John Doucette, recipient of the Amit and Meena Chakma Award for Exceptional Teaching by a Student, 2016

Computer Science

John Doucette, a doctoral candidate at the David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science at the University of Waterloo, is recognized for being approachable, thorough, and passionate about teaching. When ranking Doucette’s teaching on a scale from 1 (unsatisfactory) to 4 (outstanding), one student asked, “Can I give John a 5? Because he deserves one. John is phenomenal!” And another student remarked that “even though it was an 8:30am lecture, his classes were always full.” A faculty member praised Doucette by expressing that he “is a top-ranked candidate, with an unmatched array of talents and experience.” Doucette began his undergraduate studies at the age of 15. Given his long and proven track record for exceptional teaching, Doucette is a very deserving recipient of this award.

Doucette has been a teaching assistant for CS 135, CS 330, CS 432, CS 486, CS 492, and CS 686. He has also guest lectured for CS 330 and CS 886, and instructed CS 486.