The University System of Maryland (USM) Board of Regents Faculty Awards are the highest honor presented to exemplary faculty members within USM. These awards publicly recognize distinguished performance in 1) Teaching; 2) Scholarship or Research; 3) Creative Activity; 4) Public Service; and 5) Mentoring on the part of faculty members.
The Office of the Provost at UMBC established a faculty award program to recognize excellence among tenured faculty in all three colleges. Awardees were selected based on the promise and strength of their scholarship and teaching at UMBC.
The COEIT Dean’s Office established the Staff Award for Superior Service to recognize staff achievements and contributions to COEIT and to UMBC.
The Diane M. Lee Endowment for First Year Experience was created to support and recognize instructional faculty and staff for their work with students during their year of transition to UMBC.
See below for a list of recent faculty and staff awardees.
2025
- 2025 COEIT Staff Awards
Staff Award for Superior Service – Rebecca Dongarra, Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
Staff Award for Superior Service – Karen D. Mattingly, COEIT Dean’s Office
Staff Award for Superior Service – Trish Smith, COEIT Dean’s Office
Outstanding Partner Award – Daniel Umberger, Human Resources
2024
- 2024 UMBC Faculty Awards
Adjunct Faculty Excellence Award – Paul Coakley, Information Systems
Early Career Faculty Excellence Award – Frank Ferraro, Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
Mid-Career Faculty Excellence Award – Chris Hennigan, Chemical, Biochemical and Environmental Engineering
Excellence in Teaching Award – Erin Van Dyke, Information Systems - 2024 COEIT Staff Awards
Staff Award for Superior Service – Dee Ann Drummey, COEIT Shared Services Center
Staff Award for Superior Service – Cindy Lamothe, COEIT Shared Services Center
Staff Award for Superior Service – Marjory Pineda, Information Systems
Outstanding Partner Award – Kim Harris, Human Resources - Outstanding Partner Award – Cameron McAdams, Office of Sponsored Programs
- 2024 Board of Regents Faculty Awards
“Excellence in Scholarship or Research” – Vandana Janeja, Information Systems and Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development
“Excellence in Mentoring” – Liang Zhu, Mechanical Engineering - 2024-2027 Presidential Research Professor Award – Tülay Adali, Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
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2023-2024 Karen L. Wensch Endowment Award for Outstanding Non-Exempt Staff
Donique Lewis, COEIT Dean’s Office - 2024 Marilyn E. Demorest Award for Faculty Advancement
Lee Blaney, Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering
L.D. Timmie Topoleski, Mechanical Engineering
2023
- 2023 UMBC Faculty Awards
Adjunct Faculty Excellence Award – Aamir Nooruddin, Information Systems
Early Career Faculty Excellence Award – Naghmeh Karimi, Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
Mid-Career Faculty Excellence Award – Carlos Romero-Talamás, Mechanical Engineering
Excellence in Teaching Award – Maria Sanchez, Engineering and Computing Education Program - 2023 COEIT Staff Awards
Staff Award for Superior Service – Amy Heckhaus, COEIT Dean’s Office
Staff Award for Superior Service – Andrea Miller, Chemical, Biochemical and Environmental Engineering
Staff Award for Superior Service – Krista Wallace, COEIT Undergraduate Student Services (Advising)
Outstanding Partner Award – Amanda M. Knapp, Undergraduate Student Affairs - 2023 Board of Regents Faculty Award – “Excellence in Scholarship or Research”
Anupam Joshi, Computer Science and Electrical Engineering - 2022-2023 Diane M. Lee Teaching Award
E.F. Charles LaBerge, Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
2022
- 2022 UMBC Faculty Awards
Adjunct Faculty Excellence Award – William Smith, Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
Early Career Faculty Excellence Award – Cynthia Matuszek, Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
Mid-Career Faculty Excellence Award – Helena Mentis, Information Systems
Mid-Career Faculty Excellence Award – Nirmalya Roy, Information Systems
Excellence in Teaching Award – Neha Raikar, Chemical, Biochemical and Environmental Engineering - 2022 COEIT Staff Awards
Staff Award for Superior Service – Connie Bailey, Mechanical Engineering
Staff Award for Superior Service – Kathy Suess, COEIT Shared Services Center
Outstanding Partner Award – Nancy Clements, Division of Professional Studies - 2022 Board of Regents Faculty Award – “Excellence in Teaching Award”
Lee Blaney, Chemical, Biochemical and Environmental Engineering - 2021-2022 Jakubik Family Endowment Staff Award
Danyelle Tauryce Ireland, Center for Women in Technology - 2021-2022 Diane M. Lee Teaching Award
Mark Berczynski, Engineering and Computing Education Program
2021
- 2021 UMBC Faculty Awards
Adjunct Faculty Excellence Award – Paul Martin, Systems Engineering
Mid-Career Faculty Excellence Award – Lee Blaney, Chemical, Biochemical and Environmental Engineering
Excellence in Teaching Award – Jeremy Dixon, Computer Science and Electrical Engineering - 2021 COEIT Staff Awards
Staff Award for Superior Service – Emily Abrams-Stephens, COEIT Undergraduate Student Services (Advising)
Staff Award for Superior Service – Fabiola Attime, Chemical, Biochemical and Environmental Engineering
Staff Award for Superior Service – Erica D’Eramo, Center for Women in Technology
Outstanding Partner Award – Mike Pound, Environmental Safety & Health - 2021 Board of Regents Staff Award – “Exceptional Contribution to the Institution and/or Unit to Which a Person Belongs”
Victor Fulda, Chemical, Biochemical and Environmental Engineering - 2020-2021 Diane M. Lee Teaching Award
Jamie Gurganus, Mechanical Engineering
2020
- 2020 UMBC Faculty Awards
Adjunct Faculty Excellence Award – Joseph McGinnis, Information Systems
Early Career Faculty Excellence Award – Andrea Kleinsmith, Information Systems
Early Career Faculty Excellence Award – Hamed Pirsiavash, Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
Mid-Career Faculty Excellence Award – Nilanjan Banerjee, Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
Mid-Career Faculty Excellence Award – Zhiyuan Chen, Information Systems - 2020 COEIT Staff Awards
Staff Award for Superior Service – Cindy Greenwood, Center for Women in Technology
Staff Award for Superior Service – Brandi Loftus, COEIT Shared Services Center
2019
- 2019 UMBC Faculty Awards
Adjunct Faculty Excellence Award – Jeff Ray, Systems Engineering, Division of Professional Studies
Adjunct Faculty Excellence Award – William Ryan, Information Systems
Early Career Faculty Excellence Award – Jianwu Wang, Information Systems
Mid-Career Faculty Excellence Award – Carolyn Seaman, Information Systems
Excellence in Teaching Award – Mariajosé Castellanos, Chemical, Biochemical and Environmental Engineering - 2019 COEIT Staff Awards
Staff Award for Superior Service – Joshua Abrams, COEIT Undergraduate Student Services (Advising)
Staff Award for Superior Service – Lina Chung, Information Systems
Staff Award for Superior Service – Michael Frizzell, Chemical, Biochemical and Environmental Engineering
2018
- 2018 COEIT Faculty Awards
Early Career Faculty Excellence Award – Christopher Hennigan, Chemical, Biochemical and Environmental Engineering
Mid-Career Faculty Excellence Award – Güneş Koru, Information Systems
Excellence in Teaching Award – E.F. Charles LaBerge, Computer Science and Electrical Engineering - 2018 COEIT Staff Awards
Staff Award for Superior Service – Gina Fischer, COEIT Shared Services Center
Staff Award for Superior Service – Victor Fulda, Chemical, Biochemical and Environmental Engineering
Staff Award for Superior Service – Cindy Lamothe, COEIT Shared Services Center