Join us for the Presidential Faculty and Staff Awards!
President Valerie Sheares Ashby invites you to join us for the Presidential Faculty and Staff Awards.
The format of the event this year will be reception style for all attendees.
Wednesday, May 13, 2026
University Center Ballroom
3:00 – 5:00pm
3:30 – 4:00pm Official Remarks and Ceremony
Heavy hors d’oeuvres, beer/wine/soda will be served.
Please RSVP for the event on myUMBC.
This year’s recipients:
- Lindsay DiCuirci, 2026 – 2029 Presidential Teaching Professor
- Weidong Zhu, 2026 – 2029 Presidential Research Professor
- Joby Taylor, Ph.D. ’05, 2026 Presidential Distinguished Exempt Staff
- Michele Kimery, 2026 Presidential Distinguished Non-Exempt Staff
- Tara Carpenter, 2026 University System of Maryland Board of Regents Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching
- Michael Summers, 2026 University System of Maryland Board of Regents Faculty Award for Excellence in Mentoring
- Curtis Menyuk, 2026 University System of Maryland Board of Regents Faculty Award for Excellence in Scholarship or Research
- Laura Schraven, 2025 University System of Maryland Board of Regents Staff Award for Outstanding Service for Students
- Brian Kaufman, 2026 University System of Maryland Board of Regents Award for Excellence in Creative Activity
- David Clurman, 2026 Diane M. Lee Teaching Award
- Michael Canale, 2026 Diane M. Lee Teaching Award
- Keith Harmon, 2026 Jakubik Family Endowment Staff Award
- Maisha Cron, 2026 Karen L. Wensch Endowment Award for Outstanding Non-Exempt Staff
- Ramana Vinjamuri, 2026 Marilyn E. Demorest Award for Faculty Advancement
- David Hoffman, Ph.D. ’13, 2026 Teresa Lupinek Endowment Award
- Mehdi Benna, 2026 UMBC Research Faculty Excellence Award