Harold F. Martin Graduate Assistant Outstanding Teaching Award

The Harold F. Martin Graduate Assistant Outstanding Teaching Award recognizes graduate teaching assistants for outstanding teaching performance. This award is sponsored jointly by the Graduate School, through the Harold F. Martin Graduate Assistant Outstanding Teaching Award endowment, and the Office of the Vice President and Dean for Undergraduate Education. The program is open to graduate students who have served as graduate teaching assistants for at least two semesters within the last two years and plan to be a registered student in spring semester. Teaching during the summer sessions cannot be included when calculating eligibility. Degree candidates carrying the title of instructor are not eligible for the award. Nominations may be submitted to the nominee's graduate officer or department head. University employees receiving educational privileges are not eligible for this University scholarship/award in accordance with Penn State policies HR36 and HR38.

Applications/nominations for the upcoming academic year will open in the August time frame.

Students may apply directly or faculty/staff may nominate a student. Please contact your college graduate education office for important information, attachments and nomination link contained in email announcement.

For more information please contact the Office of Graduate Fellowships and Awards Administration.

2023–24

  • Benton Bickerton, Chemistry, Eberly College of Science
  • Allison Carothers, Integrative and Biomedical Physiology, Intercollege Program
  • Andrew Domzal, Philosophy, College of the Liberal Arts
  • Carolin Jolitz, German with a dual title in Language Science, College of the Liberal Arts
  • Timothy D. Smith, American Studies, Penn State Harrisburg
  • Abigail Stebbins, Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education
  • Kelly Sweeney, Communication Arts and Sciences, College of the Liberal Arts
  • Yin Tang, Statistics, Eberly College of Science
  • Brooke Tybush, French and Francophone Students with a dual title in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, College of the Liberal Arts
  • Morgan Vincent, Chemistry, Eberly College of Science