2023 UMBC Presidential Faculty & Staff Awards

UNIVERSITY LEADERSHIP

SENIOR LEADERSHIP TEAM

Valerie Sheares Ashby President

Philip J. Rous

Provost and Senior Vice President, Academic Affairs

Kathy L. Dettloff Vice President, Administration and Finance

Candace Dodson-Reed ’96 Vice President, Government Relations and Community Affairs

Kacey Hammel Chief of Staff to the President

Bobbie L. Hoye Associate General Counsel

Angela Paik Schaeffer Interim Vice President, Marketing and Communications

Gregory E. Simmons, M.P.P. ’04 Vice President, Institutional Advancement

Karl V. Steiner

Vice President, Research and Creative Achievement

John J. Suess, III ’80, M.S. ’95

Chief Information Officer and Vice President, Information Technology

Nancy D. Young Vice President, Student Affairs

DEANS

Keith J. Bowman College of Engineering and Information Technology

Dana Burr Bradley Erickson School of Aging Studies

Katharine H. Cole Vice Provost, Undergraduate Academic Affairs

William R. LaCourse College of Natural and Mathematical Sciences

Kimberly R. Moffitt College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences

Janet C. Rutledge Vice Provost, Graduate School

CAMPUS GOVERNANCE

Shubhi Saxena President, Student Government Association

Susan A. McDonough

President, Faculty Senate

Ethan S. Post President, Graduate Student Association

Desiree Stonesifer President, Non-Exempt Staff Senate

Jess Wyatt President, Professional Staff Senate

2023 AWARDEES

Presidential Teaching Professor Award

Kyung-Eun Yoon

Principal Lecturer, Modern Languages, Linguistics, and Intercultural Communication

Presidential Research Professor Award

Matthew Pelton

Professor, Physics

Presidential Distinguished Staff Award, Professional Staff

Trisha Wells

Assistant Vice Provost, Division of Professional Studies

Professional Distinguished Staff Award, Non-Exempt Staff

Shannon Mize Business Services Specialist, Graduate School

USM Board of Regents’ Faculty

Award for Excellence in Scholarship or Research

Charissa Cheah

Professor, Psychology

USM Board of Regents’ Faculty

Award for Excellence in Scholarship or Research

Anupam Joshi

Oros Family Professor and Chair, Computer Science and Electrical Engineering; and Director, UMBC Center for Cybersecurity

Diane M. Lee Teaching Award

E. F. Charles LaBerge, Ph.D. ’03

Professor of the Practice, Computer Science and Electrical Engineering

Diane M. Lee Teaching Award

Elaine MacDougall ’99

Assistant Director, Writing Center, Academic Success Center; and Lecturer, English

Jakubik Family Endowment Award

Samirah Hassan ’10, M.A. ’14

Program Manager, Media and Communication Studies

Karen L. Wensch Endowment Award for Outstanding Non-Exempt Staff

Emma Sellers ’03, M.A. ’07

Program Management Specialist, Political Science

Marilyn E. Demorest Award for Faculty Advancement

Suzanne Braunschweig

Principal Lecturer, Geography and Environmental Systems, Interdisciplinary Science Program

Teresa Lupinek Endowment Award

Elle Trusz

Business Manager, Center for Social Science Scholarship

UMBC Research Faculty Excellence Award

Larrabee Strow ’74 Research Professor, Physics

AWARD DESCRIPTIONS

PRESIDENTIAL TEACHING & RESEARCH PROFESSORS

Presidential Teaching and Research Professors, named annually to three-year appointments, are nominated by administrative and academic departments. They are honored for their professional accomplishments, dedication to the fulfillment of the university’s mission, and service to the university. In the first year of their appointments, the Presidential Teaching and Research Professors serve as marshals, leading the student and faculty processions at Convocation and Commencement.

PRESIDENTIAL DISTINGUISHED STAFF AWARD

PROFESSIONAL STAFF

The Presidential Distinguished Staff Award, Professional Staff recognizes exceptional performance, leadership, and service by a full-time member of the associate staff. To be eligible for consideration, nominees must have been employed by UMBC for at least seven years and have a career distinguished by dedication to achieving the university’s mission and goals, by professional accomplishments, and by service to the campus. Recipients are nominated by their colleagues across campus and selected by UMBC’s Staff Awards Committee.

NON-EXEMPT STAFF

The Presidential Distinguished Staff Award, Non-Exempt Staff recognizes exceptional performance and service by a full-time member of the non-exempt staff. To be eligible for consideration, nominees must have been employed by UMBC for at least five years and have a career distinguished by dedication to achieving the university’s mission and goals by service to the campus. Recipients are nominated by their colleagues across campus and selected by UMBC’s Staff Awards Committee.

UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF MARYLAND BOARD OF REGENTS’ FACULTY AWARDS

Regents’ Faculty Awards publicly recognize distinguished performance on the part of faculty members. These awards are the highest honor presented by the Board of Regents to exemplary faculty members. The awardees are selected by the Council of University System Faculty and submitted to the Board of Regents for approval. The awards are presented to faculty members who have demonstrated excellence in one of the following categories: Mentoring, Teaching, Public Service, Scholarship or Research, and Creative Activity. Four awards may be, given in categories one through four with the possibility of one award in each category being designated for a collaboration.

DIANE M. LEE TEACHING AWARD

The Diane M. Lee Teaching Award recognizes instructional faculty and staff for their work with students during their year of transition to UMBC. The Teaching Award assists the recipient in their ongoing work with new students. Awardees will share their experiences and teaching strategies with partners working with first-year students to ensure that new students achieve successful outcomes academically as they engage with opportunities across campus. Awardees have made positive contributions to learning outcomes that enable students to find their own success as they transition to college through one of UMBC’s first-year programs.

JAKUBIK FAMILY ENDOWMENT STAFF AWARD

The Jakubik Family Endowment Staff Award honors an exceptional staff member who has contributed to student academic success. Staff members are selected by the UMBC Staff Awards Committee based on their innovative advisement, excellence in teaching, creative application of technology, mentorship of undergraduate students, or development of new programs. Awardees have worked at UMBC for at least five years and have made a positive contribution to student success.

KAREN L. WENSCH ENDOWMENT AWARD

The Karen L. Wensch Endowment Award for Outstanding Non-Exempt Staff honors non-exempt staff who make outstanding contributions in one or more of the following areas: engagement in the UMBC community, dedication to UMBC, performance above and beyond position requirements, personal commitment and persistence to the employee's work, excellent problem solving skills, high professional standards, community involvement off campus, and advocacy for non-exempt staff. Awardees must have worked at UMBC for at least five years as a member of the non-exempt staff.

MARILYN E. DEMOREST AWARD FOR FACULTY ADVANCEMENT

The Marilyn E. Demorest Award for Faculty Advancement honors an exceptional faculty member who has made outstanding contributions to the mission of supporting the advancement of faculty members and their academic careers. Faculty awardees are selected by a committee of their peers based on their deep commitment to fostering professional excellence and career advancement, and success at UMBC through mentorship, collaboration, and innovative programs and services.

TERESA LUPINEK ENDOWMENT AWARD

The Teresa Lupinek Endowment Award for Outstanding Exempt or Non-Exempt Staff honors one exempt or non-exempt staff member whose work embodies the many outstanding qualities that Teresa Lupinek displayed during her more than 30 years at UMBC. Awardees are selected by a committee of their peers and have worked at UMBC for at least five years.

UMBC RESEARCH FACULTY EXCELLENCE AWARD

Established in 2018, the UMBC Research Faculty Excellence Award recognizes excellence in research and, where appropriate, significant contributions to teaching and service or leadership by research faculty. Awardees are selected by a committee of their peers based on the quality of their research and its impact on UMBC’s success. Nominees must have been research or clinical faculty at UMBC for at least three years.

2023 – 2026 PRESIDENTIAL TEACHING PROFESSOR

Kyung-Eun Yoo

Principal Lecturer of Modern Languages, Linguistics, and Intercultural Communication

Kyung-Eun Yoon is known by her colleagues for her dedication to teaching, her compassionate mentorship, and her strong leadership, which make her a catalyst for change. She connects with students and strengthens our community while teaching in the Korean program, mentoring undergraduate global studies and Asian studies students, and advising doctoral students in the language, literacy, and culture and human-centered computing programs. Yoon recently published Complaining as a Sociocultural Activity: Examining How and Why in Korean Interaction. She earned her B.A in German and English education from Seoul National University and her Ph.D. in educational psychology, second language acquisition, and teacher education from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

2023 – 2026 PRESIDENTIAL RESEARCH PROFESSOR Matthew Pelton Professor of Physics

Matthew Pelton is an experimental physicist who is highly respected by his peers as evidenced by his funding success and by the number and quality of his invited papers in international forums. He is an active researcher and leader in several fields: plasmonic nanocavities, nanoscale fluid dynamics, and charge transfer on the nanoscale. He was recently elected as a Fellow of Optica and is the lead UMBC investigator in the NSF STC Center for Integration of Modern Optoelectronic Materials on Demand. In addition, Pelton is the managing editor of Nanophotonics and has published a book and more than 80 peer-reviewed journal articles. He earned a B.A.Sc. in engineering science from the University of Toronto, his Ph.D. in applied physics from Stanford University, and completed postdoctoral research at the Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden and the University of Chicago.

2023 – 2024 PRESIDENTIAL DISTINGUISHED STAFF AWARD, PROFESSIONAL STAFF

Trisha Wells Assistant Vice Provost, Division of Professional Studies

Trisha Wells is known as a transformational leader, innovator, and great colleague. Her commitment to excellence in execution and forward thinking, strategic approach is evident in her work in the Division of Professional Studies, where she manages areas including financial analysis, accounting, payroll, human resources, IT, and operations. Wells also contributes greatly to UMBC as the co-chair of the Financial Literacy and Education Committee. She helps students build strong financial skills and brought the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program to campus. Wells joined UMBC in 2014 after more than 15 years working in higher education and with off-campus housing partners. She earned a B.A. in music education and an M.S. in student personnel administration from the University of Central Missouri.

2023 – 2024 PRESIDENTIAL DISTINGUISHED STAFF AWARD, NON-EXEMPT STAFF

Shannon Mize Business Services Specialist, Graduate School

Shannon Mize is described as a true partner, someone who works with colleagues to support students and improve UMBC. She joined our community in 2013 as a payroll processing associate and has grown and expanded her skills across a variety of areas. In her role at the Graduate School, she always puts students’ needs first and brings a service-oriented approach to her work. Mize streamlined process used to apply tuition remission to student accounts and has become an integral part of the administrative process for graduate assistantships. She has taken on responsibility for managing a major grant award, collaborating with personnel from 20 universities. Mize does all of this and more while working toward a degree in human resources management at the University of Maryland Global Campus.

2023 UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF MARYLAND BOARD OF REGENTS‘ FACULTY AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN SCHOLARSHIP OR RESEARCH

Charissa Cheah Professor, Psychology

Charissa Cheah has achieved national and international prominence for her impactful scholarship on factors influencing the social-emotional development and physical health of children and adolescents, particularly in marginalized communities. She is at the forefront of efforts to include the voices, experiences, and perspectives of Asian American communities in discourse on child development, parenting, marginalization, and discrimination. Her work has been featured in The New York Times, The Washington Post, and Science. Cheah is the president of the Society for Research on Adolescence. She earned a B.A. in psychology from the University of Waterloo, her Ph.D. in human development from the University of Maryland, College Park, and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Yale University.

2023 UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF MARYLAND BOARD OF REGENTS‘ FACULTY AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN SCHOLARSHIP OR RESEARCH

Anupam Joshi

Oros Family Professor and Chair, Computer Science and Electrical Engineering; and Director, UMBC Center for Cybersecurity

Anupam Joshi is widely recognized as an international leader in cybersecurity and artificial intelligence. He has published nearly 300 peer-reviewed articles, secured nine U.S. patents, and garnered more than $22 million in competitive research funding. He works with industry and government and has transferred technology created in his lab to two Maryland startups, both founded by African American entrepreneurs. Joshi’s many accolades include being named a fellow of the International Cyber Security Center of Excellence and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, which also recognized him with its Senior Researcher Award. He earned a B.Tech. in electrical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, and his M.S. and Ph.D. in computer science from Purdue University.

2022 – 2023 DIANE M. LEE TEACHING AWARD

E. F. Charles LaBerge, Ph.D. ’03 Professor of the Practice, Computer Science and Electrical Engineering

E.F. Charles LaBerge has developed a reputation as an educator who is passionate about not only teaching engineering principles, but also providing students experiences showing how to integrate the principles into their daily lives. He is particularly passionate about helping new students navigate UMBC, and has long taught the Introduction to an Honors University course and in the First Year Seminars and Summer Bridge programs. In 2020, LaBerge received the University System of Maryland Board of Regents’ Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching, and in 2018, he was the inaugural recipient of the College of Engineering and Information Technology Award for Teaching Excellence. He earned his B.S. and M.S. in electrical engineering from Johns Hopkins University and his Ph.D. in electrical engineering from UMBC.

2022 – 2023 DIANE M. LEE TEACHING AWARD

Elaine MacDougall ’99

Assistant Director, Writing Center, Academic Success Center and Lecturer, English

Elaine MacDougall is known for encouraging students to think more deeply and to question — skills that affect the quality of their education and their ability to succeed in life. The opportunities she provides help students develop their voices. In addition to teaching, MacDougall is a doctoral student in UMBC’s Language, Literacy, and Culture program. Her research interests include higher education in prison, mindfulness and writing studies, tutor and student self-efficacy and advocacy, and anti-racist pedagogy in writing education. MacDougall’s background as a yoga instructor influences her classroom practices and makes her more aware of the importance of being present with and listening to students. She earned a B.A in English from UMBC and an M.A. in liberal arts from Johns Hopkins University.

2022

– 2023

JAKUBIK FAMILY ENDOWMENT STAFF AWARD

Samirah Hassan ’10, M.A. ’14 Program Manager, Media and Communication Studies

Samirah Hassan plays an essential role in mentoring at-risk undergraduate students. She is a dedicated advisor who is committed to each student’s success. Hassan was instrumental in helping reorganize and streamline Media and Communication Studies advising processes, resulting in innovations such as group advising for freshmen and sophomores and a pre-advising sheet to help track students’ progress toward degree. Her commitment to students extends into her teaching. As an adjunct instructor, she uses her skills and patience to help transform uncertain, at-risk first-year students into confident and engaged community members. Hassan earned her B.S. in psychology and M.A. in instructional systems development from UMBC, and is working toward a Ph.D. in management at the University of Maryland Global Campus.

2022 – 2023 KAREN L. WENSCH ENDOWMENT AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING NON-EXEMPT STAFF

Emma Sellers ’03, M.A. ’07 Program Management Specialist, Political Science

Emma Sellers is a role model, mentor, advisor, instructor, and persistent advocate for UMBC students. She is responsible for a wide range of support activities for faculty and students and she carries out those activities with the highest standard of professionalism. In addition to these responsibilities, Sellers also teaches student success courses and a First Year Seminar. As a compassionate, caring, and creative instructor, she guided many at-risk students towards academic success and personal well-being. Sellers is also an active member of her off-campus community, She is a leader in the Greystone Community Association, an active member of her church, and for many years served as an election judge. Sellers earned her B.A. in English and her M.A. in instructional systems development from UMBC.

2022 – 2023 MARILYN E. DEMOREST AWARD FOR FACULTY ADVANCEMENT

Suzanne Braunschweig

Principal Lecturer, Geography and Environmental Systems, Interdisciplinary Science Program

Suzanne Braunschweig’s colleagues describe her as thoughtful, approachable, and patient. Her work is defined by a commitment to be consistently available to students and other faculty as a resource who helps them navigate—and ultimately succeed at—UMBC. Braunschweig challenges her colleagues and herself to develop more stimulating and hands-on projects and activities. She actively collaborates with the Faculty Development Center, facilitating faculty learning communities. Braunschweig is a co-primary investigator on a Hrabowski Innovation Fund award to help students become more self-regulated and selfdirected learners. She earned her B.S. in biology from Towson State University and her Ph.D. in biology from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Braunschweig is also a sign language interpreter.

2022 – 2023 TERESA LUPINEK ENDOWMENT AWARD

Elle Trusz

Business Manager, Center for Social Science Scholarship

Elle Trusz is known as a quick learner, creative problem solver, and great collaborator. She takes the lead on new projects and initiatives, often before anyone realizes there is a need. Trusz played a key role in the Center for Social Science Scholarship’s (CS3) transition to online work and greatly streamlined its process for external funding. She is an excellent supervisor and mentor for new employees in CS3 and across UMBC. Trusz is professional, personable, and a true team player who goes above and beyond her stated duties. An active citizen of CAHSS and UMBC, she serves on boards and committees working to build an equitable and inclusive campus community. Trusz earned her B.A. in women’s studies from Pennsylvania State University, and is working toward an M.A. in community leadership at UMBC.

2022 – 2023 UMBC RESEARCH FACULTY EXCELLENCE AWARD

Larrabee Strow ’74 Research Professor, Physics

Larrabee Strow is internationally known for his work on hyperspectral sounding instruments, which fly on NASA satellites and have been providing weather and climate data for analysis for more than 20 years. Since joining UMBC’s faculty in 1984, he has become known not only for his ground-breaking research but also for his commitment to mentorship, his many successful grant proposals, and a shared leadership style that empowers both his students and the other researchers on his team. His team’s many achievements include developing weather algorithms that are now used internationally. His experience as a NASA atmospheric physicist has informed his work as an educator and researcher. Strow earned a B.S. in physics from UMBC and Ph.D. in physics from the University of Maryland, College Park.

PAST PRESIDENTIAL TEACHING & RESEARCH PROFESSORS

PRESIDENTIAL TEACHING PROFESSORS

Jay M. Freyman

Ancient Studies

1989 – 1993

Slobodan Petrovich

Psychology

1990 – 1994

Eugene P. “Sandy” Parker

Geography and Environmental Systems

1991 – 1995

Thomas T. Field

Modern Languages and Linguistics

1992 – 1995

Donald J. Creighton

Chemistry and Biochemistry

1993 – 1996

Ka–che Yip

History

1994 – 1997

Warren J. Belasco

American Studies

1995 – 1998

Marilyn E. Demorest

Psychology

1996 – 1999

Diane M. Lee

Education

1997 – 2000

W. Edward Orser

American Studies

1998 – 2001

John W. Jeffries

History

1999 – 2002

Muddappa S. Gowda

Mathematics and Statistics

2000 – 2003

J. Lynn Zimmerman

Biological Sciences

2001 – 2004

Robert H. Deluty

Psychology

2002 – 2005

Alan S. Rosenthal

Modern Languages and Linguistics

2003 – 2006

Cynthia Hody

Political Science

2004 – 2007

Phillip G. Sokolove

Biological Sciences

2006 – 2009

Robert C. Reno

Physics

2007 – 2010

L.D. Timmie Topoleski

Mechanical Engineering

2008 – 2011

Ramachandra S. Hosmane

Chemistry and Biochemistry

2009 – 2012

Wendy Salkind

Theatre

2010 – 2013

Lynnda Dahlquist

Psychology

2011 – 2014

Terry Bouton History

2012 – 2015

Manil Suri

Mathematics and Statistics

2013 – 2016

Marie desJardins

Computer Science and Electrical Engineering

2014 – 2017

Michelle R. Scott

History

2015 – 2018

2023 PRESIDENTIAL FACULTY & STAFF AWARDS

PRESIDENTIAL TEACHING PROFESSORS (con't)

Calla Thompson

Visual Arts, Photography

2016 – 2019

Marc Zupan

Mechanical Engineering

2017 – 2020

Nicole King

American Studies

2018 – 2021

Carolyn Forestiere

Political Science

2019 – 2022

Lee Blaney

Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering

2020 – 2023

Kathryn McKinley

English

2021 – 2024

Tamra Mendelson

Biological Sciences

2022 – 2025

PRESIDENTIAL RESEARCH PROFESSORS

Robert Webb

History

1989 – 1993

Paul S. Lovett

Biological Sciences

1990 – 1994

Elizabeth Ermarth

English

1991 – 1995

Ralph M. Pollack

Chemistry

1992 – 1995

Michael Broyles

Music

1993 – 1996

Peter Argersinger

History

1994 – 1997

Suzanne Ostrand–Rosenberg

Biological Sciences

1995 – 1998

Curtis R. Menyuk

Computer Science and Electrical Engineering

1996 – 1999

J. Leeds Barroll

English

1997 – 2000

Ramachandra S. Hosmane

Chemistry and Biochemistry

1998 – 2001

Michael F. Summers

Chemistry and Biochemistry

1999 – 2002

Bimal K. Sinha

Mathematics and Statistics

2000 – 2003

Warren I. Cohen

History

2001 – 2004

Yung Jui “Ray” Chen

Computer Science and Electrical Engineering

2002 – 2005

2023 PRESIDENTIAL FACULTY & STAFF AWARDS

J. Kevin Eckert

Sociology and Anthropology

2003 – 2006

James Grubb

History

2004 – 2007

Joel F. Liebman

Chemistry and Biochemistry

2006 – 2009

Lena Cowen Orlin

English

2007 – 2010

Thomas Mathew

Mathematics and Statistics

2008 – 2011

Thomas Cronin

Biological Sciences

2009 – 2012

Ka–che Yip

History

2010 – 2013

Carlo DiClemente

Psychology

2011 – 2014

Tim Finin

Computer Science and Electrical Engineering

2012 – 2015

Constantine Vaporis

Asian Studies Program, History

2013 – 2016

Robert L. Rubinstein

Sociology and Anthropology

2014 – 2017

Kathie Seley–Radtke

Chemistry and Biochemistry

2015 – 2018

Kevin Omland Biological Sciences

2016 – 2019

Sarah Shin

Education

2017 – 2020

James Franson

Physics

2018 – 2021

Govind Rao

Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering

2019 – 2022

Phyllis Robinson

Biological Sciences

2020 – 2023

Erle C. Ellis

Geography and Environmental Systems

2021 – 2024

Yonathan Zohar

Marine Biotechnology

2022 – 2025

PAST PRESIDENTIAL STAFF AWARDS

PROFESSIONAL STAFF

John S. Martello ’76 The Shriver Center

1999

Lawrence M. Wilt

Albin O. Kuhn Library

2000

Betty J. Glascoe Career Development Center

2001

James Milani, Jr. ’73 College of Engineering and Information Technology

2002

Charles R. Brown Athletics

2003

John Suess ’81, M.S. ’95 Information Technology

2004

Joe E. Hill

Facilities Management

2006

William-John Tudor ’76, M.F.A. ’98 Center for Art, Design, and Visual Culture

2007

Danita Eichenlaub Goddard Earth Sciences and Technology Center (GEST), Joint Center for Earth Systems Technology (JCET)

2008

Sandra L. Campbell

Institutional Advancement

2009

C. Jill Randles

Undergraduate Education

2010

Constance Pierson ’90, M.A. ’92

Institutional Research

2011

Paul S. Ciotta Physics

2012

Timothy Lynch ’87 Summer, Winter, and Special Programs

2013

Kevin D. Joseph ’87

Division of Information Technology

2014

Susan Martin

Center for Women in Technology

2015

Beth Wells ’74

Provost’s Office

2016

Wendy Martin

Office of Technology Development

2017

Joe Kirby

Division of Information Technology

2018

Valerie A. Thomas Human Resources

2019

Amanda M. Knapp

Division of Undergraduate Academic Affairs

2020

Damian Doyle ’99, M.S. ’16

Division of Information Technology

2021

Michael Pound

Environmental Safety and Health

2022

2023 PRESIDENTIAL FACULTY & STAFF AWARDS

NON-EXEMPT STAFF

Sally E. Hearn

Albin O. Kuhn Library

2000

Ann P. Pfrogner

Computer Science and Electrical Engineering

2001

Mary Hilton

Summer and Winter Programs

2002

Jane L. Gethmann

Computer Science and Electrical Engineering

2003

Teresa Aylsworth College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences

2004

James Peach Facilities Management

2006

Deborah Geare MIPAR

2007

Ethel “Willi” Haskins-Cotton University Health Services (UHS)

2008

Suzanne McMillian Provost’s Office

2009

Dorothy J. Anderson Institutional Advancement

2010

Michelle Howell Erickson School

2011

Cheryl P. Johnson Contract and Grant Accounting

2012

Peggy Major Honors College

2013

Susan Augsburger Velli ’88 Music Department

2014

Susan L. Harrell

English

2015

Stephen Slowe

Residential Life

2016

Ali Shahegh Residential Life

2017

Tamara Brown

Office of the Dean, College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences

2018

Liz Steenrod

Language, Literacy, and Culture

2019

Melody Wright, P.B.C. ’18, M.A. ’21 Academic Business Services Specialist, Biological Sciences

2020

Terisa M. White

Office of Academic and Pre-Professional Advising and the Registrar's Office

2021

Helena Dahlen

Division of Information Technology

2022

ENDOWMENT AND RESEARCH FACULTY

PAST JAKUBIK FAMILY ENDOWMENT STAFF AWARDS

Lorie Logan-Bennett Career Services Center

2009

Sally Helms Public Policy

2010

Joyce Riley

Health Administration and Policy Program

2011

Michele Wolff

The Shriver Center

2012

Lee Hawthorne

Office of Student Life

2013

Justine Marie Johnson

Meyerhoff Graduate Fellows Program

2014

Brian V. Souders, Ph.D. ’09 International Education Services

2015

Sue Plitt Career Center

2016

Janet McGlynn

Office of Undergraduate Education

2017

Jess Myers

Women's Center

2018

Jessica Hammond-Graf

Athletics

2019

Jessica R. Cook

Sondheim Public Affairs Scholars Program

2020

Romy Hübler ’09, M.A. ’11,Ph.D ’15

Center for Democracy and Civic Life

2021

Danyelle Tauryce Ireland

Center for Women in Technology

2022

PAST KAREN L. WENSCH ENDOWMENT AWARDS

Jane Gethmann

Computer Science and Electrical Engineering

2014

Dottie Caplan

College of Natural and Mathematical Sciences

2015

Barbara Ann Smith

Office of Undergraduate Education

2016

Abigail Granger ’10, M.P.S. ’15

Media and Communication Studies

2017

Victor Fulda

Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering

2018

Shelly Graham Student Affairs

2019

Carolyn Good

Modern Languages, Linguistics, and Intercultural Communication

2020

Kathy Chetelat

Albin O. Kuhn Library & Gallery

2021

Nichole Zang Do, M.A. ’15

Biological Sciences

2022

2023 PRESIDENTIAL FACULTY & STAFF AWARDS

PAST MARILYN E. DEMOREST FACULTY AWARDS

Shawn Bediako

Psychology

2016

J. Kevin Eckert

Sociology, Anthropology, and Health

Administration and Policy

2017

Phyllis Robinson

Biological Sciences

2018

Margaret Holland

Geography and Environmental Sciences

2022

PAST RESEARCH EXCELLENCE AWARDS

Milton Halem

Computer Science and Electrical Engineering

2018

Lorraine Remer

Joint Center for Earth Systems Technology (JCET)

2019

Ann Christine Frankowski

Sociology, Anthropology, and Public Health; and UMBC Center for Aging Studies

2020

Rubén Delgado

Joint Center for Earth Systems Technology (JCET)

2021

Narsingh B. Singh

Chemistry andBiochemistry and Computer Scienceand Electrical Engineering

2022