USU's Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Fellows Honored

An awards luncheon was held to honor a distinguished group of Utah State University undergraduates — those involved in the university’s Undergraduate Teaching Fellows program. The top fellows from each college were honored.

For more than 20 years, the Undergraduate Teaching Fellows program has provided thousands of students the opportunity to learn about life “from the other side of the podium.” Students who become fellows are nominated by faculty or apply directly to their departments or colleges to assist in a specific class.

Once hired, UTFs perform a wide variety of tasks both in and outside the classroom and sometimes online. They attend training sessions conducted by university officials on important issues like privacy and student concerns.

This year’s honorees include, in order of the photo (back row) Frances Titchener, URF program director; Cami Lowder, College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences; Megan J. Cook, Caine College of the Arts; Jill Montgomery, College of Science; and Rachel Rawlings Ward, Jon M. Huntsman School of Business; (front row) Andrew Latham, College of Engineering; Janell Amely, Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services; and Jacob Blotter, Honors Program.

Students unable to attend the luncheon and not pictured include LaCretia Burgess, University Libraries, Konnon Smith, S.J. and Jessie E. Quinney College of Natural Resources; Bree Arnold, Jon M. Huntsman School of Business; and Shiree Ryan, College of Humanities and Social Sciences.

According to the Provost’s Office, most colleges at USU uses Undergraduate Teaching Fellows. Interested students should contact their individual colleges to learn more about the application process.