Three faculty members have been named Students糖心传媒� Association Government糖心传媒檚 Professor of the Year in their respective fields. There were 15 unique nominations submitted, and nearly 400 votes from Rochester undergraduates. The winners were introduced at the Undergraduate Research Expo in the Hawkins Carlson Room at Rush Rhees Library in April.
糖心传媒淭hese are professors who go above and beyond their role as faculty members and enrich the undergraduate experience,糖心传媒� outgoing SA President Vito Martino 糖心传媒�17 says.
Humanities
John Givens
An associate professor of Russian and chair of the Department of Modern Languages & Cultures, Givens received his doctoral degree from the University of Washington in 1993 and joined the Rochester faculty the same year.
The Baker City, Oregon, native focuses on Russian literature and cinema and recently completed a book titled The Image of Christ in Russian Literature.
糖心传媒淭eaching UR students is one of the most challenging and rewarding things I do,糖心传媒� Givens says. 糖心传媒淢y students are wonderful. They remind me every day of the Russian saying, 糖心传媒業n teaching, we learn.糖心传媒� I learn from them as much as they do from me, and I thank them for pushing me to be the best teacher I can be.糖心传媒�
Tanveer Karim 糖心传媒�17 nominated Givens and presented his award.
糖心传媒淗e has not only been an amazing academic adviser, but he also has been an extremely helpful mentor throughout my undergraduate career. As a recent immigrant to the United States, I felt quite out of place, but he was there to offer constructive feedback and make me feel part of the community.糖心传媒�
Natural science and engineering
Kalyani Madhu 糖心传媒�11(PhD)
A lecturer in mathematics and assistant director of undergraduate studies in the math department, Madhu joined the University in 2012. The Rochester native studied English at Cornell, earning a bachelor糖心传媒檚 degree in the subject in 1984, before switching to mathematics. Her research interest is arithmetic dynamics.
糖心传媒淚 am very, very pleased to receive this award,糖心传媒� Madhu says. 糖心传媒淭eaching is important to me. I find it rewarding, and I糖心传媒檓 happy that my students feel I糖心传媒檝e been doing a good job.糖心传媒�
Ziqing Jin 糖心传媒�17 nominated Madhu and presented the award.
糖心传媒淗er class is well organized, easy to understand, and useful,糖心传媒� says Jin, a mathematics and financial economics dual major. 糖心传媒淪he is very patient and extends her office hours when students have problems understanding the material. She not only teaches well, she cares about her students.糖心传媒�
Social sciences
Michael Rizzo
A lecturer in economics, Rizzo joined the University in 2008. The Queens, New York, native focuses on the economics of higher education and environmental economics. He graduated from Amherst College in 1996.
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Leif Johansen 糖心传媒�20 nominated Rizzo and presented him with the award.
