Excellence in Service
Dean's Award for Excellence - Previous Recipients
Examples of activities that may be recognized for Excellence in Service: outreach and economic development; professional service such as editorial work, professional society work, or conference organization; advising student organizations; administrative work within a department or the college beyond the call of duty. Recipients recieve a $1000 award.
2023
Robert A. Canfield, Kevin T. Crofton Department of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering
Kim Mallinson Lester, College of Engineering Dean’s Office
Jennifer S. Wayne, PhD, Department of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics
2022
Ali R. Butt, Department of Computer Science
Maury A. Nussbaum, Grado Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
Joseph A. Schetz, Kevin T. Crofton Department of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering
2021
Alireza Haghighat, Mechanical Engineering
Clifford A. Shaffer, Computer Science
John P. Shewchuk, Industrial and Systems Engineering
2020
Michael Philen, Aerospace and Ocean Engineering
Corina Sandu, Mechanical Engineering
Pamela VandeVord, Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics
2019
John Ferris, Mechanical Engineering
Mary Kasarda, Mechanical Engineering
Marie Paretti, Engineering Education
2018
Monty Abbas, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Alan Druschitz, Materials Science and Engineering
Stephen Edwards, Computer Science
2017
Tom Hou, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Pamela VandeVord, Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics
Bevlee Watford, Engineering Education
2016
Monika Lawless, Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics
Stephen Martin, Chemical Engineering
Gary Seidel, Aerospace and Ocean Engineering
2015
Scott Case, Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics
Tamara Knott, Engineering Education
Mark Pierson, Mechanical Engineering
2014
Jesus M. de la Garza, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Carin Roberts-Wollmann, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Wayne Scales, Electrical and Computer Engineering
2013
Mary Kasarda, Mechanical Engineering
G. Don Taylor, Industrial and Systems Engineering
Joseph G. Tront, Electrical and Computer Engineering
2012
Kimberly Ellis, Industrial and Systems Engineering
Robert W. Hendricks, Materials Science and Engineering
Edward L. Nelson, College of Engineering
Corina Sandu, Mechanical Engineering
2011
Alex O. Aning, Materials Science and Engineering
Hampton C. Gabler, Virginia Tech-Wake Forest University School of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences
Manuel A. Pérez-Quiñones, Computer Science
2010
Wayne L. Neu, Aerospace and Ocean Engineering
Hardus Odendaal, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Eileen M. Van Aken, Industrial and Systems Engineering
2009
Muhammad Hajj, Engineering Science and Mechanics
Mike Karmis, Mining and Minerals Engineering
Bill Knocke, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Kostas Triantis, Industrial and Systems Engineering
Mary Leigh Wolfe, Biological Systems Engineering
2008
Alan Brown, Aerospace and Ocean Engineering
Michael W. Hyer, Engineering Science and Mechanics
Brian Kleiner, Industrial and Systems Engineering
2007
Romesh Batra, Engineering Science and Mechanics
J. Michael Duncan, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Thomas L. Brandon, Civil and Environmental Engineering
2006
John J. Lesko, Engineering Science and Mechanics
James R. Martin II, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Hanif D. Sherali, Industrial and Systems Engineering
2005
Edward Fox, Computer Science
Harry H. Robertshaw, Mechanical Engineering
Roger L. Simpson, Aerospace and Ocean Engineering
2004
Norman Dowling, Engineering Science and Mechanics and Materials Science and Engineering
Samuel Easterling, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Timothy Pratt, Electrical and Computer Engineering
2003
Bill Cox, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Fred Lutze, Aerospace and Ocean Engineering
Pat Koelling, Industrial and Systems Engineering
2002
Wayne L. Neu, Aerospace and Ocean Engineering
Charles E. Nunnally, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Elaine P. Scott, Mechanical Engineering
2001
Thomas E. Diller, Mechanical Engineering
Robert W. Hendricks, Electrical and Computer Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering
Brian Kleiner, Industrial and Systems Engineering
2000
Edmund G. Henneke, Engineering Science and Mechanics
Y.A. Liu, Chemical Engineering
William H. Tranter, Electrical and Computer Engineering
1999
Jim Armstrong, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Jim Marchman, Aerospace and Ocean Engineering
Joel Nachlas, Industrial and Systems Engineering
Mike Vorster, Civil and Environmental Engineering
1998
Gregory Boardman, Civil Engineering
Norman Eiss, Mechanical Engineering
Gerald Luttrell, Mining and Minerals Engineering
Daniel Schneck, Engineering Science and Mechanics
1997
Greg Adel, Mining and Minerals Engineering
Bob Mahan, Mechanical Engineering
Cliff Randall, Civil Engineering
Tom Walker, Engineering Fundamentals
1996
Gene Brown, Mechanical Engineering
Tom Grizzard, Civil Engineering
Bob Hendricks, Electrical Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering
Malcolm McPherson, Mining and Minerals Engineering