The UNM School of Engineering recognized 24 outstanding students, faculty, and staff at their 2008 Annual Awards. Several faculty members received awards for teaching and research at junior and senior levels, and the Harrison Faculty Recognition Award honored innovative community service on a societal, national or local level.
Photo: Students, faculty and staff gathered for the School of Engineering's annual awards ceremony near Hodgin Hall.
Outstanding students were selected from each department in the School of Engineering and awards were given on the basis of grade point average, research and service to the school. Staff Awards were given for attitude, performance, contribution and initiative.
Here are the engineering awards and their recipients:
Faculty Awards
Senior Faculty Research Excellence
Chemical and Nuclear Engineering Assistant Professor Plamen Atanassov
Senior Faculty Teaching Excellence
Computer Science Associate Professor David Ackley
Junior Faculty Research Excellence
Electrical and Computer Engineering Professor and Director of Image Analysis and MR Research for the Mind Research Network Vince D. Calhoun
Computer Science Assistant Professor Jared Saia
Junior Faculty Teaching Excellence
Civil Engineering Assistant Professor Susan Bogus Halter
Harrison Faculty Recognition
Mechanical Engineering Associate Professor Andrea Alberto Mammoli
Student Awards
Chemical and Nuclear Engineering
Travis R. Conant – Outstanding Graduate Student
Bryan S. Chapman – Outstanding Senior
Marta A. Cooperstein – Outstanding Junior
Civil Engineering
Molly C. McCuskey – Outstanding Graduate Student
Keith D. Echternacht – Outstanding Senior
Mario Munoz – Outstanding Junior
Computer Science
James L. Horey – Outstanding Graduate Student
Dennis Paiz-Ramierz – Outstanding Senior
Andrew S. Othling – Outstanding Junior
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Pramod A. Jamkhedkar – Outstanding Graduate Student
Gregory E. Smith – Outstanding Senior
Stephen C. Tomany – Outstanding Junior
Mechanical Engineering
Jason J. Sanchez – Outstanding Graduate Student
Matthew A. Burmester – Outstanding Senior
Douglas H. Bruch – Outstanding Junior
Staff Awards
Outstanding Support Staff
Anna Raquel Roybal – Electrical and Computer Engineering
Outstanding Administrative/Professional Staff
Lourdes McKenna – Computer Science
Susan Pinter – Chemical and Nuclear Engineering
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