2022 Outstanding Teaching Award Recipients Named
LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 22, 2022) — Eleven university faculty and teaching assistants were recognized by the University of Kentucky with the 2022 Outstanding Teaching Awards on Thursday, April 21, in the J. David Rosenberg College of Law Grand Courtroom.
This annual award program recognizes faculty and graduate teaching assistants who demonstrate special dedication and outstanding performance in the classroom or laboratory. Recipients were selected via nomination and reviewed by a selection committee based in the UK Provost’s Office for Faculty Advancement and the Center for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching.
Each winner received an award certificate, a commemorative engraved gift and a cash award in recognition of their teaching excellence.
The 2022 winners are:
Category 1: Regular and Special Title Series Faculty
Regina Hamilton-Townsend — College of Arts and Sciences
Cindy Jong — College of Education
Nari Senanayake — College of Arts and Sciences
Melissa Stein — College of Arts and Sciences
Category 2: Lecturers and Clinical Title Series Faculty
Whitney Blackburn-Lynch — College of Engineering
Sarah Cprek — College of Public Health
Joni Meade — College of Education
Erica Whitaker — College of Arts and Sciences
Category 3: Graduate TAs and Instructors
Justin Barhite — College of Arts and Sciences
Kelly Grenier — College of Arts and Sciences
Emily Naser-Hall — College of Arts and Sciences
Congratulations to all these individuals for their recognition for excellence in teaching.
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