It is award season in the entertainment industry, and we in Psychology were feeling a little left out. Cut to the February 27th faculty meeting….
One unsuspecting graduate student was invited to attend under the guise of “We need the expertise of a 4th year health/social student.” Expertise about what? Perhaps where Sheldon buys his colorful sweaters or why Brooke doesn’t yet own a house (or an Ipad, a convertible, the list is endless). But I digress. That student’s name is Dianne Palladino, and she is the very deserving winner of this year’s Graduate Teaching award having received course evaluations that anyone in the department would be proud of. Dianne is joined on the metaphorical winners’ podium by Dussy Yermolayeva, who was recently awarded the Dick Hayes award for services to the department. Please help the Psychology Department in congratulating both of these outstanding students.