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Kyle Vanderlick
named distinguished teacher
Photograph by Denise Applewhite
Professor Kyle Vanderlick accepts her Distinguished
Teaching Award from President Tilghman.
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Kyle Vanderlick, professor of chemical engineering, received
a President’s Award for Distinguished Teaching at Commencement
ceremonies.
The awards were established in 1991 through gifts by Lloyd Cotsen
’50 and John Sherrerd ’52 to recognize excellence
in undergraduate and graduate teaching by Princeton faculty
members. Each winner receives a cash prize of $5,000, and his
or her department receives $3,000 for the purchase of new books.
A committee of faculty, undergraduates, and graduate students
selected the winners from campuswide nominations.
Professor Vanderlick came to Princeton in 1998 and, in just
four years, has “set a new standard for teaching excellence,”
according to one colleague. She leads classes on an introduction
to chemical engineering, fluid mechanics, and interfacial science
and engineering—and a freshman seminar on “The Engineering
of Ice Cream.”
“An outstanding classroom instructor who combines magnetic
personality, boundless energy, a wonderful sense of humor, and
a deep understanding of her subject matter, she challenges and
engages her students to embark, as equals, on true intellectual
journeys of shared discovery and adventure,” wrote another
colleague in nominating Professor Vanderlick for the award.
One alumnus, who has gone on to pursue a Ph.D. in chemical engineering,
wrote that Professor Vanderlick “relates to her students
in a very open, honest, and accessible manner. I think this
makes her students very willing to learn from her, both in and
out of the classroom. … She has an excellent ability to
hone in on the central concepts of a topic and explain them
in sufficient depth so that students can really understand them
without getting lost in the details.”
Many of those supporting Professor Vanderlick’s nomination
wrote of her sincere interest in students, as evidenced by her
visits to the undergraduate lounge to work on problem sets,
her advice on career choices and graduate schools, and her attendance
at student activities such as dance performances.
“Her attitude and respect toward students are exemplary,”
wrote one student, “and she consistently demonstrates
her devotion to undergraduate students on both an academic and
personal level.”
Rebecca
Peterson receives an APGA excellence in teaching award
Rebecca Peterson, a graduate student in the Department of Electrical
Engineering, received an excellence in teaching award from the
Princeton Graduate School.
These awards are given to graduate students who have been particularly
successful and devoted in instructing undergraduates.
Ms. Peterson came to Princeton in 2000 after receiving her bachelor
of electrical engineering at the University of Rochester and
her master of electrical engineering at the University of Minnesota.
She has precepted for a required electrical engineering course
taught by Professor Sigurd Wagner.
“Ms. Peterson moved way above and beyond a standard teaching-assistant
assignment, in many directions, and always with greatest attention
to student needs, technical content, and careful execution,”
Professor Wagner said.
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