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Congratulations to Dr. Shuizhang Fei

Congratulations to Dr. Shuizhang Fei, who was recently named recipient of the AgOnline Teacher of the Year 2018 Award for his course Crop Genetics:  Agronomy / Horticulture 506 for the Plant Breeding Master’s program.  Dr. Fei is one of two outstanding faculty teaching online that received the award this year.  This award is student nominated along with results of their CALS course evaluations.  The criteria is based on evidence of commitment to online education, outstanding teaching and mentoring of students, innovative course or design and delivery, and overall contributions to online teaching.  This award is given during National Distance Learning week.  Dr Fei received high marks from his students as they rated his experience as an instructor and their experience within his course.  Students would highly recommend this instructor and course to their friends.  In summary, Dr. Fei is making a difference in the course he teaches.  His dedication, work ethic, and expertise combine to help his department, Plant Breeding Master’s Program, and college deliver an innovative, quality course that serves students at a distance.