Annual Luncheon Honors Outstanding Employees
Georgia Tech boasts some of the finest faculty and staff members in higher education, and each year it honors some of them at the annual Faculty and Staff Honors Luncheon.
This year's event took place on April 22 in the Student Center Ballroom. Read on to see who from Tech's employee community was honored this year.
Georgia Tech Chapter Sigma Xi Awards
Best Faculty Paper Awards
- Baratunde A. Cola, Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering
- Younan Xia, Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Young Faculty Awards
- Nga Lee “Sally” Ng, Assistant Professor, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
- Hua Wang, Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Sustained Research Award
- Peter J. Webster, Professor, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Institute Research Awards
Outstanding Achievement in Research Enterprise Enhancement Award
- Gary Spinner, Senior Assistant Director, Institute for Electronics and Nanotechnology
Outstanding Achievement in Research Innovation Award
- Zhong Lin Wang, Regents Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Advisor Award
- Hang Lu, Professor, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Outstanding Faculty Research Author Award
- Mark Hay, Regents Professor, Biology
Outstanding Achievement in Research Program Development Award
Marcus Center for Therapeutic Cell Characterization and Manufacturing Team
- Ravi V. Bellamkonda, Wallace H. Coulter Chair, Biomedical Engineering
- Birgit Smith Burton, Senior Director, Foundation Relations, Office of Development
- Robert E. Guldberg, Professor, Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Biosience
- Krishnendu Roy, Professor, Biomedical Engineering
ANAK Award
- Richard DeMillo, Executive Director, Center for 21st Century Universities
Staff Performance Awards
Entrepreneurship Award
- Madison Cario, Director of the Office of the Arts, Division of Student Life
Innovation Award
College of Sciences/College of Engineering Partnership Team
- Dian A. Chung, Human Resources Director II, College of Sciences
- Emily I. Howell, Director of Financial Administration, College of Engineering
- Lynda D. House, Human Resources Director II, College of Engineering
- David L. Moore, Senior Finance Director, College of Sciences
Process Improvement Excellence Award
Coulter Department Pre-Award Office Team, Biomedical Engineering
- Rachel D. Arnold, Assistant Director of Administrative Operations
- Jeff F. Caimano, Grants Administrator
Service to the Community Award
- Alba C. Gutierrez, Educational Outreach Coordinator, Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics, and Computing
Staff Leadership Award
Event Coordinators' Network Leadership Team
- Lucianna Renée Brown, Executive Assistant to the Executive Vice President, Administration and Finance
- Barb A. Dockweiler, Associate Director – Development Stewardship, Athletic Association, Alexander-Tharpe Fund
- LaJauna F. Ellis, Executive Assistant to the Dean, College of Engineering
- Julie G. Hawkins, Donor Relations Associate, Stewardship and Campaign Event Coordinator, Office of Development
- Nicole H. Little, Communications Program Manager, Institute for Leadership and Entrepreneurship
- Laura S. Pusateri, Meeting and Event Manager II, Institute Communications
- Catherine Shaw, Senior Professional Education Portfolio Manager, Georgia Tech Professional Education
- Stephanie L. Sigler, Event and Administrative Coordinator, Institute Communications
- Felicia A. Turner, Academic Program Coordinator II, Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning
- Serena F. Wallace, Event Coordinator II, Institute Communications
Outstanding Management in Action Award
- Lindsay M. Bryant, Associate Director of Student Center Programs and Interim Director, Student Center
Administrative Excellence Award
- Walter G. Kolis, Assistant Director of Member Services and Staff Development, Campus Recreation Center
CETL Awards
CETL/BP Junior Faculty Teaching Excellence Awards
- Mark A. Davenport, Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Ryan P. Lively, Assistant Professor, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Undergraduate Educator Award
- Ed Greco, Academic Professional, Physics
Curriculum Innovation Award
- Karie D. Davis-Nozemack, Assistant Director, Scheller College of Business
Innovation and Excellence in Laboratory Instruction Award
- Chrissy C. Spencer, Academic Professional, Biology
Innovation in Co-Curricular Education Award
- Wilbur A. Lam, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Faculty Award for Academic Outreach
- Thomas Morley, Professor, Mathematics
Geoffrey G. Eichholz Faculty Teaching Awards
- David Garton, Senior Lecturer, Biology
- Ronghua Pan, Professor, Mathematics
Academic Advisor Awards
Outstanding Graduate Academic Advising Award
- Robert B. Simon, Graduate Programs Manager, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Outstanding Undergraduate Academic Advising Award – Primary Role
- Ami B. Waller-Ivanecky, Academic Advising Manager, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Outstanding Undergraduate Academic Advising – Faculty Advisor
- Dana E. Hartley, Senior Academic Professional, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
International Initiatives Award
Steven A. Denning Faculty Award for Global Engagement
Center for Health and Humanitarian Systems Team, Industrial and Systems Engineering
- Pinar Keskinocak, Professor
- Julie L. Swann, Professor
Faculty Honors Committee Awards
Outstanding Undergraduate Research Mentor Awards
- Cassie S. Mitchell, Research Engineer II, Biomedical Engineering
- Robert J. Butera, Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Outstanding Professional Education Award
- Sathya Gourisankar, Professor of the Practice, Biomedical Engineering
Class of 1934 Outstanding Service Award
- Terry C. Blum, Professor, Institute for Leadership and Entrepreneurship
Class of 1934 Outstanding Interdisciplinary Activities Award
- Eberhard O. Voit, Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Class of 1940 W. Roane Beard Outstanding Teacher Award
- A. Nepomuk Otte, Assistant Professor, Physics
- Joseph H. Saleh, Associate Professor, Aerospace Engineering
Class of 1940 W. Howard Ector Outstanding Teacher Award
- Aldo A. Ferri, Professor and Associate Chair for Undergraduate Studies, Mechanical Engineering
Class of 1934 Distinguished Professor Award
- Robin Thomas, Regents Professor, Mathematics