Ivan Allen College Faculty Earn Summer and Fall 2023 CIOS Honor Roll Placements

Posted February 13, 2024

Fifty faculty members from across the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts have been named to the Student Recognition of Excellence in Teaching Honor Roll for instructional excellence in the Fall 2023 semester. They are among 233 faculty members campuswide honored by the Center for Teaching and Learning during the fall semester.

Twenty-two of the faculty members come from the School of Modern Languages. Thirteen of the faculty members are in the School of Literature, Media, and Communication. Seven of those honored are in the School of History and Sociology. Four faculty members in the School of Economics and two faculty members in the School of Public Policy received awards, as well as a visiting lecturer with a joint appointment in Economics and Public Policy. One faculty member in the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, was also honored.

The Honor Roll is selected at the end of each term based on scores from the Course Instructor Opinion Survey (CIOS), in which students rate their instructors in areas such as their respect and concern for students, their level of enthusiasm about the course, and their ability to stimulate student interest in the subject matter.

The Fall 2023 honorees are:

  • Keung Yoon Bae, Assistant Professor, School of Modern Languages
  • Matthew Breece, Marion L. Brittain Postdoctoral Fellow, School of Literature, Media, and Communication
  • Kemal Budak, Lecturer, School of History and Sociology
  • Whitney Buser, Director of Master's Programs and Associate Director of Academic Programs, School of Economics
  • Andrew Buskell, Visiting Assistant Professor, School of Public Policy
  • Seung-Eun Chang, Lecturer, School of Modern Languages
  • Carol Colatrella, Professor, School of Literature, Media, and Communication
  • Lionel Gall, Senior Lecturer, School of Modern Languages
  • Alzbeta Hajkova, Postdoctoral Scholar, School of Public Policy 
  • Zita Hüesing, Marion L. Brittain Fellow and Assistant Director of Writing & Communication, School of Literature, Media, and Communication
  • Andrea Jonsson, Associate Professor and Director of French Program, School of Modern Languages
  • Sophie Landrieux Kartochian, Lecturer, School of Modern Languages
  • Masato Kikuchi, Associate Professor, School of Modern Languages
  • Jessica Kim, Marion L. Brittain Postdoctoral Fellow, School of Literature, Media, and Communication
  • Yongtaek Kim, Associate Professor and Director of the Korean Program, School of Modern Languages
  • Yeqing Kong, Assistant Professor, School of Literature, Media, and Communication
  • Kathrin Koppe, Senior Lecturer and Coordinator of German Program, School of Modern Languages
  • Christopher Lawton, Lecturer, School of History and Sociology
  • Jong Hyun Lee, Senior Lecturer, School of Modern Languages 
  • Chao Li, Senior Lecturer, School of Modern Languages
  • Caroline Machado, Lecturer, School of Modern Languages
  • David Marcus, Lecturer, School of Modern Languages
  • Kyoko Masuda, Associate Professor and Director of Japanese Program, School of Modern Languages
  • Aki Matsushima, Lecturer, School of Modern Languages
  • Mary G. McDonald, Professor and Homer C. Rice Chair in Sports and Society, School of History and Sociology
  • Lee Oh, Senior Lecturer, School of Modern Languages
  • Matthew Oliver, Associate Professor and Director of Undergraduate Programs, School of Economics
  • Yumi Parks, Visiting Lecturer, School of Modern Languages
  • Sonia Serafin, Adjunct Instructor, School of Modern Languages
  • Allegra Smith, Assistant Professor, School of Literature, Media, and Communication
  • Johnny Smith, Julius C. "Bud" Shaw Professor of Sports History, School of History and Sociology
  • Aleksandra Starcevic, Visiting Lecturer, School of Modern Languages
  • Lenny Stendig, Visiting Lecturer, School of Economics and School of Public Policy
  • Satomi Suzuki-Chenoweth, Senior Lecturer, School of Modern Languages
  • Samba Sy, Senior Lecturer, School of Modern Languages
  • Charmaine Troy, Associate Director of First-Generation Student Initiatives, School of Literature, Media, and Communication
  • Wendy Truran, Marion L. Brittain Postdoctoral Fellow, School of Literature, Media, and Communication
  • Franziska Tsufim, Marion L. Brittain Postdoctoral Fellow, School of Literature, Media, and Communication
  • Germán Vergara, Associate Professor, School of History and Sociology
  • Christopher Vidmar, Visiting Assistant Professor, School of History and Sociology
  • Dana Viezure, Lecturer, School of History and Sociology
  • Qi Wang, Associate Professor, School of Literature, Media, and Communication
  • Katja Weber, Professor, Sam Nunn School of International Affairs
  • Amanda Weiss, Associate Professor, School of Modern Languages
  • Casey Wichman, Associate Professor, School of Economics
  • Cameron Winter, Marion L. Brittain Fellow, School of Literature, Media, and Communication
  • Hongchen Wu, Assistant Professor, School of Modern Languages
  • Samuel Wunderly, Lecturer, School of Economics
  • Lisa Yaszek, Regents’ Professor, School of Literature, Media, and Communication
  • Ida Yoshinaga, Assistant Professor, School of Literature, Media, and Communication

In addition, 10 Ivan Allen College faculty members, postdoctoral fellows, and staff members were named to the Summer 2023 Honor Roll. They are among 49 others campuswide who made the honor roll.

Six of the honorees are from the School of Literature, Media, and Communication, including two faculty members and three Marion L. Brittain Postdoctoral Fellows. Amanda Blocker, an academic program manager in the School of Literature, Media, and Communication, was also honored for GT1000.

Three faculty members on the Summer 2023 Honor Roll came from the School of Modern Languages, and one from the School of Public Policy.

The Summer 2023 honorees are:

  • Amanda Blocker, Academic Program Manager, School of Literature, Media, and Communication
  • Renee Buesking, Marion L. Brittain Postdoctoral Fellow, School of Literature, Media, and Communication
  • Lee Hibbard, Marion L. Brittain Postdoctoral Fellow, School of Literature, Media, and Communication
  • Zita Hüesing, Marion L. Brittain Postdoctoral Fellow and Assistant Director of Writing & Communication, School of Literature, Media, and Communication
  • Yongtaek Kim, Associate Professor, School of Modern Languages
  • Michael Nitsche, Professor, School of Literature, Media, and Communication
  • Yumi Parks, Visiting Lecturer, School of Modern Languages
  • Chad Slieper, Co-Director of the Leadership in Progress and Service Quality Enhancement Plan and Director of the Law, Science, and Technology Program in the School of Public Policy
  • Brigitte Stepanov, Assistant Professor, School of Modern Languages
  • Ida Yoshinaga, Assistant Professor, School of Literature, Media, and Communication

The Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts congratulates all of the outstanding instructors and scholars named to the Fall and Summer 2023 Honor Rolls on their dedication to providing our students with a welcoming, supportive learning environment and transformative learning experiences.

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Stephanie N. Kadel
Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts