Muhannad Bakir, John D. Cressler, and Jennifer E. Michaels, all faculty members in the Georgia Tech School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, were among nine College of Engineering faculty members chosen for the Class of 1940 Course Survey Teaching Effectiveness Award.

The Class of 1940 distinction is one of several awards made annually by the Georgia Tech Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning (CETL) to instructors of small and large classes. It is based on the Course Instructor Opinion Surveys that were administered in the fall 2013 and spring 2014 semesters. A high response rate (85 percent of greater) and a near-perfect evaluation score are required for consideration.

Bakir, Cressler, Michaels, and their colleagues within the College of Engineering and throughout Georgia Tech will be formally recognized next month when CETL holds its annual Celebrating Teaching Day.