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| 2005 - 2006 Distinguished Faculty and Teaching Assistant Awards |
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Faculty Research Lecturer Award
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The Faculty Research Lectureship is awarded annually to the faculty member determined to be the most distinguished for research or other creative achievement. Candidates are nominated by their peers, and the final selection is made by an Academic Senate committee consisting of the previous 5 Faculty Research Lecturers. This award is considered to be the highest honor the UCSB faculty can bestow on one of its members. |
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Plous Award
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The Plous Award was established to honor Harold J. Plous, an Assistant Professor in UCSB's Department of Economics until his untimely death in 1957. The award is presented annually to an Assistant Professor from the humanities, social sciences or natural sciences. Selection is based on outstanding performance and promise as measured by creative action and contribution to the intellectual life of the college community. |
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Distinguished Teaching Award
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Dr. Blau's reputation for teaching excellence precedes him in both departments where his students and colleagues had many wonderful things to say about him. His reputation is also reflected in his excellent student evaluations. A PhD candidate in Education remarks, "My fellow student teachers and I found ... a model of the teacher we all wanted to become." Dr. Blau has been described as not jut an evaluator, but as a knowledgeable interested person, whose comments and teachings are designed to push student thinking forward. Dr. Blau has taught classes ranging from general education English to graduate classes in teacher education, and through all of his work it is clear that he is an engaged and passionate teacher. |
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Distinguished Teaching Award
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Professor Cohen specializes in early American history and the history of women and gender, but despite her specific area of research many of her current and former students describe her as being attentive to their research needs. She has been described by many as going above and beyond in helping her students find sources that they need to complete research. Professor Cohen is said to "urge students to use their specific talents to write excellent history," and that she "has no interest in producing prodigies in her own image." It is her "ability to push students to develop their own merits that sets her apart as a truly outstanding teacher." |
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Distinguished Teaching Award
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Professor Mark Juergensmeyer
Professor Mark Juergensmeyer's dynamic teaching style is widely known throughout the UCSB campus. Any class led by Professor Juergensmeyer is an environment for critical analysis and discussion. His students observe: "Professor Juergensmeyer encourages, even expects, his students to ask questions, challenge his beliefs and even to openly debate hot topics." Another student notes, "he makes a class of two-hundred feel like fifteen as he reaches out to [us], engaging us in conversation." He often invites expert guest speakers to accompany his lectures, and organizes class trips to various places of worship for his Religious Studies courses. |
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Distinguished Teaching Award
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Professor Michael Mahan
Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, Interdepartmental Biomolecular Sciences and Engineering Program A student writes of Professor Mahan: "I came to realize that the enthusiasm he brought to class stemmed not only from his passion for the material but also from a passion for teaching." Professor Mahan's students praise his teaching strategies, for example, his ability to break up significantly difficult concepts into manageable units. By exposing students to scientific discoveries and medical breakthroughs, Professor Mahan keeps students interested and connected to the real life implications of the subjects they are learning. |
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Distinguished Teaching Award
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An aspect of Professor Warner's teaching that is held in high regard is his mentoring of undergraduate students. Professor Warner is said to have any where from 3-4 undergraduate researchers working in his lab, many of whom go on to graduate school. He mentors both in L&S Biology and in CCS, and is well respected in each area for the work he does with undergraduates. He includes these researchers in his field work and involves them in many aspects of research. He has even taken on undergraduates as assistant teaching assistants, which provides them with an opportunity to learn not just about research, but also about teaching and preparing labs. |
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Non-Senate Academic
Distinguished Teaching Award |
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Dr. Ralph Gallucci
Department of Classics Dr. Gallucci's reputation for teaching excellence is known both among his colleagues and his students. "Dr. Gallucci is much loved by his students, and such is his popularity that students are sometimes openly disappointed if they discover, after enrolling for one of "his" usual classes, that someone else will be at the helm." His classes in the department are extremely sought after, and he rarely teaches classes that are not assigned to large lecture halls. Despite his large class sizes Dr. Gallucci maintains his approachability by moving along the aisles during lecture to bridge the distance between himself and his students. As a professor who does all he can to connect with the student body in a positive way, he continually takes an active interest in his students' lives outside of class. |
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Outstanding Graduate Mentor Award
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Professor Merith Cosden
Gevirtz Graduate School of Education Professor Cosden has excelled at recruiting underrepresented students to her program, which helps to enrich and diversify the University. One student had this to say of Professor Cosden, "She recognizes that serious students with great academic potential come in many different ages and with many different life circumstances." She actively recruits diverse students such as: students who are first in their family to pursue higher education, single mothers, older students, and students with disabilities, and she works hard to acclimatize them to university life. |
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Outstanding Graduate Mentor Award
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Professor Reginald Golledge
Department of Geography Professor Golledge has consistently sponsored and mentored a variety of graduate students from diverse backgrounds, including minority and underrepresented students, students with disabilities, and women in a discipline which was traditionally male-dominated. A student writes of Professor Golledge "he's been understanding of the challenges I've faced as I've tried to balance my academic work with the demanding job of being a mom." Professor Golledge's mentoring goes beyond the Department of Geography; he advises students at other campuses in the U.S. and abroad, including but not limited to Turkey, Iran, Chile, Italy, and Spain. |
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Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award
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Stuart Levenbach
Department of Ecology Evolution and Marine Biology Stuart has been described by students as being "so much more than a Teaching Assistant, he is a teacher in every sense of the word." His work in EEMB goes beyond that of a 'teaching assistant.' Stuart has worked on a major revision of the Aquatic Communities course reader, and has worked voluntarily to develop a new set of modules (curriculum, exercise, and class materials) for EEMB 142a. A faculty member described Stuart as a "dream Teaching Assistant." |
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Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award
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Craig Nelson
Department of Ecology Evolution and Marine Biology Craig's reputation for dedicated teaching is known among both faculty and students. Many faculty members acknowledge Craig for his efforts in the EEMB labs because he goes above and beyond what is normally expected. He provides extras for their classes such as: updating course materials, preparing new assignments, applying for research permits at local lakes, and even teaching a lecture class of over 500 students when one faculty member was stranded due to flooding. One faculty member described Craig as, "the most perceptive, innovative, creative, and personable Teaching Assistant I have encountered in my ten years at UCSB." |
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Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award
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David Romblom
Department of Physics David has been improving on the curriculum of the physics labs and has been described by students as, "Excellent - one of the best Teaching Assistants I have taken for a physics lab," and as "always willing to help." One student in particular had this to say about David, "When things in the lab were going poorly, he would accept responsibility for the confusion, and then re-teach the material in a different way to help the students accomplish their lab tasks more easily." |
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Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award
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Jessica Timpany
Department of Political Science Jessica Timpany works not only as a Teaching Assistant, but is also the Lead TA and helps run the department's training course for new Teaching Assistants. Her reputation for teaching excellence is not only felt among faculty, but also known among students. One student said this of Jessica, "She does not apply a 'one size fits all' technique, but approaches every student's needs on an individual basis." Many others described her as motivated, enthusiastic, and "able to break down the barriers between the teacher and the student." |
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