Lilly Teaching Fellows celebrated for commitment to teaching excellence
The 2021-2023 cohort of the Lilly Teaching Fellows recently held their fall retreat at the State Botanical Garden of Georgia. This year’s retreat was coordinated by Lilly Teaching Fellow program co-directors Steve Lewis, Associate Professor of Physics, and Meg Mittelstadt, Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning, and Lilly Teaching Fellow program assistant director Sarah Shannon, Associate Professor of Sociology. This year’s retreat agenda included team-building activities and discussion of pandemic teaching needs, using new technology in the classroom, best teaching practices, and balancing research and scholarship.
The 2021-2023 Lilly Teaching Fellows, and their departments are:
- Maureen Flint, Lifelong Education, Administration, and Policy
- Vanessa Gonlin, Sociology
- Cassandra Hall, Physics and Astronomy
- Rebecca Hallman-Martini, English
- Kalsea Koss, Human Development and Family Science
- Michelle Lofton, Public Administration and Policy
- Wunpini Mohammed, Entertainment and Media Studies
- Megan Peterson, Plant Biology
- Jordan Pickett, Classics
- Mattia Pistone, Geology
Lilly Teaching Fellows are tenure-track assistant professors who are recent recipients of a Ph.D. or terminal degree in their discipline or profession and are in their first, second or third year at the university. They are selected for their demonstrated passion for and commitment to excellence in teaching. The program provides a support system for sharing ideas and overcoming challenges, and helps participants learn about resources at the university.
The 2020-2022 Lilly Teaching Fellows are:
- Roberto Carlos, Political Science
- Jon Forrest, Linguistics
- Emily Koh, Music
- Matthew Levi, Crop and Soil Science
- Racheida Lewis, Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Soroya McFarlane, Communication Studies
- Ryan Powers, International Affairs
- Rachel Roberts-Galbraith, Cellular Biology
- Cassia Roth, History
- Valeria Ryman, Animal and Dairy Science
“These two groups, representing the diverse breadth of disciplines across campus, have each done a remarkable job forming a productive, tight-knit cohort of scholars, despite the limitations placed by the COVID pandemic. As I often say: Lilly Fellows are the best!” said co-director Steve Lewis.