School of Science

2004 Dean's Educational & Student Advising Winners

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"The School of Science is extremely proud of all of our awardees - they have all made extraordinary contributions to their units."

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Name of Awardee Department Excerpts from Nomination Letter

Professor John Belcher Physics
"...his efforts to develop this TEAL program serve as a textbook example of how educational innovation should be carried out..."

"...he has totally devoted himself to this effort..."

Viorel Costeanu, Graduate Student Mathematics
"...he remarkably distinguished himself by his endless efforts to learn how to teach and to continuously improve his teaching...."

"....his generosity with his time is remarkable..."

Professor Catherine Drennan

Chemistry

"...she is a conscientious and dedicated teacher with an exceptional talent for empathizing with her students..."

"...she willingly and enthusiastically offered to be a professor mentor for the biochemistry club..."

Theresa Feledy, Graduate Student

Brain & Cognitive Sciences

"...Theresa redefined the TA position and set a standard that will be hard to meet in years to come..."

"...she dealt with the various special needs students in an effective and sensitive manner..."

Professor Michel Goemans Mathematics
"...each of his students has experienced his exellence and dedication in teaching, contagious passion and precision in research, his generosity in devoting large amounts of time to working one-on-one with students and concern for his students lives outside of MIT..."

"...he always spent a considerable amount of time choosing interesting and instructive problems for problem sets..."

Arvind Govindarajan, Graduate Student Biology/PCLM
"...he exuded friendliness, fairness and knowledge to the students and they clearly responded to this..."

"...his contributions are definitely more than one would expect from even the best TAs who fulfill this duty on a one-time basis..."

Justin Kasper, Postdoc Center for Space Research
"...he is a whiz in the classroom and very dedicated to the students..."

"...he works intensely with UROP students often spending late hours explaining their projects..."

Michelle Mischke, Instructor Biology
"...her immense creativity, tireless dedication to the students and the TAs and her patience never cease to amaze..."

"...she managed many TAs and inspired and enabled them to teach very effectively..."

Janet Schrenk, Instructor Chemistry
"...developed a "modular" case study approach to the course..."

"...she has volunteered to serve as a Freshman Advisor in addition to presenting an outstanding Freshman Advising Seminar..."

Betsey Walsh & Stuart Dietz, Graduate Office Support Team Biology
"...they have made outstanding contributions collectively and individually in their performance to support the Biology Graduate office..."

"...they are outstanding employees of the department and their work complement each other..."

Updated 8/1/03

Name of Awardee	Department	Excerpts from Nomination Letter
Professor John Belcher	Physics	"...his efforts to develop this TEAL program serve as a textbook example of how educational innovation should be carried out..." "...he has totally devoted himself to this effort..."
Viorel Costeanu, Graduate Student	Mathematics	"...he remarkably distinguished himself by his endless efforts to learn how to teach and to continuously improve his teaching...." "....his generosity with his time is remarkable..."
Professor Catherine Drennan	Chemistry	"...she is a conscientious and dedicated teacher with an exceptional talent for empathizing with her students..." "...she willingly and enthusiastically offered to be a professor mentor for the biochemistry club..."
Theresa Feledy, Graduate Student	Brain & Cognitive Sciences	"...Theresa redefined the TA position and set a standard that will be hard to meet in years to come..." "...she dealt with the various special needs students in an effective and sensitive manner..."
Professor Michel Goemans	Mathematics	"...each of his students has experienced his exellence and dedication in teaching, contagious passion and precision in research, his generosity in devoting large amounts of time to working one-on-one with students and concern for his students lives outside of MIT..." "...he always spent a considerable amount of time choosing interesting and instructive problems for problem sets..."
Arvind Govindarajan, Graduate Student	Biology/PCLM	"...he exuded friendliness, fairness and knowledge to the students and they clearly responded to this..." "...his contributions are definitely more than one would expect from even the best TAs who fulfill this duty on a one-time basis..."
Justin Kasper, Postdoc	Center for Space Research	"...he is a whiz in the classroom and very dedicated to the students..." "...he works intensely with UROP students often spending late hours explaining their projects..."
Michelle Mischke, Instructor	Biology	"...her immense creativity, tireless dedication to the students and the TAs and her patience never cease to amaze..." "...she managed many TAs and inspired and enabled them to teach very effectively..."
Janet Schrenk, Instructor	Chemistry	"...developed a "modular" case study approach to the course..." "...she has volunteered to serve as a Freshman Advisor in addition to presenting an outstanding Freshman Advising Seminar..."
Betsey Walsh & Stuart Dietz, Graduate Office Support Team	Biology	"...they have made outstanding contributions collectively and individually in their performance to support the Biology Graduate office..." "...they are outstanding employees of the department and their work complement each other..."