Learning Assistant Awards
The David and Kathy Hozza Learning Assistant Awards were presented to undergraduate learning assistants (LAs) for helping to advance IST’s commitment to teaching and learning. The awards program is funded by former assistant teaching professor and now part-time adjunct instructor David Hozza and his wife, Kathy.
Each winner received a $200 prize:
• Brooke Connelly (new LA)
• Alize Portuguez (new LA)
• Matthew Cleary (returning LA)
• Shen-Han Chiu (returning LA)
Four honorable mentions each received $50: Paige Barnes, Vivien Carroll, Kristen Kutufaris, and Zayna Talaat
Graduate Student Awards
The college presented three awards to doctoral students:
• Shraddha Pathak received the Award for Excellence in Teaching Support for exhibiting exemplary commitment to student learning, reflective teaching practices, leadership, and professional growth.
• He “Albert” Zhang received the PhD Award for Research Excellence for outstanding research, scholarship, and/or creativity (post-comprehensive exam).
• Ruyuan Wan received the Rising Star Award for outstanding research, scholarship, and/or creativity (pre-comprehensive exam).
One IST student was among the thirty-one winners of the University-wide Graduate Exhibition, hosted by the J. Jeffrey and Ann Marie Fox Graduate School.
• Zina Zhang placed third in the Research Poster Category–Social and Behavioral Sciences for her project “Casual Competition by Design.”
Read more about graduate student research. LINK
