The Emory Williams Distinguished Undergraduate Teaching Award is presented annually as part of Commencement to faculty members in each of Emory’s four undergraduate schools. The award, which recognizes a record of excellence in undergraduate teaching, was established by Emory Williams, a 1932 Emory College alumnus and longtime trustee. 

Emory College of Arts and Sciences selects three award recipients, drawn from the humanities, sciences and social sciences. Each of the other undergraduate schools — Goizueta Business School, Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing and Oxford College — selects one award recipient. 

The 2021 honorees are:

• Jessica M. Barber, senior lecturer in psychology, Emory College of Arts and Sciences
• Christina E. Crawford, assistant professor of modern and contemporary architecture, Emory College of Arts and Sciences
• Rowena Elliott, associate clinical professor of nursing, Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing
• Allison Kays, assistant professor in the practice of accounting, Goizueta Business School
• Stacy Bell McQuaide, professor of pedagogy in English, Oxford College
• Tracy Yandle, associate professor of environmental sciences, Emory College of Arts and Sciences