William Kelso Morrill Awards
The William Kelso Morrill Award for Excellence in Mathematics was established in the spring of 1995. It is given each year to the graduate student who best displays the traits of Kelso Morrill in his teaching—love of teaching, love of mathematics, and concern for students.
Kelso Morrill was born in Baltimore in December of 1903, and came to Johns Hopkins as a freshman in 1921. He did both his undergraduate and graduate work in mathematics at Johns Hopkins. Besides loving mathematics, he also loved lacrosse. He played lacrosse for JHU and then he coached Hopkins lacrosse teams, first as assistant coach and then as head coach 1935-1943, 1945, 1946, and 1950. Even after he stopped coaching he continued to help the new coaches. He taught mathematics at Johns Hopkins University for more than 40 years, from his days as a graduate student until the day of his death in April 1968.
Winners
The following is a complete list of the winners of the award. The recipients are listed by academic year, with the most recent winners listed first.
- 2023–2024: Daniel Pezzi
- 2022–2023: Lili He
- 2021–2022: Caroline VanBlargan
- 2020–2021: Tslil Clingman
- 2019–2020: Jeff Marino
- 2018–2019: Apurva Nakade
- 2017–2018: Daniel Ginsberg
- 2016–2017: Yakun Xi
- 2015–2016: Kalina Mincheva
- 2014–2015: John Ross
- 2013–2014: Timothy Tran
- 2012–2013: John Ross
- 2011–2012: Jingzhou Sun
- 2010–2011: Caleb Hussey
- 2009–2010: Sinan Ariturk
- 2008–2009: Jonathan Dahl
- 2007–2008: Hamid Hezari
- 2006–2007: Michael Limarzi
- 2005–2006: Siddique Khan and Thomas Wright
- 2004–2005: Christine Breiner and Hsin-hao Su
- 2003–2004: Heather Angelo and Brian MacDonald
- 2002–2003: Brian Dean and Giuseppe Tinaglia
- 2001–2002
First Place: Michael Krebs and Ann Stewart
Runner Up: Byungchul Cha - 2000–2001
First Place: Alexandru Tupan
Runner Up: Matthew Harvey - 1999–2000
First Place: Jason Metcalfe
Runner Up: Alexandru Tupan - 1998–1999
First Place: Ramin Takloo-Bighash
Runner Up: Joshua Neuheisel - 1997–1998
First Place: Diego Socolinsky
Runner Up: Ramin Takloo-Bighash - 1996–1997
First Place: Steve Zimmer
Runner Up: Diego Socolinsky - 1995–1996
First Place: Dena Cowen
Runner Up: Lowell Abrams - 1994–1995
First Place: Satayan Devadoss
Runners Up: Julio Kovacs, Karen Glenn, and Deana Cowen
Professor Joel Dean Awards for Excellence in Teaching
This is an annual award to recognize graduate students and faculty who have exhibited extraordinary performance in teaching undergraduates. The award was initiated by Joel and Monia Dean with the objective of promoting excellence in undergraduate education at the Krieger School and funded by the Joel Dean Foundation created by Professor Dean in 1957.
Winners
2024
- Faculty: Joseph Cutrone
- Faculty: Ashwin Iyengar
- Faculty: Daniel Restrepo
- Graduate TA: Kahnrad Braxton
- Graduate TA: Su Jin
- Graduate TA: Shenrong Wang
- Undergraduate TA: Zach Bahar
- Undergraduate TA: Katelyn Kociancic
2023
- Faculty: Emily Brayley
- Faculty: Xiong Wang
- Graduate TA: Lam Doan
- Graduate TA: Sean Owen
- Graduate TA: Shenrong Wang
2022
- Faculty: Emily Braley
- Faculty: Jonah Duncan
- Graduate TA: Elham Matinpour
- Graduate TA: Luochen Zhao
- Undergraduate TA: Katelyn Kociancic
2021
- Faculty: Marie-Jose Kuffner
- Faculty: Yifu Zhou
- Graduate TA: Qingci An
- Graduate TA: Junyan Zhang
- Undergraduate TA: Aaron Zoll
2020
- Faculty: Joel Specter
- Faculty: Valentin Zakharevich
- Graduate TA: Benjamin Dees
- Graduate TA: Caroline VanBlargan
- Undergraduate TA: Julia Costacurta
2019
- Faculty: Emily Riehl
- Faculty: Brian Smithling
- Graduate TA: Jeff Marino
- Graduate TA: Keaton Stubis
2018
- Faculty: James Murphy
- Faculty: Liming Sun
- Graduate TA: Keaton Stubis
- Graduate TA: Vitaly Lorman
- Undergraduate TA: Emily J. Stoll
2017
- Faculty: Emily Riehl
- Faculty: Giovanni Di Matteo
- Graduate TA: Emmett Wyman
- Graduate TA: Vitaly Lorman
- Undergraduate TA: Kyong-A Cho
2016
- Faculty: Richard Brown
- Graduate TA: Daniel Ginsberg
- Graduate TA: Apurva Nakade
- Undergraduate TA: Mina Farag
2015
- Faculty: Jesse Gell Redman
- Graduate TA: Po-Yao Chang
- Graduate TA: Vitaly Lorman
- Undergraduate TA: Lauren Icken
2014
- Faculty: Mihai Tohaneanu
- Graduate TA: Jordan Paschke
- Graduate TA: Tianyi Ren
- Undergraduate TA: Helen Fonda
2013
- Faculty: Maxim Arap
- Graduate TA: Chenyang Su
2012
- Faculty: Jose Gomez
- Graduate TA: Vitaly Lorman
2011
- Faculty: Chenghao Chu
- Graduate TA: John Ross
2010
- Faculty: Andrew Salch
- Faculty: Zuoqin Wang
- Graduate TA: Sarah Novotny
- Graduate TA: Nicholas Marshburn
2009
- Faculty: Graeme Wilkin
- Graduate TA: Joseph Cutrone
- Graduate TA: Thomas Wright
2008
- Faculty: Michael Goldberg
- Graduate TA: Yiefi Chen
- Graduate TA: Siddique Khan
2007
- Faculty: Michael Ching
- Graduate TA: Christine Breiner
- Graduate TA: Brian MacDonald
2006
- Faculty: Qiao Zhang
- Graduate TA: Ann Stewart
- Graduate TA: Hsin-Hao Su
Other Graduate Student Awards
2008–2009
- Math Excellence in Teaching Awards: Joseph Cutrone and Thomas Wright
- Krieger School of Arts & Sciences Teaching Assistant Awards: Joseph Cutrone
2007–2008
Math Excellence in Teaching Awards: Yefei Chen and Siddique Khan
2006–2007
Math Excellence in Teaching Awards: Christine Breiner and Brian Macdonald
2005–2006
- Krieger School of Arts & Sciences Teaching Assistant Awards: Yifei Chen
- Math Excellence in Teaching Awards: Ann Stewart and Hsin-hao Su
2000–2001
- Teaching Assistantship in Excellence Award: Ramin Takloo-Bighash
- Clay Mathematics Institute Liftoff Award: Ramin Takloo-Bighash