The Herbert Wertheim College Awards recognize faculty, staff, and students receiving UF and/or college awards in the 2019-2020 academic year and celebrate together the excellence of Gator Engineering and the fundamental values of our college.
Congratulations to the following awardees!
International Educator of the Year
- Junior Faculty Award: Yier Jin, Ph.D.
- Senior Faculty Award: José C. Príncipe, Ph.D.
Doctoral Dissertation Adviser/Mentoring Awards
- Bala Balachandar, Ph.D.
- Wesley Bolch, Ph.D.
- Kevin Butler, Ph.D.
- Yuguang (Michael) Fang, Ph.D.
- Peng Jiang, Ph.D.
Undergraduate Teacher of the Year
- Gregory Stitt, Ph.D.
Faculty Adviser/Mentor of the Year
- Mark Law, Ph.D.
Teacher/Scholar of the Year
- Jose A. B. Fortes, Ph.D.
Khargonekar Award
- Blanka Sharma, Ph.D.
Faculty Leadership Award
- Christine Angelini, Ph.D.
Faculty Innovation Award
- Elif Akcali, Ph.D.
Excellence Award for Assistant Professors
- David Hibbitts, Ph.D.
UF Research Foundation Professorship Award
- Richard Hennig, Ph.D.
- Prabhat Mishra, Ph.D.
- Ghatu Subhash, Ph.D.
International Educator of the Year Staff Award
- Adrienne Cook
Staff Leadership Award
- Jan Nuetzel
Staff Innovation Award
- G. Chip Johnson
- Nicole T. Young
Outstanding Gator Engineering M.S. Scholar
- Kavya Krishnan – Aerospace Engineering
Outstanding Gator Engineering Four-Year Scholar
- Caroline Kim – Industrial and Systems Engineering
Outstanding Gator Engineering Two-Year Scholar
- Alexander Campano – Civil Engineering
Dean Jonathan F.K. Earle Engineering Leadership Award
- Jayla Bradley – Industrial and Systems Engineering
Dean Joseph Weil Engineering Leadership Award
- Derrick Kerr Jr. – Mechanical Engineering
Student Commencement Speakers
- Jayla Bradley, Industrial and Systems Engineering
- Sylvester Kwo, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
- Yao Xiao, Biomedical Engineering
2020 Gator Engineering Student Society Recognition Award for Excellence
- Industrial and Systems Engineering Ambassadors
Creativity
- B.S.: Brandt Bessell, Agricultural and Biological Engineering
- Ph.D.: Wei-Ting Lu, Civil Engineering
Leadership
- B.S.: Alexis Brake, Biomedical Engineering
- Ph.D.: Julie Jameson, Chemical Engineering
Integrity
- B.S.: Isaiah Hendrick, Mechanical Engineering
- Ph.D.: Calen Leverant, Chemical Engineering
Professional Excellence
- B.S.: Jackie Lu, Industrial and Systems Engineering
- Ph.D.: Kshitiz Upadhyay, Mechanical Engineering
Service to the Global Community
- B.S.: Karyna Villalba, Civil Engineering
- Ph.D.: Victoria Morgan, Agricultural and Biological Engineering