Congratulations to the Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant Award 2004 honorees:

Jason Schmitt, Communication Studies
Vikram Sharma, Business Administration/Management
Igor Melynkov, Mathematics & Statistics
Julie Parenteau, Communication Studies

With representation across the university, all the 17 finalists for this year’s honor represent a dedication and commitment to teaching.

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.