Assistant Professor Ian Turner is one of four recipients of this year’s Poorvu Family Fund for Academic Innovation award. He was chosen based on his accomplishments as a teacher and this honor reflects his outstanding commitment to excellence in teaching.
The Poorvu prize carries an award in the amount of $12,000, which will be offered in the form of a research fund.
The Poorvu family established the Poorvu Family Fund for Academic Innovation. In 2018, the family endowed the Poorvu Center for Teaching and Learning. Both the Poorvu Center for Teaching and Learning and the Poorvu Family Fund for Academic Innovation are grateful for the generous support of the Poorvu family in promoting teaching excellence at Yale.
The Award is given to outstanding junior faculty members who have demonstrated excellence in teaching in undergraduate programs, the award enables faculty to dedicate the summer to research essential to their development as scholars and teachers.
The recipients, all of whom are members of Yale’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences, will be honored during an event to be hosted later this semester by Yale College Dean Pericles Lewis. The Yale Poorvu Family Fund for Academic Innovation is administered by the Yale College Dean’s Office.