Join the celebration
UMBC Presidential Faculty & Staff Awards Ceremony
Wednesday, April 3, 2019
University Center Ballroom, 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. Doors open at 11:30 a.m., with lunch provided.
Release time is granted for employees to take part in this event, and everyone is encouraged to attend. All campus offices will remain open and services should continue to be offered. Supervisors and staff are asked to work together to coordinate staffing.
This year we are honoring the following members of the campus community, each selected by a committee of peers:
Carolyn Forestiere, Associate Professor and Chair, Political Science
2019–2022 Presidential Teaching Professor
Govind Rao, Director, Center for Advanced Sensor Technology and Professor, Chemical, Biochemical and Environmental Engineering
2019–2022 Presidential Research Professor
Valerie A. Thomas, Chief Human Resources Officer, Department of Human Resources
2019–2020 Presidential Distinguished Staff Award, Professional Staff
Liz Steenrod, Program Management Specialist, Language, Literacy, and Culture
2019–2020 Presidential Distinguished Staff Award, Non-Exempt Staff
Sarah Leupen, Senior Lecturer, Biological Sciences
2019 University System of Maryland Board of Regents’ Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching
Jessica Hammond-Graf, Senior Associate Athletic Director and Senior Woman Administrator for Student Athlete Well-being
2018-2019 Jakubik Family Endowment Staff Award
Shelly Graham, Executive Administrative Assistant, Student Affairs
2018-2019 Karen L. Wensch Endowment Award for Outstanding Non-Exempt Staff
Lorraine Remer, Research Professor, Joint Center for Earth Systems Technology
2019 UMBC Research Faculty Excellence Award