Quinlan Lee, recipient of the Amit and Meena Chakma Award for Exceptional Teaching by a Student, 2018

Economics

Lee
Quinlan Lee is an undergraduate student in the Department of Economics. Known by his students for his patience, Lee is recognized as “articulate, adept at breaking down difficult concepts and always adopt[ing] a genuine approach to guiding students toward a firm understanding of lecture material.” One student explained that “Quinlan provided a clear perspective on the material that goes beyond what was expected of a TA.” One faculty member noted that “the way he teaches the problems we agree that he will present and the way he explains how to tackle some problems are truly a complement to what I teach in class.”

Lee has been a Teaching Assistant in Econ 323 for three terms over the course of his university career