President Valerie Sheares Ashby
Invites You to Join Us for the
Presidential Faculty and Staff Awards Ceremony
Wednesday, May 1, 2024
University Center Ballroom
11:30 a.m. Community Lunch I 12 p.m. Awards Ceremony
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2024 Awardees
Presidential Teaching Professor Award
Amy Froide
Professor and Chair, History
Presidential Research Professor Award
Tülay Adali
Distinguished University Professor and Professor of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
Presidential Distinguished Staff Award, Professional Staff
Fritzie Charne-Merriwether
Acting Associate Vice President for Student Engagement and Diversity, and Director of Parent and Family Engagement, Division of Student Affairs
Professional Distinguished Staff Award, Non-Exempt Staff
Laura A. Weathers
Library Services Supervisor, Albin O. Kuhn Library and Gallery
USM Board of Regents Faculty Award for Excellence in Mentoring
Liang Zhu
Professor, Mechanical Engineering
USM Board of Regents Faculty Award for Excellence in Scholarship or Research
Vandana Janeja
Professor of Information Systems and Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development, College of Engineering and Information Technology
USM Board of Regents Staff Award for Extraordinary Public Service to the University or Greater Community
Stanyell Odom
Director, Alumni Engagement, Office of Institutional Advancement
USM Board of Regents Staff Award for Effectiveness and Efficiency
Margo Young
Director, Earth and Space Research Administration, Goddard Planetary Heliophysics Institute
Diane M. Lee Teaching Award
Janet R.Gross
Lecturer, English and Academic Engagement and Transition First Year Seminar
Jakubik Family Endowment Award
B. Collier Jones
Campus Portal Architect, Division of Information Technology
Karen L. Wensch Endowment Award for Outstanding Non-Exempt Staff
Donique J. Lewis
Executive Administrative Assistant II, College of Engineering and Information Technology
Marilyn E. Demorest Award for Faculty Advancement
Lee Blaney
Professor, Chemical, Biochemical and Environmental Engineering
L.D. Timmie Topoleski
Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Teresa Lupinek Endowment Award
Sundiata Jangha
Director of Pipeline Programs, Upward Bound Mathematics and Science Center, Graduate School, Office of Academic Opportunity Programs
UMBC Research Faculty Excellence Award
Roberto A. Fernandez Borda
Senior Research Engineer, Joint Center for Earth Systems Technology