Teaching excellence is a top priority of our college! Each year, we present several awards for exemplary teaching and honor the recipients at a celebration in the spring.
Abigail Langston, associate professor in geography and geospatial sciences, was recognized with a 2024 William L. Stamey Award for Undergraduate Teaching.
Her nominator, Chuck Martin, former geography department head, said:
“Dr. Langston’s dedication to experience-based, practical learning in her upper-level undergraduate courses, and her enthusiasm and real-life examples in lower-level courses, enrich the undergraduate experience of every student in her courses. She is a gifted teacher who dedicates hours to her students in the classroom, office, lab and field.”
A recent graduate student said:
“Dr. Langston made learning both engaging and immersive. Her passion for teaching truly comes to life in the field, where she allows students to engage deeply with hands-on science and research. [Dr. Langston’s mentorship] was pivotal in my development as a researcher. Her creativity in simplifying complex concepts and her commitment to nurturing students’ curiosity had a lasting impact on my academic journey.”
Langston teaches Intro to Physical Geography: Earth Systems Science, Spatial Analysis of Surface Water Hydrology, and Fluvial Geomorphology. She is also the department’s interim graduate program director.