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Brain and Cognitive Sciences awards

All students are BCS majors unles otherise indicated.

Angus MacDonald Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching
- Beau Cronin G, Berkeley, Calif.
- Amy Perfors G, Montrose, Colo.
- Monica Linden G, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
- Christopher Hirsch G, San Diego, Calif.

Walle Nauta Award for Excellence in Graduate Teaching
- Daniel Casasanto G, Philadelphia, Pa.
- Simon Overduin G, Waterloo, Ontario
- Charles Kemp G, Melbourne, Australia

Walle Nauta Award for Continuing Dedication to Teaching
- Josh McDermott G, Arlington, Va.
- Ben Balas G, Pittsburgh, Pa.

BCS Team Award for Outstanding Teaching--for 9.02 (Brain Lab), fall 2004
- Tim Buschman G, Baltimore, Md.
- Julie Goldberg G, Silver Spring, Md.
- Boris Krupa G, Bratislava, Slovakia
- Marnie Phillips G, Bridgewater, N.J.
- Cansu Tunca G, Istanbul, Turkey
- Gene Yeo G, Singapore

BCS Team Award for Outstanding Teaching--for 9.12 (Experimental Molecular Neurobiology), spring 2004
- Julie Goldberg G, Silver Spring, Md.
- Emily Hueske G, Austin, Texas
- Lena Khibnik G, Pushchino, Russia
- Show Ming (Sally) Kwok G, Hong Kong
- Neville Sanjana G, San Diego, Calif.

Walle J.H. Nauta Award for Outstanding Research
- Nao Gamo '05, Killara, Australia
- Kimberly Kempadoo '05, Hillcrest, N.Y.
- Shijun "Cindy" Xi '05, Naperville, Ill.

Hans-Lukas Teuber Award for Oustanding Academics
- Melanie Cornejo '05, Lima, Peru
- Anna Holt '05, Lenexa, Kan.
- Jonathan Karr '05, Potomac, Md.
- Gargi Khare '05, North Wales, Pa.
- Farhan Merali '05, Toronto, Ontario
- Sidharth Puram '05, Edina, Minn.
- Lara Rogers '05, Puyallup, Wash.

Honorable Mention for Outstanding Academic Record
- Brigid Dwyer '06, Tequesta, Fla.
- Ryu Yoshida '06, Bethesda, Md.

Honorable Mention for Outstanding Research
- Christian Camargo '07, Brownsville, Texas
- Walter Lin '06, Livonia, Mich.

BCS Special Award for Extraordinary Teaching Service
- Tevye Rachelson G, San Francisco, Calif.

Dean's Educational and Student Advising Award
- Monica Linden G, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

A version of this article appeared in MIT Tech Talk on June 1, 2005 (download PDF).

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