2008 The Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award
DEADLINE:  January 17, 2008
NOMINATION CRITERIA FOR OUTSTANDING TEACHING ASSISTANT

1. Departments may nominate up to 10% of their TAs or LAs for the Outstanding Teaching Award. Departments with fewer than ten TAs or LAs may nominate one. Questions regarding the number or eligibility of candidates should be directed to Dr. Paul Quick (2-0534, pauquick@uga.edu).
2. The student must have demonstrated superior teaching skills while serving as an instructor of the classroom or laboratory and have met all TA Policy requirements for training and language screening. TA Policy page.
3. The student must have had significant teaching responsibilities for at least two terms since August, 2006.  The current semester may be counted only if class evaluations have been completed.
4. The nomination must be submitted by the announced deadline using the appropriate nomination form.  This nomination form requires endorsement by the department head.
5. Previous recipients of the award are not eligible.
6. Student must be currently registered full time.

Please read directions carefully: Once you are nominated by your department, please fill out the items for Part I (Nominee Information). 
Then print this web page.  Next, click the “Submit” button at the bottom of the page to send your Nominee Information to the Center for Teaching and Learning. On the hard copy, obtain the necessary signature in Part II (Departmental Endorsement), and create a teaching history using the template found in Part III (Teaching History); fill-in the information, and send the hard copy of all three parts to: Dr. Paul Quick, The Center for Teaching and Learning, Instructional Plaza-North 3016 (Campus). 

PART I: NOMINEE INFORMATION

Title (Dr./Mr./Ms./Mrs.)

First Name Last Name

Social Security # (last four digits)

Department

Campus Address 
                          (Name of Building and Room Number)

Graduate Salary Classification (Job Title - GTA, GLA, etc.)

Degree Program

Expected Degree Completion Date

Number of TAs/LAs in Department    Number of TAs/LAs Nominated

Dean/Dept. Head

(D/DH) Campus Address 1 
                                                   (Name of Department)

(D/DH) Campus Address 2 
                                       (Name of Building and Room Number)

Graduate Coordinator

(GC) Campus Address 1  
                                                (Name of Department)

(GC) Campus Address 2   
                                     (Name of Building and Room Number)

PART II: DEPARTMENTAL ENDORSEMENT

PART III: TEACHING HISTORY

Please fill out this information:
Below is a template for recording your teaching history. Create your own table and submit a paper copy of your teaching history along with Part I (Nominee Information) and Part II (Departmental Endorsement) to Dr. Paul Quick, The Center for Teaching and Learning, Instructional Plaza-North 3016 (Campus). List courses or laboratories taught at UGA including course number and title, enrollment and term taught.  Applicants must have met all TA Policy requirements for training and language screening.

Please fill out this information:
Below is a template for recording your teaching history. Adapt as approriate.

  Print this web page, then click the Submit button to send the form information to the Center for Teaching & Learning. Take the printout to your department head for an endorsement signature.