2024 John S. Diekhoff Awards for Excellence in Graduate Teaching and Mentoring nominees announced

The nominees for the 2024 John S. Diekhoff Awards for Excellence in Graduate Teaching and Mentoring were recently announced.

Established in 1978 in honor of John Diekhoff, the John S. Diekhoff Awards for Excellence in Graduate Teaching and Mentoring are presented each year to four faculty members who make exemplary contributions to the education and development of graduate students at Case Western Reserve University. Diekhoff served as professor of English, chair of the Department of English, dean of Cleveland College, acting dean of the School of Graduate Studies and vice provost of the university.

The 2024 nominees for the John S. Diekhoff Awards for Excellence in Graduate Teaching and Mentoring are:

  • Erin Benay, Art History and Art
  • Francesca Brittan, Music
  • John Broich, History
  • Heather Broihier, Neurosciences
  • Robert Brown, Physics
  • Jenny Brynjarsdottir, Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, and Statistics
  • Clemens Burda, Chemistry
  • Jean Burns, Biology
  • Christian Carloni, Civil and Environmental Engineering
  • Donald Carrier, Theater
  • David Cavallo, Nutrition
  • Philip Cola, Design and Innovation
  • Jacqueline Curtis, Population and Quantitative Health Sciences
  • Kathryn Daltorio, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
  • Colin Drummond, Biomedical Engineering
  • Christine Duval, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
  • Julie Exline, Psychological Sciences
  • Agata Exner, Radiology
  • Timothy Fogarty, Accounting
  • Shannon French, Military Ethics
  • Elina Gertsman, Art History and Art
  • Stephanie Griggs, Nursing
  • David Gurarie, Mathematics, Applied Mathematics and Statistics
  • Ronald Hickman, Nursing
  • Michael Hinczewski, Physics
  • Nathan Howell Biochemistry
  • Alex Huang, Pathology
  • Mark Joseph, Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences
  • Nathan Kruse, Music Education
  • Chris Laszlo, Organizational Behavior
  • Kenneth Laurita, Biomedical Engineering
  • Jing Li, Computer and Data Sciences
  • Ya-Ting Liao, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
  • Sarah Hope Lincoln, Psychological Sciences
  • David Lodowski, Nutrition
  • Thomas Love, Population and Quantitative Health Sciences
  • Joseph Luna, Biochemistry
  • Tawna Mangosh, Pharmacology
  • Michael Martens, Physics
  • Divita Mathur, Chemistry
  • Meghan Newcomer, Applied Anatomy
  • Grant O’Connell , Nursing
  • Jose Olavarria, Banking and Finance
  • James Overholser, Psychological Sciences
  • Stephanie Pike Moore, Epidemiology and Biostatistics
  • Cassi Pittman Claytor, Sociology
  • Theresa Pizarro, Pathology
  • Xin Qi, Physiology and Biophysics
  • Soumya Ray, Computer and Data Sciences
  • Julie Renner, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
  • Andrea Romani, Medical Physiology
  • Lihong Shi, Anthropology
  • Maggie Vinter, English
  • Matthew Willard, Materials Science Engineering
  • Christopher Wirth, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
  • Jessica Wojtalik, Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences
  • Yinghui Wu, Computer and Data Sciences

Learn more about the Diekhoff Awards.