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Teaching Excellence Awards 2023

2023 Award Honorees

Instructional Excellence Award

Andrew Barker, UW Certificate in Data Visualization
Caitlin Chamberlin, NanoCamp! and STEAM Innovation Lab, UW Youth & Teen Programs
Carl Chatfield, UW Certificate in Professional Technical Writing, UW Certificate in Storytelling & Content Strategy
Ami Samuels, UW Certificate in Editing

Instructional Assistant Excellence Award

Kate Merriwether, UW Certificate in Private Investigation
Bryan Palmer, UW Certificate in Cybersecurity Risk Management, UW Certificate in Software Product Management, UW Certificate in Localization: Customizing Software for the World, UW Certificate in Digital Marketing

Instructional Excellence Legacy Award

Harvey Arnone, UW Certificate in Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
Judith Maier, UW Certificate in Paralegal Studies

Team Instructional Excellence Award

UW Certificate in Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

Instructors

Harvey Arnone, GIS & CADD manager, City of Seattle Information Technology
Christina Chelf, GIS supervisor, City of Tacoma; GIS consultant, Mycelia Consulting
Mark Joselyn, cartographer; GIS analyst, Seattle Public Utilities, Watershed Management Division
Eugene Martin, GIS consultant and knowledge analyst
Sky Naslund, instructor of geography & GIS research scientist, University of Washington
Chad Phelan, GIS modernization lead, City of Seattle Information Technology
Asa Sakrison, GIS research scientist and educator
Leah Saunders, senior GIS data analyst, City of Seattle
Stephen Savage, senior GIS analyst, HNTB
Enzhou Wang, chief data officer, City of Tacoma
Marc Weber, geographer, Environmental Protection Agency, Pacific Ecological Systems Division

Instructional Assistants

Chris Beaudette, GIS architect, Weyerhauser
Abeer Halani, GIS analyst, Locana
Eliza Kronenberger, Washington State Department of Ecology
Sydney Iverson, GIS technician, Apple via RMSI
Michael Lang, GIS lab assistant, University of Washington Suzzallo Library
Chianson Siu, GIS analyst, City of Seattle

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