The Graduate Teaching Assistant Excellence Award is an LPL initiative which is intended to promote, recognize, and reward exemplary performance among graduate teaching assistants assigned to PTYS undergraduate courses. The award consists of funding intended to be used toward travel and expenses to professional meeting chosen by the recipient. The Department is prepared to make one award per semester. All graduate teaching assistants assigned to PTYS courses are eligible, whether or not their home department is PTYS.
| Semester | Recipient | Instructor | Course |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2023 | Nicole Kerrison | Steve Kortenkamp | PTYS/ASTR 170A1 |
| Fall 2022 | Kana Ishimaru | Jessica Barnes | PTYS/ASTR 170A1 |
| Fall 2022 | Jada Walters | Tommi Koskinen | PTYS 212 |
| Spring 2022 | No award | ||
| Fall 2021 | No award | ||
| Spring 2021 | No award | ||
| Fall 2020 | No award | ||
| Spring 2020 | No award | ||
| Fall 2019 | Amanda Stadermann | Kristopher Klein | PTYS/ASTR 170A1 |
| Spring 2019 | No award | ||
| Fall 2018 | No award | ||
| Spring 2018 | Tracy Esman | Steve Kortenkamp | PTYS/ASTR 170B2 |
| Fall 2017 | Saverio Cambioni | Steve Kortenkamp | PTYS/ASTR 206 |
| Spring 2017 | Kyle Pearson | Vishnu Reddy | PTYS/ASTR 170B2 |
| Fall 2016 | Laci Brock | Steve Kortenkamp | PTYS/ASTR 206 |
| Spring 2016 | Chet Maleszewski | Vishnu Reddy | PTYS/ASTR 170B2 |
| Fall 2015 | Donna Viola | Joe Spitale | PTYS/ASTR/GEOS 214 |
| Spring 2015 | Ethan Schaefer | Joe Giacalone | PTYS/ASTR 206 |
| Fall 2014 | Sarah Peacock | Steve Kortenkamp | PTYS/ASTR 206 |
| Spring 2014 | Sky Beard | Tamara Rogers | PTYS/ASTR 170B2 |
| Fall 2013 | Molly Simon | Steve Kortenkamp | PTYS/ASTR 206 |
| Spring 2013 | Tony Nottke | Hal Larson | PTYS/ASTR 170A1 |
| Fall 2012 | Patricio Becerra | Tamara Rogers | PTYS/ASTR 170B1 |
| Spring 2012 | Robert Zellem | Peter Smith | PTYS/ASTR/GEOS 214 |
| Fall 2011 | Christa Van Laerhoven | Joe Spitale | PTYS/ASTR/GEOS 214 |
| Spring 2011 | Lissa Ong | Betty Pierazzo | PTYS/ASTR/GEOS 214 |
| Spring 2011 | Devin Schrader | Betty Pierrazo | PTYSASTR/GEOS 214 |
| Fall 2010 | Margaret Blome | Steve Kortenkamp | PTYS/ASTR 206 |
| Spring 2010 | No award | ||
| Fall 2009 | Tiffany Kataria | Betty Pierazzo | PTYS/ASTR/GEOS 214 |
| Spring 2009 | Vijay Veerasamy | Betty Pierazzo | PTYS/ASTR/GEOS 214 |
| Fall 2008 | No award | ||
| Spring 2008 | Sarah Hörst | Rick Greenberg | NATS 101 |
| Fall 2007 | Doug Archer | Alex Pavlov | PTYS/ASTR/GEOS 214 |
| Spring 2007 | Naydene Hays | Hal Larson | NATS 102 |
| Fall 2006 | Kathryn Volk | Hal Larson | NATS 101 |
| Spring 2006 | Kathryn Gardner | Caitlin Griffith | NATS 102 |
| Fall 2005 | No Award | ||
| Spring 2005 | Tony Nottke | Hal Larson | NATS 101 |
| Spring 2005 | Kelly Kolb | Rick Greenberg | NATS 101 |
| Fall 2004 | John Keller | Tim Swindle | NATS 102 |
| Spring 2004 | Terry Hurford | Dante Lauretta | NATS 102 |
| Fall 2003 | Amanda Proctor | Tim Swindle | PTYS/ASTR 206 |
| Fall 2003 | Brandon Preblich | Tim Swindle | PTYS/ASTR 206 |
| Spring 2003 | No Award | ||
| Fall 2002 | David O’Brien | Jonathan Lunine | NATS 101 |
| Spring 2002 | Peter Lanagan | John Lewis | NATS 102 |
| Fall 2001 | Matt Tiscareno | Alfred McEwen | PTYS/ASTR 206 |
| Fall 2001 | Matt Tiscareno | Robert Brown | NATS 102 |
| Spring 2001 | Ron Fevig | Uwe Fink | PTYS/ASTR 206 |
| Fall 2000 | Larry Rudd | Hal Larson | NATS 101 |
| Spring 2000 | Jani Radebaugh | Hal Larson | NATS 101 |
| Spring 2000 | Ingrid Daubar | Uwe Fink | PTYS/ASTR 206 |
| Fall 1999 | David Wood | Hal Larson | NATS 102 |
| Fall 1999 | Joshua Emery | Michael Drake | PTYS/ASTR 206 |