Dwane and Velma Wallace Excellence Awards for Faculty
Through the generosity of Dwane and Velma Wallace, the College of Engineering is able to honor excellent faculty members and doctoral students annually. We invite you to learn more about the various awards, as well as view current and past recipients. Please note that recipients may not be selected for each award each year.
Faculty Award Recipients
Lifetime Service Award
Recipients
2024
Dr. Steven Skinner
Professor
Electrical and Computer Engineering
2023
Dr. Bayram Yildirim
Professor
Industrial, Systems and Manufacturing Engineering
2019
Dr. Roy Myose
Professor
Aerospace Engineering
Excellence in Research Award
The recipient has had experience as a principal investigator on an externally funded research contract or has has been the director of a research center. The recipient has been involved in continuous research over an extended period of time, or has made a significant one-time contribution. The recipient has had student involvement in the research programs.
2024 Recipients
Dr. Yongkuk Lee
Assistant Professor
Biomedical Engineering
Dr. Eylem Asmatulu
Associate Professor
Mechanical Engineering
Past Recipients
- 2023 Dr. Atri Dutta
- 2022 Dr. Gisuk Hwang
- 2021 Dr. Kaushik Sinha
- 2020 Dr. James Steck
- 2019 Dr. Anil Mahapatro and Dr. Shuang Gu
- 2018 Dr. Suresh Keshavanarayana and Dr. Vinod Namboodiri
- 2017 Dr. Kim Cluff
- 2016 Dr. Esra Buyuktahtakin Toy
- 2015 Dr. Animesh Chakravarthy
- 2014 Dr. Pingfeng Wang
- 2013 Dr. Bayram Yildirim
- 2011 Dr. Hyuck Kwon
- 2010 Dr. Ward Jewell
- 2009 Dr. Krisha Krishnan
- 2008 Dr. Bob Minaie
- 2007 Dr. Hossein Cheraghi
- 2006 Dr. Charles Yang
- 2004 Dr. Vis Madhavan
- 2003 Dr. Michael Papadakis
- 2002 Dr. Hyuck Kwon
Excellence in Teaching Award
The recipient has competency in the subject matter and has had success in the ability to teach subject matter. The recipient has also had continuous improvement and development. The recipient has demonstrated pedagogical services to peers. In addition, the recipient has been keeping pace with advancements in technology by conducting research or having used state-of-the-art material in the classroom.
2024 Recipient
Dr. Cindi Mason
Associate Teaching Professor
Industrial, Systems and Manufacturing Engineering
Past Recipients
- 2023 Kara McCluskey
- 2022 Manira Rani
- 2021 Dr. Suresh Keshavanarayana
- 2020 Dr. Wildredo Moscoso and Dr. Yimesker Yihun
- 2019 Samantha Corcoran
- 2018 Dr. Syed Raza
- 2017 Dr. Murtuza Jadliwala
- 2016 Dr. Kim Cluff
- 2015 Dr. Anil Mahapatro
- 2014 Dr. Animesh Chakravarthy
- 2013 Dr. Vinod Namboodiri
- 2012 Dr. Ramazan Asmatulu
- 2011 Dr. Preethika Kumar
- 2008 Dr. Gamal Weheba
- 2007 Dr. John Watkins
- 2006 Dr. Michael Jorgensen
- 2005 Dr. Hamid Lankarani
- 2004 Dr. Roy Myose
- 2003 Dr. Gamal Weheba
- 2002 Dr. Edwin Sawan
Experience-Based Learning Award
The recipient has created learning opportunities and created experience-based projects designed and utilized as part of the curriculum. The recipient has stimulated students' engagement and exposure. The recipient has also evaluated the learning effectiveness and assess outcomes.
Past Recipients
- 2023 Dr. Perlekar Tamtam
- 2021 Dr. Jaydip Desai
- 2019 Kara McCluskey
- 2015 Dr. Ramazan Asmatulu
- 2014 Dr. Steven Skinner
- 2013 Dr. Roy Myose
- 2006 Dr. Ward Jewell
- 2005 Dr. Bert Smith
- 2004 Dr. Lawrence Whitman
- 2003 Dr. Ravi Pendse
- 2002 Dr. Abu Masud
Excellence in Service Award
Past Recipients
- 2017 Dr. Gary Brooking
- 2016 Dr. Bayram Yildirim
Doctoral Student Award Recipients
Outstanding Graduate Research Award
2024 Recipient
Sarangan Rejendarn
Ph.D. Student
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Past Recipients
- 2023 Pablo Delgado
- 2022 Anoop Upendran Nair
- 2020 Hooman Shahverdi Moghaddam
- 2019 Md Nizam Uddin
- 2018 Ryan Becker
- 2017 Ibrahim Alarifi and Nita Yodo
- 2016 Motahareh (Sara) Bahrami
Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant Award
The recipient has competency in the subject matter and have success in the ability to teach subject matter. The recipient has also participated in the CESP S521 Course (Learning Theory Instruction for Engineers).
2024 Recipients
YrithuThulaseedharan Pillay
Ph.D. Student
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Saurabh Sanjay Singh
Ph.D. Student
Industrial, Systems and Manufacturing Engineering
Past Recipients
- 2020 Odai Nassar
- 2019 Anton Chinthana Hettiarachchige Don
- 2018 Ahmet Akgun
- 2014 Rudrayya C. Garigipati
- 2013 Jie Yang
- 2011 Trevor Hardy
- 2010 Vis Aravinthan
- 2009 Linda Kliment
- 2007 Linda Kliment
- 2006 Chandan Nayak
- 2004 Christian Widner
- 2003 Shiego Hayashibara
- 2002 Hendra Valiandi