Two statistics graduate students have received Teaching Excellence Awards (TEX Awards) this year. These awards recognize the outstanding teaching achievements of Sabrina Morse and Yanqi Zhang.
Sabrina Morse co-taught STAT 1040: Introduction to Statistics in person with Teaching Professor Laura Ziegler during spring 2025, co-taught STAT 1040 online in summer 2025, and taught STAT 1040 online in fall 2025. Yanqi Zhang taught STAT 1010: Principles of Statistics and STAT 3050: Engineering Statistics.
The TEX Awards celebrate the impactful role of graduate student instructors, with up to 10 percent of those involved in teaching recognized annually. Each recipient receives a letter of commendation from the Iowa State president, a certificate signed by the president and graduate dean, an honor cord for commencement, and an official transcript notation.
Eligibility for the TEX Awards requires graduate students to have teaching responsibilities and at least two terms of teaching experience. Departments manage the selection process, using criteria such as direct observations and student feedback to identify deserving candidates.
The Department of Statistics congratulates Sabrina Morse and Yanqi Zhang on their well-deserved TEX Awards. We thank them for their important contributions to our program and look forward to their continued success and lasting impact on our academic community.