2022 Celebration of Teaching
We celebrate the many instructors who went above and beyond their regular teaching duties to earn a CITL teaching certificate. These teachers engaged in many activities that may include: teaching students at Illinois, having their teaching observed by a mentor, collecting and responding to student feedback on their teaching, exploring the literature on teaching & learning, attending teaching & learning workshops, creating original teaching & learning work, and engaging in reflective practices.
CERTIFICATE IN FOUNDATIONS OF TEACHING
The Certificate in Foundations of Teaching provides an opportunity for those with less than two semesters of classroom teaching experience to explore teaching and become better prepared for the responsibilities of an academic setting.
| Name | Department/College |
|---|---|
| Anthony Cerreta | Veterinary Clinical Medicine |
| Shih-Chun (Daniel) Chin | Business Administration |
| Grace Clements | Psychology |
| Maria Cox | Integrative Biology; Anthropology |
| Thomas DeBerge | Business Administration |
| Michelle L. Farley | Anthropology |
| Taylor Danielle Ferguson | Animal Sciences |
| Mayank Garg | Materials Science & Engineering |
| Yafei Guo | Business Administration |
| Shuai Hao | Business Administration |
| Valerie Isakova | Business Administration |
| Sahoon Kim | Business Administration |
| Kimberly Larsen | Information Sciences |
| Hyewon Ma | Business Administration |
| Chamteut Oh | Civil & Environmental Engineering |
| Jinah Ryu | Business Administration |
| Niranga M. Wickramarathne | Crop Sciences |
| Weiliang Zhang | Business Administration |
| Wonjin Jeong | Recreation, Sport, & Tourism |
| Byron Juma | Recreation, Sport, & Tourism |
| Laura Marcela Quintero Silva | Kinesiology & Community Health |
| Megan A. Bayles | Kinesiology & Community Health |
| Etienne Fields | Recreation, Sport, & Tourism |
| Rifat Binte Alam | Kinesiology & Community Health |
| Sarah Ragab | Kinesiology & Community Health |
| Takeshi Barnes | Kinesiology & Community Health |
| Kenneth Miller | Kinesiology & Community Health |
| Sadia Anjum Ashrafi | Kinesiology & Community Health |
| Shelby Keye | Kinesiology & Community Health |
| Darrien Watson | Recreation, Sport, & Tourism |
| Anne E. Danbury | Kinesiology & Community Health |
| Mina Woo | Recreation, Sport, & Tourism |
| Cai Zhang | Kinesiology & Community Health |
| Youngjoon Kim | Kinesiology & Community Health |
| Xingxing Wu | Recreation, Sport, & Tourism |
| Jake Simms | Recreation, Sport, & Tourism |
| Sungjae Hong | Kinesiology & Community Health |
GRADUATE TEACHER CERTIFICATE
The Graduate Teacher Certificate is designed to help TAs develop teaching skills and reflective practice by providing them with opportunities to document their teaching experience, professional development, and constructive use of student feedback.
| Name | Department/College |
|---|---|
| Jazmin E. Aguilar-Romero | Chemistry |
| Melisa Akan | Psychology |
| John Albright | Geology |
| Kristin Bail | Political Science |
| Sanchari Banerjee | Educational Psychology |
| Agnieszka Joanna Bednarz | MATESL; ESL Pogram |
| Talia Rebecca Berson | Psychology |
| Lucas Buccafusca | Industrial & Enterprise Systems Engineering |
| Elizabeth Coder | Education Policy, Organization, & Leadership |
| Daniel J. DeVinney | Communication |
| Hyo Jin Do | Computer Science |
| Mengyi Dong | Food Science & Human Nutrition |
| Keely Ann Dugan | Psychology |
| Ana Lisa P. Eberline | Communication |
| Adetutu Temitope Fabusoro | MATESL; ESL Program |
| Olufemi K. Fabusoro | Nutritional Sciences |
| Manuel R. Flores III | Plant Biology |
| Marcelino Guerra | Economics |
| Muhammet Mucahit Gumus | MATESL; ESL Program |
| Bayan Hamdan | Industrial & Enterprise Systems Engineering |
| Samantha M. Hammack | Comparative Biosciences |
| Edward Hsieh | Entomology |
| Mingzi Hu (Esther) | School of Music |
| Suyeon Hwang | Psychology |
| Irmak Taylan Karpuzcu | Aerospace Engineering |
| Aleena Khan | Political Science |
| Shaimaa Khanam | Communication |
| Elizabeth King | Linguistics; ESL Program |
| Anna Krokhmal | MATESL; ESL Program |
| Scott Lakeram | Plant Biology |
| Shelby Lawson | Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior |
| William Roy Leroux IV | MATESL; ESL Program |
| Lauren Lynch | Natural Resources & Environmental Sciences |
| Qiuyan Ma | Molecular and Integrative Physiology |
| Tejaswin Parthasarathy | Mechanical Science & Engineering |
| Karthik Pattaje | Civil & Environmental Engineering |
| Mayra Alejandra Saenz Amaguaya | Agricultural & Consumer Economics |
| Sara Saez-Fajardo | Spanish & Portuguese |
| Anna Romaniuk | Linguistics; ESL Program |
| Seung Byum Seo | Mathematics |
| Seunguk Shin | Natural Resources & Environmental Sciences |
| Yannan Tian | Biochemistry |
| Lauren G. Todorov | Geology |
| April M. Townsend | Physics |
| Belgin Unal | Psychology |
| Akarsh Vankayalapati | Computer Science |
| Min-Fang Wei | Agricultural & Consumer Economics |
| Tawni Williams | Animal Sciences; ABE |
| Na Zhang | Agricultural & Consumer Economics |
DR. SANDRA J. FINLEY TEACHER SCHOLAR CERTIFICATE
The Teacher Scholar Certificate encourages instructors to become scholars of teaching by providing a structured process for the exploration of pedagogy from a discipline-based perspective.
| Name | Department/College |
|---|---|
| Kristin Bail | Political Science |
| Allyson G. Box | Kinesiology & Community Health |
| Elizabeth Coder | Education Policy, Organization, & Leadership |
| Madina Khamzina | Community Health |
| Allison O'Dwyer | School of Integrative Biology |
| Valerie Sgheiza | Anthropology |
| Hyo-Won Shin | Political Science |
| Hany Zayed | Sociology |
CERTIFICATE IN TECHNOLOGY ENHANCED TEACHING
The Certificate in Technology-Enhanced Teaching encourages instructors
to explore educational technologies and to practice and assess technology-enhanced teaching.
| Name | Department/College |
|---|---|
| Irati Hurtado Ruiz | Spanish & Portuguese |
| Emma Verstraete | Anthropology |
| Fikriyah Winata | Geography and Geographic Information Science |
TEACHING HONORS
Many of you have been included on the "List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by their Students" and we congratulate you.
The following list is by self-report and may not be complete.
| Name |
|---|
| Jazmin E. Aguilar-Romero |
| Melisa Akan |
| John Albright |
| Kristin Bail |
| Sanchari Banerjee |
| Agnieszka Joanna Bednarz |
| Talia Rebecca Berson |
| Allyson G. Box |
| Lucas Buccafusca |
| Grace Clements |
| Elizabeth Coder |
| Thomas DeBerge |
| Daniel J. DeVinney |
| Hyo Jin Do |
| Mengyi Dong |
| Keely Ann Dugan |
| Ana Lisa P. Eberline |
| Adetutu Temitope Fabusoro |
| Olufemi K. Fabusoro |
| Michelle L. Farley |
| Marcelino Guerra |
| Muhammet Mucahit Gumus |
| Bayan Hamdan |
| Edward Hsieh |
| Mingzi Hu (Esther) |
| Name |
|---|
| Irati Hurtado Ruiz |
| Suyeon Hwang |
| Madina Khamzina |
| Aleena Khan |
| Shaimaa Khanam |
| Anna Krokhmal |
| Scott Lakeram |
| Shelby Lawson |
| William Roy Leroux IV |
| Lauren Lynch |
| Qiuyan Ma |
| Allison O'Dwyer |
| Tejaswin Parthasarathy |
| Karthik Pattaje |
| Sara Saez-Fajardo |
| Seung Byum Seo |
| Valerie Sgheiza |
| Hyo-Won Shin |
| Lauren G. Todorov |
| April M. Townsend |
| Belgin Unal |
| Min-Fang Wei |
| Fikriyah Winata |
| Hany Zayed |
AWARDS FROM DEPARTMENT OR COLLEGE
The following individuals received awards from their department or college in recognition of their teaching and service, and we commend you for this honor. This list is based on self-report and may not be complete.
| Name | Award(s) |
|---|---|
| Kristin Bail | Marvin G. Weinbaum Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching; A. Belden Fields Award for Excellence by a Graduate Teaching Assistant |
| Allyson G. Box | Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award |
| Adetutu Temitope Fabusoro | LAS Student Impact Award |
| Edward Hsieh | MacLeod/Metcalf Award for Outstanding Teaching in the Department of Entomology |
| Shelby Lawson | GAANN Fellowship |
| Lauren G. Todorov | Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant Award |
| Tawni Willilams | Ben and Georgeanne Jones Excellence in Teaching |
A Note from CITL:
We appreciate the friends, family members, and university colleagues who are sharing in our celebration of the certificate recipients. We would also like to acknowledge the many individuals who support the development of teaching excellence on campus. Their contributions include assisting in the pre-semester training of TAs, mentoring TAs in their teaching responsibilities, and guiding TAs through the certificate process.