The 2017 SAS Awards for Distinguished Contributions to Undergraduate Education were announced at a May 3 ceremony at Winants Hall. The awards honored eleven teachers--from faculty members to graduate students--for accomplishments both within and beyond the classroom. Dean Lord, of the School of Arts and Sciences Honors Program, was also honored with a Staff Career Award for her dedication to Rutgers students. Executive Dean Peter March opened the ceremony by emphasizing the critical role that undergraduate instruction plays in a strong Arts and Sciences program. He then presented the awards, which cover the spectrum of Arts and Sciences fields from Latino and Caribbean Studies and Russian to sociology and physics.
Read more about the 2017 honorees here.
2017 Honorees
Distinguished Professor
Yolanda Martinez-San Miguel– Latino & Caribbean Studies
Associate Professor
Emily Van Buskirk – Russian and East European Languages and Literatures
Alyson Brooks – Physics and Astronomy
Assistant Professor
Norah MacKendrick- Sociology
Associate Teaching Professor
Abdelbaki Brahmia– Physics and Astronomy
Gregg Transue – Biological Sciences (DLS)
Assistant Teaching Professor
Ana Paula Serra – Spanish and Portuguese
Andrew Tjang– Computer Science
Madeline Zehala – English Writing Program
Teaching Assistant
Ian Bignall – English Writing Program
Aniket Patra – Physics and Astronomy
Staff Career Award
Nancy (Muffin) Lord – SAS Honors Program Director and Advisor
