The recipients will be formally recognized by the UT System Board of Regents at its meeting in November, and each will receive a medallion and $25,000. She has taught at UTD since 2005 and received a President’s Teaching Excellence Award in Undergraduate Instruction earlier this year. Nominees are evaluated for their teaching performance, including classroom expertise, curricula quality, innovative course development and student learning outcomes. Like Brody, Ishak-Boushaki said that caring for students and inspiring them is at the heart of being a successful teacher. “Deeply caring for students enables us to be better, and students know when a professor cares for them,” he said.