Congratulations to both Professors Grace Muna and Shahir Rizk who were just awarded Trustee's Teaching Awards for outstanding and innovative work in education. Muna is our analytical chemist responsible for our advanced coursework in analytical chemistry and chemical instrumentation. She also contributes heavily to the general chemistry program through lecture and laboratories. Muna recently published an article in the Journal of Chemical Education about incorporating mini research projects in advanced laboratory courses. Rizk also incorporates research into his advanced laboratory course for biochemistry majors. He is responsible for that course and two advanced biochemistry lectures, but also contributes to our service courses for the health science majors. Muna and Rizk are outstanding teachers and a great asset to our department in many ways, but particularly in that they mentor several students each year in research which give our students a competitive edge when applying for jobs and graduate school.
