DARRELL BAY
ENTO 208

"Great professor. Dr. Bay is very friendly and has a superior knowledge on the subject. He presented the material very consistently."

"Dr. Bay is a very good instructor. He went over the material well and was very willing to help when there was a problem."

"Dr. Bay appeared well-knowledgeable of the content. He’s great; I admired his knowledge of the material. He’s a great professor."

"Was fun and interesting especially the info! It wasn’t another boring lecture class. Maybe he could bring examples of the insects to the actual lecture class so there is repetition of the material, hands on stuff outside projects, collect bugs, etc."

"Dr. Bay was very kind and helpful in the course. He was very understanding and made me look forward to his class."

"Dr. Bay did a wonderful job! I think that he is a great professor who enjoys his job and working with his students."

"I liked the way Dr. Bay taught. I retained the information better, and I wish all my teachers taught like that. The lecture style with drawings on the board helped me understand the lab too! I would most definitely take this professor again if I could! He made the subject enjoyable."

"I loved coming to class everyday because I knew I was going to learn from a professor that appears to love what he is teaching and who knows what he is talking about. I learned something new each day of class, and I would recommend this class to anyone. I gained a large amount of knowledge and appreciation for insects/arthropods. Thank you for making the class so interesting! You are a very fair professor and I would take another class with you! Have a very Merry Christmas!"

"Dr. Bay is the best professor I have had at A&M by far. No need for improvement."

"Dr. Bay Rocks! If I were to take another entomology class, I would want him as my instructor. I have absolutely no complaints here. =) "

"I really enjoyed this class and I hate insects and creepy crawlers. It was really refreshing to have a professor teach something he had a passion for. It was also a comfort knowing he genuinely cares about his students which is seen in his attitude =) and willingness to help!"

JULIO BERNAL
ENTO 313

"Dr. Bernal is a great professor and is very willing to help in and out of class."

CRAIG COATES
ENTO 489

"Dr. Coates is brilliant and is great at teaching the information! Class is very enjoyable."

"Great. I wish I had the class everyday."

"The instructor’s teaching was superb. He is thoroughly knowledgeable. His disposition is always pleasant. He provides more than adequate opportunity for students to excel in his class."

ANTHONY COGNATO
ENTO 601

"The grading of the exams were especially helpful in that the instructors comments allowed the student to see not only how well they had answered the question, but also what information was missing from the 'complete' answer. This allows the student to get a complete grasp of the answer."

"It self is a good introduction to taxonomy Graduate courses should provide either tolls to be used or theory, this course provided both. Primarily due to the instructor, this is one of the best courses I have taken in my college carreer. It was challenging and even intimidating at times but Anthony presented information in a manner that made it manageable."

ROGER GOLD
ENTO 222

"Wonderful! I love him and was so appreciative of all his techniques of teaching. I love the magic tricks and food day. I liked all the extra credit points."

"I thought that he was an excellent professor. He did a great job of showing relevance and keeping the course interesting."

"Very enthusiastic about the course. You can tell he really enjoys his job. He is a great ENTO professor overall."

"Dr. Gold was a very effective and fun teacher. He made everything clear and made it very interesting. If I wasn’t graduating, I would definitely take another course from him."

"Was the best course I have taken at Texas A&M thus far. I keep telling my friends that they must take this course with Dr. Gold. The class is interesting which helps me pay attention. The packets Dr. Gold made for class really helped me when it came to studying for his test."

"Dr. Gold has a passion for his subject and his students that I have seldom seen in my 4 years here. I really enjoyed the class because he made it interesting. I wish more professors would have his enthusiasm and compassion for their students."

"This was a great class. Dr. Gold is funny and entertaining while being very informative. The notes packet was while being wonderful, but the textbook was never used."

"Was fun and interesting. Dr. Gold kept my attention and made learning fun. I really enjoyed the bug eating day and learning about forensics. I also like the extra credit that was available and the review sessions helped me study for the test."

"Dr. Gold is an excellent prof. He makes class fun and exciting. I would come to class even if he didn’t take roll and I am a student who always skips my classes. The TA’s were also very helpful and useful."

"Was the best. I hope when I become a teacher I will be able to be just like Dr. Gold. He cared so much about Entomology that it rubbed off to his students. He also made the class more interesting by sharing personal stories and magic tricks. Dr. Gold and the TA’s were very easy to get a hold of and were always willing to help the students."

"Dr. Gold has been one of the most enjoyable professors I’ve had at A&M. He was very easy to understand and always held the classes attention."

"Was helpful, entertaining, interesting, knowledgeable, and clearly explained. Dr. Gold is the BEST!"

KERRY HARRIS
ENTO 201

"I came into this class having little interest in insects. Now I can’t stop telling my friends about them. I find this field very interesting."

"The course was an elective for me. I thoroughly enjoyed it and everything I learned in here. The information was very interesting and the videos shown were very informative. I was fascinated the whole semester. This has been one of my favorite classes here at A&M."

"I love Harris. He is a great professor. To evoke interest in entomology out of sociology major is pretty great. Thanks."

"Harris was an excellent professor and a genuinely nice man. He was extremely easy to approach and never made me feel like I was bothering him. He kept me fascinated through out the whole semester and I now have a completely new appreciation for insects and a new appreciation for the natural world."

"Dr. Harris is an amazing instructor. He teaches with great passion and nowledge in Entomology. Before I took this class I had many misconceptions but soon found out that this class was way more informative that I ever expected. Dr. Harris is a definite asset to the Texas A&M System."

"Excellent.  Dr. Harris cares about his students."

"He is one of the best that I have had in my 4 ½ years here!"

SPENCER JOHNSTON
ENTO 412

"Dr. Johnston was great at examples and explanations. He knows his stuff."

"This class helped me with my Principles of Evolution class a whole lot. My understanding of population genetics is definitely much better after this class."

"Dr. Johnston has an amazing knowledge of the subject and presents situations to with the subject is relevant 'in the real world.'"

"Dr. Johnston was helpful outside of class. He's awfully friendly and tried his best to help his students."

"Dr. Johnston had a pretty strong understanding of the material and enjoyed discussing it. He was enthusiastic while lecturing. "

JIMMY OLSON
ENTO 423

"Dr. Olson is the best professor I have had during my time at A&M. He keeps the class so interesting that I have only missed one of his classes under extreme circumstances over the past 2 semesters. He very genuinely cares about every student that takes his courses and makes an effort to get to know them personally. Teachers like him are the reason will one day be the “world class” university the administration so desperately wants us to be."

"One of the best instructors and courses I’ve ever taken at TAMU."

"Dr. Olson was fabulous. He is one of the top three professors I’ve had here at Texas A&M. He goes well above and beyond to make sure that we learn and have fun doing it."

"I’ve had Dr. Olson for two courses now, and I have enjoyed them equally. He has a great teaching style and is always willing to help students. He takes the time to get to know us by name and shows interest in what we do. He cares about students making his courses even more enjoyable."

"No joke, Dr. Olson changed my career path. He is a great Prof. "

"Superb! I have taken Dr. Olson’s class before for other courses and I am always pleased with his teaching style and interaction."

ENTO 431

"Fantastic – showed true interest in students and had a wealth of practical experience to share."

"Great! Dr. Olsen truly cares about his students. He lectures extremely well and highlighted main topics. He provided a study guide for exams and answered questions always!"

"Dr. Olsen bring teaching to a personal level and makes the students feel motivated and gives lots of enthusiasm."

ENTO 618

"Hands down the most interesting course I have ever taken. This course is extremely important to my employment after graduation, and I have learned much that will be directly applicable to my job."

PATRICIA PIETRANTONIO
ENTOMOLOGY 615- Graduate Physiology 2003

"Dr. Pat is one of the most effective teachers I have ever had."

"I learned more in her classes than in any other. I can almost feel my brain growing, unfortunately the amount of time given for exams is no nearly enough and my health usually decreases during a semester with Dr. Pat."

"Taking Dr. Pat’s classes is like eating vegetables; you do it because you know it is good for you."

"Strength: made us think and talked about ongoing research."

"Strengths: very good, helped us see how the knowledge of this class could be applied to other fields and how important it was."

"I like the teacher’s active, dynamic style of teaching. She clearly enjoys the subject matter."

ENTOMOLOGY 619 - Graduate course in Insect Toxicology

"Dr. Pat explains everything really well and clear but you have to ask questions. She is always well prepared and really knows her subject."

"Teaching was very good. Needs to be a bit slow while explaining the facts."

"The instructor has a broad understanding of a diverse field. Great!!! Her enthusiasm for the subject matter was apparent throughout."

"Very approachable and considerate. Very knowledgeable."

"Great teaching skills. She was able to communicate and present the topics in a clear way."

"Strengths- was professional, yet did not put self above the students (sense of humor). I could tell the professor cared about our education. Really loved the advice on how to succeed in academia and on other non-toxicological issues. Lectures were interesting and full of real-life examples of subject at hand + always shared current toxicological issues in the news."

"I really liked how the facts were presented with the supporting evidence--sometimes it was challenging to understand, but really made me think."

PETE TEEL
ENTO 481, 489

"Dr. Teel is extremely friendly and genuinely cares for his students. Excellent job of teaching and great speakers."

"Great! I’ve never had such a caring and helpful professor."

"Excellent. Dr. Teel was very understanding with circumstances. Excellent activities and assignments that apply to the classroom. Very approachable and stoked about topic."

"Extremely interesting course! The extra info. Provided by Dr. Teel based on personal experience and thorough knowledge of acaralogical literature allowed for a gratifyingly in-depth survey for an introductory course."

"Wonderful instructor. I would take another course from him & recommend him. Very helpful with student questions-readily available. I’ve never taken an ENTO class before & he was helpful about it."

ROBERT WHARTON
ENTO 621, 301

"Dr. Wharton loves teaching and his field of study, and it shows. The instructor’s knowledge of the course subject is tremendous. Was excellent. Great professor, very enthusiastic and knowledgeable."

"A high level of knowledge is required and appreciated for this course, including an ecological perspective of the various insects covered. It’s evident Dr. Wharton exceeds those requirement. He had a difficult assignment to create the 1 st 301/302 combined courses. I feel he did a fine job and made himself accessible to students throughout the semester. I also appreciated Dr. Wharton’s active participation in all of the lab sessions."

JAMES WOOLLEY
ENTO 305

"I felt that the instructor went above and beyond to answer questions, and make the class relevant and interesting."

"Overall, great instructor; very amusing and always willing to help if we had questions. Also, if a student’s question stumped him, he would research the material and have it answered at the next lecture! Very rare to find in professors."

"Grrreeeaaattttt!"

"Great/excellent. I like the way he makes sure everyone understands the material."

KEYAN SALZMAN
ENTO 429

"The instructor was exceptionally helpful and responsive to the students. She was always eager to answer questions and do whatever was necessary to help students understand the material."

"Was great she was really good instructor explained her self very well and was very understanding teacher/prof."