Outstanding Teaching Assistant Awards

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The Award

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.

Award Recipients

2010 Recipients

• Kerri Dickey, University of Northern Iowa
  
• Rachel Dunham, Western Washington University
  
• Alex Dutchak, University Colorado - Boulder
  
• Nick Gava, University of Maryland
• Jason McAlister, University of British Columbia
• Christopher Patterson, Clemson University
• Aneela Qureshi, University of Georgia

Past Recipients

Make a Nomination

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 qualities that make this teaching assistant outstanding

Nomination Deadline: June 15

Nomination letters may be submitted by using our online nomination form or by sending them to the program contact person:

Robert Christman
NAGT
P.O. Box 5433
Bellingham, WA 98227-5448