This award was created to honor and to recognize an exemplary graduate student teaching assistant in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences. The recipient will be honored with a recognition memento and a monetary award at the Wilson Awards Banquet held each spring.
Focus
Annually in September, the dean invites nominations for the Schenck Teaching Assistant of the Year Award from each department and institute. Reminders are sent in November.
Eligibility
Current graduate assistant in the college are eligible for award.
Selection Procedure
One recipient for the college shall be selected by the dean.
Nomination Procedure
Each department and institute may submit one nomination (submitted by the department head or director) and the nomination packet should include:
- Letter highlighting the individual’s accomplishments as a teaching assistant; and
- Recent color high-resolution portrait photograph in jpeg format
The nomination materials should be submitted no later than February 15.
Current Recipient
Ianna Gomez Mendez
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Energy and Mineral Enginering
- 2023: Nicholas Barron, Graduate Teaching Meteorology and Atmospheric Science
- 2022: Steven Baksa, Materials Science and Engineering
- 2021: Julia Carr, GeoSciences
- 2020: Scott D. Loeffler, Meterology
- 2019: Michelle A. Ritchie, Geography
- 2018: Carolynne Hultquist, Geography
- 2017: Thomas Nigl, Materials Science and Engineering
- 2016: Qian Sun, Energy and Mineral Engineering
- 2015: Nicholas Holschuh, Geocsciences
- 2014: Anna Domask, Materials Science and Engineering
- 2013: Max Christie, Geosciences
- 2012: Nicole J. Lalibert, Geography
- 2011: Clayton P. Barrows, Energy and Mineral Engineering
- 2010: Destiny D. Aman, Geography
- 2009: Brian Le Vay
- 2008: Prasanna Chidambaram, Energy and Mineral Engineering
- 2007: Kari Jensen, Geography
- 2006: Amy Huff, Meteorology
- 2005: David Jansson, Geography
- 2004: Sara Bier, Geosciences
- 2003: Eric Wolfe, Energy and Mineral Engineering
