2024 Presidential Faculty & Staff Awards
May 1, 2024
11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
University Center Ballroom and Online
All are welcome as we honor faculty and staff who have consistently contributed above and beyond to the campus community.
This event will be held in person and virtually. Doors will open for the in-person event at 11:30 a.m. The program, and the virtual event, will begin at 12 p.m.
2024 Presidential Faculty & Staff Award Recipients
Amy Froide, Professor, History
2024-2027 Presidential Teaching Professor
Tülay Adali, Distinguished University Professor, Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
2024-2027 Presidential Research Professor
Fritzie Charne-Merriwether, Acting Associate Vice President for Student Engagement and Diversity
2024-2025 Presidential Distinguished Professional Staff
Laura Weathers, Library Services Supervisor, Serials Department
2024-2025 Presidential Distinguished Non-Exempt Staff
University System of Maryland Board of Regents’ Faculty Awards
Liang Zhu, Professor, Mechanical Engineering
2024 Excellence Excellence in Mentoring
Vandana Janeja, Professor and Associate Dean for Research, College of Engineering and Information Technology
2024 Excellence in Scholarship or Research
University System of Maryland Board of Regents’ Staff Award
Stanyell Odom, Director of Alumni Engagement, Office of Institutional Advancement
2024 Award for Extraordinary Public Service to the University or Greater Community
Margo Young, Director Earth and Space Research Administration, Goddard Planetary Heliophysics Institute
2024 Award for Effectiveness and Efficiency
2024 Diane M. Lee Teaching Awards
Janet Gross, Lecturer, English Department
2024 Jakubik Family Endowment Staff Award
B. Collier Jones, Campus Portal Architect, Division of Information Technology
2024 Karen L. Wensch Endowment Award for Outstanding Non-Exempt Staff
Donique J. Lewis, Executive Administrative Assistant II, College of Engineering and Information Technology (COEIT)
2024 Marilyn E. Demorest Awards for Faculty Advancement
Lee Blaney, Professor, Chemical, Biochemical and Environmental Engineering
College of Engineering and Information Technology (CoEIT)
Tim Topoleski, Professor, Mechanical Engineering
College of Engineering and Information Technology (CoEIT)
2024 Teresa Lupinek Endowment Award
Sunji Jangha, Director of Pipeline Programs, Upward Bound Mathematics and Science Center, Graduate School, Office of Academic Opportunity Programs
2024 UMBC Research Faculty Excellence Award
Roberto Fernandez Borda, Senior Research Engineer, Goddard Earth Sciences Technology and Research
To learn more about our awardees’ accomplishments, please visit our Presidential Faculty & Staff Awards website.