The TA excellence awards are a great opportunity to acknowledge the dedication and efforts TAs provide to create a supportive environment for the students, faculty, and staff. The following awards are available to the TAs of the School of Computer Science.
School of Computer Science Outstanding TA Awards
About the Awards
Nomination Process
Selection Process
School of Computer Science Outstanding TA Awards
Congratulations to all winners of School of Computer Science Outstanding Teaching Assistant Awards.
2024-2025 winners
- Grad TA award winner: Yousef Yassin
- Undergrad TA winner: Victor Li
- Past TA Award winners
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- 2023 – 2024 winners
- Grad TA award: Alireza Choubineh
- Undergrad TA award: Jerick Liu
- 2022 – 2023 winners
- Grad TA award: Emma Sewell
- Undergrad TA award: Jackson Silver
- 2021 – 2022 winners
- Grad TA award: Christopher Bellman
- Undergrad TA award: Omar Garcia Flores
- 2020 – 2021 winners
- Grad TA award: François-Xavier Chaplain Corriveau
- Undergrad TA award: Forrest Buehlow
- 2019 – 2020 winners
- Grad TA award: François-Xavier Chaplain Corriveau
- Undergrad TA award: Manuel Lebron Flores
- 2018 – 2019 winners
- Grad TA award: Steven Porretta
- Undergrad TA award: Forrest Buehlow
About the Awards
School of Computer Science Outstanding TA Award
- Two (2) TA awards are available to be won by TAs from the School of Computer Science.
- Each award is valued at $100 and includes a commendation letter and formal recognition on a plaque kept in the School of Computer Science.
Nomination Process
- Who is eligible?
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i. Only those TAs that have been assigned to a course (Summer 2025 – Winter 2026, full year or
one term) are eligible for the Outstanding TA Awards.
- Who should submit the nomination form/package?
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ii. Who can nominate?
- Faculty, contract instructors, and students are welcome to nominate their TA(s).
iii. Are self-nominations welcome?
- Yes, TAs may nominate themselves for the award but self-nominations that have meaningful support from faculty, contract instructors, or students in the course will be given more weight.
iv. Preference for faculty nominations?
- Faculty nominations will be weighted more significantly than other non-faculty nominated submissions.
v. Any preference for support from students?
- Submissions that provide meaningful support will be weighted more significantly than nonspecific compliments.
vi. Can teaching materials be included and, if so, what conditions are placed on these documents?
- Yes, but submitted content should include a description of the context (i.e., why is it included, what impact did the content have, etc.)
Selection Process
Committee breakdown
- The committee consists of the Associate Director (undergraduate) and the Lab Coordinators.
Criteria committee is looking for
- The committee considers all ways in which TAs improve or contribute to learning within
the School of Computer Science.
Date winner(s) will be informed
- The winner(s) will be notified in early May.
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