Congratulations to the following recipients of the 2022 Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering (HWCOE) Faculty, Student, and Staff Excellence Awards:
Ismael Arroyo received the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering Staff Award for Innovation. This award recognizes and rewards an HWCOE staff member who has best demonstrated extraordinary innovation and creativity in their job duties and best exemplifies innovation as defined by introducing new processes or outcomes that can have a significant impact on the advancement of their office.
Dr. Parisa Rashidi received the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering Faculty Excellence in Leadership Award. This award recognizes and rewards a faculty member who has best demonstrated extraordinary leadership within their department, the HWCOE, the university, and/or the broader engineering profession, and best exemplifies leadership, as defined by leadership, attributes expected of our Gator Engineering students: visionary; inspiring; a skilled communicator; mission-focused, engaged and committed; caring and fair; thoughtful; collaborative; professional; having a positive attitude, and having sound perspective and strong intuition.
Dr. Ruogu Fang received the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering Faculty Award for Excellence in Innovation. This award recognizes and rewards a faculty member who has best demonstrated extraordinary innovation and creativity through their research or teaching portfolio and best exemplifies innovation and creativity as defined by introducing new, high-value research or education processes or outcomes that can have significant impact on future generations.
Dr. Sarah Furtney received the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering Undergraduate Teacher of the Year Award. This award encourages and rewards excellence, innovation, and effectiveness in undergraduate teaching. This honor, based on an extensive review of professional credentials, letters of recommendation, peer and student evaluations, and recognizes Sarah Furtney’s excellence in teaching our students.
Drs. Cherie Stabler and Carlos Rinaldi-Ramos received the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering Doctoral Dissertation Advisor/Mentoring Award. This award recognizes excellence, innovation and effectiveness in doctoral student advising and mentoring.
Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering Attributes of a Gator Engineer Awards:
- Brianna Pawlyshyn: Integrity: honest, ethical, hardworking, persistent, drawn to right action.
- Parker Kotlarz: Professional Excellence: technical competence, area expertise, insight, resolve.
Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering Commencement Awards:
- Outstanding Gator Engineering 4 Year Scholar: Parker Kotlarz
- Commencement Student: Parker Kotlarz