ME Introduces Outstanding TA Award
01/15/2009
At the end of every course students are asked to participate
in course evaluations for instructors and teaching assistants. The faculty reviews
these evaluations with great care and makes every effort to apply student feedback
to its developmental efforts. These evaluations are thus an integral part of the
department's educational program.
Pictured left to right: Prof. Y. Lawrence Yao, John (JP) Hilton, Yunde Shi
The department would like to recognize the teaching assistants that are an important component of its program and has established an Outstanding TA Award. The selection of the Outstanding TA Award was based primarily on the TA Evaluations and the recommendation of the instructor in charge of the course. The ME Graduate Committee is pleased to announce that Yunde Shi is the first recipient of the Outstanding TA Award for Fall 2008. He was the TA for E3601, Classical Control Systems, taught by Professor Longman who commented on Yunde's work ethic: "He was always ahead of schedule, prepared and would post solutions and responded to student inquiries very quickly." In students’ comments, Yunde was described as being knowledgeable, friendly, conscientious, enthusiastic, and prepared. One student commented that Yunde "goes well beyond his call of duty to provide students with everything they need to prepare for class." His faculty advisor, Prof. Jung-Chi Liao, also commented, "Yunde has been a hardworking student in my lab. He is enthusiastic to learn and he really enjoys teaching other students what he knows." The Award is comprised of a plaque and a Bose SoundDock for iPod/iPhone.
Additionally, the committee would like to congratulate John (JP) Hilton for receiving an Honorable Mention. JP also did an exceptional job as TA for E3401, Mechanics of Machines, taught by Professor Qiao Lin. He received a certificate of recognition.
The department would like to thank all of the students that participated in the course evaluations and congratulates Yunde and JP on a job well done.