College of Engineering Recognizes Outstanding Students, Faculty and Staff
The College of Engineering recognized outstanding faculty and staff members at a collegewide meeting on Friday, May 2.
Linda Pate, departmental administrative manager for the department of biological and agricultural engineering, received both the Employee of the Semester and the Employee of the Year awards.
Each engineering department also presented Outstanding Teacher, Outstanding Researcher and Outstanding Service to Students awards to members of its faculty. The following faculty received awards:
College of Engineering Outstanding Teacher
- Scott Osborn, biological and agricultural engineering
- Kartik Balachandran, biomedical engineering
- Bob Beitle, chemical engineering
- Ernie Heymsfield, civil engineering
- Christophe Bobda, computer science and computer engineering
- Jingxian Wu, electrical engineering
- Chase Rainwater, industrial engineering
- Darin Nutter, mechanical engineering
College of Engineering Outstanding Researcher
- Julie Carrier, biological and agricultural engineering
- David Zaharoff, biomedical engineering
- Ranil Wickramasinghe, chemical engineering
- Julian Fairey, civil engineering
- Miaoqing Huang, computer science and computer engineering
- Alan Mantooth, electrical engineering
- Manuel Rossetti, industrial engineering
- Min Zou, mechanical engineering
College of Engineering Outstanding Service to Students
- Yi Liang, biological and agricultural engineering
- Jeff Wolchok, biomedical engineering
- Greg Thoma, chemical engineering
- Rick Coffman, civil engineering
- Dale Thompson, computer science and computer engineering
- Robert Saunders, electrical engineering
- Justin Chimka, industrial engineering
- David Albers, mechanical engineering
Contacts
Camilla Medders, director of communications
College of Engineering
479-575-5697,
camillam@uark.edu
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