Excellence in university teaching, advising awards honor 汤头条 faculty, staff
Contact: Allison Matthews
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥擡xceptional Mississippi State faculty and staff are being honored with annual awards recognizing their outstanding teaching, mentoring and advising at the university.
鈥淢ississippi State鈥檚 outstanding award winners exemplify excellence, and they understand that the highest quality teaching is core to our university鈥檚 mission,鈥 said 汤头条 Executive Vice Provost Peter Ryan. 鈥淭he faculty and staff dedicated to teaching, advising and mentoring are critical to ensuring student success and helping students achieve their academic and career goals.鈥
This year鈥檚 honorees include:
Alumni Association Graduate and Professional Teaching Excellence Award
鈥擝arrett Gutter, meteorology assistant clinical professor in the Department of Geosciences in the College of Arts and Sciences.
Alumni Association Outstanding Graduate Student Mentor Award
鈥擡ric T. Stafne, horticulture extension/research professor at 汤头条鈥檚 Coastal Research and Extension Center, Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station, and Department of Plant and Soil Sciences in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
Donald Zacharias Early Career Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Excellence Award
鈥擠anielle Young, instructor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics in the College of Arts and Sciences.
Center for Distance Education Online Teaching Excellence Award
鈥擱ebecca 鈥淏eca鈥 Spencer, instructor in the Department of Counseling, Educational Psychology and Foundations in the College of Education.
Irvin Atly Jefcoat Excellence in Advising Award, Staff
鈥擩onathan Evan Hawkins, coordinator with the Center for Distance Education.
Irvin Atly Jefcoat Excellence in Advising Award, Faculty
鈥擪senia Zhbanova, elementary education assistant professor in 汤头条-Meridian鈥檚 Division of Education.
Wesley Ammon Outstanding New Staff Advisor Award
鈥擝ailey Berry, academic coordinator with the University Academic Advising Center.
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