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Atlanta, GA | Posted: April 14, 2014
Congratulations to the following faculty and staff members who were honored at the 2014 Faculty and Staff Honors Luncheon on April 11.
Young Faculty Awards
Satish Kumar, Mechanical Engineering
Christopher Rozell, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Sustained Research Award
C.F. Jeff Wu, Industrial and Systems Engineering
Outstanding Achievement in Research Enterprise Enhancement
Mary Hallisey Hunt, Strategic Energy Institute
Outstanding Achievement in Research Innovation
Mark Prausnitz, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Advisor
John Cressler, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Outstanding Faculty Leadership for the Development of Graduate Research Assistants
Kenneth Sandhage, Materials Science and Engineering
Outstanding Faculty Research Author
Seth Marder, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Outstanding Achievement in Research Program Development
Gang Bao, Biomedical Engineering
ANAK Award
Christine Valle, College of Engineering
Outstanding Staff Performance Awards
Phyllis Means, Office of the Executive Vice President for Research
David Knobbe and Matthew Marcus, Campus Recreation Center
D. Matthew Watkins, Georgia Tech Police Department
Dustin Hamilton, Campus Recreation Center
Stephanie Ray, Dean of Students
Outstanding Management in Action Award
Marc Pline, Biology
Administrative Excellence Award
David Williams, Campus Recreation Center
Undergraduate Educator Awards
Michael Rodgers, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Chrissy Spencer Biology
Innovation and Excellence in Laboratory Instruction Award
Essy Behravesh, Biomedical Engineering
CETL/BP Junior Faculty Teaching Excellence Awards
J. Brandon Dixon, Mechanical Engineering
Flavio Fenton, Physics
Brian Hammer, Biology
Kamran Paynabar, Industrial and Systems Engineering
Anne Pollock, Literature, Media, and Communication
Kari E. Watkins, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Education Partnership Awards
Eric Gaucher, School of Biology
Ryan Randall, School of Biology
Curriculum Innovation Award
Amy Pritchett, Aerospace Engineering
Innovation in Co-Curricular Education Award
Jennifer Leavey, College of Sciences
Faculty Award for Academic Outreach
Stefan France, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Eichholz Faculty Teaching Awards
Linda Green, Biology
Donald Webster, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Steven A. Denning Faculty Award for Global Engagement
Michael Best, International Affairs
Outstanding Undergraduate Academic Advising: Staff
Kim Paige, Biomedical Engineering
Outstanding Undergraduate Academic Advising: Faculty
Linda Green, Biology
Outstanding Undergraduate Research Mentor (Faculty) Award
Margaret Kosal, International Affairs
Kenneth Gall, Materials Science and Engineering
Outstanding Professional Education Award
A.P. Sakis Meliopoulos, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Outstanding Service Award
Michael Hunter, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Class of 1934 Outstanding Innovative Use of Education Technology Award
James Hamblen, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Class of 1934 Outstanding Interdisciplinary Activity Award
Bernard Kippelen, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Class of 1940 W. Howard Ector Outstanding Teacher Award
Joel Sokol, Industrial and Systems Engineering
Class of 1940 W. Roane Beard Outstanding Teacher
Mike Stilman, Interactive Computing
Class of 1934 Distinguished Professor Award
Zhong Lin Wang, Materials Science and Engineering