Becca Kiekhaefer, an M.S. candidate in the Hydrogeology program, was selected by the National Association of Geoscience Teachers (NAGT) as one of this year’s winners of the Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award. NAGT recognizes outstanding teaching assistants in geoscience education with up to 30 awards annually. Both undergraduate and graduate teaching assistants are eligible for the award. Award winners receive a one year membership in NAGT, which includes an online subscription to the Journal of Geoscience Education and the new In The Trenches quarterly magazine. More information may be found at http://nagt.org/nagt/students/ta.html. Becca was nominated for the award by Dr. Alan Coulson, who supervises many of the teaching assistants for the BS degree in Geology. Congratulations to Becca!
