Faculty and Staff Excellence Awards

CEC Faculty and Staff Excellence Awards

Center for the Arts

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

Excellence in Teaching

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

Excellence in Research

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

Outstanding Staff Awards

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

Excellence in Service

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

Outstanding Adjunct Assistant Professor

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

Outstanding Term Assistant Professor

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

Outstanding Tenure Track Faculty

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