Summary Notes on "Teaching Awards Presented," ILLINOIS ALUMNI, Vol. 14, Issue 1, July/August 2001, p. 5.

Summarized by J. T. P. Yao, 8/3/01

"Four University of Illinois professors and five graduate teaching assistants received the Campus Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, the principal award for undergraduate instruction at U. of  I."

"The award recognizes professors and TAs who display innovative and consistently excellent performance in the classroom, affect the lives of students and otherwise contribute to improved instruction."

"Faculty winners receive $5,000 and a $3,000 raise, while graduate teaching assistants receive $3,500 and a $1,000 increase in their stipends."

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