Posted 8 a.m. Thursday, May 22, 2025
Sona Kazemi receives 2025 Eagle Teaching Excellence Award
UW-La Crosse is home to many outstanding instructors who make a difference in students’ lives inside and outside the classroom.
This year, UWL’s Provost Office received hundreds of nominations from students hoping to recognize their favorite faculty. From these nominations, a university committee selected six faculty to receive 2025 Eagle Teaching Excellence Awards.
They are:
- Brad Dobbs, Management
- Sona Kazemi, Race, Gender & Sexuality Studies
- Heather Linville, Educational Studies
- Ryan McKelley, Psychology
- James Peirce, Mathematics & Statistics
- Zachariah Tritz, Microbiology
This is the second of six stories highlighting the winners.
Sona Kazemi, Race, Gender & Sexuality Studies
Started at UWL: 2023
Courses: I am in the Race, Gender & Sexuality Studies Department, and I teach racial and ethnic studies, women's and gender studies, disability studies, and sexuality studies. Overall, my teaching is focused on equity studies research.
Background: I held multiple postdoctoral fellowships at the Ohio State University.
Favorite part of teaching: Watching my planted seeds turn into blooming flowers and trees creating shade, fruit and beauty for everyone crossing their paths.