Awards of Distinction

Dr. Jamie Levine, professor in App State's Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences, has been a faculty member at the university since 2012.

Levine's highly successful teaching philosophy of creating a collaborative classroom environment has earned her nominations from colleagues for induction into the Academy of Outstanding Teachers at App State in both 2019 and 2023.

A nominator — one of Levine's former students — said, "Dr. Levine is capable, patient and undeniably smart. She is all of these things while also being a hardworking, talented scientist, whose passion for sharing knowledge shines in the way she leads her classes."

Levine is also an active researcher, whose interests include tectonic evolution of the Southern Appalachians, as well as understanding how minerals respond to deformation and how they record the timing and conditions of tectonic events.

Levine holds a bachelor's degree in geology from Carleton College and master's and doctoral degrees in geology from the University of Texas.