Faculty, Staff, and Student Awards

seal The faculty, staff, and students of the Whitacre College of Engineering frequently achieve noteworthy accomplishments in the pursuit of academic excellence. Therefore, the college and university have established awards that recognize excellence in teaching, research, and scholarship.

The following is a listing of recent awards that Whitacre College of Engineering faculty, staff, and students have received.

Awards Listing

Faculty Awards
Staff Awards
Student Awards
- James A. "Jim" McAuley Distinguished Engineering Student Award

Faculty Awards

George T. and Gladys Abell-Hanger Faculty Awards

Award Year	Recipient
2017-2018	Sheima Khatib
2016-2017	Ted Cleveland
2012-2013	Rajesh Khare
2011-2012	Bill Lawson
2010-2011	Hamed Sari-Sarraf
2009-2010	Stephen Ekwaro-Osire
2007-2008	Sanjaya Senadheera
2005-2006	Tanja Karp
2004-2005	Brian Nutter
2003-2004	Priyantha Jayawickrama
2002-2003	Thomas Krile
2001-2002	Heyward Ramsey
2000-2001	Kenneth Rainwater
1999-2000	Milton Smith
1998-1999	Osamu Ishihara
1996-1997	Thomas Krile
1995-1996	Herbert Carper
1994-1995	Douglas Gransberg
1993-1994	Magne Kristiansen
1992-1993	Atila Ertas
1991-1992	Charles L. Burford
1990-1991	Ralph Heyward Ramsey
1989-1990	William J. Kolarik
1988-1989	Kenneth A. Rainwater
1987-1988	Darrell L. Vines
1986-1987	Willliam M. Portnoy

Dr. Charles L. Burford Faculty Award

Award Year	Recipient
2017-2018	Ameri Gurley
2016-2017	Kayleigh Millerick
2012-2013	Sang-Wook Bae
2011-2012	Harvinder Gill
2010-2011	Mohammad Saed
2009-2010	Ayrton Bernussi
2008-2009	George Gray
2007-2008	Sudqi Alayyan
2005-2006	Stephen Ekwaro-Osire
2004-2005	Priyantha Jayawickrama
2003-2004	Michael Giesselmann
2002-2003	James Dickens
2001-2002	Scott Frailey
2000-2001	Mario Beruvides
1999-2000	Thomas Krile
1998-1999	Jerry Dunn
1996-1997	James Lawrence
1995-1996	William R. (Randy) Burkett
1994-1995	Marion O. Hagler
1993-1994	Michael G. Giesselmann
1991-1992	Micheal E. Parten
1990-1991	Marvin J. Dvoracek
1989-1990	Raghu Narayan
1988-1989	Raymond E. Desrosiers
1987-1988	Ming-Chien Chyu

Butler Distinguished Educator Fellow

Award Year	Recipient
2017-2018	Ali Nejat
2011-2014	Tanja Karp

Lockheed Martin Excellence in Teaching Award

Award Year	Recipient
2017-2018	Jeremy Marston
2016-2017	John Mankowski
2012-2013	Micah Green
2011-2012	Stephen Bayne
2010-2011	Ayrton Bernussi
2009-2010	Tanja Karp
2007-2008	Timothy Dallas
2006-2007	Lenore Dai
2005-2006	Mohammad Saed
2004-2005	Javad Hashemi
2003-2004	Thomas Trost
2002-2003	Tanja Karp
2000-2001	Uzi Mann
1999-2000	Sudqui Alayaan
1998-1999	David Thompson
1997-1998	John Antronio
1996-1997	Edward E. Anderson
1995-1996	Mica Endsley
1994-1995	Sunanda Mitra
1993-1994	Mohamed M. Ayoub
1992-1993	Thomas F. Krile
1991-1992	Milton L. Smith
1990-1991	Louis J. (Jack) Powers

President's Excellence in Teaching Award (University Award)

Award Year	Recipient
2017-2018	Ed Anderson
2014-2015	Tanja Karp
2013-2014	William D. Lawson
2012-2013	Andrew Jackson
2011-2012	Ranadip Pal
2010-2011	Richard Gale
2009-2010	Audra Morse
2008-2009	Brian Nutter
2007-2008	Mohammad Saed
2006-2007	Timothy Dallas
2005-2006	Theodore Wiesner
2004-2005	Chris Letchford
2003-2004	Hamed Sari Sarraf
2002-2003	Scott Norville
2000-2001	Thomas Trost
1999-2000	Darrel Vines
1998-1999	Scott Frailey
1997-1998	Javad Hashemi
1996-1997	Michael Parten
1995-1996	Donald Bagert
1994-1995	Michael Giesselmann
1993-1994	Duane Jordan
1992-1993	William Pennington Vann
1991-1992	Atila Ertas
1990-1991	John Bradford
1989-1990	Kenneth Rainwater
1988-1989	Milton Smith

Texas Tech Alumni Association New Faculty Award (University Award)

Award Year	Recipient
2014-2015	Sunho Lim
2013-2014	Stephen Morse
2012-2013	Micah Green
2011-2012	Changzhi Li
2010-2011	James Yang
2009-2010	William Lawson
2008-2009	Tim Matis
2007-2008	James Simonton
2006-2007	Iris Rivero
2005-2006	Audra Morse
2004-2005	Lenore Dai
2003-2004	Sanjaya Senadheera
2002-2003	John Kobza
2000-2001	Hamed Sari Sarraf
1999-2000	Stephen Ekwaro-Osire
1998-1999	Jordan Berg
1997-1998	Mario Beruvides
1996-1997	David Thompson
1995-1996	Jeffrey Woldstad
1993-1994	Javad Hashemi
1992-1993	Priyantha Jayawickrama
1991-1992	Mica Endsley
1990-1991	Mary Baker
1989-1990	Michael Giesselman
1988-1989	Ming Chyu

Barnie E. Rushing Jr. Faculty Distinguished Research Award (University Award)

Award Year	Recipient
2017	Michelle Pantoya
2016	Andrew Jackson
2014-2015	Greg McKenna
2013-2014	Jingyu Lin
2010-2011	Hongxing Jiang
2007-2008	Sindee Simon
2004-2005	Valery Levitas
2002-2003	Kishor Mehta
2001-2002	Sunanda Mitra
1997-1998	James R. McDonald
1985-1986	John F. Walkup
1981-1982	M. M. Ayoub
1979-1980	Magne Kristiansen
1977-1978	Richard Saeks

Ed and Linda Whitacre Faculty Fellow

Award Year	Recipient
2018-2021	Ranadip Pal
2017-2020	Zhaoyang Fan
2016-2019	James Yang
2015-2018	Siva Vanapalli
2014-2017	Xinzhong Chen
2013-2016	Shiren Wang
2011-2014	Yanzhang Ma
2009-2012	Raj Khare
2008-2011	Michelle Pantoya
2007-2010	Andrew Jackson

Whitacre Research Awards

Award Year	Excellence in Research	Excellence in Research	Growth in Research
2017-2018
2017-2018	Delong Zuo		Jeremy Marston
2017-2018	Gordon Christopher	Wei Li	Weilong Cong
2016-2017	Zhaoyang Fan		Jay Kim
2015-2016	James Sheng	Changdong Yeo	Ali Nejat
2014-2015	Yong Chen	Hui Qing	Weile Yan
2013-2014	Ranadip Pal	Changzhi Li	Harvinder Gill
2012-2013	Hongchao Liu	Ronald Hedden	Micah Green
2011-2012	Xinzhong Chen	Siva Vanapalli
2010-2011	Yu Zhuang	Moon Won	James Yang
2009-2010	Audra Morse	Hamed Sari-Sarraf	Tim Dallas
2008-2009	Jordan Berg	Andreas Neuber	Ayrton Bernussi
2007-2008	Lenore Dai	Yangzhang Ma	Brandon Weeks

Halliburton Teaching Excellence Award

Award Year	Recipient	Award
2010-2011	Siva Vanapalli	Halliburton Award for Excellence
2009-2010	Michael Giesselmann	Halliburton Award for Excellence
2008-2009	Hamed Sari Saraf	Halliburton Award for Excellence
2007-2008	Darryl James	Halliburton Award for Excellence
2006-2007	Ralph Heyward Ramsey	Halliburton Award for Excellence
2000-2001	Karlene Hoo	Halliburton Award for Excellence
1999-2000	Surya Liman	Halliburton Award for Excellence
1998-1999	Lloyd Heinze	Halliburton Award for Excellence
1995-1996	John Antonio Michael Giesselmann Donald Gustafson Duane Jordan Thomas Krile H. Scott Norville Milton Smith David Thompson C.V.G Vallabhan Theodore Wiesner	Halliburton Award for Excellence
1994-1995	Mario Beruvides Robert Bethea Herbert Carper John J. Day Hubert R. Heichelheim Raghu S. Narayan R. Russell Rhinehart John Walkup	Halliburton Award for Excellence
1993-1994	Donald Bagert John Borrelli Kwong Chao Mica Endsley William Kolarik Hua Li Nancy VanCleave Donald Wunsch	Halliburton Award for Excellence
1992-1993	Jaime Garcia Cardenas Javid Hashemi Kristiansen Magne Surya Lima Jose Macedo David Mehrl Edgar O'Hair H. Scott Norville Jahan Rasty Hong Zhang	Halliburton Award for Excellence
1991-1992	Mary C. Baker Ming Chyu Jerry R.Dunn Michael G. Giesselmann Osamu Ishihara Hermann Krompholz James H. Lawrence J. Walt Oler Harry W. Parker Travis L. Simpson	Halliburton Award for Excellence
1990-1991	Rober M. Bethea Herbert J. Carper Billy J. Claborn Mica Endsley David L. Ernst Atila Ertas Timothy T. Maxwell Lloyd V. Urban Kent W. Wray	Halliburton Award for Excellence
1989-1990	Clifford B. Feder James M. Gregory Hubert R. Heichelheim Thomas F. Krile H. Scott Norville Sivapathasund A. Parameswaran Jahan Rasty Robert Russelll Rhinehart Fred Senatore Lloyd V. Urban	Halliburton Award for Excellence
1988-1989	Edward Anderson John R. Bradford Jaime F. Cardenas Ming Chyu James M. Gregory Marion O. Hagler Ernst W. Kiesling William J. Kolarik Carlon S. Land James R. McDonald James Riggs Milton Smith Thomas F. Trost C.V.G. Vallabhan Klaus Zieher	Halliburton Award for Excellence
1987-1988	M. M. Ayoub Steven R. Beck Charles Burford Erol Emre Michael Giesselmann Jesse C. Jones Kishor Mehta J. Walt Oler Kenneth Rainwater James B. Riggs W. P. Vann	Halliburton Award for Excellence
1988	Timothy T. Maxwell Edward Anderson Marion O. Hagler	George Washington University/Deming Seminar Halliburton Award for Excellence
1986-1987	M. M. Ayoub Robert M. Bethea Atila Ertas Osamu Ishihara Timothy T. Maxwell Kishor C. Mehta Micheal E. Parten Kenneth A. Rainwater R. Russell II Rhinehart Mihai A. Vasilache	Halliburton Award for Excellence
1985-1986	Robert M. Bethea John Borrelli Richard A. Dudek Clifford B. Fedler James M. Gregory Charles G. Guffey H. R. Heichelheim Raouf Ibrahim James R. McDonald Tom B. Stenis James L. Smith Micheal E. Parten Sunanda Mitra	Halliburton Award for Excellence

Competitive Texas Tech Awards

Award Year	Recipient	Award
2017-2018	Hoyoung Seo	Spencer A. Wells Award for Creativity in Teaching
2017-2018	Xinzhong Chen	Outstanding Researcher Award
2016-2017	Harvinder Gill	Chancellor's Council Distinguished Teaching Award
2015-2016	Ranadip Pal	Chancellor's Council Distinguished Research Award
2015-2016	Tanja Karp	Chancellor's Council Distinguished Research Award
2014-2015	Brandon Weeks	Spencer A. Wells Award for Creativity in Teaching
2014-2015	Changzhi Li	Chancellor's Council Distinguished Research Award
2013-2014	Siva Vanapalli	Chancellor's Council Distinguished Research Award
2012-2013	James Yang	Chancellor's Council Distinguished Research Award
2012-2013	Michelle Pantoya	Outstanding Researcher Award
2011-2012	Brandon Weeks	Chancellor's Council Distinguished Research Award
2010-2011	Audra Morse	Chancellor's Council Distinguished Teaching Award
2009-2010	Ed Anderson	Chancellor's Council Distinguished Teaching Award
2009-2010	James Smith	President's Academic Achievement Award
2007-2008	Michael Giesselmann	President's Academic Achievement Award
2005-2006	James Dickens	Chancellor's Council Distinguished Research Award
2004-2005	Tanja Karp	Spencer A. Wells Faculty Award
2004-2005	Audra Morse	Hemphill-Wells New Professor – Excellence in Teaching Award
1999-2000	Milton Smith	President's Academic Achievement Award
1998-1999	H.Scott Norville	El Paso Energy Foundation Faculty Achievement Award
1998-1999	Clifford Fedler	Spencer A. Wells Faculty Award
1997-1998	Ernst Kiesling	El Paso Energy Foundation Faculty Achievement Award
1996-1997	Atila Ertas	President's Academic Achievement Award
1994-1995	John Walkup	El Paso Energy Foundation Faculty Achievement Award
1993-1994	John Walkup	President's Academic Achievement Award
1991-1992	Magne Kristiansen	President's Academic Achievement Award
1991-1992	Mary Baker	New Professor-Excellence in Teaching Award

Staff Awards

Orval Leroy Lewis Award

Award Year	Recipient
2018-2019	De'Lila Holder
2018-2019	Andrea Westbrook
2017-2018	Jennifer Maddox
2017-2018	Heather Johnson
2016-2017	Janet McKelvey
2016-2017	Roy Mullins
2015-2016	Lisa Betancourt
2015-2016	Ronda Ingle
2012-2013	Mary Beth Abernathy
2012-2013	Elizabeth Capps
2011-2012	Mysti Digby
2011-2012	Jamie Perez
2010-2011	Glenna Andrews
2010-2011	Margie Ceja
2009-2010	Patricia Harper
2009-2010	Miguel Hinojosa
2008-2009	Derek Birkenfeld
2008-2009	Issac Mora
2007-2008	Carmen Hernandez
2006-2007	Debbie Starcher
2006-2007	Tonette Rittenberry
2006-2007	Jan Hudson
2005-2006	Joe McInerney
2005-2006	Pearl Trevino

Matador Award

Award Year	Recipient
2012-2013	Elizabeth Capps
2012-2013	Dr. Juliusz Warzywoda
2011-2012	Linda Whitebread

Masked Rider Award

Award Year	Recipient
2012-2013	Mysti Digby

President's Award of Excellence

Award Year	Recipient
2012-2013	Julie Farley

Chancellor's Award of Excellence

Award Year	Recipient
2012-2013	Glenna Andrews

Chancellor's Colonel Rowan Award for Execution

Award Year	Recipient
2013-2014	Debbie Starcher
2012-2013	Jeff Sammons
2011-2012	Brad Thornhill

Top Techsan Award

Award Year	Recipient
2016	Zaida Gracia
2012-2013	Margaret "Margie" Ceja
2012-2013	Beccy Hambright
2012-2013	Shannon Hutchison
2010-2011	Glenna Andrews

TTU Quality Service Award (University Award)

Award Year	Recipient
2005	Debbie Starcher

Student Awards

James A. "Jim" McAuley Distinguished Engineering Student Award

Award Year	Recipient	Major
2017-2018	Ashley Richardson	ME
2016-2017	Taylor Nunez	ME
2015-2016	Bailey Scarborough	EnvE
2014-2015	Dan Beeler	ME
2013-2014	Amber Helm	ChE
2012-2013	Sean Miller	ME
2011-2012	Daniel Disser	PE
2010-2011	Joelle Fuhrmann	EnvE
2009-2010	Amber Marie Lubbers	ME
2008-2009	Nicole Davis	PE
2007-2008	Travis Turnbull	ME
2006-2007	Dana Rosenbladt	ME
2005-2006	Bobby Joe Mojica	ME
2004-2005	Phillip Nathan Beverly	EE
2003-2004	Nicholas James Johnson	EE
2002-2003	Jennifer Gena Ries	ME
2001-2002	Kevin Andrew Kerr	ME
2000-2001	Adam B. Nims	ET

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