Teaching & mentoring award winners

John G. & Evelyn Hartman Heiligenstein Award

These awards, made possible by a gift from John H. Heiligenstein, M.D. ’67, in memory of his parents, honors teaching assistants, recognizing their outstanding contributions in the SIB. Dr. Heiligenstein, a pediatrician and psychiatrist, had three careers in medicine: clinician, academic pediatrician/psychiatrist, and as a pharmaceutical research physician at Eli Lilly and Company.

Awardees: Lauren Otolski, Aiden Schore, & Erinn Dady

 

A photo of Lauren Otolski standing in the rainforest in Panama

Lauren Otolski

 

 

 

 

A photo of Aiden Schore next to a sign for the Arctic Circle

Aiden Schore

 

 

 

 

A photo of Erinn Dady holding a tomato plant

Erinn Dady

Sharon Gray Memorial Award

Dr. Sharon Gray received her BS in Integrative Biology in 2006 and her PhD in Plant Biology at UIUC in 2013. In addition to her outstanding science, she was an exceptional teacher and mentor for undergraduates. The award, established by her husband, Dr. RJ Cody Markelz (BS Integrative Biology 2007, PhD Plant Biology, UIUC, 2012), honors Sharon’s passion for and commitment to mentoring women in science.  

The Sharon Gray Memorial Award supports a post-doctoral researcher or graduate student and their undergraduate mentee.

Awardees: Ratna Karatgi with Morgan Wood & Jeannette Cullum with Emma Borop & Helene Dinehart  

 

Ratna and Morgan standing side by side with each other

 

Ratna Karatgi with Morgan Wood

 

 

 

 

 

A photo of Jeannette Cullum standing by a tree

 

Jeannette Cullum

 

 

 

 

 

 

A photo of Emma Borop standing on stairs next to leaves changing colors

Emma Borop

 

 

 

 

A photo of Helene Dineheart kneeling partially in a large tree

 

Helene Dinehart

College, Campus, and National Teaching & Mentoring Awards

 

A headshot of Phil Anderson

Phil Anderson - LAS Dean’s Award and Campus Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A headshot of Wendy Yang

Wendy Yang - Campus award for Guiding Undergraduate Research

 

 

 

 

 

Andrew Suarez - Executive Officer Distinguished Leadership Award

 

 

 

 

 

 

A photo of Nicholas Morphew standing next to a field

 

Nicholas Morphew - LAS Academic Professional Award

 

 

 

 

 

 

headshot of Amy Marshall-Colon

Amy Marshall-Colon - The American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB) Excellence in Education

Teachers Ranked Excellent by their Students for Integrative Biology Courses Taught in Spring, Summer or Fall 2024 

Marc-Elie AdaimeHolly Coates Joanne Manaster
Brian AllanMaria CoxDuncan Martin
Nick AndersonRoberto Cucalon TamayoDerek McFarland
Phil AndersonStephanie CullumAndrew Miller
Tristan BarleyErinn DadyEsther Ngumbi
Hannah BeddowJim DallingKylee Noel
Avi BergerKithmee De SilvaJames O’Dwyer
Colby BehrensAdam DolezalLauren Otolski
Alison BellJanice EnosFabian Pallo Rivadeneira
May BerenbaumAvalon FeilerSana Saboowala
Shriram BhatBecky FullerAdrien Seabloom
Joe BielanskiLijia GuoSimran Singh
Meghan BlasynskiSiqi HanChristina Swanson
Martin BohnLarry HanksMalavika Venu
Kasey BrockelsbyKaty HeathAbby Weber
Morgan BrownEdward HsiehCariad Williams
Jack CalveryJulia JehnSarah Winnicki-Smith
Rebecca CarranzaLance JonesWendy Yang
Jules ChabainJason Karakehian 
Sid ChakrabortyRatni Karatgi 
Yangkang ChenAngela Kent 
Chris Cheng-De VriesTim Legare 
Sarah ChungAugust Lipari 
Ben CleggCaroline Ludden