We invite nominations for the Sophie Washburn French Instructorship Award, an annual prize recognizing pedagogical excellence among Teaching Professors in the College of Arts & Sciences. Chairs and directors may nominate up to two Teaching Professors each year. (Award winners will be ineligible for the award for two academic years following the year in which they hold the award.)
Eligibility
Eligible Title:
Teaching Professors
Criteria:
Teaching Professors, in recognition of excellence in instruction. (Note that this award allows for Teaching Professors to receive the award more than once, but not more frequently than every 3 years.)
Available Awards:
Two awards of $5,000 each
Nomination Process
The 2026 nomination submission deadline has been extended to Friday, April 10
Required nomination materials:
- Chair’s nomination letter
- Candidate’s CV
- List of all courses taught in the last 5 years
All materials in the nomination package should be submitted as a single PDF titled: lastname_DEPARTMENT_washburn
Email submission as a pdf attachment to: as-srad@cornell.edu
Recipients
2025-26
- Razima Chowdhury, Asian studies
- Valentina Fulginiti, Romance studies
2024-25
- Iago Gocheleishvili, Near Eastern studies
- Meejeong Song, Asian studies
2023-24
- Eriko Akamatsu, Asian studies
- Banu Ozer-Griffin, Near Eastern studies
2022-23
- Thess Savella, Asian studies
- Shalom Shoer, Near Eastern studies
2021-22
- Brenda Schertz, linguistics
- Thierry Torea, Romance studies
2020-21
- Stephanie Divo, Asian studies
- Makda Weatherspoon, Near Eastern studies
2018-19
- Gunhild Lischke, German studies
2017-18
- Munther Younes, Near Eastern studies
2016-17
- Silvia Amigo-Silvestre, Romance studies