ORFE fourth-year Ph.D. student, Giulia Crippa received The Graduate School Teaching Award demonstrating “Rare Teaching Talents” as a teaching assistant (TA) for the undergraduate course, Energy and Commodities Markets ORF455. Earning students’ respect and admiration, “she brought mathematical, statistical, and computational skills that she imparted with care and patience,” said course instructor Ronnie Sircar, the Eugene Higgins Professor of Operations Research and Financial Engineering. This award honors graduate students who have made a significant and exceptional contribution to undergraduate teaching.