Outstanding Graduate Student Teaching Award

1. The nominee must be a current, full-time RIT graduate student
2. The nominee must have a GPA of at least 3.5
3. The nominee must have been involved in teaching at RIT for at least one semester
4. Graduate students who supervise laboratory sections, recitation sections, or their own courses are eligible

Please note: Those that serve in an additional capacity, such as lecturers or adjuncts are not eligible for this award and should instead be nominated for the Outstanding Teaching Award for Non-Tenure Track Faculty.

The graduate student must demonstrate exceptional ability in teaching.

If you would like to nominate a graduate student, please complete and submit a nomination form when the application process opens.

Award recipients will be honored at the Provost’s Celebration of Teaching and Scholarship awards. 

More information about ceremony

2024-2025
Luke Kurlandski, Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences

2023-2024
Meghan Childs, College of Science

2022-2023
Ryan Bliss, College of Engineering Technology
Abdoulaye Maiga, College of Science

2021-2022
Kaitlyn Clark, College of Science

2020-2021
Bridget Torsey, College of Science

2019-2020
Rayan Mosli, Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences

For more information, contact Bella Dunwoody, Content and Communication Manager, RIT Graduate School, at bdogs@rit.edu.