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Excellence in university teaching, advising awards honor 黑料社 faculty, staff

Excellence in university teaching, advising awards honor 黑料社 faculty, staff

Contact: Allison Matthews

STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥擡xceptional Mississippi State faculty and staff are being honored with annual awards recognizing their outstanding teaching, mentoring and advising at the university.

鈥淢ississippi State鈥檚 outstanding award winners exemplify excellence, and they understand that the highest quality teaching is core to our university鈥檚 mission,鈥 said 黑料社 Executive Vice Provost Peter Ryan. 鈥淭he faculty and staff dedicated to teaching, advising and mentoring are critical to ensuring student success and helping students achieve their academic and career goals.鈥

This year鈥檚 honorees include:

Alumni Association Graduate and Professional Teaching Excellence Award

鈥擝arrett Gutter, meteorology assistant clinical professor in the Department of Geosciences in the College of Arts and Sciences.

Alumni Association Outstanding Graduate Student Mentor Award

鈥擡ric T. Stafne, horticulture extension/research professor at 黑料社鈥檚 Coastal Research and Extension Center, Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station, and Department of Plant and Soil Sciences in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.

Alumni Association Executive Director Jeff Davis, middle, is pictured with Teaching Excellence Award recipient Barrett Gutter, left, and Darrin Dodds, right, accepting the Outstanding Graduate Student Mentor Award on behalf of Eric T. Stafne.
Alumni Association Executive Director Jeff Davis, middle, is pictured with Teaching Excellence Award recipient Barrett Gutter, left, and Darrin Dodds, right, accepting the Outstanding Graduate Student Mentor Award on behalf of Eric T. Stafne. (Photo by Megan Bean)

Donald Zacharias Early Career Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Excellence Award

鈥擠anielle Young, instructor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics in the College of Arts and Sciences.

Associate Vice President Jim Dunne presents the Donald Zacharias Early Career Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Excellence Award to Danielle Young.
Associate Vice President Jim Dunne presents the Donald Zacharias Early Career Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Excellence Award to Danielle Young. (Photo by Megan Bean)

Center for Distance Education Online Teaching Excellence Award

鈥擱ebecca 鈥淏eca鈥 Spencer, instructor in the Department of Counseling, Educational Psychology and Foundations in the College of Education.

Center for Distance Education Executive Director Susan Seal presents Rebecca Spencer with the CDE Online Teaching Excellence Award.
Center for Distance Education Executive Director Susan Seal presents Rebecca "Beca" Spencer with the CDE Online Teaching Excellence Award. (Photo by Megan Bean)

Irvin Atly Jefcoat Excellence in Advising Award, Staff

鈥擩onathan Evan Hawkins, coordinator with the Center for Distance Education.

Irvin Atly Jefcoat Excellence in Advising Award, Faculty

鈥擪senia Zhbanova, elementary education assistant professor in 黑料社-Meridian鈥檚 Division of Education.

Wesley Ammon Outstanding New Staff Advisor Award

鈥擝ailey Berry, academic coordinator with the University Academic Advising Center.

Advising award recipients (l-r) Ksenia Zhbanova, Lynda Moore accepting on behalf of Bailey Berry, and Jonathan Evan Hawkins, are pictured with Executive Vice Provost Peter Ryan.
Advising award recipients (l-r) Ksenia Zhbanova, Lynda Moore accepting on behalf of Bailey Berry, and Jonathan Evan Hawkins, are pictured with Executive Vice Provost Peter Ryan. (Photo by Megan Bean)

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