Outstanding Teaching Assistant Awards
The Awards
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NAGT recognizes outstanding teaching assistants in geoscience education with up to 30 awards annually. Both undergraduate and graduate teaching assistants are eligible for the award which consists of a one year membership in NAGT, a one year subscription to the Journal of Geoscience Education, and a certificate.
The undergraduate student awards are the gift of Thomas Hendrix, Grand Valley State University. Tom was the recipient of the 1994 Neil Miner award and he also served as President of NAGT as editor of the Journal of Geoscience Education. The graduate student awards are funded by NAGT.
2008 Recipients
- Yum Song, Department of Environmental Engineering and Science, Clemson University
- Julia Labadie, Geology Department, Western Washington University
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- Doug Edmonds, Penn State
- Anna Weber, Williams College
- Casey Hanell, Western Washington University
- Jennifer Oblinger, Clemson University
- Arwen Vidal,Univ.ofColorado,
- Sheelly Tyrea,Clemson Univ,SC
- Gerry Griesel, WesternWashington Univ.,WA
- Jennifer Perry,Spokane Community College,WA
- Jesse Bardley,Clemson Univ.SC
- Kira Lawrence,Brown University,RI
- Ben Paulson, WesternWashington Univ.,WA
- Braden Rambo, Clement University
- John Gillaspy, Western Washington University
Nominations
Nominations must be submitted by the department chair or faculty member coordinating teaching assistants. A nominating letter should include:
- The name, address and class year of the nominee
- The name of the course or courses in which the student assisted
- A description of the activities and qualites that make this teaching assistant outstanding
Nomination letters may be submitted by using our online nomination form or by sending them to:
Robert ChristmanNAGT
P.O. Box 5433
Bellingham, WA 98227-5448