Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award

The Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award recognizes Teaching Assistants (TAs) who have made distinguished contributions to Syracuse University by demonstrating excellence in significant instructional capacities, such as classroom teaching, laboratory or studio instruction, leading recitation or discussion sections, or assisting senior faculty members with high-enrollment courses. TAs are nominated by their departments and must present a teaching portfolio for review.

Outstanding Teaching Award Call for Nominations

2025 Outstanding Teaching Assistants

  • Agathe Louisa Baggieri, Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
  • Karisa Krystal Bridgelal, Writing Studies, Rhetoric, and Composition
  • Caroline Elizabeth Capuano, Physics
  • Yu-Wei Chang, Psychology
  • Jing Cheng, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
  • Gargi De, Civil & Environmental Engineering
  • Ayşenur Değer, Political Science
  • Julie Marie Harnett, Teaching and Curriculum
  • Tori-Ann Camille Haywood, Sociology
  • Elise Victoria Hegarty, Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
  • Elana Joy Israel, Mathematics
  • Benjamin Matthew Kaufman, Mathematics
  • Harneet Kaur, Social Science
  • Pyeonghwa Kim, Information Science & Technology
  • Hannah Melissa Kimbrell, Mathematics
  • Amanda Marie Kingston, Cultural Foundations of Education
  • Connor Michael Knowlan, Communication & Rhetorical Studies
  • Megan Marie Koch, Earth and Environmental Sciences
  • Elise Marie Krespan, Biology
  • Gabriella Kathryn Larson, Psychology
  • Adarsh Raghuram, Geography and the Environment
  • Abhishek Samlodia, Physics
  • Hector I. Sanchez, History
  • Victor Sholl, Philosophy
  • Nathalie Uwamahoro, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
  • Josiah van Egdom, Political Science
  • Ying Xu, Human Development & Family Science