TA Excellence Awards

• Grad TA award: Emma Sewell
• Undergrad TA award: Jackson Silver

• Grad TA award: Christopher Bellman
• Undergrad TA award: Omar Garcia Flores

• Grad TA award: François-Xavier Chaplain Corriveau
• Undergrad TA award: Forrest Buehlow

• Grad TA award: François-Xavier Chaplain Corriveau
• Undergrad TA award: Manuel Lebron Flores

• Grad TA award: Steven Porretta
• Undergrad TA award: Forrest Buehlow

• 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.

• Up to 5 awards are given out annually
• Each award is valued at $250 and includes a certificate and formal recognition on the plaque on the fourth floor of Dunton Tower

i. Only those TAs that have been assigned to a course (Summer 2023 – Winter 2024, full year or
one term) are eligible for the Outstanding TA Awards.

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.)

vii.  Nominators are asked to complete the online form available through the TLS’s ‘Outstanding TA Award’ website here, and attach any additional documentation using this online form.

viii.  The deadline to submit is Friday, April 5, 2024.