Ayelet Ruscio is the 2015 recipient of the Ira H. Abrams Memorial Award for Distinguished Teaching and Geoff Goodwin is the 2015 recipient of the Dean’s Award for Mentorship of Undergraduate Research

Ira H. Abrams Memorial Award for Distinguished Teaching: The Ira H. Abrams Memorial Award for Distinguished Teaching for Faculty in the School of Arts and Sciences seeks to recognize teaching that is intellectually rigorous and exceptionally coherent and that leads to an informed understanding of a discipline. Recipients of the Ira Abrams Memorial Award are expected to embody high standards of integrity and fairness, to have a strong commitment to learning, and to be open to new ideas. As the School of Arts and Sciences' highest teaching honor, the Abrams Award recognizes faculty who have sustained records of teaching excellence.

Dean’s Award for Mentorship of Undergraduate Research: This award is presented to SAS standing faculty members for meaningful engagement of undergraduate students in research due to exceptional nurturing and facilitating by faculty.

https://www.college.upenn.edu/teaching-award-nominations

http://www.upenn.edu/almanac/volumes/v61/n31/pdf/042115.pdf