Thank an Educator @ iTeachMSU

At Michigan State University, we appreciate the significant role every educator plays. Here, "educator" encompasses more than just classroom instructors. It includes anyone contributing to teaching, learning, student success, and outreach. This includes Graduate and Undergraduate Teaching Assistants, instructional designers, academic advisors, librarians, coaches, MSU Extension educators, and more.

Why Celebrate Educators?

The "Thank an Educator" initiative, part of the #iTeachMSU Commons since 2018, highlights the diverse roles educators play. It encourages individuals to recognize their contributions to MSU and embrace their educator identity. Most importantly, it celebrates those who shape learning experiences and contribute to student success.

How to Thank an Educator

Recognizing someone for their educational impact is easy:

  1. Fill out a short form with a gratitude statement.
  2. The #TeachMSU team will send a thank you email to your selected educator.
  3. Nominated educators receive recognition through the #iTeachMSU Educator Award from the Provost’s Office annually.

Everyone at MSU is welcome to participate, and there is no limit to how many educators you can thank.

Ready to Make an Impact?

Fill out the form below to thank an educator today. 

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Past Honorees

Below are the past honorees who have been recognized through Thank an Educator. Congratulations to these Spartans who are making a difference!

Broad College of Business

  • Todd Surline
  • Pradnya Joshi
  • Miran Kim

College of Agriculture and Natural Resources

  • Aaron Tucker
  • Dustin Petty
  • Elizabeth (Bess) Perry

College of Arts & Letters

  • Jennifer Gansler
  • Rebecca Schuiling
  • Dustin De Felice
  • Liza Potts
  • Danny Mendez
  • Irma Bartolo
  • Salah Hassan
  • Aline Godfroid
  • Shawn Loewen
  • Valentina Denzel
  • Kimberly Priest

College of Communications Arts and Sciences

  • Allison Siarto
  • Troy Hale
  • Robert Kolt
  • Patricia Huddleston

College of Education

  • Kristine Bowman
  • Christel Beverly
  • Sandro Barros

College of Engineering

  • Kristen Johnson

College of Human Medicine

  • CHM Learning Society Fellows

College of Natural Science

  • Ayoob Bazgir
  • Casey Henley
  • Elizabeth Tinsley-Johnson
  • Jinjie Liu
  • Jesse Cantrell
  • Marty Spranger
  • Holly Wright
  • Shahd Alnasser

College of Nursing

  • Amy Crisp
  • Rachel Oberst
  • Josh Winowiecki

College of Social Science

  • Adrienne ADams
  • Krista Zeig
  • Kandy Patrick
  • Monica Ortiz
  • Ryan Shadbolt
  • Lekie Dwanyen
  • Kune Park
  • Emily Langhart
  • Nicki Moody
  • Samantha Hughes
  • Raelyn Elliott-Remes
  • Caitlin Rogell-Jones
  • Keunhye Park
  • Monaca Eaton

James Madison College

  • Susan Stein-Roggenbuck

Lyman Briggs College

  • Peter Thompson

Other Educator Units

Academic Advising

  • Kang Li

Center for Teaching and Learning Innovation

  • Kaitlyn Andary

Evidence Driven Learning Innovation (EDLI)

  • Hala Sun

Office for Institutional Diversity and Inclusion

  • Jade Richards

Office of Accreditation, Assessment, Curriculum and Compliance

  • Stacia Moroski-Rigney

The Graduate School

  • Stefanie Baier
  • Hima Rawal
  • Megumi Moore

Undergraduate Education

  • Kristi Porrell

University Advising

  • Shay Sandoval-Flores

Broad College of Business

  • Justin Jagger
  • Thomas DeWitt
  • Allison Dellapelle
  • Wyatt Schrock

College of Agriculture and Natural Resources

  • Jose Cibelli
  • Brad Marks
  • Lissy Goralnik
  • Robert Aydukovic
  • Matt Raven
  • Christopher Cahill
  • Molly Sears
  • Seth Hunt

College of Arts & Letters

  • Ryan Welsh
  • LeConte Dill
  • Karen Kangas-Preston
  • Sara Doan
  • Casey McArdle
  • Tianyi Kou-Herrema
  • Alejandra Márquez
  • Kate Fedewa
  • Ann Crain
  • Marohang Limbu Yakthung
  • Ethan Voss
  • Danielle DeVoss
  • Michael Copperman
  • Marco Diaz-Munoz
  • Betsy Sneller

College of Communications Art & Sciences

  • Julie Beaty
  • Allie Siarto
  • Teresa Mastin

College of Education

  • Mike Haslett
  • Effat Id-Deen
  • Beth Lusty
  • Saviour Kitcher
  • Andrew Driska
  • Brittany Dillman
  • Candace Robertson

College of Engineering

  • Ron Harris
  • Michele Lanotte
  • Jenahvive Morgan
  • Teresa VanderSloot
  • Chase Bruggeman
  • Arya Gupta
  • Sharita Williamson
  • Rebecca Anthony

College of Human Medicine

  • Jeffrey Jones
  • Bin Chen

College of Natural Science

  • Yukari Brennen
  • Mitchell Maday
  • Neelanjana Mukherjee
  • Amy Pollock
  • Virginia Cangelosi
  • Ajay Sah
  • Sewwandi Abeywardana
  • Susan Allen
  • Russell Schwab
  • Samara Chamoun
  • Sabrina Zarza
  • Zachary Blount
  • Valerie Hedges
  • Eleri Thomas
  • Ken Moon
  • Michelle Mazei-Robison
  • Erica Wehrwein
  • AJ Robison
  • Casey Henley
  • David Hedges
  • Dola Pathak
  • Lauren Sullivan
  • David Bramer
  • Marty Spranger
  • Andrea Bierema
  • Nick Haddad

College of Nursing

  • Kathleen Poindexter
  • Stephanie Sauve
  • Emily McIntire
  • Jeanette Tanafranca

College of Osteopathic Medicine

  • Patty Galvin
  • Stephanie Jalaba
  • Adam Storts
  • Kate Braden

College of Social Science

  • Matthew Hahnenburg
  • Eddie Boucher
  • Chiquita Whittington
  • Ken Plaga
  • Todd Elder
  • Gloria Ashaolu
  • Jinny Han
  • Amanda Guinot-Talbot
  • Benjamin Marley
  • Kelley Blanck
  • Jodi Yelinek
  • Monaca Eaton
  • Jonglim Han

College of Veterinary Medicine

  • Heather Ricks

James Madison College

  • Rashida Harrison
  • Louise Jezierski

Lyman Briggs College

  • Alyse Collins
  • Hanni Nichols

Residential College in Arts and Humanities

  • John Aerni-Flessner

Other Educator Units

Office of Cultural and Academic Transitions

  • Murray Edwards

Prevention, Outreach and Education

  • Matea Caluk

MSU Extension

  • Ron Bates
  • Phil Tocco

MSU Libraries

  • Sara Miller
  • Jessica Sender
  • Drew Lathrop

The Honors College

  • Megan Stevenson

Global Youth Advancement Network

  • Leticia Lana

Institute of Agricultural Technology

  • Jeno Rivera

IT Services

  • Michael Crow

The Office for Inclusion and Intercultural Initiatives

  • Patti Stewart
  • Jade Richards

Office for Faculty and Academic Staff Development (OFASD)

  • Learning Community Facilitators

The Graduate School

  • Stefanie Baier
  • Hima Rawal

University Outreach and Engagement (UOE)

  • Erin Kramer

Broad College of Business

  • Harlow Lochramirez
  • Stanley Lim
  • Timothy Mehlberg

College of Agriculture and Natural Resources

  • Jade Mitchell
  • Jude Bary
  • Teresa Bergholz
  • Felicia Wu
  • Emily Huff
  • Barret Wessel
  • Brian Nielsen

College of Arts & Letters

  • Lorelei Blackburn
  • Grace Pregent
  • Trixie Smith
  • Karen Moroski-Rigney
  • Bill Hart-Davidson
  • James Lambert
  • Arthur Versluis
  • Tony Grubbs
  • Denise Acevedo
  • Kathy Hadley
  • Everardo Cuevas
  • Margaux Griffith
  • Michael Copperman
  • Joyce Meier
  • Erica Starr
  • Jill McKay-Chrobak
  • Peter Faziani
  • Geoffrey Johns
  • Stephie Kang
  • Elizabeth Spence
  • Danielle DeVoss

College of Communications Arts & Sciences

  • Teresa Mastin
  • Dustin Carnahan
  • Roselyn Tantraphol
  • Lori Dickerson
  • Ross Chowles
  • Amol Pavangadkar

College of Education

  • Jack Temsey
  • Bryan Beverly
  • Eric Leszczynski
  • Sandro Barros

College of Engineering

  • Adam Alessio
  • Katy Colbry
  • Charles Ofria
  • Tim Hogan

College of Natural Science

  • Kendra Pyle
  • Richard Izutsu
  • Jennifer Green
  • Phil Duxbury
  • Serena Lotreck
  • Stephen Thomas

College of Nursing

  • Jackie Isler
  • Jiying Ling
  • Jacob Turmell

College of Osteopathic Medicine

  • Jed Magen
  • Norman Scheel
  • Bruce Wolf
  • Patricia Obando
  • Leslie Lopez

College of Social Science

  • Kaston Anderson-Carpenter
  • Cordelia Martin
  • Ashton Shortridge
  • Joe Darden
  • Aminda Smith
  • Danielle Atangana

College of Veterinary Medicine

  • Matthew Beal
  • Dr. Olivier
  • Adam Lauver
  • Kirk Munoz
  • Harry Cridge
  • Iona Sonea
  • Jeff Gerlach
  • Karen Perry
  • Ashley VanderBroek
  • Jack Kottwitz
  • Mayra Tsoi
  • Kim Sebastian
  • Cynthia Lucidi
  • Matthew Beal
  • Katherine Mauro
  • Nyssa Levy
  • Loic Dejardin

Lyman Briggs College

  • Stef Shuster

James Madison College

  • Brian Johnson
  • Simei Qing

Other Educator Units

The Center for Teaching and Learning Innovation

  • Brendan Guenther

MSU Extension

  • Cheryl Eschbach

Residential and Hospitality Services Employment

  • Coree Newman Coronado

Student-Athlete Support Services

  • Shelby Spano

Vice President of Research and Innovation

  • JR Haywood
  • Laura McCabe

Bailey Scholars Program

  • Dustin Petty

MSU Libraries

  • Jessica Sender

The Graduate School

  • Stefanie Baier

MSU IT Services

  • Cui Cheng

Broad College of Business

  • Jeremy Van Hof
  • Sarah Wellman

College of Agriculture and Natural Resources

  • Tyler Becker

College of Arts & Letters

  • Scott Schopieray
  • Kaelyn Muiru
  • Alexis Black
  • Brad Wilcuts
  • Cheryl Caesar
  • Elizabeth Spence
  • Kathy Hadley
  • Jill McKay-Chrobak
  • Ilse Schweitzer
  • Flyod Pouncil
  • Sharieka Botex

College of Communication Arts & Sciences

  • Jason Archer

College of Education

  • John Olle
  • Sandro Barros

College of Engineering

  • Geoffrey Recktenwald

College of Human Medicine

  • Steven Ashmead
  • Robert Malinowski

College of Natural Science

  • Chris Shaltry
  • Beth Gettings

College of Nursing

  • Kathleen Poindexter
  • Andy Greger

College of Social Science

  • Kevin Ford

Lyman Briggs College

  • Georgina Montgomery
  • Ellie Louson

Residential College in Arts and Humanities

  • Jeno Rivera

Other Educator Units

The Center for Teaching and Learning Innovation (formerly Hub for Innovation in Learning and Technology)

  • Dave Goodrich
  • Sarah Gretter
  • Summer Issawi
  • Jay Loftus
  • Angie Martin
  • Rashad Muhammad
  • Alicia Jenner
  • Jerry Rhead
  • Brendan Guenther
  • Makena Neal
  • Michael Lockett

Provost Communications

  • Kelly Mazurkiewicz
  • Erica Venton

Office for Enrollment Management and Academic Strategic Planning

  • Ashley Braman
  • Emilio Esposito

Center for Integrative Studies in General Science

  • Stephen Thomas

Institutional Diversity and Inclusion

  • Patti Stewart

Kognito 4 Education

  • Sheila Marquardt

MSU Librarians

  • Sarah Miller
  • Terri Miller
  • Rachel Minkin
  • Ben Oberdick
  • Jessica Sender
  • Abraham (Abe) Wheeler

MOSAIC (Multicultural Unity Center)

  • Maggie Chen-Hernandez

MSU IT Services

  • Jason Beaudin
  • Nick Noel

Office for Faculty and Academic Staff Development (OFASD)

  • Marilyn Amey

Omsbudperson's Office

  • Shannon Burton

Resource Center for Persons with Disabilities (RCPD)

  • Leslie Johnson

The Graduate School

  • Stefanie Baier
  • Hima Rawal

University Outreach and Engagement (UOE)

  • Diane Doberneck

WorkLife Office (JLO)

  • Jamie Hutchison

Anyone can recognize a fellow Spartan for their contributions to MSU's teaching and learning mission or for how they made a lasting impression on your experience. All you have to do is click "Thank an Educator" in the left panel of iteach.msu.edu. From there you'll see a short form where you can enter the name, netID, and a short story of the educator you'd like to recognize.

Broad College of Business

  • Naomi Neilsen
  • Aubrey Wigner
  • Kenneth Szymusiak
  • Michelle Snitgen

College of Agriculture and Natural Resources

  • Jenifer Fenton
  • Tatiana Thomas
  • Jessica Kiesling
  • Scott Winterstein
  • Aakanksha Melkani
  • April Athnos
  • Ankita Bhattacharya
  • Sihan Bu
  • Rick Jorgensen
  • Srishti LNU
  • Chia-Lun Yang
  • Lucas Krusinski
  • Alyssa Harben

College of Arts & Letters

  • Deric McNish
  • Danielle DeVoss
  • Krsna Santos
  • Hannah Allen
  • Adam Gacs
  • Nicola Imbrascio
  • Dr. Sheila Contreras
  • Morgan Shipley
  • Kenlea Pebbles
  • Ann Larabee
  • Mohammad Khalil
  • Kate Sonka
  • Peter Hoffman
  • Hui-Ling Malone
  • Amy Lampe
  • Kate Birdsall
  • Kathryn Houghton
  • Kate Fedewa
  • Casey Miles
  • Maileen Bugnaski
  • Dustin De Felice
  • Megan Walsh
  • Bethany Meadows

College of Communication Arts & Sciences

  • Andrew Corner
  • Sara Grady
  • David Ford
  • Kate Shabet
  • Gisele Souza Neuls

College of Education

  • Kris Surla
  • Candace Robertson
  • Brittany Dillman
  • Spencer Morgan

College of Engineering

  • Ian Hildebrandt
  • Corey Gamache

College of Human Medicine

  • Anne Dorrance
  • Robin DeMuth
  • Denis Alix
  • Brian Mavis
  • Pavneet Banga
  • Amanda Moser
  • Rachael Weisbrod

College of Natural Science

  • Gabe Ording
  • Rachel Morris
  • Rupali Das
  • Casey Henley
  • Stephen Thomas
  • Saul Beceiro Novo
  • Ashley Dunn
  • Julia Hinds
  • Nick Rekuski
  • Cole McCutcheon
  • Teresa Panurach
  • Camilla Monsalve
  • Meiqi Liu
  • Sarah Manski

College of Osteopathic Medicine

  • Jane Gudakunst

College of Social Science

  • Christina DeJong
  • Skylar Dewitt
  • Eddie Boucher
  • Lindsay Ackerman
  • Sean Hankins

Lyman Briggs College

  • Marisa Brandt

College of Veterinary Medicine

  • Jennifer Thomas
  • Janet Hengesbach
  • Michaela Flores
  • Jule Strachota
  • Sarah Shull

Other Educator Units

Human Resources

  • Amanda Farrar

Center for Statistical Training and Consulting (CSTAT)

  • Sanket Jantre
  • Sichao Wang

ISS

  • Alison Rautman

Hub for Innovation

  • Jerry Rhead
  • Breana Yaklin
  • Summer Issawi
  • Ashley Braman

Technology at MSU

  • Nick Noel
  • Kevin Henley
  • Drew Beach

University Outreach and Engagement

  • Diane Doberneck

APUE

  • Jim Lucas

WorkLife Office

  • John Girdwood
  • Tiana Carter

Libraries

  • Jessica Sender
  • Susan Kendall
  • Julie Taylor

Broad College of Business

  • Cadaelia Turnage
  • Wyatt Schrock

College of Agriculture and Natural Resources

  • Kelly Millenbah
  • Kellie Walters
  • Alyssa Harben
  • Patrick McDavid
  • Seth Hunt
  • Kaleb Ortner
  • Adam Constine
  • Kambriana Gates

College of Arts & Letters

  • Marcos Serafim
  • Michael McCune
  • Alex Nichols
  • Walt Peebles
  • Jacquelynn Sullivan
  • Kate Sonka
  • Paula Winke
  • Lorelei Blackburn
  • Bruno Ford
  • Justin Wigard
  • Kaylin Smith
  • Adam Gacs
  • Amelia Stieren
  • Maria Buttiler
  • Tamoha Siddiqui
  • Catherine Barland
  • Sarah Brundrett
  • Katie Rottman
  • Caitlin Cornell
  • Claire Wilcher
  • Kate Fedewa
  • Mike Ristich
  • Madeline Shellgren
  • Kenlea Pebbles

College of Communication Arts & Sciences

  • Samantha Shebib

College of Education

  • Alexandra Lee
  • Lori Bruner
  • Eliana Castro
  • Marilyn Amey
  • Courtney Kosloski
  • Mallory Weiner
  • Austin Wellette-Hunsucker
  • Taren Going
  • Juan Mascorro-Guerrero
  • Terry Edwards
  • Olivia Furman
  • Kristi Lowrie
  • Sheila Orr
  • Teacher Education Undergraduate Staff
  • Dr. Amey's HALE Graduate Students

College of Engineering

  • Puneet Kumar

College of Music

  • Colton Wasitler

College of Natural Science

  • Qianjie Wang
  • Aaron Wasserman
  • Stephen Thomas
  • Teena Gerhardt
  • John Keven
  • Brean Prefontaine

College of Nursing

  • Rebecca Boni
  • Betty Buck
  • Patrick Crane
  • Izabella de Barbaro
  • Pallav Deka
  • Jessica Ery
  • Joanne Golbert
  • Stephanie Gray
  • Andy Greger
  • Jackie Iseler
  • Emily McIntire
  • Kyle Miller
  • Francisika Nekaien
  • Kathleen Poindexter
  • Amy Pollock
  • Lorraine Robbins
  • Carol Vermeesch
  • Anne Thomas (Passed in July)

College of Social Science

  • Amanda Kreuze
  • Ida Djenontin
  • Rajiv Paudel
  • Aaron Luedtke
  • Steve Anderson
  • Kesicia Dickinson
  • Natasha Fowler
  • Megan Mikhail
  • Nafiseh Haghtalab

James Madison College

  • Sharlissa Moore
  • Galia Benítez

Lyman Briggs College

  • Greg Lusk

Other Educator Units

The Writing Center

  • Grace Pregent
  • Colton Wasitler

Center for Language Teaching Advancement (CeLTA)

  • Elizabeth Ablan

Center for Statistical Training and Consulting (CSTAT)

  • Andrew Dennhardt

Bailey Scholars Program

  • Lorelei Blackburn

Technology at MSU

Andrew Dennhardt, Aaron Algrim, Michael Sweet, Amin Elrashid, Ronald Southwick, Donald Morgan, Thong Hoang, Ronald Pranica, Dale Wegienka, John Hulbert, Linda Barrows, Kirk Bartling, Cindy Taphouse, Jeremy Jestila, Susan Dunn, Stephan Andre, Darius Bradley, Paul Phipps, Paul Sweitzer, Robin Ellsworth, Leo Sell, Sharron Wells, Angela Knauf, Cynthia Wallace, Joseph Murray, Mark Szymczak, Hao Quoc Lu, Dean Olson III, Blake House, Jeffrey Herrmann, William Balluff, Steven Jowett, Otty Turrentine, Jillene Pohl, Adell Flourry Jr., Victor Doe, Morene Dickman, Linda Beck, Wilson Ndovie, Stephen Asman, Shirl Rowley, Kimberly Davis, Laura Stevens, Terry Gillespie Jr., Lauri Stephens, Michael Walters, Stefan Ozminski, James Willson, Brandt Detmers, Timothy Skutt, Christopher Doerr, Robert Sisson II, Jonathan Schulz, Daniel Layne, Angela Kimmel, Charles Spagnuolo Jr., Chase Guzinski, Dustin Bacon, Renata Thompson, Angela Clum, Navidad Cassaday, Kathleen McGlynn, Melanie Phillips, Daniel Wyrembelski, Justin Baker, Aaron Richmond, Theodore Manko, Michael Snyder, Joseph Fromm, Chad Randall, Casey Jo Brassington, Elizabeth Hood, Bradley Williams, Scott Foreman, Jennifer Phillips, Michael Reed, Sean Will, Gordon Kiewiet, Erica Nedziwe, Jeniffer Robinson, Jeremy Gentges, Mark Seyka, Alexander Goff, Christopher Jones, Tonya Govereh, Kelly Wilcox, Michael Warner, Sean Collins, Matthew Evans, Brian Fraley, Erik Williams, John Sfreddo, Jacqueline Wilson, George Harris, Gabriel Cantu, Suporn Teng, Jane Carl, Sue Clark, Whitney Patterson, Paul Short, Thomas Marra, John Scott, David Sheppard, Karen Bailey, Jordan Stine, Gregory Forman, Ethan Begalka, Mohamed Abou Elseoud, Gregory Koerner, Chad Corkwell, Heather Atkinson, Alison Virag-McCann, Ronald Njau, Vinessa Webster, Kathryn Harger, Foster Whipple, Ryan Laorr, Claire Cowan, Bailee Droste, Jake Crandell, Madeline Smith, Benjamen Nienhouse, Lindsay Knuth, Anne Phillips, Joshua Hakes, John Nguyen-Tran, Amy Bransch, Allen Scheck, Mallory Crowner, Kyle Banks, Carlie Richardson, Dominic Colosimo, Jinny Bernotas, Hanna Foreman, Jeffrey Cunningham, Makenzie McDowell, Nicholas Hartman, Gregory Battley, Haley Rathkamp, Elsa Gallegos, Ryan Freemire, Tyler Michael, Rachel Macauley, Denzel Smith, Danie Gorentz, Jami Baker, Justin Walser, Jacob Tenney, Anslee Norris, Ryan Roberts, Wyatt Oistad, Anthony Rogers, Aaron Mundale, Eric Zhang, Jacob Garner, Daimon Emerick, Nickolas Battley, Jaison Balluff, Rachel Rumsey, Stephen Elmer, Kevin Holtz, Thomas Ruffley, David Littleton, Ian Walker, Robert McDonnell, Christopher Sibley, Elijah Corbin, Craig Smith, Madalyn Allen, David Palme, Joshua May, John Goodwin, Andrew Stine, Daniel Grusczynski, Brandon Mcsawby, Jared Utsunomiya, Devin Wilcox, John Senger, Sandros Rivera-Letcher, Brian Mitchell, Andrew Barnikow, Terrance Singleton, Clabe Hunt, Alaina Scheidel, Jacob Kingsley, Trent Keyton, Allem Mekonen, Eun Kyo Chung, Mary Catherine Canavan, Jolene Alto, Jillian Davis, Gabrielle-louise White Italia, Hillary Hemry, Dante Delorenzo, Randy Carnahan, Zoran Tomic-Bobas, Perry Truscon, Margaret Northcutt, Adithya Rao, Caitlin Parton, Lauren Gudritz, Tyler Coleman, Jeremy Balluff, Tyreece Banks, Sue Hurd, Dylan Mccarroll, Noah Luikart, Seth Swartout, Rostyslav Chen, Mary Magnotta, Jessica Knott, Devyn Boettcher, Dylan Hawthorne, Jonathan Miller, William Park, Braeden Berg, Derek Hamp, Joseph Roy, Quinn Sheppard, Alanna Bortle, Isaiah Orsborn, Brant Salinaz & Tabitha Hudson
 

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