​The College of Engineering and Computing invites applications for the Faculty and Staff Awards for the 2022-2023 academic year. The faculty awards will be given in the categories of teaching, research, service, and mentorship. The staff awards will be given in the categories of (1) Institutional, Strategic, and Operational Excellence; (2) Knowledge and Achievement; and (3) Service Excellence. All eligible faculty and staff members, with or without nomination, are welcome to apply.

For Faculty Awards: Award Guidelines   Application Form.

For Staff Awards: Award Guidelines   Application Form.

Application deadline: March 31, 2023 (by 5:00 pm sharp) 

Email all application materials in one Zip file attachment to the CEC Awards Committee at cec-awards@cis.fiu.edu. All submittals will be acknowledged.

 

2022 Faculty and Staff Award Winners

Faculty Awards

  1. Faculty Teaching Award: Kevin Boutsen
  2. Faculty Research Award: Amal Elawady 
  3. Faculty Service Award: Armin Mehrabi
  4. Faculty Mentorship Award: Arif Sarwat

Staff Awards

  1. Staff Knowledge and Achievement Award: Carlton Ng and Vanessa Faz
  2. Staff Service Excellence Award: Ariana Taglioretti

2021 Faculty and Staff Award Winners

Faculty Awards

  1. Faculty Teaching Award: Dr. Alexander Perez-Pons
  2. Faculty Research Award: Dr. Selcuk Uluagac
  3. Faculty Service Award: Dr. Alexandra Strong
  4. Faculty Mentorship Award: Dr. Cheng-Xian (Charlie) Lin and Dr. Mohammed Hadi

Staff Awards

  1. Staff Institutional, Strategic, and Operational Excellence Award: Ms. Ileana Lindsay
  2. Staff Knowledge and Achievement Award: Ms. Mais Kayyali

2020 Faculty and Staff Award Winners

 

 

Faculty Awards

  1. Faculty Teaching Award: Dr. Cora Martinez-Franklin
  2. Faculty Research Award: Dr. Elias Alwan and Dr. Kemal Akkaya
  3. Faculty Service Award: Dr. Patricia McDermott-Wells
  4. Faculty Mentorship Award: Dr. Xia Jin

Staff Awards

  1. Staff Institutional, Strategic, and Operational Excellence Award: Mr. Carlton Ng
  2. Staff Knowledge and Achievement Award: Ms. Luisa Ruiz
  3. Staff Service Excellence Award: Ms. Diana Bemmel

2019 Faculty and Staff Award Winners

Faculty Awards

  1. Faculty Teaching Award: Dr. Trevor Cickovski
  2. Faculty Research Award: Dr. Gang Quan
  3. Faculty Service Award: Dr. Berrin Tansel
  4. Faculty Mentorship Award: Dr. Sharan Ramaswamy

Staff Awards

  1. Staff Institutional, Strategic, and Operational Excellence Award: Ms. Elizabeth Naranjo
  2. Staff Knowledge and Achievement Award: Ms. Leoni Tiziana
  3. Staff Service Excellence Award: Ms. Layla El-Hilu

2018 Faculty and Staff Award Winners

Faculty Awards

  1. Faculty Teaching Award: Dr. El-Zahab Bilal
  2. Faculty Research Award: Dr. Mohammed Hadi and Dr. Ioannis Zisis
  3. Faculty Service Award: Dr. Peter Clarke
  4. Faculty Mentorship Award: Dr. Priyanka Alluri

Staff Awards

  1. Staff Institutional, Strategic, and Operational Excellence Award: Ms. Tiana Solis
  2. Staff Knowledge and Achievement Award: Ms. Vanessa Faz
  3. Staff Service Excellence Award: Ms. Mabel Fernandez and Ms. Julie Vallejos

2017 Faculty and Staff Award Winners

Faculty Awards

  1. Faculty Teaching Award: Dr. Michael Brown and Mr. Greg Shaw
  2. Faculty Research Award: Dr. Sharan Ramaswamy
  3. Faculty Service Award: Dr. Michael Christie
  4. Faculty Mentorship Award: Dr. Bilal El-Zahab

Staff Awards

  1. Staff Institutional, Strategic, and Operational Excellence Award: Mr. Alberto Oria
  2. Staff Knowledge and Achievement Award: Ms. Sara-Michelle Lemus
  3. Staff Service Excellence Award: Ms. Jessica Teran

2016 Faculty and Staff Award Winners

Faculty Awards

  1. Faculty Teaching Award: Dr. Patricia McDermott-Wells
  2. Faculty Research Award: Dr. Ismail Guvenc
  3. Faculty Service Award: Dr. Cesar Levy
  4. Faculty Mentorship Award: Dr. Peter Clarke

Staff Awards

  1. Staff Institutional, Strategic, and Operational Excellence Award: Ms. Mais Kayyali
  2. Staff Knowledge and Achievement Award: Mr. Mario Sanchez
  3. Staff Outstanding Service Award: Mr. Andrew Green

2015 Faculty and Staff Award Winners

Faculty Awards

  1. Faculty Teaching Award: Dr. Wei-Yu Bao
  2. Faculty Research Award: Dr. Nezih Pala
  3. Faculty Service Award: Dr. Tao Li
  4. Faculty Mentorship Award: Dr. Jiuhua Chen

Staff Awards

  1. Staff Knowledge and Achievement Award: Ms. Tiana Solis
  2. Staff Outstanding Service Award: Ms. Claudia Estrada