Faculty and Staff Awards 2026
Faculty and staff were recognized at the 28th Annual College of Engineering Faculty and Staff Awards for their exceptional service and dedication in support of students, the COE community, and the university during the 2025-2026 academic year.
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Distinguished Faculty Award
- Josep Jornet, ECE
- Haris Koutsopoulos, CEE
- Yingzi Lin, MIE
- Nikolai Slavov, BioE
Community Advocate Award
- Rouzbeh Amini, MIE & BioE
- Tracy Carter, ChE
- Patrick Cornacchio, Dean’s Office
- Mona Minkara, BioE
Constantinos Mavroidis Translational Research Award
- Francis Loth, MIE & BioE
Everyday Excellence Award
- Molly Xue, GSE
Excellence in Mentoring Award
- Damilola Daramola, ChE
- Lindsay Levy, Dean’s Office
- Amy Mueller, CEE & MES
Faculty Fellows
- Aileen Huang-Saad, BioE
- Michael Kane, CEE
- Abigail Koppes, ChE
- Sze Zheng Yong, MIE
Xuan (Silvia) Zhang, ECE
Faculty Research Team Award
- Richard West, ChE
- Qing Zhao, ChE
- Magda Barecka, ChE
Fostering Engineering Innovation in Education Award
- Brian Lejeune, ChE
- Elizabeth Libby, BioE
- Andrew Gouldstone, MIE
- Kris Jaeger-Helton, MIE
- Hugh McManus, MIE
Gina (Gracious, Inspiring, Nonstop Achiever) Award
- Antonio Fadda, GSE
- Caroline Pridmore, BioE
- Kaleigh Sieczkowski, MGEN
Heart of the Team Award
- Kirsten Bilas, GSE
Impact Award
- Bryan James, ChE
- Yi Zheng, MIE
Martin W. Essigmann Outstanding Teaching Award
- Shahin Shahrampour, MIE
- Timothy Lannin, BioE
Outstanding Cooperative Education Coordinator Award
- Siyi Cheng, Co-op
- Marna Eckels, Co-op
- Georgia Looney, Co-op
Outstanding Faculty Service Award
- Benyamin Davaji, ECE
- Aileen Huang-Saad, BioE
Outstanding Staff Award
- Lindsay Werner, GSE
- Russell Rakouskas, UG Advising
Outstanding Staff Teamwork Award
- Bioengineering
- Caroline Pridmore
- Esther Cohen
- Jeremy Marshall
- Keti Koprencka
- Noah Joseph
- Sofia Baah
- Saige McGinnis
- Sarah Cohan
Outstanding Teachers of First Year Engineering Students Award
- Leslie Beegle, CSSH
- Prasanth George, COS
- Joshua Hertz, FYE
- Thomas Kelley, COS
- Leonel Murga, COS
COE Partner In Excellence Award
- Jenna Beltram, Capital Projects
- Michael Benitez, Zone Management
Rising Star Award
- Christina Lonardo, Dean’s Office
- Jacqueline Twomey, Dept. Co-op
- Kimberly Wright, GSE
Søren Buus Outstanding Research Award
- Guohao Dai, BioE
- Sara Hashmi, ChE
- Tao Sun, BioE
Dean’s Award for Meritorious Service
- Michael Jaeggli, BioE, Dean’s Office
- Candy Martel, Undergraduate Advising