2019 Awardees

Congratulations to the 2019 Presidential Faculty and Staff Awards honorees!

Presidential Teaching Professor Award
Carolyn Forestiere
Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Political Science

Presidential Research Professor Award
Govind Rao
Director, Center for Advanced Sensor Technology, and Professor, Department of Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering

Presidential Distinguished Staff Award, Professional Staff
Valerie A. Thomas
Chief Human Resources Officer, Division of Human Resources

Presidential Distinguished Staff Award, Non-Exempt Staff
Liz Steenrod
Program Management Specialist, Language, Literacy, and Culture Doctoral Program

USM Board of Regents Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching
Sarah Leupen
Senior Lecturer, Department of Biological Sciences

Jakubik Family Endowment Award
Jessica Hammond-Graf
Senior Associate Athletic Director and Senior Woman Administrator for Student-Athlete Well-being

Karen L. Wensch Endowment Award for Outstanding Non-Exempt Staff
Shelly Graham
Executive Administrative Assistant, Division of Student Affairs

UMBC Research Faculty Excellence Award
Lorraine Remer
Research Professor, Joint Center for Earth Systems Technology