.
Congratulations Yoshi and Grant!
Donald Viands, associate dean and director of academic programs for CALS, presents award to Grant Thompson.
Donald Viands, associate dean and director of academic programs for CALS, presents award to Yoshiki Harada.
Other recent recognitions include:
- Two undergraduate Plant Sciences Majors — Sarah Nechamen and Emily Rodekohr were recognized for academic excellence at last month’s Dean’s Awards.
- Plant Sciences major Joshua Kaste, ALS ’16, received honorable mention in the Goldwater Scholarship competition.
- And speaking of runners-up, Cornell rose to #2 in the QS World University Rankings by Subject among the world’s elite universities in the Agriculture and Forestry category.