The School of Arts and Sciences rewards outstanding teachers nominated by their students and departments or programs.
All currently enrolled School of Arts and Sciences students may nominate instructors for the School's annual teaching awards. A recommendation essay that is at least 50 words long must accompany every nomination. You will not be able to submit a nomination without the required essay. (Please follow the links below.)Please direct questions to: teaching@sas.upenn.edu.
English
Dean’s Award for Distinguished Teaching by Affiliated Faculty
East Asian Languages and Civilizations
Ira H. Abrams Memorial Award for Distinguished Teaching
Biology
Ira H. Abrams Memorial Award for Distinguished Teaching
Mathematics
Dennis M. DeTurck Award for Innovation in Teaching
History and Sociology of Science
Dean’s Award for Distinguished Teaching by Affiliated Faculty
Anthropology
Dean’s Award for Mentorship of Undergraduate Research
English
Dean’s Award for Distinguished Teaching by an Assistant Professor
ROW 1: Todd Baker, PHIL; Micah Del Rosario, ENGL; Taylor Dysart, HSSC; Theodora Naqvi, CLST
ROW 2: Gino Pauselli, PSCI; Makiki Reuvers, HIST; Mario Sassi, ROML; Ellen Urheim, MATH
Not Pictured: Stephen Hackler, PHAS; Zachary Zimmerman, CHEM
William Ashmanskas
Physics and Astronomy
Dean’s Award for Distinguished Teaching by Affiliated Faculty
Kathleen DeMarco Van Cleve
English, Cinema and Media Studies
Dean’s Award for Distinguished Teaching by Affiliated Faculty
Ivan Dmochowski
Chemistry
Dean’s Award for Mentorship of Undergraduate Research
Michele Margolis
Political Science
Dean’s Award for Distinguished Teaching by an Assistant Professor
Josephine Park
English
Ira H. Abrams Memorial Award for Distinguished Teaching
Masao Sako
Physics and Astronomy
Ira H. Abrams Memorial Award for Distinguished Teaching
Whitney Trettien
English
Dennis M. DeTurck Award for Innovation in Teaching
Dean’s Awards for Distinguished Teaching by Graduate Students:
Natalie Amleshi, ENGL; Phoebe Askelson, CHEM; Sumitra Badrinathan, PSCI; Dana Cypress, ENGL; Meghan Garrity, PSCI; Ramey Mize, ARTH; Carmen Torre Perez, ROML; Brian Reese, PHIL; Jordan Rogers, ANCH; Ryan Budnick, LING
Megan Crnic
History and Sociology of Science
Dean’s Award for Distinguished Teaching by Affiliated Faculty
Gwendolyn DuBois Shaw
History of Art
Ira H. Abrams Memorial Award for Distinguished Teaching
Jami Fisher
Linguistics
Dean’s Award for Distinguished Teaching by Affiliated Faculty
Peter Holquist
History
Ira H. Abrams Memorial Award for Distinguished Teaching
Phillip Nelson
Physics and Astronomy
Dennis M. DeTurck Award for Innovation in Teaching
Daniel Singer
Philosophy
Dean’s Award for Distinguished Teaching by an Assistant Professor
Meredith Tamminga
Linguistics
Dean’s Award for Mentorship of Undergraduate Research
Dean’s Award for Distinguished Teaching by Graduate Students
Chelsea Chamberlain, HIST
Thomas Elliott, COML
Danielle Hanley, POLI
Wesley Hanson, CLST
Jeffrey Katzin, ARTH
Clare Mullaney, ENGL
Stan Najmr, CHEM
Sudev Sheth, SARS
Margaret Strair, GRMN
Zachary Smith, POLI
Herman Beavers
English, Africana Studies
Dean’s Award for Mentorship of Undergraduate Research
Cullen Blake
Physics and Astronomy
Dean’s Award for Distinguished Teaching by an Assistant Professor
Julia Bloch
English
Dean’s Award for Distinguished Teaching by Affiliated Faculty
Marie Gottschalk
Political Science
Ira H. Abrams Memorial Award for Distinguished Teaching
David Kim
History of Art
Dean’s Award for Innovation in Teaching
Oscar Montoya
Romance Languages
Dean’s Award for Distinguished Teaching by Affiliated Faculty
Evelyn Thomson
Physics and Astronomy
Ira H. Abrams Memorial Award for Distinguished Teaching
Dean’s Awards for Distinguished Teaching by Graduate Students
Chelsea Chamberlain, HIST; Thomas Elliott, COML; Danielle Hanley, POLI; Wesley Hanson, CLST; Jeffrey Katzin, ARTH; Clare Mullaney, ENGL; Stan Najmr, CHEM; Sudev Sheth, SARS; Zachary Smith, POLI; Margaret Strair, GRMN;
Coren Apicella
Psychology
Dean's Award for Distinguished Teaching by an Assistant Professor
James English
English
Ira H. Abrams Memorial Award for Distinguished Teaching
Katherine Moore
Anthropology
Dean's Award for Distinguished Teaching by Affiliated Faculty
Nakia Rimmer
Mathematics
Dean's Award for Distinguished Teaching by Affiliated Faculty
Masao Sako
Physics and Astronomy
Dean’s Award for Innovation in Teaching
Patrick Walsh
Chemistry
Dean’s Award for Mentorship of Undergraduate Research
Jeffrey Winkler
Chemistry
Ira H. Abrams Memorial Award for Distinguished Teaching
Dean’s Awards for Distinguished Teaching by Graduate Students
Erica Boetefuer, BIOL; Florian Breitkopf, GERM; Brian Chao, PSCI; Lee Ann Custer, ARTH; Travis Lau, ENGL; Asja Radja, PHYS; Ariel Resnikoff, COML; Nathaniel Shils, PSCI; Hee Yoon, AMCS; Mary Zaborskis, ENGL
Mark Devlin
Physics and Astronomy
Ira H. Abrams Memorial Award for Distinguished Teaching
Anthony Esposito
Romance Languages
Dean's Award for Distinguished Teaching by Affiliated Faculty
Geoffrey Goodwin
Psychology
Dean’s Award for Mentorship of Undergraduate Research
Ayelet Ruscio
Psychology
Ira H. Abrams Memorial Award for Distinguished Teaching
Jeffery Saven
Chemistry
Dean’s Award for Innovation in Teaching
Emily Steinlight
English
Dean's Award for Distinguished Teaching by an Assistant Professor
Dean’s Awards for Distinguished Teaching by Graduate Students:
Thomas Dichter, ENGL; Roksana Filipowska, ARTH; Mashinka Firunts, ARTH; Robert Hoffman, PHIL; Susanne Kerekes, RELS; Fiona Moreno, ROML; Jacob Nagy, CHEM; Jane Sancinito, ANCH; Daniel Song, BIOL; Yitao Zhang, CHEM
Dr. Timothy Corrigan
Cinema and Media Studies
Ira H. Abrams Memorial Award for Distinguished Teaching
Dr. Gwendolyn Shaw
History of Art
Dean’s Award for Innovation in Teaching
Dr. Eileen Doherty-Sil
Political Science
Dean's Award for Distinguished Teaching by Affiliated Faculty
Dr. Antonio Feros
History
Dean’s Award for Mentorship of Undergraduate Research
Dr. Brian Gregory
Biology
Dean's Award for Distinguished Teaching by an Assistant Professor
Dean’s Awards for Distinguished Teaching by Graduate Students:
Iggy Cortez, ARTH; Julius Fleming, ENGL; Elaine LaFay, HSOC; Rose Muravchick, RELS; Prakirti Nangia, PSCI; Juliet Sperling, ARTH; Emma Stapely, ENGL; Ashley Tallevi, PSCI; Jeffrey Ulrich, CLST; Robert Willison, PHIL
Dr. David Brainard
Psychology
Ira H. Abrams Memorial Award for Distinguished Teaching
Dr. Jeffrey Green
Political Science
Dean’s Award for Distinguished Teaching by an Assistant Professor
Dr. Shannon Lundeen
Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies
Dean’s Award for Distinguished Teaching by Affiliated Faculty
Dr. Kathy Peiss
History
Ira H. Abrams Memorial Award for Distinguished Teaching
Dr. Masao Sako
Physics and Astronomy
Dean’s Award for Mentorship of Undergraduate Research
Dr. Peter Struck
Classical Studies
Dean’s Award for Innovation in Teaching
Dean’s Awards for Distinguished Teaching by Graduate Students:
Rosanna Dent, HSSC; Maria Diaz, BIOL; Ellen Donnelly, PSCI; Lindsey Fiorelli, PHIL; Marina Isgro, ARTH; Sam Lin, ANTH; Donald McLaughlin, ENGL; Bridget Swanson, GRMN; Bronwyn Wallace, ENGL; Ursula Williams, CHEM
Dr. Mirjam Cvetic
Physics and Astronomy
Ira H. Abrams Memorial Award for Distinguished Teaching
Dr. John Jackson
Anthropology, Communication
Dean’s Award for Innovation in Teaching
Dr. Eric Jarosinski
German
Dean’s Award for Innovation in Teaching
Dr. Melanie Peron
Romance Languages
Dean’s Award for Distinguished Teaching by Affiliated Faculty
Dr. Donald Ringe
Linguistics
Ira H. Abrams Memorial Award for Distinguished Teaching
Dr. Paul Rozin
Psychology
Dean’s Award for Mentorship of Undergraduate Research
Dean’s Awards for Distinguished Teaching by Graduate Students:
Neil Crimes, MUSC; Jennifer Gerrish, CLST; Tyler Kelly, MATH; Joseph Lavery, COML; Ruth Meadows, MUSC; Bruno Melillo, CHEM; Jacob Morton, ANCH; Sergio Mukherjee, PSCI; Sara Phenix, ROML; Benjamin Truesdale, ANCH
Dr. Jennifer Heerding
Biological Basis of Behavior
Dean’s Award for Distinguished Teaching by Affiliated Faculty
Dr. Paul Heiney
Physics and Astronomy
Dean’s Award for Innovation in Teaching
Dr. A.T. Charlie Johnson
Physics and Astronomy
Dean’s Award for Mentorship of Undergraduate Research
Dr. Catriona Macleod
German Studies
Ira H. Abrams Memorial Award for Distinguished Teaching
Dr. Andreea Nicoara
Mathematics
Dean’s Award for Distinguished Teaching by an Assistant Professor
Dr. Gregory Urban
Anthropology
Ira H. Abrams Memorial Award for Distinguished Teaching
Dean’s Awards for Distinguished Teaching by Graduate Students:
Natalia Bauer, ANCH; James Fiumara, ENGL; Glenn Holtzman, MUSC; Lee Kennard, MATH; Christopher Melenovsky, PHIL; Rebecca Pardo, ANTH; Stephan Stohler, PSCI; Isabel Suchanek, ARTH; Caroline Weist, GRMN; Noor Zaidi, HIST
Dr. Mark Devlin
Physics and Astronomy
Dean’s Award for Mentorship of Undergraduate Research
Dr. John DiIulio
Political Science
Ira H. Abrams Memorial Award for Distinguished Teaching
Dr. Christina Frei
Germanic Languages and Literatures
Dean’s Award for Distinguished Teaching by Affiliated Faculty
Dr. Marie Gottschalk
Political Science
Dean’s Award for Innovation in Teaching
Dr. Salamishah Tillet
English
Distinguished Teaching by an Assistant Professor
Dr. Ilya Vinitsky
Slavic Languages
Ira H. Abrams Memorial Award for Distinguished Teaching
Dean’s Awards for Distinguished Teaching by Graduate Students:
Michael Ambroso, PHYS; Lacey Baradel, ARTH; Claire Bourne, ENGL; Jason Devito, MATH; Ruth Erickson, ARTH; Michael Joiner, ANTH; Melanie Micir, ENGL; Amanda Reiterman, AAMW; Erin Wiley, BIOL
Dr. Amisha Jha
Psychology
Dean’s Award for Innovation in Teaching
Michael Kaplan
Biological Basis of Behavior
Dean’s Award for Distinguished Teaching by Affiliated Faculty
Dr. Christine Poggi
History of Art
Ira H. Abrams Memorial Award for Distinguished Teaching
Dr. Phillip Rea
Vagelos Program in Life Sciences and Management
Ira H. Abrams Memorial Award for Distinguished Teaching
Dr. Melissa Sanchez
English
Edmund J. and Louise W. Kahn Award for Distinguished Teaching by an Assistant Professor
Peter Stallybrass
English
Dean’s Award for Mentorship of Undergraduate Research
Dean’s Awards for Distinguished Teaching by Graduate Students:
David Alexander Bateman, PSCI; Barbara Elias, PSCI; Laurel Mackenzie, LING; Ryan Muldoon, PHIL; Jonathan Pogach, ECON; Jared Richman, ENGL; David Russo, ECON; David Shea Vela-Vick, MATH; Judith Sierra-Rivera, SPAN; Brandon Woods, ENGL
Dr. Emma Dillon
Music
Ira Abrams Award for Distinguished Teaching
Dr. Simon Richter
Germanic Languages and Literatures
Ira Abrams Award for Distinguished Teaching
Dr. Roger Smith
Political Science
Dean's Award for Mentorship of Undergraduate Research
Dr. James Schlatter
Theatre Arts
Dean’s Award for Distinguished Teaching by Affiliated Faculty
Dr. Marija Drndic
Physics and Astronomy
Edmund J. and Louise W. Kahn Award for Distinguished Teaching by an Assistant Professor
Dean’s Awards for Distinguished Teaching by Graduate Students:
James Bedison, ENVS; Elena Bogden, MATH; D’Maris Coffman, HIST; Ellery Foutch, ARTH; Matthew Gaetano, HIST; Athanasios Geromichalos, ECON; Ryan Grauer, PSCI; Adrian Khactu, ENGL; Joanna Radin, HSSC; Roberto Salguero-Gomez, BIOL; Lance Wahlert, ENGL
Dr. Deborah Burnham
English
College of General Studies Distinguished Teaching Award Lecturers
Dr. Peter Decherney
Cinema and Media Studies
Dean’s Award for Innovation in Teaching
Dr. Karen Detlefsen
Philosophy
Edmund J. and Louise W. Kahn Award for Distinguished Teaching by an Assistant Professor
Dr. Michael Gamer
English
College of General Studies Award for Distinguished Teaching by Standing Faculty
Dr. Clelia Mallory
Chemistry
Dean’s Award for Distinguished Teaching by Affiliated Faculty
Dr. Fred Scatena
Earth
Science Dean's Award for Mentorship of Undergraduate Research
Dr. David Wallace
English
Ira Abrams Award for Distinguished Teaching
Dean’s Awards for Distinguished Teaching by Graduate Students:
Jennifer Glaser, COML/CPCW; Laura Heffernan, ENGL; Myra Lotto, ENGL/CPCW; Efstratios Minakakis, MUSC; Megan Phifer-Rixey, BIOL; Veronica Schanoes, ENGL; Jill Shashaty, ENGL; Gregory Steirer, ENGL; Curtis Swope, GRMN
Dr. Edwin (Ted) Abel
Biological Basis of Behavior
Dean's Award for Mentorship of Undergraduate Research
Dr. Vijay Balasubramanian
Physics and Astronomy
Ira Abrams Award for Distinguished Teaching
Dr. Ronald Granieri
History
Dean’s Award for Distinguished Teaching by an Assistant Professor
Dr. Heather Love
English
Dean’s Award for Innovation in Teaching
Dr. Janet Monge
Anthropology
Dean’s Award for Distinguished Teaching by Affiliated Faculty
Dr. John Richetti
English
Ira Abrams Award for Distinguished Teaching
Dr. Andrew Shatte
Psychology
Dean’s Award for Distinguished Teaching by Affiliated Faculty
Dean’s Awards for Distinguished Teaching by Graduate Students:
Michael McDuffee, MATH; Jennifer Higginbotham, ENGL; Julie-Francoise Kruidenier, COML; Laszlo Kurti, CHEM; Enkeleida Lakuriqi, PHYS; Sarah Manekin, HIST; Dahlia Porter, ENGL; Jamie Taylor, COML; Anthony Yuen, ECON
Charles Bernstein
English
Dean’s Award for Innovation in Teaching
Dr. Hocine Fetni
Sociology
College of General Studies Distinguished Teaching Award
Dr. Robert Giegengack
Earth and Environmental Science
Dean's Award for Mentorship of Undergraduate Research
Andrew Lamas
Urban Studies
College of General Studies Distinguished Teaching Award
Dr. Josephine Park
Asian American Studies (Minor)
Edmund J. And Louise W. Kahn Award for Distinguished Teaching by an Assistant Professor
Dr. Paul Sniegowski
Biology
Ira Abrams Award for Distinguished Teaching
Dr. Rebecca Stein
Economics
Dean’s Award for Distinguished Teaching by Affiliated Faculty
Dean’s Awards for Distinguished Teaching by Graduate Students:
Vance Byrd, GERM; Richard Collum, BIOL; Alberta Ferrario, RELS; Damien Keane, ENGL; John Lessard, ENGL; Sarah Mason, MATH; James Mesbur, LING; Helen Murphy, BIOL; Jennifer Strong, MATH; Kahlil Williams, POCI
Dr. Clark Erickson
Anthropology
Dean's Award for Mentorship of Undergraduate Research
Dr. Lothar Haselberger
History of Art
Ira Abrams Award for Distinguished Teaching
Dr. Sean Keilen
English
Edmund J. And Louise W. Kahn Award for Distinguished Teaching by an Assistant Professor
Dr. Robert Schuyler
Anthropology
Dean’s Award for Innovation in Teaching
Dr. Janet Tighe
History and Sociology of Science
Dean’s Award for Distinguished Teaching by Affiliated Faculty
Dean’s Awards for Distinguished Teaching by Graduate Students:
Christopher Baron, ANCH; Catherine Chamblee, MUSC; Christine Devena, MATH; Scott Edgar, PHIL;Matthew Hart, ENGL; Thomas Kelso, ENGL; Stanley Kemp, BIOL; Erika Lin, ENGL; Sukhendu Mehrotra, MATH; Stephennie Mulder, ARTH
Shane Butler
Classical Studies
Edmund J. And Louise W. Kahn Award for Distinguished Teaching by an Assistant Professor
Dr. Margreta de Grazia
English
Ira Abrams Award for Distinguished Teaching
Dr. Dennis DeTurck
Mathematics
Ira H. Abrams Memorial Award for Distinguished Teaching
Dr. Robert Giegengack
Earth and Environmental Science
Dean’s Award for Innovation in Teaching
Dr. Gomaa Omar
Earth and Environmental Science
Dean’s Award for Distinguished Teaching by Affiliated Faculty
Dr. Tony Pietrovito
Chemistry CGS
Distinguished Teaching Award
Jean-Michael Rabate
English
CGS Distinguished Teaching Award
Dr. John Sabini
Psychology
Dean’s Award for Mentorship of Undergraduate Research
Dean’s Awards for Distinguished Teaching by Graduate Students:
Vance Byrd, GRMN; Richard Collum, BIOL; Alberta Ferrario, RELS; Damien Keane, ENGL; John Lessard, ENGL; Sarah Mason, MATH; James Mesbur, LING; Helen Murphy, BIOL; Jennifer Strong, MATH; Kahlil Williams, PSCI
Dr. Gregory Djanikian
English
Dean's Award for Distinguished Teaching by Affiliated Faculty
Dr. Michael Gamer
English
Ira Abrams Award for Distinguished Teaching
Dr. Herman Gluck
Mathematics
Dean's Award for Mentorship of Research
Dr. Melvyn Hammarberg
Anthropology
College of General Studies Distinguished Teaching Award
Dr. Marisa Koziowski
Chemistry
Kahn Award for Distinguished Teaching by an Assistant Professor
Dr. Ponzy Lu
Biochemistry
Dean's Award for Mentorship of Research
Dr. Ralph Rosen
Classical Studies
Ira Abrams Award for Distinguished Teaching
Dr. Edward Thornton
Chemistry
Dean's Award for Innovative Teaching
Dean’s Awards for Distinguished Teaching by Graduate Students:
Ari Blatt, ROML; Jeremy Braddock, ENGL; Sanjay Chugh, ECON; Paul Frail, CHEM; Robbie Glen, ENGL; Sean Greene, HIST; Jason Parsley, MATH; Elena Past, ROML; Patricia Schmidt, MUC; Petr Svoboda, BIOL
Dr. Ivar Berg
Sociology
Ira Abrams Award for Distinguished Teaching
Dr. David Koerner
Physics and Astronomy
Kahn Award for Distinguished Teaching by an Assistant Professor
Dr. Phillip Nelson
Biophysics
Ira Abrams Award for Distinguished Teaching
Dr. Alan Mann
Anthropology
Senior Class Award
Dr. Millicent Marcus
Italian Studies
Dean's Award for Innovative Teaching
Dr. Cary Mazer
Theatre Arts
Dean's Award for Mentorship of Research
Dr. Rudra Sil
Political Science
Senior Class Award
Dean’s Awards for Distinguished Teaching by Graduate Students:
Pauina Alberto, HIST; Jennifer Ebbler, CLST; Robert Kane, HIST; Michelle Karnes, ENGL; Carmen Lamas, COML; Samuel Trieu Nguyen, MATH; Brandy O'Neil, ANTH; Mark Sample, COML; James Saporito, HIST; Juliet Shields, ENGL; Kieran Snyder, LING
Dr. Bruce Kuklick
History
Ira Abrams Award for Distinguished Teaching
Dr. Andrew Binns
Biology
Dean's Award for Mentorship of Research
Dr. Jeremy McInerney
Classical Studies,
Ira Abrams Award for Distinguished Teaching
Dr. Barbara von Schlegell
Religious Studies,
Kahn Award for Distinguished Teaching
Dr. Cristle Collins Judd
Music
Dean's Award for Innovative Teaching
The Kahn Award for Educational Excellence is given to an academic entity within Arts and Sciences that demonstrates an extraordinary commitment to teaching, innovation, and service. This year's recipient is the Department of Mathematics, Dr. Dennis DeTurck Chair.
Dean’s Awards for Distinguished Teaching by Graduate Students:
Ilana Blumberg, ENGL; Bryan Coutain, PSCI; Gregory Flaxman, COML; Autumn Fleister, PHIL; Bernard Rhie ENGL; Nakia Rimmer, MATH; Jen Smith, ENVS; Jon Sullivan, BIOL; Lorrin Thomas, HIST