Alpha Chi Omicron Teaching Awards

Alpha Chi Omicron Professor Contreras

AXO Teaching Awards

Founded in 2021, the AXO Teaching Awards are designed to recognize outstanding teaching that combats racism and promotes social justice.  Based on student input collected and reviewed by a committee headed by AXO student leaders, the awards are divided into three categories:

  • Outstanding Teaching in Composition
  • Outstanding Teaching in Texts and Contexts
  • Outstanding Teaching in Upper-Division Electives

Each category features two winners, as well as a list of honorable mentions.  Funding for the inaugural round of awards was generously provided by Fordham’s Chief Diversity Officer, the Writing Program, and the English department. 

More information on the awardees for 2020-21 is available at Fordham English News.

Alpha Chi Omicron Teaching Award Winners

  • Outstanding Teacher in Composition

    • Professor Jessica D’Onofrio

    Outstanding Teacher in Text and Context

    • Professor Vlasta Vranjes

    Outstanding Teacher in Upper-Division Courses

    • Professor Stephen Sohn

  • Outstanding Teaching in Composition

    • Professor Jessica Denzer
    • Professor Swan Kim

    Honorable mention: Zoe Goldstein


    Outstanding Teaching in Texts and Contexts

    • Professor Lynne Beckenstein
    • Professor Farid Nassif

    Outstanding Teaching in Upper-Division Courses

    • Professor Sasha Panaram
    • Professor Rebecca Sanchez

    Honorable mention: Kyle Campbell, Heather Dubrow, Anne Fernald, Stuart Sherman

  • Outstanding Teaching in Composition

    • Professor Daniel Hengel
    • Professor Michael Natriello

    Honorable mention: Jessica D’Onofrio, Ian Singleton, Caitlin Cawley, Shubhangi Mehrotra, Robert Clark, Sasha Maceira, Tara Menon, Etienne Kouakou, Madison Forbes, Peter Dearing, Jason Ray, Stephen Fragano, and Sarah Hildebrand.

    Outstanding Teaching in Texts and Contexts

    • Professor Aaron Pinnix
    • Professor Diane Detournay

    Honorable mention: Caitlin Cawley, Corey McEleney, Shoshana Enelow, Sasha Panaram, and Julie Gafney.

    Outstanding Teaching in Upper-Division Courses

    • Professor Alexis Quinlan
    • Professor Stephen Hong Sohn

    Honorable mention: Vivian Papp, Caitlin Cawley, and Susan Greenfield.

  • Outstanding Teaching in Composition

    • Professor Maya Castellanos
    • Professor Jessica D’Onofrio 

    Honorable mention: Caitlin Cawley, Frederic Colier, Lennox Debra, John Gaffney, Antiwa Ghosh, John Miele, Tara Menon, and Danielle Sottosanti.

    Outstanding Teaching in Texts and Contexts

    • Professor James Kim
    • Professor Srigowri Kumar

    Honorable mention: Stephen Romagnoli, John Gaffney, Lowery McClendon, Cornelius Collins, Alexander Mindt, Corey McEleney, Jordan Stein, Peter Krause.

    Outstanding Teaching in Upper-Division Courses

    • Professor Daniel Contreras
    • Professor Keri Walsh.

    Honorable mention: Stephen Sohn, Danielle Sottosanti, and Amina Tajbhai.