To the extended STS and HASTS communities: I have the pleasure of announcing that the 2014 Siegel Teaching Prize winner is Nicole Labruto. The Siegel Teaching Prize was established in 2006 to recognize HASTS graduate students who have excelled as instructors of MIT undergraduates. The prize committee, Clapperton Mavhunga and Sherry Turkle, explained their decision in the following citation:
³Nicole was nominated by Professor Susan Silbey for her work in the interdisciplinary subject ŒEnergy Decisions, Markets, and Policies.¹ This class explores the choices and constraints governing energy use by households, firms, and governments. The subject straddles three different units (Sloan School of Management, Political Science, and Anthropology), each of which has its own approach to the material and issues. It is inherently challenging because the subject demands a high degree of acquaintance with the technical language (especially the economics) of energy, while students also need to understand the technical material from socially, culturally, and politically grounded perspectives. ³Faced with this challenging assignment, Nicole meticulously prepared discussion classes, offered with aplomb, humor, and serious intellectual engagement. In Professor Silbey¹s words, Nicole was 'a master teacher [who] certainly deserves special honor in the Siegel Prize for the exemplary work she did' in last year¹s class. ³In their comments the students echoed this praise. One said, ŒNicole was a wonderful TA. I appreciated her enthusiasm and the way she brought in different perspectives on course material. She was also always available to help students.¹ Others addressed her engagement, dedication, and the high quality of the materials she brought into recitation to provoke conversation. ³The committee wishes to extend its congratulations to Nicole Labruto for a well-deserved Siegel Teaching Prize.² Please join me in congratulating Nicole for this honor, and in thanking Sherry and Clapperton for their service on the Siegel Prize committee. Rosalind Williams Acting Director Dibner Professor of the History of Science and Technology Program in Science, Technology, and Society Massachusetts Institute of Technology _______________________________________________ Sci-tech-public mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/sci-tech-public
