The Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering presented its annual awards to faculty, staff, and students for the 2022-2023 academic year on April 22, 2024. These awards celebrate the excellence and fundamental values of our college.
2023-2024 Faculty Awardees
International Educator of the Year
- Senior Faculty Award – Christophe Bobda, Ph.D.
- Junior Faculty Award – Gloria Jung A. Kim, Ph.D.
Doctoral Dissertation Advisor/Mentoring Award
- Aysegul Gunduz, Ph.D. Douglas Spearot, Ph.D. Kirk Ziegler, Ph.D. Sanjay Ranka, Ph.D. Shuo Wang, Ph.D.
Undergraduate Teacher of the Year
- May Mansy, Ph.D.
Faculty Advising/Mentor of the Year
- Eric Schwartz, Ph.D.
Teacher/Scholar of the Year
- Ranga Narayanan, Ph.D.
Pramod P. Khargonekar Junior Faculty Award for Excellence
- Jennifer Nichols, Ph.D.
Excellence Award for Assistant Professors
- Farimah Farahmandi, Ph.D.
Faculty Award for Excellence in Leadership
- David Arnold, Ph.D.
Faculty Award for Excellence in Innovation
- Thomas Angelini, Ph.D.
2023-2024 Staff Awardees
International Educator of the Year Staff Award
- Sophie Spratley, Ph.D.
Professional Advisor of the Year Staff Award
- Michael Todd
Staff Award for Excellence in Leadership
- Shawn Lander
Staff Award for Excellence in Innovation
- Joel Parker
2023-2024 Student Awardees
Attributes of a Gator Engineer Awards
Creativity
- Skylar Stolte
- John McCauley
Leadership
- Marisa Pacheco
- Andrea Camacho-Betancourt
Integrity
- Maedeh Lotfi
- Alexander Blaudow
Professional Excellence
- Jessica Aldrich
- Isha Verma
Service to the Global Community
- Karthik Boregowda
- Anne Davin
Community & Inclusion
- Adam Kriz
- An Nguyen
Gator Engineering Student Society Recognition Award for Excellence
- Solar Gators
UF Society of Women Engineers’ Outstanding Support for Women in Engineering Award
- Yeongseon Jang, Ph.D.
Commencement Awards
Outstanding Gator Engineering M.S. Scholar
- Divya Vellanki
Outstanding Gator Engineering Four-Year Scholar
- Madeleine McCreary
Outstanding Gator Engineering Two-Year Scholar
- An Nguyen
Dean Jonathan F.K. Earle Engineering Leadership Award
- Christina Kohlbeck
Dean Joseph Weil Engineering Leadership Award
- Alexander Weaver
Dean Cammy Abernathy IDEA Award
- Nicole Kershner
Student Commencement Speaker Award
- Mateusz Plaza
- Lily Penoyer
- Mohit Budhwani