UC San Diego Campus Notice

OFFICE OF THE CHANCELLOR

ACADEMIC SENATE: SAN DIEGO DIVISION

April 28, 2026

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ALL ACADEMICS AT UC SAN DIEGO

Distinguished Teaching Awards Ceremony 2026

The Academic Senate’s Distinguished Teaching Awards recognizes colleagues whose creative and innovative teaching methods inspire students to actively pursue knowledge, and whose exceptional commitment to teaching advances academic excellence. You are invited to attend the 2026 Distinguished Teaching Awards Ceremony.

Date: June 1, 2026
Location: Ida and Cecil Green Faculty Club
Time: 2 – 4 p.m.

    2 p.m. Reception
    2:45 p.m.  Program*
    *American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation will be available

2025 - 2026 Distinguished Teaching Award, Senate Members Recipients:

  • Mira Balberg, History
  • Dontarie Stallings, Chemistry and Biochemistry
  • Oscar Vazquez Mena, Chemical and Nano Engineering
  • Drew Walker, Cognitive Science

2025 - 2026 Barbara and Paul Saltman Distinguished Teaching Award, Non-Senate Members Recipients:

  • Peggy Lott, Linguistics
  • Tricia Santos Cavaiola, Medicine
  • Edward Smitaman, Radiology

2025 - 2026 Barbara and Paul Saltman Excellent Teaching Award, Graduate Students Recipients:

  • Johnny Jingze Li, Mathematics
  • Kea Saper, Sociology
  • Thomas Hong Tsun Wong, Physics

RSVP to the Distinguished Teaching Awards by May 22 to celebrate the transformative teaching contributions of our distinguished faculty.

Pradeep K. Khosla                                                    
Chancellor
Joan and Irwin Jacobs Chancellor’s Endowed Chair

Rebecca Jo Plant
Chair, Academic Senate, San Diego Division

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