Curtis Award for excellent teaching
Hesam Askari wins the G. Graydon (’58) and Jane W. Curtis Award for excellent teaching
This is the highest teaching award for non-tenured faculty at the University of Rochester
Established in honor of Professor Ralph Helmkamp, Class of 1911, professor of chemistry, this award recognizes teaching excellence by a nontenured member of the faculty. The award is intended for faculty on the tenure track who have not yet been tenured.
To quote the donor: “Recognizing that many tenured faculty members excel in both teaching and research, it is my expectation that this annual award, directed exclusively to the nontenured faculty, will encourage both interest and excellence in instruction at the undergraduate and graduate levels.” Hesam Askari is named as the 2024 award winner in Hajim School of Engineering.