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Carnegie Mellon regularly honors faculty and graduate students for excellence in contributions to the educational mission of the university and colleges. Mellon College of Science faculty and graduate students have been recent recipients of awards such as Robert E. Doherty Award for Education Excellence, Carnegie Mellon’s highest educational honor. The Mellon College of Science also honors its best each year with the Julius Ashkin Award, the Richard Moore Education Award, the Hugh D. Young Graduate Student Teaching Award, and the Innovation in Education Award. National education awards are included here as well.

1999–2007

Biological Sciences

Name Award
Peter Berget Richard Moore Education Award, 2005
Peter Berget Honored by the National Conference of Governor’s Schools, 2004
William E. Brown Richard Moore Education Award, 2002
William E. Brown Robert E. Doherty Award for Excellence in Education, 2004
Carrie B. Doonan Julius Ashkin Teaching Award, 2000
Elizabeth Jones Inaugural Genetics Society of America Excellence in Education Award, 2006
Jonathan Minden Innovation in Education Award, 2007
Gordon Rule Julius Ashkin Teaching Award, 2005
Gordon Rule William H. and Frances S. Ryan Award for Meritorious Teaching, 2007
Amy Kennedy Academic Advising Award, 1999
John Woolford Richard Moore Education Award, 2003

Chemistry

Name Award
Bruce A. Armitage Julius Ashkin Teaching Award, 2004
Andrea Benvin Hugh D. Young Graduate Student Teaching Award, 2007
Nadine Fattaleh-Diggs Hugh D. Young Graduate Student Teaching Award, 2000
Delia-Laura Popescu Hugh D. Young Graduate Student Teaching Award, 2006
Stuart Staley Richard Moore Education Award, 2007
Karen H. Stump Regional Responsible Care® Catalyst Award, American Chemistry Council, 2002
Karen H. Stump William H. and Frances S. Ryan Award for Meritorious Teaching, 2005
Leonard Vuocolo University Graduate Student Teaching Award, 1999
David Yaron Julius Ashkin Teaching Award, 2002
David Yaron Carnegie Science Center Award for Excellence as University/Post-Secondary Teacher, 2004

Mathematical Sciences

Name Award
Kelley W. Burgin Hugh D. Young Graduate Student Teaching Award, 2005
Morton Gurtin Richard Moore Education Award, 1999
William Hrusa Richard Moore Education Award, 2006
Alexei Kolesnikov University Graduate Student Teaching Award, 2001
John Mackey Julius Ashkin Teaching Award, 2007
Victor J. Mizel Richard Moore Education Award, 2000
Michael Picollelli Hugh D. Young Graduate Student Teaching Award, 2006
Steven E. Shreve Doherty Prize for Excellence in Education, 2000
Ksenija Simic Hugh D. Young Graduate Student Teaching Award, 2003
Matthew Szudzik Hugh D. Young Graduate Student Teaching Award, 2007
Reha Tütüncü Julius Ashkin Teaching Award, 2003
Russell Walker Academic Advising Award, 2004
Aris Winger Hugh D. Young Graduate Student Teaching Award, 2002

Physics

Name Award
Ruth Chabay Julius Ashkin Teaching Award (co-recipient), 1999
Brian Diggs Hugh D. Young Graduate Student Teaching Award, 1999
Stephen Garoff Academic Advising Award, 2002
Andrew Harey Hugh D. Young Graduate Student Teaching Award, 2001
Daniel Hennesy Hugh D. Young Graduate Student Teaching Award, 2004
Barry B. Luokkala Julius Ashkin Teaching Award, 2001
Sara Majetich Academic Advising Award, 2000
Curtis Meyer Julius Ashkin Teaching Award, 2006
Bruce Sherwood Julius Ashkin Teaching Award (co-recipient), 1999

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