Excellence in Teaching Awards
We are very proud to announce the winners of the Excellence in Teaching Awards:

Recipients of the 2005-2006 Excellence in Teaching Awards:

Lower Divison: Undergraduate Instruction
         Bruce Bukiet, Mathematical Sciences

Upper Division: Undergraduate Instruction
         Methi Wecharatana, Civil and Environmental Engineering

Graduate Instruction
         Haimin Wang, Physics

Instruction by a Special Lecturer
         Louise Castronova, Humanities

Instruction by an Adjunct Professor
         Steve Orosz, Chemical Engineering

Instruction by a Teaching Assistant
         Filippo Posta, Mathematical Sciences

Outstanding Professional Development by a Tenured Faculty Member
         Amitabha Bose, Mathematical Sciences

Team, Interdepartmental, Multidisciplinary, or Non-Traditional Teaching
         Ali Abdi, Electrical & Computer Engineering


Recipients of the 2004-2005 Excellence in Teaching Awards:

Lower Divison: Undergraduate Instruction
         John Bechtold, Mathematical Sciences

Upper Division: Undergraduate Instruction
         Rajiv Mehta, Management

Graduate Instruction
         Dimitrios Theodoratos, Computer Science

Instruction by a Special Lecturer
         James Lipuma, Humanities

Instruction by an Adjunct Professor
         Michael Hornsby, Civil & Environmental Engineering

Instruction by a Teaching Assistant
         Ivan Zorych, Mathematical Sciences

Outstanding Professional Development by a Tenured Faculty Member
         Jacob Klapper, Electrical & Computer Engineering

Team, Interdepartmental, Multidisciplinary, or Non-Traditional Teaching
         Durga Misra, Electrical & Computer Engineering


Recipients of the 2003-2004 Excellence in Teaching Awards:

Lower Divison: Undergraduate Instruction
         Deran Hanesian, Chemical Engineering

Upper Division: Undergraduate Instruction
         Bernard Koplik, Mechanical Engineering

Graduate Instruction
         Janice R. Daniel, Civil and Environmental Engineering

Instruction by a Special Lecturer
         Joseph Kisutcza, Chemical Engineering

Instruction by an Adjunct Professor
         John G. Lyssikatos, Civil & Environmental Engineering

Instruction by a Teaching Assistant
         Veljko Samardzic, Mechanical Engineering

Outstanding Professional Development by a Tenured Faculty Member
         Murray Turoff, Information Systems

Team, Interdepartmental, Multidisciplinary, or Non-Traditional Teaching
        John D. Carpinelli, Electrical & Computer Engineering


Recipients of the 2002-2003 Excellence in Teaching Awards:

Lower Divison: Undergraduate Instruction
         Roy Cornely, Electrical & Computer Engineering

Upper Division: Undergraduate Instruction
         Rajesh Dave, Mechanical Engineering

Graduate Instruction
         Sirin Tekinay, Electrical & Computer Engineering

Instruction by a Special Lecturer
         Charles Brooks, Humanities and Social Sciences

Instruction by a Teaching Assistant
         Carlo Frugiuele, New Jersey School of Architecture

Instruction by a Teaching Assistant
         Andriy Titov, Mechanical Engineering

Outstanding Professional Development by a Tenured Faculty Member
         James McHugh, Computer Science

Team, Interdepartmental, Multidisciplinary, or Non-Traditional Teaching
        Norbert Elliot, Humanities and Social Sciences


Recipients of the 2001-2002 Excellence in Teaching Awards:

Lower Divison: Undergraduate Instruction
         Shin-Yi Chou, Humanities and Social Sciences

Upper Division: Undergraduate Instruction
         Robert Dresnack, Civil & Environmental Engineering

Graduate Instruction
         James Geller, Computer Science

Instruction by a Special Lecturer
         Geraldine Milano, Civil & Environmental Engineering

Instruction by an Adjunct Professor
         Joy Siegel, New Jersey School of Architecture

Instruction by a Teaching Assistant
         Raymond Addabbo, Mathematical Sciences

Outstanding Professional Development by a Tenured Faculty Member
         Jay Kappraff, Mathematical Sciences

Team, Interdepartmental, Multidisciplinary, or Non-Traditional Teaching
        Timothy Chang, Electrical & Computer Engineering


Recipients of the 2000-2001 Excellence in Teaching Awards:

Lower Divison: Undergraduate Instruction
         Lev Krasnoperov, Chemistry

Upper Division: Undergraduate Instruction
         Dale Gary, Physics

Graduate Instruction
         Rajpal Sodhi, Mechanical Engineering

Instruction by a Special Lecturer
        William J. Skawinski, Chemistry

Instruction by an Adjunct Professor
         Vojislav Ristic, New Jersey School of Architecture

Instruction by a Teaching Assistant
         Osama Eljabiri, Computer and Information Science

Outstanding Professional Development by a Tenured Faculty Member
         Donald Getzin, Chemistry

Team, Interdepartmental, Multidisciplinary, or Non-Traditional Teaching
        Eugene Golub and Geraldine Milano, Civil & Environmental Engineering


Recipients of the 1999-2000 Excellence in Teaching Awards:

Lower Divison: Undergraduate Instruction
         Asokan Anandarajan, School of Management

Upper Division: Undergraduate Instruction
         Ronald Rockland, Engineering Technology

Graduate Instruction
         Edwin Hou, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Instruction by a Special Lecturer
         Herli Surjanhata, Mechanical Engineering

Instruction by an Adjunct Professor
         John Nastasi, New Jersey School of Architecture

Instruction by a Teaching Assistant
         Elaine Brenner-Zalewski, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry and Environmental Science

Outstanding Professional Development by a Tenured Faculty Member
         Angelo J. Perna, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry and Environmental Science


Recipients of the 1998-1999 Excellence in Teaching Awards:

Lower Divison: Undergraduate Instruction
         Fadi Deek, Computer and Information Science

Upper Division: Undergraduate Instruction
         John Carpinelli, Electrical & Computer Engineering

Graduate Instruction
         Qianhong Liu, Computer and Information Science

Instruction by a Special Lecturer
         Rima Taher, New Jersey School of Architecture

Instruction by an Adjunct Professor
         David Whitebook, Mathematical Sciences

Instruction by a Teaching Assistant
         Eliana Antoniou, Mathematical Sciences

Outstanding Professional Development by a Tenured Faculty Member
         Julian Scher, Computer and Information Science


Recipients of the 1997-1998 Excellence in Teaching Awards:

Lower Divison: Undergraduate Instruction
         Deran Hanesian, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry and Environmental Science

Upper Division: Undergraduate Instruction
         John Federici, Physics

Graduate Instruction
         Nirwan Ansari, Electrical & Computer Engineering

Instruction by a Special Lecturer
         Slawomir Pitaek, Physics

Instruction by an Adjunct Professor
         Louis Poli, Physics

Instruction by a Teaching Assistant
         Firas Aljallad, Computer and Information Science

Outstanding Professional Development by a Tenured Faculty Member
         Vladislav Goldberg, Mathematical Sciences


Recipients of the 1996-1997 Excellence in Teaching Awards:

Lower Divison: Undergraduate Instruction
         Cheryl Hyle, Mathematical Sciences

Upper Division: Undergraduate Instruction
         Timothy Chang, Electrical & Computer Engineering

Graduate Instruction
         Richard Sher, Federated History

Instruction by a Special Lecturer
         Harry Kountouras, Mechanical Engineering

Instruction by an Adjunct Professor
         Robert Henry, New Jersey School of Architecture

Instruction by a Teaching Assistant
         Yi Cai, Physics

Outstanding Professional Development by a Tenured Faculty Member
         Ronald Gautreau, Physics


Recipients of the 1995-1996 Excellence in Teaching Awards:

Lower Divison: Undergraduate Instruction
         Kenneth R. Farmer, Physics

Upper Division: Undergraduate Instruction
         Angelo Perna, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry and Environmental Science

Graduate Instruction
         Antonio De Souza Santos, New Jersey School of Architecture

Instruction by a Special Lecturer
         Dennis Donahue, Humanities and Social Sciences

Instruction by an Adjunct Professor
        Robert Farrauto, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry and Environmental Science

Instruction by a Teaching Assistant
         Artur Kowalski,  Computer and Information Science

Outstanding Professional Development by a Tenured Faculty Member
         David Elwell, New Jersey School of Architecture


Recipients of the 1994-1995 Excellence in Teaching Awards:

Lower Divison: Undergraduate Instruction
         Joseph Strano, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Upper Division: Undergraduate Instruction
         Nikki Stiller, Humanities

Graduate Instruction
         Iftekhar Hasan, School of Industrial Management

Instruction by a Special Lecturer
         Robert Conley, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry and Environmental Science

Instruction by an Adjunct Professor
        Leon Jololian, Physics

Instruction by a Teaching Assistant
         Rosalie Ocker,  School of Industrial Management

Outstanding Professional Development by a Tenured Faculty Member
         Wayne Clements, Electrical and Computer Engineering


Recipients of the 1993-1994 Excellence in Teaching Awards:

Lower Divison: Undergraduate Instruction
         Nancy L. Steffen-Fluhr, Humanities

Upper Division: Undergraduate Instruction
         Doris Sher, Humanities

Graduate Instruction
         Nuggehalli M. Ravindra, Physics

Instruction by a Special Lecturer
         Nancy Coppola, Humanities

Instruction by an Adjunct Professor
        Michael Burns, New Jersey School of Architecture

Instruction by a Teaching Assistant
         Maria Flores,  Computer and Information Science

Outstanding Professional Development by a Tenured Faculty Member
         Deran Hanesian, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry and Environmental Science


Recipients of the 1992-1993 Excellence in Teaching Awards:

Lower Divison: Undergraduate Instruction
         Murray L. Lieb, Mathematical Sciences

Upper Division: Undergraduate Instruction
         Michael Mostoller, New Jersey School of Architecture
         Dana Knox, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry and Environmental Science

Graduate Instruction
         Wilhelm Rossak, Computer and Information Science

Instruction by a Special Lecturer
         John Hensel, Physics

Instruction by an Adjunct Professor
        Louise Castronova, Humanities

Instruction by a Teaching Assistant
         Stephanie Di Petrillo,  New Jersey School of Architecture


Recipients of the 1991-1992 Excellence in Teaching Awards:

Lower Divison: Undergraduate Instruction
         Ronald Gautreau, Physics

Upper Division: Undergraduate Instruction
         Norbert Elliot, Humanities

Graduate Instruction
         Mark A. Hewitt, New Jersey School of Architecture

Instruction by a Special Lecturer
         Janet Bodner, Humanities

Instruction by an Adjunct Professor
        Penny Yates, New Jersey School of Architecture

Instruction by a Teaching Assistant
         Michael Ferner,  Physics


Recipients of the 1990-1991 Excellence in Teaching Awards:

Lower Divison: Undergraduate Instruction
         Xun-Cheng Huang, Mathematical Sciences
         Avner Shilman, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry and Environmental Science

Upper Division: Undergraduate Instruction
         Anthony Schuman, New Jersey School of Architecture

Graduate Instruction
         Vladislav Goldberg, Mathematical Sciences

Instruction by a Special Lecturer
         John Lebduska, New Jersey School of Architecture

Instruction by an Adjunct Professor
        William J. Boswell, Civil and Environmental Engineering/Engineering Technology

Instruction by a Teaching Assistant
         Luis Casas,  Physics


Recipients of the 1989-1990 Excellence in Teaching Awards:

Lower Divison: Undergraduate Instruction
        Wayne Clements, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Upper Division: Undergraduate Instruction
         Leslie Weisman, New Jersey School of Architecture

Graduate Instruction
         Edwin Cohen, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Instruction by a Special Lecturer
         Fadi Deek, Computer and Information Science

Instruction by an Adjunct Professor
        Richard A. Dime, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry and Environmental Science

Instruction by a Teaching Assistant
         Charalambos Christou,  Electrical and Computer Engineering


Recipients of the 1988-1989 Excellence in Teaching Awards:

Lower Divison: Undergraduate Instruction
        Donald R. Getzin, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry and Environmental Science

Upper Division: Undergraduate Instruction
         Martin Katzen, Mathematical Sciences  

Graduate Instruction
         Stanley S. Reisman, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Instruction by a Special Lecturer
         Paul L. Albright, Organizational and Social Sciences

Instruction by an Adjunct Professor
        Nathan Himelstein, Organizational and Social Sciences

Instruction by a Teaching Assistant
         Yusuf Palar,  Electrical and Computer Engineering


Recipients of the 1987-1988 Excellence in Teaching Awards:

Lower Divison: Undergraduate Instruction
        Bernard Kingery, Physics

Upper Division: Undergraduate Instruction
         Rose Ann Dios, Mathematical Sciences  

Upper Division: Honors Undergraduate Instruction
         Simon Cohen, Mathematical Sciences  

Graduate Instruction
         Basil C. Baltzis, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry and Environmental Science

Instruction by an Adjunct Professor/Special Lecturer
        Jerome M. Paris, Humanities
        Robert Conley, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry and Environmental Science

Instruction by a Teaching Assistant
         Constantine Tsatos,  Mathematical Sciences