At the May 5 Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) meeting, dean Michael D. Smith announced the following annual recognitions for teaching, advising, and mentoring.
Harvard College Professors
Recipients of FAS’s highest honor for faculty members who make distinguished contributions to undergraduate teaching (in general education and within the concentrations, and in advising and mentoring), and in their work in graduate education and research:
- Evelyn Hu, Tarr-Coyne professor of applied physics and of electrical engineering
- Maya Jasanoff, professor of history
- Elena Kramer, Bussey professor of organismic and evolutionary biology
- Louis Menand, Bass professor of English
- Robb Moss, professor of visual and environmental studies
Roslyn Abramson Award
Conferred for outstanding undergraduate teaching, as demonstrated through the ability to communicate with and inspire undergraduates, accessibility to undergraduates, sensitivity to undergraduates’ needs, and devotion to teaching:
- Ruth Bielfeldt, Weston associate professor of the humanities (in the department of history of art and architecture)
- Sarah Richardson, Loeb associate professor of the social sciences (in the department of history of science)
Joseph R. Levenson Memorial Teaching Prize
Presented by the Undergraduate Council to recognize superb teaching by members of the Harvard faculties who teach undergraduates:
- Brendan Kelly, preceptor in mathematics
John R. Marquand Prize
An Undergraduate Council award for for exceptional advising and counseling of undergraduates:
- Alexandra Feldberg, teaching fellow in sociology, tutor in Lowell House, and teaching fellow in special concentrations
- Hannah Kilgore, assistant director, Office of International Programs
- Tatyana Levari, teaching fellow in psychology
Everett Mendelsohn Excellence in Mentoring Award
Conferred by the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences’ Graduate Student Council to honor faculty who go out of their way to offer support and guidance to graduate students’ research, education, professional and personal development, and career plans:
- Allan Brandt, professor of the history of science and Kass professor of the history of medicine
- Emma Dench, professor of the classics and of history
- Ousmane Kane, Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal professor of contemporary Islamic religion and society and professor of Near Eastern languages and civilizations
- Sharad Ramanathan, McKay professor of applied physics and professor of molecular and cellular biology
- Ajantha Subramanian, professor of anthropology
- Tomiko Yoda, Takashima professor of Japanese humanities
