Spring 2008 Teaching Recognition
Outstanding Independent Sections Taught by a Graduate Student
| Michael Jasinski for INTL 4410 and INTL 4430 |
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Dan Reed for POLSCI 4520 and POLSCI 4540 |
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| Don Lloyd for POLS 3700 |
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Henrik Schatzinger
1101 and 1105H |
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| Ann Mezzell for INTL 4450 |
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Esther Skelley for POLSCI 1101 |
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| Justin Moeller for POLSCI 1101 |
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Kwon Jun Taek for INTL 4369 and POLSCI 1101 |
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Outstanding Teaching Assistants
| Brandon Gorman, POLS 1101 |
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Sabrina Riles, POLS 4660 |
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| Johannes Karreth, POLS 1101 |
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Cynthia McMeekin, INTL 4250 |
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| Barbara Stringfield, POLS 1101 |
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Outstanding Research Assistants
These students performed their research assistantship duties in a manner that evoked a very strong and positive reaction from the professor(s) to whom they were assigned.
*Teaching Recognition ranking is determined by evaluations by students and professors; Research Recognition is determined by evaluations by professors.
Previous Winners:
Fall 2007 Teaching Recognition
Independent Sections Taught by a Graduate Student
James Kallerman for POLSCI 4740
Brad McAllister for INTL 3200 |
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Outstanding POLSCI 1101 Teaching Assistants
Fall 2007 Outstanding Research Assistants
These students performed their research assistantship duties in a manner that evoked a very strong and positive reaction from the professor(s) to whom they were assigned.
Carrie Eaves
Ruoxi Li
Marie Milward
Brian Pitts |
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*Teaching Recognition ranking is determined by evaluations by students and professors; Research Recognition is determined by evaluations by professors.
Outstanding Teaching Assistant Spring 2007
The Department of Political Science would like to recognize the graduate students whose efforts in the classroom as teaching assistants and independent instructors and as research assistants have truly been outstanding.
Elizabeth
Coggins
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Liz Coggins is a second year Masters student. During Spring semester she facilitated two discussion groups for a large section of American Government. She was incredibly prepared and received extremely high scores in her evaluations, particularly in the categories of stimulation of interest, concern for student and instruction.
Student comments: “Great teacher! Very knowledgeable and provided much assistance with the subject matter. Made breakout seem fun and interesting. Best breakout I have had at UGA. She seems to have a love for teaching and political science.”
“Liz is the best TA I’ve had at UGA. She is awesome at explaining things so that I understand them. She is extremely approachable for help. She used other tools for teaching. I felt like she really cared about our class.”
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Outstanding Research Assistant Spring 2007
Michael
O'Keefe
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Michael O’Keefe is a second year Masters student. During Spring semester he received one of the strongest evaluations given to a research assistant possible. His work exhibited all of the things professors celebrate in strong research assistant: diligence and ingenuity.
Faculty comment: “Michael has been the best research assistant I have ever had…his work was exemplary.” |
Ph.D. Candidates Laura Moyer and Daniel Reed win awards.
Laura Moyer, a Ph.D. candidate focusing on Law and Courts and Daniel
Reed, a Ph.D. candidate focusing on American Politics, recently received
the coveted Dean's Award. This award provides a grant of $1,000 to
supplement their dissertation research.
Laura Moyer was also winner of the Dissertation Completion Award. This
is the highest award that can be given to a graduate student and
provides a $15,000 scholarship for the student to support them during
the completion of their dissertation.
Both of these students are to be congratulated for their excellent
records. Dr. Susan Haire is the major professor for Laura Moyer. Dr.
Paul Gurian is the major professor for Daniel Reed.
Oustanding Graduate Assistants
Congratuations also to Ellen Key and David Martin for being named Outstanding Graduate Assistants. |
