Each year, the UMBC community honors and celebrates the accomplishments of our outstanding faculty and staff at the Presidential Faculty & Staff Awards. Each awardee is selected by a committee of their peers.
2022 Presidential Faculty & Staff Awards
2022 Presidential Faculty & Staff Awards
2022-2025 Presidential Teaching Professor
2022-2023 Presidential Distinguished Professional Staff
University System of Maryland Board of Regents’ Faculty Awards
Marjoleine Kars, Professor, History
2022 Excellence in Scholarship, Research, or Creative Activity
Lee Blaney, Associate Professor, Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering
2022 Excellence in Teaching
University System of Maryland Board of Regents’ Staff Award
Victor Fulda, Engineering Technician, Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering
2021 Exceptional Contribution to the Institution or Unit to Which the Person Belongs
2020-2021 Diane M. Lee Teaching Awards
Jamie Gurganus ‘04, M.S. ‘11, Ph.D. ‘20, Faculty, Mechanical Engineering; Associate Director, Engineering Education Initiatives; and Director, Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning
Jonathan Zwi, Instructor and Affiliate Artist, Music
2021-2022 Diane M. Lee Teaching Award
Mark Berczynski, M.S. ’17, Lecturer, Engineering and Computing Education Program
2021-2022 Jakubik Family Endowment Staff Award
Danyelle Tauryce Ireland, Associate Director, Center for Women in Technology
2021-2022 Karen L. Wensch Endowment Award for Outstanding Non-Exempt Staff
Nichole Zang Do, M.A. ’15, Program Management Specialist, Biological Sciences
2021-2022 Marilyn E. Demorest Awards for Faculty Advancement
Tamara Bhalla, Associate Professor, American Studies
Margaret Holland, Associate Professor, Geography and Environmental Systems
2021-2022 Teresa Lupinek Endowment Award
C. Jill Randles, Assistant Vice Provost and Assistant Dean, Academic Engagement and Transition Programs
2021-2022 UMBC Research Faculty Excellence Award
Narsingh B. Singh, Research Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry and Computer Science and Electrical Engineering