Dear Colleagues:
The Distinguished Teaching Award celebrates exceptional teaching and commitment to student success. Six senate faculty, three non-senate faculty, and five teaching assistants are selected from a highly competitive pool of nominees each year to receive the award.
This year, the Distinguished Teaching Award Selection Committee is honored to recognize the following recipients for their demonstrated passion for teaching, their drive to continually improve teaching practices, and their positive and significant impact on their students.
Senate Faculty
- Leisy Abrego, Chicana and Chicano Studies
- Jeff Eldredge, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
- Raymond Knapp, Musicology
- Hannah Landecker, Sociology and the Institute for Society and Genetics
- Eric Min, Political Science and Global Studies Interdepartmental Program
- Nina Rabin, Law
Furthermore, Professor Hannah Landecker will receive the Eby Award for the Art of Teaching, Professor Nina Rabin will be receiving the award for Distinction in Teaching at the Graduate Level, and Professor Leisy Abrego will receive the award for Distinction in Undergraduate Research Mentorship.
Non-Senate Faculty
- Rana Khankan, Life Sciences Core Education
- Peter L. Reich, Law
- Stephen Tobin, Spanish and Portuguese
Teaching Assistants
- Suzanna Donato, Psychology
- Jordan Hugh Sam, Musicology
- Rey Paolo Roca, Nursing
- Kyle Scott, Philosophy
- Elizabeth Schiffler, Theater
To all the nominees, thank you for your outstanding contributions to our campus community. Your dedication and commitment to teaching are an inspiration to us all.
We would like to take a moment to express our sincere gratitude to the selection committee members who dedicated their time and expertise to reviewing the nominations. Your thoughtful consideration of each nominee and effort to recognize excellence in teaching at UCLA are greatly appreciated.
- David Kim, Professor, European Languages and Transcultural Studies, and Chair, Distinguished Teaching Award Selection Committee
- Mark Goorsky, Professor, Materials Science & Engineering, and Vice Chair, Distinguished Teaching Award Selection Committee
- Alan Castel, Professor, Psychology
- Neveen El-Farra, Professor, Medicine
- Kumiko Haas, Director, Instructional Improvement Programs, Teaching & Learning Center, and Outgoing Chair, Distinguished Teaching Award Selection Committee
- Nguyễn-võ Thu-hương, Professor, Asian Languages & Cultures
- Diana Rigueur, Lecturer, Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology
- Miya Shaffer, Ph.D. Candidate, World Arts and Cultures/Dance
- Laurel Westrup, Lecturer, Writing Programs
For more information about the Distinguished Teaching Awards, please visit the Distinguished Teaching Awards website or email Awards@teaching.ucla.edu.
Cordially,
Erin Sanders O’Leary
Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning
Andrea M. Kasko
Chair, Academic Senate