2008 Faculty & Staff Honors

Ten-Year Service Awards

  • Trudy C. Allen - Mechanical Engineering
  • Wilhemenia W. Andrews - Facilities
  • Cynthia T. Arnold - Distance Learning & Professional Education
  • Caryn R. Arrowood - Electrical & Computer Engineering
  • James W. Beisner - Georgia Tech Research Institute
  • Deborah R. Bell - Human Resources
  • Alexine M. Bennett - Computing Science & Systems
  • James W. Berkowitz - Sponsored Programs
  • Sharon L. Binion - Office of the Registrar
  • Terry R. Boling - Distance Learning & Professional Education
  • Kirk S. Bowman - International Affairs
  • Johnathan D. Bradley - Facilities
  • Robb Brantley - Information Technology
  • Trina M. Brennan - Georgia Tech Research Corporation
  • Neil Bright - Information Technology
  • Marion D. Brooks - Athletic Association
  • Barry D. Bullard - Georgia Tech Research Institute
  • Birgit S. Burton - Development
  • Elizabeth R. Campell - Communications & Marketing
  • Mihai A. Ciucu - Mathematics
  • Cheryl C. Clay - Parking & Transportation
  • Hugh F. Cody - Facilities
  • Chandler G. Coe - Georgia Tech Research Institute
  • Angela R. Colar - Georgia Tech Research Institute
  • Leyla S. Conrad - Electrical & Computer Engineering
  • Nora Cottille-Foley - Modern Languages
  • Susan E. Cozzens - Ivan Allen College
  • Joyce M. Craft - Library & Information Center
  • Walter D. Davis - Georgia Tech Research Institute
  • Letricia E. Denson - Alumni Association
  • Reginald Desroches - Civil & Environmental Engineering
  • Robert M. Dickson - Chemistry & Biochemistry
  • Harvey M. Donaldson - Industrial & Systems Engineering
  • John M. Douglass - Information Technology
  • Eulalia J. Dupree - Payroll Office
  • Daniel L. Dykstra - Housing
  • James C. Eberhart - Facilities
  • Robert L. Ellington - Grants & Contracts Accounting
  • Barbara J. Essinger - Facilities
  • Walter B. Fain - Georgia Tech Research Institute
  • Eric E. Farmer - Student Health Services
  • David J. Fasano - Student Financial Planning & Services
  • Barbara Fasse - Biomedical Engineering
  • Anthony L. Flowers - Information Technology
  • Andres J. Garcia - Mechanical Engineering
  • Sharon D. Gardner - Office of the Bursar
  • David Garton - Biology
  • Jilda D. Garton - Georgia Tech Research Corporation
  • Joni Gober - Georgia Tech Research Institute
  • Steven W. Goeke - Information Technology
  • Sandra E. Golden - Accounting Services
  • Judy O. Gordon - Architecture
  • Steven C. Gordon - Georgia Tech Research Institute
  • Brian Greve - Georgia Tech Research Institute
  • Jiabao Guan - Civil & Environmental Engineering
  • Jean D. Hampton - Housing
  • Clifford L. Henderson - Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
  • Carla Hendricks - Distance Learning & Professional Education
  • Bruce G. Henry - Sponsored Programs
  • W. Bruce Henson III - Library & Information Center
  • Karen D. Hinds - Mathematics
  • Steven Hodges - Information Technology
  • Kim D. Honish - Parking & Transportation
  • Beverly D. Hosley - Accounts Payable
  • Emily I. Howell - Budget Office
  • Gloria P. Huff - Human Resources
  • Clarence L. Hughes Jr. - Georgia Tech Research Institute
  • Brett P. Hulst - Housing
  • Cheryl A. Hunter - Information Technology
  • Kellie J. Hunter - Georgia Tech Research Institute
  • Jeong Hur - Aerospace Engineering
  • Carlton Hypolite - Parking & Transportation
  • Mary Alice Isele - Computing
  • Willie D. Jackson - Facilities
  • Nikil S. Jayant - Electrical & Computer Engineering
  • Patsy A. Johnson - Facilities
  • Marjorie S. Jorgenson - Civil & Environmental Engineering
  • Andrew M. Kerr - Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics, & Computing
  • Sharon A. Koberg - Georgia Tech Research Institute
  • Kathryn E. Kuss - Information Technology
  • Michelle C. LaPlaca - Biomedical Engineering
  • Michael R. Leasure - Facilities
  • Daniel A. Leatherwood - Georgia Tech Research Institute
  • W. Jude Leblanc - Architecture
  • Gentle Lee - Facilities
  • Ronald E. Lee - Information Technology
  • Eugene Lubarsky - Aerospace Engineering
  • Mohsen Mahdavi-Hezaveh - Library & Information Center
  • Keith L. May - Electrical & Computer Engineering
  • Danielle B. McDonald - Student Affairs
  • Janeen McReynolds - Electrical & Computer Engineering
  • Nanette Meeks - Georgia Tech Research Institute
  • William L. Melvin - Georgia Tech Research Institute
  • Harry G. Menhorn - Georgia Tech Research Institute
  • Andrew W. Mobley - Sponsored Programs
  • Joseph P. Montoya - Biology
  • Vincent J. Mooney - Electrical & Computer Engineering
  • Stephanie S. Morris - Library & Information Center
  • Charles D. Mount - Georgia Tech Research Institute
  • Suwana Murchison - Georgia Tech Research Institute
  • Jefforey C. Murphy - Mechanical Engineering
  • Elizabeth D. Mynatt - Interactive Computing
  • Teresa Nelson - Materials Science & Engineering
  • Margaret A. Ojala - Aerospace Engineering
  • Susan E. Paraska - Office of the Provost
  • Michael H. Patterson - Facilities
  • Debra T. Pearson - Professional Practice
  • Janet M. Peterson - Architecture
  • Gordon T. Phillips - Georgia Tech Research Institute
  • Kevin Pittman - Information Technology
  • Letricia A. Poole - Student Financial Planning & Services
  • Gail W. Potts - Graduate Admissions
  • Richard M. Presley Jr. - Georgia Tech Research Institute
  • Stephen E. Ralph - Electrical & Computer Engineering
  • Wendy A. Rogers - Psychology
  • Lisa G. Rosenstein - Civil & Environmental Engineering
  • Samuel C. Rundles - Information Technology
  • Barbara A. Russell - Georgia Tech Research Institute
  • Brenda J. Sanders - Campus Recreation Center
  • John H. Schultz - Georgia Tech Research Institute
  • Gaynell E. Scott - Georgia Tech Research Institute
  • Shannon M. Scott - Organizational Development
  • Larry O. Selman - Enterprise Innovation Institute
  • Scott I. Sergent - Georgia Tech Cable Network
  • James J. Shea - Alumni Association
  • R. Beth Showman - Georgia Tech Research Institute
  • Oscar F. Shropshire - Facilities
  • William E. Singhose - Mechanical Engineering
  • Glenda H. Skinner - Mechanical Engineering
  • Ted L. Skirvin - Distance Learning & Professional Education
  • Liberty C. Smith - International Education
  • Stefanie V. Smith - Development
  • Samuel N. Stamps - Facilities
  • Carolyn D. Stephens - Budget Office
  • Nicole S. Stephens - Human Resources
  • Adam N. Stulberg - International Affairs
  • Jonathan F. Swaby - Student Affairs
  • Malcolm Swann - Facilities
  • Jimmy C. Tai - Aerospace Engineering
  • Cheryl A. Taylor - Facilities
  • Emmanouil M. Tentzeris - Electrical & Computer Engineering
  • Graham E. Thomas - Information Technology
  • Jennifer J. Thomas - Security & Police
  • Steven R. Thomas - Georgia Tech Research Institute
  • Debra Thompson - Alumni Association
  • Joanne Tobin - Library & Information Center
  • Shirley C. Tomes - Chemistry & Biochemistry
  • Rick P. Trebino - Physics
  • Panagiotis Tsiotras - Aerospace Engineering
  • Tonya D. Tyner - Georgia Tech Research Institute
  • J. Cameron Tyson - Chemistry & Biochemistry
  • Andrew Udell - Civil & Environmental Engineering
  • William E. Underwood - Georgia Tech Research Institute
  • Alison E. Valk - Library & Information Center
  • Thomas L. Vance III - Human Resources
  • Hsiang-Jui Wang - Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
  • Shelly Ward - Georgia Tech Research Institute
  • Kathleen A. Wasch - Legal Affairs
  • Marcus D. Watts - Parking & Transportation
  • Rodney J. Weber - Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
  • William M. Welch Jr. - Human Resources
  • Kimberly W. White - Information Technology
  • Todd E. Whitehurst - Electrical & Computer Engineering
  • Judy L. Whitfield - Procurement Services
  • Troy J. Whyte - Architecture
  • Patricia H. Wichmann - Georgia Tech Foundation
  • Cheri L. Wiesman - Georgia Tech Research Institute
  • Vanessa D. Williams - Office of the Bursar
  • Hope M. Wilson - Management
  • Jessica R. Wilson - Georgia Tech Research Corporation
  • Caroline G. Wood - Development
  • Ronald W. Wrey - Information Technology
  • Darrell W. Wright - Georgia Tech Research Institute

Twenty-Five-Year Service Awards

  • Robert S. Abernathy - Civil & Environmental Engineering
  • Jeannette L. Barnett - Budget Office
  • Eric N. Barnhart - Georgia Tech Research Institute
  • Marsha H. Barton - Georgia Tech Research Institute
  • Dewey F. Baxter Jr. - Information Technology
  • Charlene W. Bayer - Georgia Tech Research Institute
  • Lawrence A. Bottomley - Chemistry & Biochemistry
  • Lynn Boyd - Development
  • John B. Carter Jr. - Georgia Tech Foundation
  • Yvens J. Consuegra - Information Technology
  • Larry E. Corey - Georgia Tech Research Institute
  • Joy W. Daniell - Applied Physiology
  • Beverly A. Edwards - Information Technology
  • Lee M. Evans - Georgia Tech Research Institute
  • David R. Fentem - Georgia Tech Research Institute
  • Christopher B. Fowler - Georgia Tech Research Institute
  • Jeffrey Geronimo - Mathematics
  • Elias N. Glytsis - Electrical & Computer Engineering
  • Marc Goetschalckx - Industrial & Systems Engineering
  • L. Lamar Gostin - Georgia Tech Research Institute
  • Holly Grell-Lawe - Enterprise Innovation Institute
  • M. Jean Gunter - Paper Science & Technology
  • Evans M. Harrell II - Sciences
  • Gerald N. Hill Jr. - Athletic Association
  • Carol G. Hogan - Office of the President
  • Glenn D. Hopkins - Georgia Tech Research Institute
  • Jeffery S. Hsieh - Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
  • Claudia H. Huff - Georgia Tech Research Institute
  • Rose Jacobsen - Office of the President
  • Kevin L. Kamperman - Georgia Tech Research Institute
  • Debbie B. Key - Housing
  • Sandra G. Kirchoffer - Georgia Tech Research Institute
  • Kenneth J. Knoespel - Literature, Communication, & Culture
  • Janet A. Leininger - Information Technology
  • Jan M. Lewis - Mathematics
  • Robert A. Loebach - Georgia Tech Research Institute
  • Judith Lorier - Electrical & Computer Engineering
  • Andre J. Lovas - Georgia Tech Research Institute
  • W. Michael McCracken - Computing
  • David L. McDowell - Mechanical Engineering
  • John J. Mills - Enterprise Innovation Institute
  • Rayford Mills - Facilities
  • Charles W. Mulford Jr. - Management
  • Dennis H. Nagao - Management
  • Gregory H. Nobles - Office of the Provost
  • Daniel J. Ortiz - Georgia Tech Research Institute
  • Carol W. Payne - Office of the Bursar
  • Mark W. Pellegrini - Georgia Tech Research Institute
  • Kirk E. Pennywitt - Georgia Tech Research Institute
  • Mindy J. Rakestraw - Georgia Tech Research Institute
  • Maude R. Robinson - Capital Assets Accounting
  • Peter H. Rogers - Mechanical Engineering
  • David S. Sawicki - Architecture
  • Melanie H. Scoville - Georgia Tech Research Institute
  • D. W. Senn - Georgia Tech Research Institute
  • Oscar Slaughter - Housing
  • Cheryl G. Smith - Parking & Transportation
  • Lillian L. Spearman - Georgia Tech Research Institute
  • Emanuel C. Stamus - Athletic Association
  • Perry J. Steiner - Facilities
  • Stephen A. Thompson - Georgia Tech Research Institute
  • Alvis W. Turner Jr. - Electrical & Computer Engineering
  • Robert T. Viduya - Information Technology
  • Tracy V. Wallace - Georgia Tech Research Institute
  • Philip D. West - Georgia Tech Research Institute
  • Paula M. Wilcox - Georgia Tech Research Institute

STRAP Graduates

  • Antonio English - Facilities
  • Michelle L. Graham - Management
  • Angelie Greene - Chemistry and Biochemistry
  • Kisha M. Grimes - Athletic Association
  • Maria Z. Hugee - International Education
  • Stella M. Richardson - Library and Information Center
  • Samuel Strickland - Information Technology

Don Bratcher Human Relations Award

  • Thomas H. Crawford - Associate Professor: Literature, Communication, and Culture

Administrative Service Award

  • Lew E. Lefton - Director of Information Technology Services: Mathematics/Sciences

Recognition of the Georgia Tech Chapter Sigma Xi Awards

Young Faculty Awards

  • Nico F. Declercq - Assistant Professor - Mechanical Engineering
  • Sankar Nair - Assistant Professor - Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Faculty Best Paper Awards

Sustained Research Awards

  • Suresh K. Sitaraman - Professor - Mechanical Engineering
  • Walter A. de Heer - Professor - Physics

Faculty Research Awards

Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Advisor

  • Gregory D. Abowd - Distinguished Professor - Interactive Computing

Outstanding Achievement in Research Program Development

  • W. Alan Doolittle - Associate Professor - Electrical and Computer Engineering

Outstanding Faculty Research Author

  • Jean-Luc Bredas - Professor and Chair in Molecular Design and Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar - Chemistry and Biochemistry
  • John Krige - Kranzberg Professor - History, Technology, and Society

Outstanding Faculty Leadership for the Development of Graduate Research Assistants

  • Ali Adibi - Associate Professor - Electrical and Computer Engineering

ANAK Award

  • To Be Announced

Outstanding Staff Performance Awards

  • Adam Arrowood - Research Scientist I, Information Technology
  • Debra K. Dorsey - Aquatics Manager, Campus Recreation Center
  • Kayron C. Gilstrap - Financial Manager II, Chemistry and Biochemistry
  • Renita L. Washington - Academic Advisor I, Materials Science and Engineering
  • Louis W. Zehner - Manager, Business Services - Information Technology

CETL/BP Junior Faculty Teaching Excellence Awards

  • Michael P. Hunter - Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
  • Hang Lu - Assistant Professor, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
  • Valeria Tohver Milam - Assistant Professor, Materials Science and Engineering

Education Partnership Awards

Faculty Award

  • Samuel Graham Jr. - Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering

Student Award

  • Adam P. Christensen - Doctoral Candidate, Mechanical Engineering

K-12 Teacher Award

  • Doug Edwards - Magnet Coordinator and Science Teacher, Westlake High School

Academic Advisor Awards

Outstanding Undergraduate Academic Advising: Staff Advisor

  • J. Paul Fincannon - Academic Advisor II, Biomedical Engineering

Outstanding Undergraduate Academic Advising: Faculty Advisor

  • Jennifer K. Leavey - Senior Academic Professional, Biology

Georgia Institute of Technology Faculty Honors Committee Awards

Class of 1940 W. Roane Beard Outstanding Teacher Award

  • Eugene E. Comiskey - Associate Dean, Management

Class of 1940 W. Howard Ector Outstanding Teacher Award

  • Joel S. Sokol - Associate Professor, Industrial and Systems Engineering

Outstanding Service Award

  • Richard P. Barke - Associate Professor, Public Policy

Outstanding Professional Education Award

  • Mark A. Richards - Principal Research Engineer, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Outstanding Undergraduate Research Mentor (Faculty) Award

  • James L. Gole - Professor, Physics

Class of 1934 Outstanding Innovative Use of Education Technology Award

  • David M. Collard - Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry

Class of 1934 Outstanding Interdisciplinary Activity Award

  • Andrei G. Fedorov - Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering

Class of 1934 Distinguished Professor Award

  • James D. Foley - Professor, Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar, and Stephen Fleming Chair in Telecommunications, Interactive Computing