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 StaffAward for Superior Service to recognize staff achievements and contributions to COEIT and to UMBC.
See below for a list of recent faculty and staff awardees.
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 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
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
