Outstanding Employees Honored at Annual Luncheon

“Outstanding Employees Honored at Annual Luncheon Superadmin Fri, 04/24/2026 - 15:01 The following members of the Tech community were honored at the 2026 Faculty and Staff Honors Luncheon on Friday, April 24, in the Exhibition Hall. View more photos on Flickr. Georgia Tech Chapter Sigma Xi Awards Best Faculty Paper Award Matt T. McDowell Professor and Carter N. Paden Jr. Distinguished Chair College of Engineering Jiang Zhigang Professor College of Sciences Young Faculty Award Cong “Callie” Hao Assistant Professor and ON Semiconductor Junior Professor College of Engineering Omobolanle Ogunseiju Assistant Professor College of Design Sustained Research Award Kostas T. Konstantinidis Richard C. Tucker Professor College of Engineering Institute Research Awards Outstanding Achievement in Research Enterprise Enhancement Anna Osterholm Principal Research Scientist College of Sciences Outstanding Achievement in Research Innovation Award Lakshmi “Prasad” Dasi Rozelle Vanda Wesley Professor College of Engineering Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Advisor Award Shimeng Yu Professor College of Engineering Outstanding Achievement in Research Engagement and Outreach Award Edward Botchwey Professor College of Engineering Outstanding Achievement in Research Program Development Award Human Space Exploration Team Phillip First Professor College of Sciences Masatoshi Hirabayashi Associate Professor College of Engineering Brant Jones Senior Research Scientist College of Sciences Julie Linsey Professor College of Engineering Peter Loutzenhiser Associate Professor College of Engineering Thomas Orlando — Team Leader Regents’ Professor College of Sciences Frances Rivera-Hernandez Assistant Professor College of Sciences Alvaro Romero-Calvo Assistant Professor College of Engineering Meisha Shofner Professor College of Engineering Jiang Zhigang Professor College of Sciences Outstanding Achievement in Research Program Impact Award Georgia Artificial Intelligence in Manufacturing (AIM) Clarence Anthony Workforce Development Manager Enterprise Innovation Institute John Avery Director Advanced Technology Development Center Justin Biddle Associate Professor Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts David Bridges Vice President Enterprise Innovation Institute Zach Brunson Research Engineer I College of Engineering Matt Carroll Research Coordinator I Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute Camille Cowans Senior Project Manager Georgia AIM Donna Ennis Vice President Enterprise Innovation Institute Steven Ferguson Principal Research Scientist Enterprise Innovation Institute Chris Gaffney Professor of the Practice College of Engineering Tasheé Hawkins Program Support Coordinator Enterprise Innovation Institute Leigh Hopkins Assistant Director Center for Economic Development Research Paul Joseph Principal Research Scientist Office of Commercialization Andrew Krejci Project Manager Enterprise Innovation Institute Thomas Kurfess Executive Director, Agustin A. Ramirez/HUSCO International Distinguished Chair in Fluid Power Systems Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute Danyelle Larkin Program Director Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics, and Computing Kristen Morales Marketing Strategist Georgia AIM Jennifer Pasley Senior Project Manager Enterprise Innovation Institute Kyle Saleeby Research Engineer II Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute Ryan Scott Community Engagement Manager Georgia AIM Steven Sheffield Senior Assistant Director of Research Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute Aaron Stebner — Team Leader Eugene C. Gwaltney Jr. Chair in Manufacturing College of Engineering Weston Straka Research Scientist II Institute for Matter and Systems Stephan Turano Senior Research Engineer Institute for Matter and Systems Eric Vogel Executive Director, Institute for Materials, and Hightower Professor of Materials Science and Engineering Institute for Matter and Systems Jarod Weber Research Program Manager Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute ANAK Awards Outstanding Staff ANAK Award Steve Place Campus Sustainability Project Manager Office of Sustainability Outstanding Faculty ANAK Award Rebecca Watts Hull Assistant Director, Faculty Development for Sustainability Education Initiatives Center for Teaching and Learning Staff Awards Leadership in Action Award Sirocus Barnes Director of Expanded Learning Programs Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics, and Computing One Giant Leap Award Jason Gregory Institute Landscape Architect Infrastructure and Sustainability Putting Students First Award Jake Tompkins Mechanical Engineer III College of Engineering Service to the Community Award Mariabelen Romero Traffic, Production, and Analytics Coordinator Institute Communications Spirit of Georgia Tech Award Robyn Crutchfield Project Support Specialist Senior Housing and Residence Life Lettie Pate Whitehead Evans Gender Equity Award Susan Lozier Betsy Middleton and John Clark Sutherland Dean’s Chair College of Sciences Undergraduate Education Awards Outstanding Undergraduate Academic Advisor – Primary Role Kathryn Wilkinson Academic Advisor College of Engineering Outstanding Undergraduate Academic Advisor – Faculty Advisor Haley Steele Director of Communication, Undergraduate Degree Program in Neuroscience College of Sciences Complete College Georgia Champion Beatriz Rodriguez Assistant Dean, Director of Engagement and Operations Ernest Scheller Jr. College of Business Excellence in High-Impact Practices and Experiential Learning Departmental Award Gregory D. Durgin Professor College of Engineering Shanthi Rajaraman Senior Academic Professional Opportunity Research Scholars’ Program Steven A. Denning Awards for Global Engagement Denning Faculty Award for Global Engagement Stéphanie Boulard Director of French Program, Professor of French Literature and Visual Arts Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts Denning Staff Award for Global Engagement Tara Berry Academic Program Coordinator II College of Computing Center for Teaching and Learning Awards Junior Faculty Teaching Excellence Award Ebenezer Fanijo Assistant Professor College of Design Lily Turaski Lecturer College of Engineering Curriculum Innovation Award Mary Peek Principal Academic Professional College of Sciences Innovation in Co-Curricular Education Award Zerrin Ondin-Fraser Research Scientist II College of Design Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Award Kyoko Masuda Professor Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts Teaching Excellence Award in Online Teaching Danielle Geary Senior Lecturer Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts Undergraduate Educator Award Tiffiny Hughes-Troutman Professor of the Practice College of Sciences Faculty Award for Academic Outreach Shalu Suri Senior Academic Professional College of Engineering Faculty Honors Committee Awards Junior Faculty Outstanding Undergraduate Research Mentor Award Farzaneh Najafi Assistant Professor College of Sciences Senior Faculty Outstanding Undergraduate Research Mentor Award Brian Gunter Associate Professor College of Engineering Outstanding Lifetime Learning Award Joel Sokol Director, Master of Science in Analytics, and Harold E. Smalley Professor College of Engineering Class of 1934 Outstanding Service Award Dima Nazzal Associate Chair for Academic Administration College of Engineering Class of 1934 Outstanding Interdisciplinary Activities Award Jennifer Singh Associate Chair and Associate Professor Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts Class of 1934 Outstanding Innovative Use of Education Technology Award Rodrigo Borela Valente Lecturer College of Computing Nimisha Roy Lecturer College of Computing Class of 1940 W. Roane Beard Outstanding Teacher Award Ellen Yi Chen Mazumdar Assistant Professor, Woodruff Faculty Fellow College of Engineering Class of 1940 W. Howard Ector Outstanding Teacher Award Pamela Pollet Principal Academic Professional College of Sciences Class of 1934 Distinguished Professor Award Mark Prausnitz Regents’ Professor and Regents’ Entrepreneur, J. Erskine Love Jr. Chair in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering College of Engineering Subtitle Summary sentence The following members of the Tech community were honored at the 2026 Faculty and Staff Honors Luncheon on Friday, April 24. Summary The following members of the Tech community were honored at the 2026 Faculty and Staff Honors Luncheon on Friday, April 24. Dateline Fri, 04/24/2026 - 12:00 Contact Kristen Bailey Institute Communications Related links Mark Prausnitz Receives Class of 1934 Distinguished Professor Award View More Photos From the Event Associated importer 1 News room topics Campus and Community Mercury ID 689821 Source updated Fri, 04/24/2026 - 15:01

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