CAS Presents Golden Dozen Teaching Awards

Twelve members of the Faculty of Arts and Science were honored as winners of the Golden Dozen awards at the College of Arts and Science’s Baccalaureate Ceremony in Madison Square Garden on May 11. The Golden Dozen awards celebrate those faculty members who have demonstrated excellence in teaching and service to undergraduates. They are selected by a CAS faculty committee from nominations made by their colleagues and students.

      This year’s award winners are Susan Anton (associate professor of anthropology), Andrea Dortmann (language lecturer of German), Thomas Ertman (associate professor of sociology), Darlene Forrest (director of faculty development in expository writing), Ruth Horowitz (professor of sociology), Xiaoxiao Jiao (senior language lecturer of East Asian studies), Laurence Lockridge (professor of English), Michael (Mick) Moloney (global distinguished professor of Irish studies and music), John Moran (clinical assistant professor of French), Anne Rademacher (assistant professor of social and cultural analysis/environmental studies), Shanker Satyanath (associate professor of politics), and Tyler Volk (associate professor of biology and science director of environmental studies).

      The college also honored the following graduate students with Outstanding Teaching Assistant Awards: Lydia Butt (German), Forest Hylton (history), Shira Kohn (history), Albert Laguna (English), Suzanne Price (anthropology), Sandra Rozental (anthropology), and Brett Wisniewski (classics).

      The Outstanding Teaching Awards for adjunct professors, graduate instructors, and part-time or new faculty were given to Kristina Harris (adjunct instructor of chemistry), Betty Ming Liu (adjunct professor of journalism), Jonathan Mischkot (language lecturer of expository writing), Peter Rajsingh (adjunct instructor of politics), Seema Srivastava (adjunct professor of art history), and Fran Stern (adjunct assistant professor of journalism).

      All of these recipients were chosen based on student and faculty recommendations.