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  <title><![CDATA[Tech Celebrates Outstanding Faculty, Staff Members]]></title>
  <body><![CDATA[<p>The following members of the Tech community were honored at the 2022 <a href="https://specialevents.gatech.edu/faculty-and-staff-honors" tabindex="-1">Faculty and Staff Honors Luncheon</a> on Friday, April 29. <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/georgiatech/albums/72177720298589703">See photos from this year&#39;s event.</a></p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<h3>Georgia Tech Chapter Sigma Xi Awards</h3>

<h5>Best Faculty Paper Award</h5>

<p><strong>Roman Grigoriev</strong><br />
Professor, Physics</p>

<p><strong>Nga Lee (Sally) Ng</strong><br />
Associate Professor, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering</p>

<h5>Young Faculty Award</h5>

<p><strong>Samuel Coogan</strong><br />
Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering</p>

<p><strong>Diyi Yang</strong><br />
Assistant Professor, Interactive Computing</p>

<h5>Sustained Research Award</h5>

<p><strong>Dimitri Mavris</strong><br />
Regents Professor, Aerospace Systems Design Lab</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<h3>Institute Research Awards</h3>

<h5>Outstanding Achievement in Research Enterprise Enhancement</h5>

<p><strong>Michelle Wong</strong><br />
Assistant Director, Business Operations, Parker H. Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience</p>

<h5>Outstanding Achievement in Advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Research</h5>

<p><strong>Cassie Mitchell</strong><br />
Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering</p>

<h5>Outstanding Achievement in Early Career Research Award</h5>

<p><strong>Matthew McDowell</strong><br />
Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering</p>

<h5>Outstanding Achievement in Research Innovation Award</h5>

<p><strong>Natalie Stingelin-Stutzmann</strong><br />
Professor, Materials Science and Engineering</p>

<h5>Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Advisor Award</h5>

<p><strong>Manos Tentzeris</strong><br />
Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering</p>

<h5>Outstanding Faculty Research Author Award</h5>

<p><strong>Zhiqun Lin</strong><br />
Professor, Materials Science and Engineering</p>

<h5>Outstanding Achievement in Research Program Development Award</h5>

<h6>RADX TEAM (The Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics)</h6>

<p><strong>Oliver Brand</strong><br />
Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering</p>

<p><strong>Hang Chen </strong><br />
Senior Research Scientist, Institute for Electronics and Nanotechnology</p>

<p><strong>Sarah Farmer</strong><br />
Research Scientist I, Center for Advanced Communications Policy</p>

<p><strong>David Gottfried</strong><br />
Regents Researcher, Institute for Electronics and Nanotechnology</p>

<p><strong>David Ku</strong><br />
Regents Professor, Mechanical Engineering</p>

<p><strong>Wilbur Lam</strong><br />
Professor, Biomedical Engineering</p>

<p><strong>Amanda Peagler</strong><br />
Research Scientist II, Center for Advanced Communications Policy</p>

<p><strong>Erika Tyburski</strong><br />
Program and Operations Manager, Institute for Electronics and Nanotechnology</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<h3>ANAK Award</h3>

<p><strong>Carol Senf</strong><br />
Professor, Literature, Media, and Communication</p>

<p><strong>Joi Alexander</strong><br />
Director, Health Initiatives</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<h3>Staff Performance Awards</h3>

<h5>Acting With Ethics First Award</h5>

<p><strong>Terry Lee Grumley Bridges</strong><br />
Unit Director, Ethics and Compliance, GTRI</p>

<h5>Cultivating Well-Being Award</h5>

<p><strong>Denise Ocasio Thomas</strong><br />
Assistant Director, Retention Initiatives, OMED</p>

<h5>One Small Step Award</h5>

<p><strong>Shandra R. Jones</strong><br />
Public Services Associate Lead, Library</p>

<h5>One Giant Leap Award</h5>

<h6>Office of The Arts</h6>

<p><strong>Justin Camp</strong><br />
Theater Production Assistant, Office of the Arts</p>

<p><strong>Paul D. Cottongim</strong><br />
Theater Production Manager, Office of the Arts</p>

<p><strong>Joe T. Davis</strong><br />
Stage Audio Technician, Office of the Arts</p>

<p><strong>Ben A. Dosta</strong><br />
General Operations Manager, Office of the Arts</p>

<p><strong>Dorcas Louise Ford-Jones</strong><br />
Senior Administrative Professional, Office of the Arts</p>

<p><strong>Elizabeth B. Geiger</strong><br />
Communications Officer I, Student Engagement and Well-Being</p>

<p><strong>Rachel C. Haage</strong><br />
Event Coordinator II, Office of the Arts</p>

<p><strong>Almelida Rene Merriewether Baker</strong><br />
Patron and Event Services Assistant, Office of the Arts</p>

<p><strong>Holley E. Mitchell</strong><br />
Box Office Coordinator, Office of the Arts</p>

<p><strong>Twanesia Rucker</strong><br />
Box Office Assistant, Office of the Arts</p>

<p><strong>Aaron David Shackelford</strong><br />
Director, Office of the Arts</p>

<h5>Leadership in Action Award</h5>

<p><strong>Kevin M. Ellis</strong><br />
Assistant Director, Financial Operations, Aerospace Engineering</p>

<p><strong>Samuel Evans III</strong><br />
Fleet Services Manager, Infrastructure and Sustainability</p>

<h5>Leading By Example in Sustainability Award</h5>

<p><strong>Emma C. Brodzik</strong><br />
Campus Sustainability Project Manager, Infrastructure and Sustainability</p>

<h5>Rising Wreck Award</h5>

<p><strong>Samba Diop</strong><br />
Senior Digital Learning Specialist, Office of Information Technology</p>

<h5>Service to the Community Award</h5>

<p><strong>Richard A. Bedell</strong><br />
Electrical Engineer III, Chemistry and Biochemistry</p>

<p><strong>Sarah Strohmenger</strong><br />
Student Life Program Director, Student Engagement and Well-Being</p>

<h5>Putting Students First Award</h5>

<p><strong>Laura Tyler Paige</strong><br />
Academic Advisor II, Parker B. Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience</p>

<h6>ChBE Academic Advising Team</h6>

<p><strong>Adrienne Rice Hillman</strong><br />
Academic Advisor II, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering</p>

<p><strong>Ellen Murkison</strong><br />
Academic Advising Manager, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering</p>

<p><strong>Ami B. Waller-Ivanecky</strong><br />
Academic Program Manager I, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering</p>

<h5>Excellence Award</h5>

<h6>Large-Scale Covid-19 Vaccination Clinic</h6>

<p><strong>Ina Collins</strong><br />
Nursing Manager, Stamps Health Services</p>

<p><strong>Benjamin Royce Holton, M.D.</strong><br />
Senior Director, Stamps Health Services</p>

<p><strong>John W. Scuderi</strong><br />
Director, Health Operations, Stamps Health Services</p>

<p><strong>Theron Harold Stancil III</strong><br />
Assistant Director, Health Systems, Stamps Health Services</p>

<p><strong>Nina Lee Thoman</strong><br />
Pharmacy Manager, Stamps Health Services</p>

<h6>Lettie Pate Whitehead Evans Gender Equity Award</h6>

<p><strong>Carol Colatrella</strong><br />
Associate Dean, Literature, Media, and Communications</p>

<p><strong>Sybrina Atwaters</strong><br />
Academic Professional, Institute Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion</p>

<h3>Spirit of Georgia Tech Award</h3>

<p><strong>Lauren B. Evans</strong><br />
Program and Operations Manager, Honors Program</p>

<p><strong>Robert William Hampson</strong><br />
Administrative Manager II, History and Sociology</p>

<p><strong>Joshua E. Stewart</strong><br />
Communications Manager, Biomedical Engineering</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<h3>Center for Teaching and Learning Award</h3>

<h5>Curriculum Innovation Awards</h5>

<h6>School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering</h6>

<p><strong>Fani Boukouvala</strong><br />
Assistant Professor, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering</p>

<p><strong>Martha Grover</strong><br />
Chair, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering</p>

<p><strong>A.J. Medford</strong><br />
Assistant Professor, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering</p>

<p><strong>J. Carson Meredith</strong><br />
Professor, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering</p>

<p><strong>David Sholl</strong><br />
School Chair, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering</p>

<h5>Undergraduate Educator Award</h5>

<p><strong>Jacqueline Garner</strong><br />
Senior Lecturer, Scheller College of Business</p>

<p><strong>Amit S. Jariwala</strong><br />
Senior Academic Professional, Mechanical Engineering</p>

<h5>Geoffrey G. Eichholz Faculty Teaching Award</h5>

<p><strong>Michael Evans</strong><br />
Senior Academic Professional, Chemistry and Biochemistry</p>

<p><strong>Christie N. Stewart</strong><br />
Senior Academic Professional, Biological Sciences</p>

<h5>CTL/BP Junior Faculty Teaching Excellence Award</h5>

<p><strong>Katie Badura</strong><br />
Assistant Professor, Scheller College of Business</p>

<p><strong>John James Blazeck</strong><br />
Assistant Professor, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering</p>

<p><strong>Neha Garg</strong><br />
Assistant Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry</p>

<p><strong>Allen Hyde</strong><br />
Assistant Professor, History and Sociology</p>

<p><strong>Natalie Khazaal</strong><br />
Assistant Professor, Modern Languages</p>

<p><strong>Annabelle C. Singer</strong><br />
Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering</p>

<h5>Innovation and Excellence in Laboratory Instruction Award</h5>

<p><strong>Christy O&rsquo;Mahony</strong><br />
Senior Academic Professional, Chemistry and Biochemistry</p>

<h5>Faculty Award for Academic Outreach</h5>

<p><strong>James R. Sowell</strong><br />
Principal Academic Professional Physics</p>

<h5>Innovation in Co-Curricular Education Award</h5>

<p><strong>Mary Hudachek-Buswell</strong><br />
Lecturer, Computing</p>

<p><strong>Fisayo Omojokun</strong><br />
Senior Lecturer, Computing</p>

<p><strong>Jake D. Soper</strong><br />
Associate Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry</p>

<h5>Teachinig Excellence Award for Online Teaching</h5>

<p><strong>Michael Evans III</strong><br />
Senior Academic Professional, Chemistry and Biochemistry</p>

<h5>Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Award</h5>

<p><strong>Emily G. Weigel</strong><br />
Senior Academic Professional, Biological Sciences</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<h3>International Initiatives Award</h3>

<h5>Steven A. Denning Faculty Award for Global Engagement</h5>

<p><strong>Aris Georgakakos</strong><br />
Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering</p>

<h3>&nbsp;</h3>

<h3>Faculty Honors Committee Awards</h3>

<h5>Outstanding Undergraduate Research Mentor Award</h5>

<h6>Junior Faculty</h6>

<p><strong>Cassie Mitchell</strong><br />
Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering</p>

<h6>Senior Faculty</h6>

<p><strong>Jaydev P. Desai</strong><br />
Professor, Biomedical Engineering</p>

<h5>Outstanding Use of Educational Technology</h5>

<p><strong>Aselia Urmanbetova</strong><br />
Academic Professional, Economics</p>

<h5>Class of 1934 Outstanding Service Award</h5>

<p><strong>Pinar Keskinocak</strong><br />
Professor, Industrial and Systems Engineering</p>

<h5>Class of 1934 Outstanding Interdisciplinary Activities Award</h5>

<p><strong>Thomas Orlando</strong><br />
Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry</p>

<h5>Class of 1940 W. Roane Beard Outstanding Teacher Award</h5>

<p><strong>Brendan Saltaformaggio</strong><br />
Assistant Professor, School of Cybersecurity and Privacy</p>

<h5>Class of 1940 W. Howard Ector Outstanding Teacher Award</h5>

<p><strong>Carrie Shepler</strong><br />
Principal Academic Professional, Chemistry and Biochemistry</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<h3>Class of 1934 Distinguished Professor Award</h3>

<p><strong>Marilyn Brown</strong><br />
Regents Professor, Public Policy</p>
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