Dr. Tiffany A. Koszalka received the 2020 Excellence in Graduate Education Faculty Recognition Award on April 17, 2020. The award is granted through the SU Graduate School and “honors faculty members whose dedication to graduate students and commitment to excellence in graduate teaching and mentoring have made a significant contribution to graduate education at Syracuse University” (SU Grad School). The IDD&E Department Chair, doctoral students, and alumni took part in nominating Dr. Koszalka for this prestigious award. “Congratulations, Dr. Tiffany A. Koszalka; please enjoy this moment with our most profound appreciation for your continuous contribution to our academic journeys,” said D. Garmondyu Whorway in his email on the day the award was granted. “What an awesome achievement and a testament to your impact,” said IDD&E alumna Leigh M. Tolley. The nominators unanimously described this recognition as “very well-deserved.” The award encapsulates the best in Dr. Koszalka as instructor, researcher, and advisor in her almost 20-year career at SU. Upon receiving the award, Dr. Koszalka commented: ”I am happy to receive this most humbling and prestigious award. In a time of physical separation from our graduate students and colleagues, this gives me joy to see that the effort I put forth on their account is acknowledged as valuable. I guess I have to keep up on it.”
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