The Teaching Excellence award is given to current or retired faculty member who demonstrates leadership, knowledge, inspiration, enthusiasm and excellence in their field of instruction.

Dr. Hasnat Dewan

Before joining the TRU faculty in the fall of 2000, Dr. Dewan taught Economics at the University of Texas, Jahangirnagar University and Malaspina University College.

Dr. Dewan earned his PhD from the University of Texas at Austin in 1998 after completing an MA in International & Development Economics at Yale. An exceptional student himself, Dr. Dewan was a Fulbright scholar, received The University Gold Medal for this outstanding results in the Bachelor of Science Honors exam and he ranked first among 32,000 students in the Secondary School Certificate exam.

Dr. Dewan specializes in Environmental and Natural Resource Economics, Urban and Regional Economics, International Economics, and Sustainable Development. This year, he also received the TRU School of Business and Economics Teaching Excellence Award after being nominated by 51 of his students. His students consistently characterize him as caring, encouraging, knowledgeable, enthusiastic, and one of the best instructors they have had.

For more information, please contact Dr. Hasnat Dewan at 374-0565, or email.