Award for Teaching Assistants
The Bernie J. Liska Outstanding Graduate Student Teaching Award was first awarded in 1999. The awarded was created by Dr. Bernie Liska, former Dean of Purdue’s College of Agriculture and Fellow of the Institute of Food Technologists, to recognize graduate students who excelled in teaching. He cherished the opportunity to recognize students’ work as he felt it created drive towards excellence.
Upon Dr. Liska’s death, gifts in his memory, including those of his daughters, Julie Liska-Esperson (FS ’92) and Cheryl Colman, established an endowment, ensuring that his memory and his wishes continue in perpetuity. Today, the endowment supports one teaching award each semester. An "in-perpetuity plaque" lists the names of all of the recipients, and a plaque and a financial award are presented to the student recipients.
Students who have received the award are:
| 2000 | Kirby Hayes |
| 2001 | Laura Rozzi |
| 2002 | Linna Wang |
| Spring 2003 | Mindy Shroyer |
| Fall 2003 | Agung Tandjung |
| Spring 2004 | Cecilia Munoz-Espada |
| Fall 2004 | Lynn Choi |
| Spring 2005 | Devon Durkee |
| Fall 2005 | Aparna Kothapalli |
| Spring 2006 | Senay Simsek |
| Fall 2006 | Willette Crawford |