Sarah Smith-Frigerio, graduate advisor for four distance master's programs in journalism, won the Excellence in Teaching with Technology Award for staff support. She also teaches in the program.
"Sarah has the aptitude to inspire, guide and mentor students through independent and creative thinking. She serves as a mentor, collaborator and consultant to other faculty and teaching assistants by helping to enrich the scholarship of teaching and learning," says Melissa Ingram, Mizzou Online senior program coordinator, who nominated Frigerio-Smith for her ability to engage students both in and out of the classroom. "She is a positive example for faculty and staff across campus to help them cultivate an approach to using technology to enhance teaching and improve student learning."
Smith-Frigerio oversees the advising for MU's online master's of arts journalism degree programs in health communication, interactive media, strategic communication and media management.
The university's annual Excellence in Teaching with Technology Awards recognize the extraordinary efforts of faculty, staff, teaching assistants and graduate instructors involved in using educational technologies to meaningfully improve teaching and learning at Mizzou.
All 2014 Excellence in Teaching with Technology Awards recipients include:
- Graduate/Professional Teaching Award — Marilyn James-Kracke, Department of Medical Pharmacology & Physiology, School of Medicine
- Undergraduate Teaching Award — Sarah Bush, Division of Biological Sciences, College of Arts & Science
- Graduate Instructor/Teaching Assistant Award — Jessica Klockow, Department of Chemistry, College of Arts & Science
- Staff Support Award — Sarah Smith-Frigerio, Graduate Program, School of Journalism
A celebration luncheon for the winners and members of the award selection committee will be scheduled later this fall.