Four faculty members and one graduate student in the Division of the Humanities have been honored for their commitment to excellence in pedagogy and student mentoring. The recipients will be recognized at ceremonies during the 519th Convocation on 14 June.

Dan Brudney, Professor in the Department of Philosophy, received the Llewellyn John and Harriet Manchester Quantrell Award, one of the nation’s oldest prizes for undergraduate teaching.

Saeed Ghahremani, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, is one of two inaugural recipients of the Janel M. Mueller Award for Excellence in Pedagogy. This award recognizes outstanding pedagogical contributions from Lecturers and Senior Lecturers in the Division of the Humanities and Humanities Collegiate Division.

Aden Kumler, Associate Professor in the Department of Art History, received the Faculty Award for Excellence in Graduate Teaching and Mentoring. This award recognizes full-time faculty members in the four divisions and the Divinity School for exemplary graduate teaching. Kumler won the Quantrell Award in 2013.

Daniel Pratt, a graduate student in the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures, was awarded the Wayne C. Booth Prize for Excellence in Teaching. Established in 1991, the Booth Prize recognizes excellent teaching of undergraduates by graduate students.

Scott Wolniak, Lecturer in the Department of Visual Arts, is the second of two inaugural recipients of the Janel M. Mueller Award for Excellence in Pedagogy. This award recognizes outstanding pedagogical contributions from Lecturers and Senior Lecturers in the Division of the Humanities and Humanities Collegiate Division.