Awards and Honors for Graduate Students
Graduate Student Excellence in Teaching Awards
The University at Buffalo has a long tradition and a firm commitment to providing all of its students with instruction of the highest quality. The instruction delivered by graduate students who serve as Teaching or Graduate Assistants or as Instructors is a critical element of that institutional commitment. The Graduate School and the Graduate Student Association established the "Graduate Student Excellence in Teaching" Awards Program to publicly recognize those graduate students who have demonstrated exceptional performance in the execution of their teaching responsibilities.The principal selection criteria include outstanding teaching competence, effective mentorship of students, and the maintenance of high academic standards and expectations of student performance. This competitive university-wide award is a singular honor for graduate students who teach undergraduate coures at UB.
In Spring 2007, Ms. Elizabeth Gage received the UB Graduate Student Excellence in Teaching Award, and Mr. Phil Veliz received an honorable mention for this campus-wide recognition of their commitment to excellence in undergraduate instruction.
Department of Sociology Outstanding Graduate Awards
The Department of Sociology honors outstanding Master's and PhD graduates at the spring Department of Sociology Commencement ceremony. These awards are based on excellence both in scholarship in Sociology and in other professional accomplishments.
The 2007 Department of Sociology Outstanding Master's Graduate was Ms. Angela Ling.
The 2007 Department of Sociology Outstanding PhD Graduate was Dr. Paulette Nieczwyk.