The Department of Statistics is proud to celebrate our instructors and teaching assistants who have been recognized on the Spring 2025 List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by Their Students, compiled by the Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning (CITL).
This honor is based on student feedback collected through the Instructor and Course Evaluation System (ICES). Instructors who appear on the list have been rated highly by their students for teaching effectiveness, and those marked with an asterisk (*) received outstanding ratings.
For Spring 2025, the following Statistics faculty and teaching assistants were recognized:
- Georgios Avdis – TA 400
- Amitakshar Biswas – TA 400
- Nathan Butler* – TA 107
- Eduardo Cardenas-Torres – TA 400
- Alexandra Chronopoulou – 424, 427
- Gokce Dayanikli* – 432
- Soren Dunn – TA 400
- Wade Fagen-Ulmschneider – 107
- Kelly Findley – 212
- Karle Flanagan – 107
- Tyler Hecht – TA 107
- Jake Hunnius – TA 107
- Weijia Jia – 425
- Jun Hee Kim – TA 207
- Mallory Klostermann – TA 107
- Yuhan Li – TA 207
- Jingbo Liu – 578
- Ilia Lomasov – TA 207
- Kevin Maddox – TA 207
- Jaideep Mahajan – TA 400
- Samantha Wooim Shi-Jun – TA 400
- Tommy Tang – TA 207
- Evangelos Tsiamalos – TA 107
- Albert Yu – 400
- Ruoqi Yu – 426
- Susu Zhang – 428
In addition, two instructors were recognized for their Summer 2025 teaching:
- Christopher Kinson – 385
- Alex Stepanov – 410
We extend our congratulations and gratitude to each of these instructors for their dedication to teaching and their commitment to student success. Their recognition reflects the quality of instruction and mentorship that continues to define Statistics at Illinois.