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Graduate School Awards Graduate Faculty Mentor Award Dr. Edward O’Brien is the recipient of the
Graduate Faculty Mentor of the year award for 2007-2008. This award is
designed to honor a faculty member whose commitment to excellence in
graduate student training has contributed significantly to graduate
students’ professional development. Graduate Student Awards Each year the Graduate School recognizes student excellence in two categories- Teaching and Research/Scholarship/Creativity. This year we have three winners in each category. Teaching Awards Graduate Teaching Assistants contribute significantly to the
teaching mission of the University. These awards are designed to
recognize graduate students who have demonstrated excellence in
teaching. This fall there were over 415 Graduate Teaching Assistants.
Research/Scholarship/Creativity Awards This award is designed to recognize graduate student
research/scholarship and other creative works that represents the best
overall contribution to the discipline. Honorable Mention - Deepak Naidu – Mathematics
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Emily
is a second-year student in History studying early American
History. She has been a teaching assistant during her last three
semesters and has shown skillful leadership in engaging
undergraduate students in classroom discussions. Throughout her
matriculation, Emily has maintained a stellar academic
performance, setting for herself and her peers a high standard.
Each of her nominators praised her for emerging as a leader in
her department. Emily serves on the History department’s
graduate committee, she eagerly steps up to lead lectures, and
she frequently shares creative and new teaching ideas with the
other TAs in the department. In the classroom, Emily is both
energetic and committed to her students. As one faculty member
states in a glowing letter of recommendation, “It is clear that
the students like her, they appreciate the care she takes over
their academic progress and that they are being stimulated by
her enthusiasm in the subject.” Another recommender states of
Emily, ”It is very clear that they learned from her. Student
presentations and discussion in the classes that I observed were
among the best I’ve ever seen in a History 405 class!”
Nicola
Imbracsio is a PhD student in the Department of English. Nicola
stands out among her peers as an energetic and innovative
instructor. She frequently integrates her theatrical training to
energize her classes and provide a fresh perspective through
which students can critically examine literary works. One of her
nominators gives us an example, “We were discussing her freshman
composition course and Nicola revealed that she had created a
theme for her course that revolved around rock and roll music. I
sighed, thinking that she had fallen into the trap of choosing a
topic that was easy and immediately popular with students, but
as she described the course, I realized that she had created a
rigorous and academically challenging class on the history,
social functions, and nature of popular music in the late 20th
century which used students’ natural interest in rock music to
teach them academic analysis and good writing techniques.”
Another nominator praises her teaching style, “She has an
uncanny ability to connect with her students, many of whom find
her intelligent, charming, and approachable.” 
Willem
is currently pursuing his PhD in Math Education and has served
as a teaching assistant with his department over the past five
semesters. Throughout his nomination packet, it becomes clear
that he is a passionate and concerned leader in the classroom.
He actively engages his students in recitation labs and
encourages practical methods for problem solving over rote
memory. Willem has taught a variety of classes and skillfully
integrates his practical knowledge of computer hardware and
software into his classes. He is enthusiastic engaging students
in the classroom and demanding high-quality work from his
students. One nominator says, “In my five years as a chair, I
have not seen students respond so favorably to a TA as they have
to Wallinga. He is able to get students excited about
mathematics. Even if they don’t earn an A or a B, they still
come out with a sense of accomplishment and pride.” Willem’s
classroom strategies are effective; every one of his students
passed his Finite Math course and his evaluations were nearly
perfect. Another nominator remarks, “He has excelled in every
environment, showing skill, devotion and energy, as well as a
superb ability to communicate with students His record serves as
a role model for others to follow. I expect that in five or ten
years we will still say that Willem is one of the best TAs we
ever had.” 
Bethany
received her Master’s degree from the History Department in May
2007. Her thesis project entitled, Annals of Hildesheim (English
Translation) comprises a translation with a commentary of the
Medieval Annals of Hildesheim. In order to complete this thesis
project, Bethany relied on several years of intense study of the
Latin language. In addition, she acquired fluency in the
particular style of Medieval Latin in which the original text
was written, read secondary sources in French and German, and
mastered skills in historical interpretations. Each of her
nominators praise her accurate translation skills. One nominator
says, “Of the 128 pages of her thesis, 101 pages are an accurate
translation of the Latin into English. I cannot attest to what a
feat this was. The Annals of Hildesheim is a compilation of four
different historical sources- each with its own style of
composition, ranging from telegraphic and obscure entries to
poetic lines. All in all, Ms. Allen’s translations are reliable
–the highest praise in a test such as this.” Another nominator
noted, “It is an unusual accomplishment for a Masters student to
produce work that constitutes a permanent contribution to
professional historical scholarship.” 
Shannon
earned her MA in Resource Administration and Management. Her
thesis entitled, Characterization of Public and Stakeholder
Values into Environmental Management: The Application of
Conjoint Analysis and Other Survey Tools to the Management of
the Lamprey River drew attention to water quality management in
the Lamprey River Watershed. Shannon’s work was at the essence
of multidisciplinary studies. She merged disciplines such as
water resource management, land use planning and regulation,
civil engineering, economics, and social science methodologies.
Her thorough research plan included perspectives from all of the
stakeholders in the Lamprey River- including businesses,
residents, institutions, and recreationists. In addition to her
notable thesis work, Shannon has also been an outstanding
Teaching Assistant. Her work in the classroom has been
recognized with the prestigious Summer TA Fellowship.
Dr.
Diaconescu completed his doctoral work at UNH last May, earning
a Ph.D., in Physics. His dissertation is entitled, Self-Assembly
on Strained Metallic Interfaces and Novel Collective Excitations
on Metal Surfaces and may be influential to developing our
understanding of spontaneous formation of organized surface
structures at nanometer scales. In order to complete his thesis,
Dr. Diaconescu had to design a special tunneling,
high-resolution microscope and has since published its design
and first data in the Review of Scientific Instruments.
Nominators describe him as ‘enthusiastic,’ ‘collegial,’ and
‘self-motivated.’ 
