Faculty and Staff Excellence Awards

CEC Faculty and Staff Excellence Awards

Center for the Arts

April 1, 2025, 4-6 p.m.

The outstanding teaching awards acknowledge excellence in teaching quality, innovations in course development, distance learning, student project guidance, course coordination, mentoring, and graduate student supervision.

• Dr. Shima Mohebbi, Department of Systems Engineering and Operations Research

• Dr. Ioulia Rytikova, Department of Information Sciences and Technology

The outstanding research awards recognize those faculty members who have an exceptional impact in their area of research, including high-impact publications; invited articles of particular merit; significant invited lectures; and an exceptional record of graduating PhD students.

• Dr. Juan Cebral, Department of Bioengineering

• Dr. Xuesu Xiao, Department of Computer Science

The outstanding staff awards acknowledge exceptional committed service and dedication to the College of Engineering and Computing faculty, staff, and students.

• Ms. Michele Pieper, Department of Computer Science

• Ms. Claudia Borke, Department of Bioengineering

The outstanding service awards honor those faculty members who serve their departments and the college through extensive outreach and economic development activities; service to their profession; advising student organizations; and administrative work beyond the call of duty.

• Dr. Viviana Maggioni, Sid and Reva Dewberry Department of Civil, Environmental, and Infrastructure Engineering

• Dr. Mark Snyder, Department of Computer Science

• Dr. John Stufken, Department of Statistics

The Outstanding Adjunct Assistant Professor Award recognizes adjunct professors who have achieved a level of excellence in teaching that is well above the norm.

• Matthew Doyle, Sid and Reva Dewberry Department of Civil, Environmental and Infrastructure Engineering

• Mr. Marty Rothwell, Department of Systems Engineering and Operations Research

The Outstanding Term Assistant Professor Award recognizes term assistant professors who in their first five years as a Mason faculty member have achieved a level of excellence in teaching and service that is well above the norm.

• Dr. Kevin Andrea Department of Computer Science

• Dr. Isuru Dassanayke, Department of Statistics

The Outstanding Tenure-Track Assistant Professor Award recognizes tenure-track assistant professors who in their first five years as a Mason faculty member have achieved a level of excellence in teaching and research that is well above the norm, with a solid level of service to their department and profession.

• Dr. Weiwen Jiang Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

• Dr. Jeffery Moran Department of Mechanical Engineering