{"id":55611,"date":"2021-05-19T10:30:38","date_gmt":"2021-05-19T14:30:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cas\/?p=55611"},"modified":"2021-05-19T11:15:45","modified_gmt":"2021-05-19T15:15:45","slug":"2021-bu-cas-award-winners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cas\/2021-bu-cas-award-winners\/","title":{"rendered":"2021 BU\u00a0&#038;\u00a0CAS Award Winners"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span>Over the last few weeks, CAS faculty, staff, and students have received awards from across the College and University. Below is our remarkable collection of awardees. Congratulations to all!<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"null\">University Prizes<\/h2>\n<p><span>Four of our distinguished faculty members received awards from the Office of the Provost for their work during the 2020\u201321 academic year. These awards were presented at the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/live.bu.edu\/commencement-2021\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">University\u2019s 148th Commencement<\/a><span>\u00a0on May 16.<\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"null\" paraeid=\"{95574a81-b271-48cf-859f-38215e7eaec5}{231}\" paraid=\"417810600\">2021 Metcalf Cup &amp; Prize<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li paraeid=\"{95574a81-b271-48cf-859f-38215e7eaec5}{231}\" paraid=\"417810600\"><strong>Steve Ramirez<\/strong>, Assistant Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences<br \/>\nRead award profile on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/provost\/awards-publications\/award-opportunities\/university-wide-teaching-awards\/metcalf\/metcalf-cup-and-prize\/\">Provost&#8217;s website<\/a> and in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/articles\/2021\/neuroscientist-steve-ramirez-awarded-bu-2021-metcalf-cup-and-prize\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>BU Today<\/em><\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"null\">2021 Metcalf Award for Excellence in Teaching<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>David Sullivan<\/strong><span>, Master Lecturer in Computer Science<br \/>\nRead award profile on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/provost\/awards-publications\/award-opportunities\/university-wide-teaching-awards\/metcalf\/awards-for-excellence-in-teaching\/\">Provost&#8217;s website<\/a> and in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/articles\/2021\/david-sullivan-2021-metcalf-award-winner\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>BU Today<\/em><\/a>.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"null\">2021 Gitner\u00a0Family Award for Innovation in Teaching and Technology<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Binyomin\u00a0Abrams<\/strong><span>, Master Lecturer in Chemistry\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span>Read award profile on the\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/provost\/awards-publications\/award-opportunities\/university-wide-teaching-awards\/gerald-and-deanne-gitner-family-award-for-innovation-in-teaching-with-technology\/past-gitner-award-winners\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Provost&#8217;s website<\/a><span>\u00a0and in\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/articles\/2021\/two-cas-faculty-win-gitner-award-2021\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>BU Today<\/em><\/a><span>.<\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"null\" paraeid=\"{f472f3e5-3bca-4aaf-8d99-a67b0381dff8}{7}\" paraid=\"1300520187\">Provost\u2019s Scholar Teacher of the Year Award<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li paraeid=\"{f472f3e5-3bca-4aaf-8d99-a67b0381dff8}{7}\" paraid=\"1300520187\"><strong>Pam\u00a0Templer<\/strong>, Professor of Biology<br \/>\nRead award profile on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/provost\/awards-publications\/award-opportunities\/university-wide-teaching-awards\/boston-university-provosts-scholar-teacher-of-the-year-award\/boston-university-provosts-scholar-teacher-of-the-year-award-past-awardees\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Provost&#8217;s website<\/a>\u00a0and in\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/articles\/2021\/two-cas-faculty-win-gitner-award-2021\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>BU Today<\/em><\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"null\" paraeid=\"{f472f3e5-3bca-4aaf-8d99-a67b0381dff8}{7}\" paraid=\"1300520187\">CAS Teaching, Advising, and Staff\u00a0Awards<\/h2>\n<p>On May 5, during the final faculty meeting of the academic year, the Dean&#8217;s Office announced the annual awards honoring faculty and staff members&#8217; contributions to CAS. You can read part of those remarks in <a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/909c05f27d4c\/cas-news-2109146\">our newsletter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<article id=\"post-46721\" role=\"main\"><\/article>\n<h3>2021 Gitner Award for Distinguished Teaching<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Marc Gasser-Wingate<\/strong>, Assistant Professor of Philosophy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>2021 Neu Family Award for Excellence in Teaching<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Saida Grundy<\/strong>, Assistant Professor of Sociology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"null\">2021\u00a0Frank and Lynne Wisneski Award for Excellence in Teaching<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Luluah Mustafa<\/strong><span>, Senior Lecturer in Arabic, World Languages &amp; Literatures<\/span><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"null\">2021\u00a0CAS Award for Distinction in First-Year Undergraduate Education<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Heather Barrett<\/strong><span>, Lecturer in the Writing Program and Coordinator of the Writing Center<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"null\">2021\u00a0Dean\u2019s Awards for Excellence in Graduate Education<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Thomas Gilmore<\/strong><span>, Professor of Biology\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"null\">2021\u00a0Dean&#8217;s Awards for Excellence in Part-Time Teaching<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Amy Bennett-Zendzian<\/strong><span>, Part-Time Lecturer, Writing Program <\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"null\">2021\u00a0Templeton Awards for Excellence in Student Advising<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Kimberly Arkin,<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span>Associate Professor of Anthropology <\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Cynthia Bradham<\/strong><span>, Associate Professor of Biology <\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>John Paul Riquelme<\/strong><span>, Professor of English<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"null\">2021 Outstanding Service Awards for Staff<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Bonnie Brown<\/strong><span>, Nurse Administrator and Health Communications Specialist, Center for Anxiety &amp; Related Disorders (CARD)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Norma Hardeo<\/strong>, Administrative Coordinator, Department of Economics<\/li>\n<li><strong>Veronica Little<\/strong>, Department Administrator, Department of Anthropology<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cady Steinberg<\/strong>, Department Administrator, Department of History.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"null\">2021 Outstanding Partner Award<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Deborah Breen<\/strong><span>, Director of Boston University\u2019s Center for Teaching &amp; Learning<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"null\">2021 Susan Jackson Awards<\/h3>\n<p><span>The\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cas\/faculty-staff\/faculty-staff-handbook\/faculty-personnel-matters\/susan-jackson-award\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Susan K. Jackson Award<\/a><span> honors the late Susan K. Jackson, who served as a professor and administrator in the College for over 30 years. The awardees embody her spirit in their dedication to helping others and nurturing community in CAS<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"null\">Faculty<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Swati Kshama Rani<\/strong><span>, Lecturer, CAS Writing Program <\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Stephen Scully<\/strong><span>, Professor of Classical Studies<\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 class=\"null\">Staff<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Christopher DeVits<\/strong><span>, Department Manager, Department of Computer Science\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 class=\"null\">Graduate Student<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Alexandria Yen<\/strong><span>, Ph.D. Student, Department of History of Art &amp; Architecture <\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 class=\"null\">Undergraduate Student<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Surya Pulukuri<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span>(CAS&#8217;21), Biochemistry &amp; Molecular Biology Program (CAS) &amp; Human Physiology (SAR)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CAS faculty, staff, and students have received awards from across the College and University for this academic year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15047,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[8],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55611"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15047"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=55611"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55611\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":55619,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55611\/revisions\/55619"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55611"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=55611"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=55611"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}