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About the Award
Each spring GradSTEP gives out an award that recognizes the best graduate teaching assistants throughout the University. The
award, sponsored by the Graduate Student Enhancement Program (GradSTEP) and the Graduate College, is designed to encourage
and reward excellence in undergraduate instruction. Recognizing the role of graduate teaching assistants as valued teaching
colleagues is an important part of building our university community. Winners receive a plaque commemorating their accomplishment
and a cash award of $250.
Eligibility
The Teaching Assistant must have taught a course for which he/she had major responsibility at any time in 2007. Exam proctors,
graders, and past recipients of this award are not eligible. Self-nominations will not be considered for this award. Those
eligible will come from one or more of the following categories:
1) TA teaching own section(s)
2) TA leading study/recitation section(s)
3) TA teaching laboratory section(s).
Nomination Procedures
Please fill out this Nomination Form and attach a one-page, typewritten letter (one side only) that specifically describes the reasons (e.g., accomplishments,
contributions, impact on students) why this person is deserving of this nomination. Return the nomination form and the one-page
typewritten letter to:
GradSTEP Coordinator of Summer Programs
215 South Hall
Ph. 419-372-8621
Fax: 419-372-1897
gradstep@bgsu.edu
Nomination deadline
Please hurry! The deadline for receipt of nominations has been extended to
February 11, 2008 at 5 p.m.
What happens after GradSTEP receives nominations?
Upon receipt of a nomination, each TA is sent a letter indicating that he/she has been nominated for the award, application
guidelines, and submission information. Should you decide to take the opportunity to apply for the award, please submit one
copy (all pages should be printed on front sides only) of the following items by no later than 5 p.m. on Monday, February
25, 2008 (note that materials should be no longer than twenty pages, plus the length of your syllabus):
1. A completed award application form 2. A current vita (LIMIT: 5 pages, front sides only) 3. A letter of recommendation (LIMIT: 2 pages, front sides only) (from either your immediate assistantship supervisor or from someone else at BGSU familiar with the your
work in the class for which you are nominated) (letters should be sealed in envelopes when submitted) 4. A statement of your
teaching philosophy (LIMIT: 1 page, front side only) 5. The syllabus used in the undergraduate course(s) for which you were nominated (front sides only) 6.
Any additional materials to demonstrate your teaching effectiveness (LIMIT: 6 pages, front sides only) (e.g., graduate-level course syllabi, peer evaluations, assignments, activities, etc.) 7. End-of-semester
student evaluations from one section of the undergraduate course(s) for which you were nominated (LIMIT: 5 pages, front sides only) (summary sheets are preferable, although you can also include copies of individual evaluations representative
of the summary)
Please submit electronic versions of all materials to gradstep@bgsu.edu by 5 p.m. on Monday, February 25, 2008. (NOTE: GTA Award winners are determined by committee. This necessitates making additional copies of your application materials.
If providing physical copies of the materials, please do NOT bind or staple your application materials. We request that you
adhere to the page limits and guidelines noted above. Any information appearing on the reverse side of documents or in excess
of the stated page limits will NOT be distributed to committee members. As such, please be both selective and careful in providing
materials.) Students unable to produce electronic versions may submit materials to:
Graduate Student Enhancement Program
2007 Graduate Assistant Teaching Award
215 South Hall
Bowling Green, OH 43403
Selection Procedures
A selection committee comprised of the GradSTEP staff and the GradSTEP Advisory Council evaluates each completed application.
The committee meets as a whole to select three award recipients. In those cases where a TA shares responsibility for teaching/leading
a section, he/she will be considered on an individual basis.
Award Presentation and Ceremony
Since in most instances it is students of the TA who have nominated them for this honor, the winning TAs will be notified
of the award during their classroom sessions whenever possible. The University President, Dean of the Graduate School, GradSTEP
Director, and the President of GSS are invited to serve as award presenters. The presenters will make an unscheduled, surprise
visit to the class, make the award announcement, and present a certificate to the award recipient. Also invited to the in-class
presentations are the TA's college dean, department chair, graduate coordinator, adviser, teaching supervisor, and award committee
members, as well as representatives of appropriate media.
Award recipients are invited to attend the Shanklin Awards Banquet to be held April 25, 2008. The Dean of the Graduate School
will present each recipient with a formal plaque and a check for $250. Award committee members are invited to attend.
Our Outstanding Teaching Assistant award recipients are invited to share their experiences with incoming graduate students
as presenters for "The TA Speaks" sessions held during the August GradSTEP week.
2006 Award Recipients
Dena Krishnan, Biology
Molly Henry, Psychology
Heather Williams, Theatre & Film
Melissa Askren-Edgehouse, EALS
2005 Award Recipients (click here for pictures):
Kristen Abraham, Psychology
Lynette Boos, Mathematics & Statistics
Lance Jones, Psychology
2004 Award Recipients (click here for pictures):
Jason Schmitt, School of Communication Studies
Vikram Sharma, Business Administration/Management
Igor Melynkov, Mathematics & Statistics
Julie Parenteau, School of Communication Studies.
Contact Information
Kyle Holody
GradSTEP Coordinator of Summer Programs
215 South Hall
Ph. 419-372-8621
Fax: 419-372-1897
gradstep@bgsu.edu
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