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Teaching Awards
Four University of Washington professors are winners of the University of Washington Distinguished Teaching 
Award for 2026.  They are Megan Callow, Teaching Professor, English, College of Arts & Sciences, Casey J. Self, 
Teaching Professor, Biology, College of Arts & Sciences, Hannah Jordt, Associate Teaching Professor, Genome 
Sciences, School of Medicine, Wes King, Assistant Teaching Professor, Information School.
The Distinguished Teaching 
Award for Teams
Collier-Otten-Spiker Teaching 
Team, School of Public Health, 
Jennifer Otten, Professor, 
Food Systems, Nutrition, 
and Health, Environmental & 
Occupational Health Sciences, 
Sarah Collier, Assistant 
Professor, Environmental & 
Occupational Health Sciences, 
Marie Spiker, Assistant 
Professor, Food Systems, 
Nutrition, and Health, 
Epidemiology
Hannah Jordt
Megan Callow
Casey J. Self
Wes King
Left to right: Sarah Collier,  
Jennifer Otten, and Marie Spiker
Rachael Herren
Jennifer Zheng
Excellence in Teaching Award
Two graduate students with 
teaching responsibilities 
receive the Excellence in 
Teaching Award for 2026. They 
are Rachael Herren, doctoral 
candidate, Theater History 
and Performance Studies, 
School of Drama, and Jennifer 
Zheng, doctoral candidate, 
Communication, College of Arts 
and Sciences.

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