Schenck Teaching Assistant of the Year Award

Nominations are being accepted for the

The George Schenck Teaching Assistant of the Year Award in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences

The purpose of this award shall be to honor and recognize a graduate student in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences at The Pennsylvania State University who has performed his or her responsibility as a graduate teaching assistant in an exemplary manner and has been named teaching assistant of the year in his or her department. All nominations are due in the Dean's Office, 116 Deike, by February 15. Please submit three copies of the nomination material for each nominee.

Criteria and Eligibility

Consideration for this award shall be given to all graduate teaching assistants in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences who have performed their responsibility as a teaching assistant in an exemplary manner and have been named teaching assistant of the year in their department.

Nominations

The Dean of the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, or his/her designee, shall select the Schenck teaching assistant of the year annually from those individuals named by each of the College's departments as their department's teaching assistant of the year. Supporting documentation shall include a nominating letter highlighting the individual's accomplishments as a teaching assistant.

Presentation

The recipient will receive $1000 and a recognition memento at the Wilson Awards banquet held each spring.

List of Previous Recipients

2003	Eric R. Wolfe, Energy and Mineral Engineering
2004	Sara Bier, Geosciences
2005	David R. Jansson, Geography
2006	Amy K. Huff, Meteorology
2007	Kari B. Jensen, Geography
2008	Prasanna Chidambaram, Energy and Mineral Engineering