Celebration of Teaching and Scholarship

The Celebration of Teaching and Scholarship recognizes RIT’s outstanding faculty, staff, and students for their excellence in innovation, teaching, and developing the next generation of leaders.

Celebration of Teaching and Scholarship 2024

Wednesday, April 10, 2024 | Ingle Auditorium at 4:30 p.m. + Fireside Lounge Reception

 

Congratulations to the 2024 Awardees: 

Provost’s Outstanding Graduate Student Teaching Award

  • Meghan Childs, Mathematical Modeling, College of Science

Provost’s Innovative Teaching Award

  • Makini Beck, Department of Sociology and Anthropology - College of Liberal Arts, University Studies – School of Individualized Study

Provost's Excellence in Student Learning Outcomes Award

  • Master of Science in Secondary Education for Students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing, National Technical Institute for the Deaf

Provost’s Award for Excellence in Academic Advising

  • Experienced Advisor: Vicki Rocha, Kate Gleason College of Engineering
  • New Advisor: Liz Martin, Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences

Provost's Excellence in Faculty Mentoring Award

  • Ashok Robin, Department of Finance and Accounting, Saunders College of Business
  • Sarah Sarchet, Department of Science and Mathematics, National Technical Institute for the Deaf

Isaac L. Jordan, Sr., Faculty Pluralism Award

  • Dina Newman, Thomas H. Gosnell School of Life Sciences, College of Science

Outstanding Teaching Award for Non-Tenure-Track Faculty

  • Douglas Tusch, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, College of Science
  • Jodie Crowley, Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program, College of Health Sciences and Technology

Richard and Virginia Eisenhart Provost’s Award for Excellence in Teaching

  • Duygu Akdevelioglu, Department of MIS, Marketing, and Analytics, Saunders College of Business

Distinguished Professor Designation

  • Mark Fairchild, Color of Science Program, College of Science
  • Michael Amy, School of Art, College of Art and Design

Eisenhart Award for Outstanding Teaching

  • Hye-Jin Nae, School of Design, College of Art and Design
  • Dorin Patru, Department of Electrical and MicroElectronic Engineering, Kate Gleason College of Engineering
  • Carl Salvaggio, Center for Imaging Science, College of Science

Trustees Scholarship Award

  • Matthew Wright, Department of Cybersecurity, Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences
  • Thomas Gaborski, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Kate Gleason College of Engineering

 

Read about the awardees from last year in the 2023 Celebration of Teaching and Scholarship Award Program.