The three professors will be honored for their accomplishments at a ceremony in October.
Three professors in Arts, Sciences & Engineering at the University of Rochester will receive the Goergen Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching in an October ceremony held on the River Campus.
This yearās recipients are Ajay Anand, associate professor, ; Christopher Muir, professor, ; and Pablo Sierra Silva, associate professor, .
Established in 1997 by University Trustee and Board Chair Emeritus Robert Goergen ā60 and his wife, Pamela, the award recognizes distinction in undergraduate teaching among faculty in Arts, Sciences & Engineering.
Nominations come from students, faculty, staff members, and administrators. The winners are chosen by Jeffrey Runner, dean of the College; Gloria Culver, dean of the ; and Wendi Heinzelman, dean of the
āI continue to be impressed by the innovative qualities of our faculty in the College, Ā and this yearās Goergen Award recipients are prime examples,ā Runner says. āAll three are known for the inclusive tone set in their classrooms, their mentoring of individual students, and their uniquely Rochester course offerings. Itās these qualities that I think Pam and Bob Goergen had in mind when they developed this generous award.ā
Anand joined the University in 2017 and serves as deputy director of the Goergen Institute for Data Science. He received his bachelorās degree from the University of Bombay, India, masterās degrees from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and the University of Washington, and his doctorate from the University of Washington.
Muir came to the University in 2014. He received his bachelorās, masterās and doctoral degrees from Lehigh University.
Sierra Silva joined the University in 2013. He earned his bachelorās degree from the University of Pennsylvania, and his masterās and doctorate from UCLA.
A ceremony is scheduled for 4 p.m. on October 27 in Feldman Ballroom in Frederick Douglass Commons.
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