Congratulations to the 2020 Presidential Faculty and Staff Awards honorees!
2020-2023 Presidential Teaching Professor Award
Lee Blaney
Associate Professor, Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering
2020-2023 Presidential Research Professor Award
Phyllis R. Robinson
Professor, Biological Sciences
Presidential Distinguished Staff Award, Professional Staff
Amanda M. Knapp
Associate Vice Provost and Assistant Dean, Division of Undergraduate Academic Affairs
Presidential Distinguished Staff Award, Non-Exempt Staff
Melody Wright, P.B.C. ’18
Academic Business Services Specialist, Biological Sciences
USM Board of Regents Faculty Award for Excellence in Scholarship, Research, or Creative Activity
Weidong Zhu
Professor, Mechanical Engineering
USM Board of Regents Faculty Award for Excellence in Mentoring
Steven Caruso ’94, Ph.D. ’02
Principal Lecturer, Biological Sciences
USM Board of Regents Faculty Award for Excellence in Mentoring
Denise Meringolo
Associate Professor, History, and Director of Public History
USM Board of Regents Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching
E. F. Charles LaBerge, Ph.D. ’03
Professor of the Practice, Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
USM Board of Regents Staff Award for Exceptional Contribution to the Institution
Rachel Brubaker, M.A. ’00
Assistant Director, Grants & Program Development, Dresher Center for the Humanities
USM Board of Regents Staff Award for Effectiveness and Efficiency
Celso Guitian
Campus Planner, Facilities Management
USM Board of Regents Staff Award for Extraordinary Public Service to the University or Greater Community
Larry Hennessey
Associate Director, Design and Construction Services, Facilities Management
USM Board of Regents Staff Award for Inclusion, Multiculturalism, & Social Justice
Jess Myers
Director, Women’s Center
Jakubik Family Endowment Award
Jessica R. Cook
Associate Director, Sondheim Public Affairs Scholars Program
Karen L. Wensch Endowment Award for Outstanding Non-Exempt Staff
Carolyn Good
Administrative Assistant II, Modern Languages, Linguistics, and Intercultural Communication
UMBC Research Faculty Excellence Award
Ann Christine Frankowski
Senior Research Scientist, Sociology, Anthropology, and Public Health; Associate Director, UMBC Center for Aging Studies