Grad Teaching Excellence Award

Grad Teaching Excellence Awards

Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) Awards are intended to recognize and acknowledge the effort that GTAs put into their teaching while they themselves are students. Any student who has held a GTA position during the semester of nomination is eligible. Two awards are given out in both the Fall and Winter Semesters. Winners of the GTA Awards receive $150, a certificate of recognition, and their name is posted on the CTLT website under “Previous Recipients.”

Instructions:

Nominations must be signed by at least three students, and faculty members may also sign the nomination. Each nomination should be accompanied by a letter that addresses the award criteria listed below. Completed forms and attachments should be sent by email to the CTLT. Nominations are due by November 30 and March 31 for the Fall and Winter semesters respectively.

Click this button to email both of your nomination forms:
gradteachexcellence@unbc.ca

Criteria:

  • Why do the nominating students believe the Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) to be exceptional in aiding and supporting learning?
  • How has the GTA demonstrated clarity and effectiveness in instruction and assistance to students?
  • How has the graduate student teacher/teaching assistant motivated and inspired students to learn?

Grad Teaching Award Nomination Form

GTA Award Terms of Reference

Previous Recipients

Winter 2024

Cheri Brown and Emily Dennis

Fall 2023

Akil Vinayagam and Ashley Wilkinson

Winter 2023

Guowei Li and Carlie O’Brien 

Fall 2022

Allison (Allie) Golt and Applied Analysis Hub (AAH) TA's: Lisa Koetke, Yi-Chin (Sunny) Tseng, and Juan Ramirez Delgado

Winter 2022

Joe Bottoms

Fall 2021

Nahid Hassanshahi and Theresa Smith