The Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering presented its annual awards to faculty, staff, and students for the 2021-2022 academic year on April 22, 2022. These awards celebrate the excellence and fundamental values of our college.
2021-2022 Faculty Awardees
International Educator of the Year
- Senior Faculty Award – Ahmed Helmy, Ph.D.
- Junior Faculty Award – Christina Boucher, Ph.D.
Doctoral Dissertation Advisor/Mentoring Award
- Youping Chen, Ph.D.
- Domenic Forte, Ph.D.
- Juan E. Gilbert, Ph.D.
- Carlos Rinaldi-Ramos, Ph.D.
- Cherie Stabler, Ph.D.
Undergraduate Teacher of the Year
- Sarah Furtney, Ph.D.
Faculty Advising/Mentor of the Year
- Sindia Rivera-Jiménez, Ph.D.
Teacher/Scholar of the Year
- Alina Zare, Ph.D.
Pramod P. Khargonekar Junior Faculty Award for Excellence
- Assel Aitkaliyeva, Ph.D.
Excellence Award for Assistant Professors
- Matthew T. Hale, Ph.D.
Excellence in Leadership Faculty Award
- Parisa Rashidi, Ph.D.
Excellence in Innovation Faculty Award
- John W. Conklin, Ph.D.
- Ruogu Fang, Ph.D.
2021-2022 Staff Awardees
International Educator of the Year Staff Award
- Adrienne L. Cook
Professional Advisor of the Year Staff Award
- Sophie Spratley, Ph.D.
Excellence in Leadership Staff Award
- Shannon Chillingworth
Excellence in Innovation Staff Award
- Ismael Arroyo
- Barbi Jackson
2021-2022 Student Awardees
Attributes of a Gator Engineer Awards
- Creativity – Katie Lara & Qi (Judy) Zhu
(Honorable Mention: George Gonzalez and Yutiwadee Pinyochotiwong) - Leadership – Brendan Wernisch & Joshua Peeples
(Honorable Mention: Mitch Mika, Yutiwadee Pinyochotiwong, Nagarajan (Neil) Rajagopal, and Sagar Patni) - Integrity – Brianna Pawlyshyn & Julian Rey
(Honorable Mention: Chelsea Rosen and Troy Tharpe) - Professional Excellence – Parker Kotlarz & Max Greene
(Honorable Mention: Nedgine Joseph, Garrett Fullerton, and Ziqin Ding) - Service to the Global Community – Isabella Campbell & Sripriya Nannu Shankar
(Honorable Mention: Mariana Lopez-Ramirez and Edwin Marte Zorilla)
Outstanding Gator Engineering M.S. Scholar
- Nicolas Macaluso
Outstanding Gator Engineering Four-Year Scholar
- Parker Kotlarz
Outstanding Gator Engineering Two-Year Scholar
- Samantha Allen
Dean Jonathan F.K. Earle Engineering Leadership Award
- Sydney Yu
Dean Joseph Weil Engineering Leadership Award
- Kaylee Cunningham
Student Commencement Speaker Award
- Parker Kotlarz
- Anna Raymaker
Gator Engineering Student Society Recognition Award for Excellence
To Be Announced
UF Society of Women Engineers’ Outstanding Support for Women in Engineering Award
To Be Announced