Two
students
from
the
David
R.
Cheriton
School
of
Computer
Science
are
recipients
of
the
2016
Amit
and
Meena
Chakma
Awards
for
Exceptional
Teaching
by
a
Student.
The
awards
were
presented
to
PhD
candidates
John
Doucette
and
Hadi
Hosseini at
Monday’s
meeting
of
the
University
of
Waterloo’s
senate.
Doucette
and
Hosseini
join
two
PhD
candidates
-
one
from
engineering,
one
from
science.
Rationale
behind
their
awards
were
presented
in
today's
daily
bulletin:
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
one
(unsatisfactory)
to
four
(outstanding),
one
student
asked,
“Can
I
give
John
a
five?
Because
he
deserves
one.
John
is
phenomenal!”
And
another
student
remarked
that
“even
though
it
was
an
8:30 a.m.
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.
Hadi
Hosseini is
a
highly-motivated
PhD
candidate
at
the
David
R.
Cheriton
School
of
Computer
Science.
He
is
able
to
get
his
students
actively
involved
in
the
classroom
and
encourages
them
to
answer
(and
ask)
questions.
He
shows
students
that
he
is
genuinely
interested
in
them
by
learning
their
names
and
entertaining
“tangential
conversations
about
Computer
Science
after
lectures.”
This
personal
engagement
is
reflected
in
Hosseini’s
high
course
evaluations.
One
undergraduate
student
commented
that
“he
clearly
showed
that
he
cared
about
his
students
and
their
success.”
Along
with
his
studies
and
teaching,
Hosseini
works
at
the
Centre
for
Teaching
Excellence
as
a
teaching
assistant
workshop
facilitator
to
help
guide
other
Waterloo
graduate
students
in
advancing
their
knowledge,
techniques,
and
skills
as
instructors.
One
professor
remarked
that,
“As
a
teaching
assistant,
Hosseini
has
always
done
a
phenomenal
job.”
