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John Tate Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Advising

The John Tate Awards serve to recognize and reward high-quality academic advising. The award is named in honor of John Tate, professor of physics and first dean of University College (1930-41). By highlighting examples of outstanding advising, the Tate Award identifies professional models and celebrate the role that academic advising plays in the University's educational mission.

Year Recipient Department
2008 Randal Barnes Civil engineering
2006 Alon McCormick Chemical engineering and materials science
2004 Ann Pineles Office of Lower Division Programs
2000 Jane Davidson Mechanical engineering
1996 Marvin Marshak Physics
1994 Christopher Paola Geology and geophysics