Despite the corona virus outbreak which led to the cancellation of frontal lectures and conferences, BGU has made a point of recognizing its lecturers and their achievements.
“Unfortunately, the award ceremony will not take place as planned due to the current situation, but of course we would like to thank them for their efforts and achievements. This is an opportunity to recognize those who won awards and to thank them." said BGU's Rector Prof. Chaim Hames (pictured below).
“I am pleased to congratulate those who have been awarded the Rector's Prize for Excellence in Teaching for the Academic Year 2018-2019. Teaching is an inherent part of our work as researchers and it is a pleasure to show our respect and admiration for those who go above and beyond and receive appreciation from their students," he added.
Every year awards for excellence are given under the auspices of the Roth Prize for Excellence in Teaching, the Glatt Award for Excellence in Teaching and the Prize from the Unit for the Advancement of Quality Teaching and Learning.
Roth Prize for Excellence in Teaching
This prize was established by Mr. Lenny Roth in honor of his father, Prof. Charles Roth. The purpose of the prize is to allow BGU students to honor a lecturer who had a decisive influence on their lives in general and academic life in particular. This year the award was given to three lecturers, who received outstanding appreciation from the students.
This year all the awardees are from the Faculty of Natural Sciences:
Prof. Amos Bouskila – Department of Natural Sciences
Dr. Gili Golan – Department of Mathematics
Dr. Dennis Gulko – also from the Department of Mathematics, won the Roth Prize and was also awarded “Most Inspiring Lecturer Award" by the Israeli National Student Union.
Glatt Award for Excellence in Teaching
The Glatt Award is awarded by Adv. Herman Glatt in memory of his parents, the late Luba and David Glatt, who loved Israel and who were active members of Zionist movements in the US. The award is given to outstanding lecturers, whose teaching grade is the highest in each faculty according to size. The lecturers are chosen on the basis of a poll of students.
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences:
Prof. Meidad Kissinger – Department of Geography and Environmental Development
Prof. Muhammad Al-Atawneh – Department of Middle East Studies
Dr. Maor Wolfschmidt – Department of Education
Dr. David Lagziel – Department of Economics
Ms. Dafna Nissim – Department of the Arts
Faculty of Engineering Sciences
Prof. Roni Shnek – Department of Materials Engineering
Dr. Ron Stern – Department of Software and Information Systems Engineering
Prof. Guy Shani - Department of Software and Information Systems Engineering
Dr. Yossi Oren - Department of Software and Information Systems Engineering
Dr. Roie Zivan - Department of Industrial Engineering and Management
Faculty of Natural Sciences
Prof. Liran Goren - Department of Geography and Environmental Development
Prof. Ido Efrat - Department of Mathematics
Dr. Menahem Adler – Department of Computer Science
Faculty of Health Sciences
Dr. Abed Azab – Department of Nursing
Mr. Avi Barash – School for Community Health Professions (Physiotherapy)
Guilford Glazer Faculty of Business and Management
Dr. Galia Fuchs – Department of Hotel and Tourism Management
Mr. David Peled - Department of Hotel and Tourism Management
Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research
Dr. Muhammad Bashouti – Department of Solar Energy and Environmental Physics
Eilat Campus
Doctoral Student Noa Tzvielei
Doctoral Student Yehuda Bar Lev
Prize from the Unit for the Advancement of Quality Teaching and Learning
In honor of the University's 50th anniversary, the Unit for the Advancement of Quality in Teaching and Learning opted to honor outstanding lecturers who have taught in multi-participant service courses outside their own department:
Prof. Avraham Beer – Zuckerberg Institute for Water Research, Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research
Dr. Gili Golan – Department of Mathematics
