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National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition

Recipients

Award winner posing for a photo with her award and the Director of the NRC

The National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition is proud to honor individuals who inspire first-year student development, learning, and success and contribute to the advancement of teaching in first-year seminars or other courses.

Each year we recognize an exceptional teacher with the Excellence in Teaching First-Year Seminars Award and celebrate them at the Annual Conference on The First-Year Experience.

The recipient of the 2024-25 award is Dr. Jane Robertson Evia, Virginia Tech.

Dr. Jane Robertson Evia Headshot

Jane Robertson Evia   

Virginia Tech 

Jane Robertson Evia is a Collegiate Associate Professor in the Department of Statistics at Virginia Tech. She is passionate about supporting students as they learn and grow throughout their undergraduate experience. Dr. Robertson Evia developed and has taught the First-Year Experience course for statistics majors at Virginia Tech for 13 years. In addition to her love of working with first-year students during a time of great transition, her teaching and research interests include statistics education, science communication, and data visualization. When she isn’t hanging out with students, Dr. Robertson Evia enjoys hiking, yoga, and spending time with her husband and their 10-year-old daughter, Sofia.

Learn about previous recipients of the Excellence in Teaching First-Year Seminars Award.

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