Teaching Academy Members 2007

Susanna “Sana” Clason tied for the Teaching Academy’s most distinguished graduate student member for 2006–2007. Sana is a graduate assistant and Ph.D. candidate in the English Department’s Rhetoric and Professional Communication program. She plans to graduate May, 2008. Sana earned an MA in Technical and Professional Communication from NMSU, and BA in Journalism/Advertising from The University of Oklahoma. Sana has been co-editor of the English 111 curriculum textbook Paideia for four years, and is a former Writing Center Co-Coordinator. She has maintained a 4.0 GPA and is a member of Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society. Sana was a paralegal before returning to graduate school, and taught paralegal courses at DACC.

Nadezhda “Nadya” Shalamova tied for the Teaching Academy’s most distinguished graduate student member for 2006–2007. Nadya is a Ph.D. student in the English Department. She also holds a graduate degree in linguistics from a Russian university. She has taught courses in technical and professional writing, linguistics, and English as a foreign language. Her area of research interest is in scientific and engineering writing. She is currently working on a dissertation project on self-study reports prepared by the NMSU College of Engineering for the Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology. She has received the Carnegie Foundation Research Fellowship, International Peace Scholarship, and NMSU Graduate Assistant Fellowship. She was nominated for the Chancellor’s List in 2005–2006.

Muhammad Dawood is the Teaching Academy’s most distinguished member for 2006–2007. Muhammad has a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, and serves as an Assistant Professor in the Klipsch School of Electrical and Computer Engineering. He has taught both graduate and undergraduate classes in EE for more than ten years. He is also a recent recipient of NSF CCLI grant to enhance student learning in Electromagnetics. He participated in 101 hours of Teaching Academy events.