Robert E. Thach, Ph.D., dean of the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences, congratulates Katie McNeill, a doctoral student in comparative literature in Arts & Sciences, on her receipt of a Dean’s Award for Teaching Excellence. Each spring, the dean of the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences recognizes outstanding teaching assistants with a $1,550 cash prize. In addition to McNeill, other winners were: Catrina Adams (anthropology); Santiago Amaya (philosophy, neuroscience and psychology); Emily Austin (philosophy); Adam Brustkern (chemistry); Ben Cawthra (history); Yonhow (Larry) Lin (mathematics); Nancy Richardson (Germanic languages and literatures); Gabriela Romero-Ghiretti (Romance languages and literatures); Shiho Takai (East Asian Studies); Kasey Wagoner (physics); Yanning Wang (Asian & Near Eastern languages); and sharing a prize were Jessica Hathaway and Rob Patterson (English/The Writing Program).