Northwestern Engineering Names Winners of 2023 Cole-Higgins Awards
Mike Edmonds, Kyoo-Chul Park, Abigail Stringer, Zachary Wood-Doughty, and Chamille Lescott received awards
Five members of the Northwestern Engineering community have received the school’s annual awards for outstanding teaching and advising.
Mike Edmonds, Kyoo-Chul Park, Abigail Stringer, and Zachary Wood-Doughty received the 2023 Cole-Higgins Award for Excellence in Teaching, while Chamille Lescott earned the Cole-Higgins Award for Excellence in Advising.
Mike Edmonds
“Professor Edmonds is one of the most engaging and empathetic professors I've had across both my undergraduate and graduate academic experiences,” a student nominator said. “Not only is he passionate and knowledgeable about the subject he's teaching, but he thoughtfully designed the course in a way that provided us the opportunity to learn from him, other experts in the space, and our classmates, while also learning about ourselves in the process.”
Kyoo-Chul Park
“One time I had a page worth of questions that I brought up after class, and Professor Park stayed after class and answered every single question, which took an hour-and-a-half. He didn't just answer them, either. He makes you understand why the correct answer is correct,” a student nominator said.
Abigail Stringer
A student nominator said, “[Abbie] was incredibly kind and understanding and motivated us to learn and come to class every day. I feel like I really have a strong grasp of the fluids content because she taught it so well and I enjoyed the class so much. It is my favorite chemical engineering class that I have taken. I wish Abbie could teach me every class in the ChBE sequence.”
Zachary Wood-Doughty
A student nominator said of Wood-Doughty, “This is now the second course I’ve taken with this professor in the realm of machine learning, and his ability to explain difficult concepts at an intuitive level has helped me to significantly to learn the subjects he covers. Furthermore, his class structure reduces stress on students and encourages learning as opposed to memorization and/or performance of mundane tasks.”
Chamille Lescott
A student nominator said of Lescott, “I am extremely satisfied with the guidance provided by my academic adviser. I found her to be an invaluable resource. Her depth of knowledge about the academic programs, course options, and other resources available at our University is phenomenal.”