The Herbert Wertheim College Awards recognize faculty, staff, and students receiving UF and/or college awards in the 2020-2021 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: Pingchien Neo, M.S.
- Senior Faculty Award: Oana Cazacu, Ph.D.
Doctoral Dissertation Advisor/Mentoring Awards
- Thomas E. Angelini, Ph.D.
- James Baciak, Ph.D.
- Mark E. Orazem, Ph.D.
- Ghatu Subhash, Ph.D.
- Yong Yang, Ph.D.
Undergraduate Teacher of the Year
- Joel B. Harley, Ph.D.
Faculty Advisor/Mentor of the Year
- Sarah Furtney, Ph.D.
Teacher/Scholar of the Year
- Mark Tehranipoor, Ph.D.
Pramod P. Khargonekar Award
- Roozbeh Tabrizian, Ph.D.
Faculty Award for Excellence in Leadership
- Kyle D. Allen, Ph.D.
Faculty Award for Excellence in Innovation
- Peter G. Ifju, Ph.D.
Excellence Award for Assistant Professors
- Edward A. Phelps, Ph.D.
International Educator of the Year Staff Award
- Michael Fitzgerald
Professional Advisor of the Year
- Michael Fitzgerald
Staff Award for Excellence in Leadership
- Lesly Galiana
Staff Award for Excellence in Innovation
- Candi Crimmins
Society of Women Engineers Outstanding Support of Women in Engineering Award
- Erin Lin
Outstanding Gator Engineering M.S. Scholar
- Rahul Wahi (Computer Science)
Outstanding Gator Engineering Four-Year Scholar
- Alexis Dougherty (Computer Science)
Outstanding Gator Engineering Two-Year Scholar
- Rebecca Echegaray (Electrical Engineering)
Dean Jonathan F.K. Earle Engineering Leadership Award
- Lenworth Thomas (Mechanical Engineering)
Dean Joseph Weil Engineering Leadership Award
- Daniel Olis (Electrical Engineering)
Gator Engineering Student Society Recognition Award for Excellence
- Society of Asian Scientists and Engineers
Student Commencement Speakers
- Kathleen Plinske (Industrial and Systems Engineering)
- Blake Studer (Aerospace Engineering)
Service to the Global Community
- Ph.D.: Ayobami Edun (Electrical Engineering)
- B.S.: Aldrin Gaffud (Civil Engineering)
Integrity
- Ph.D.: Shreedevi Kumar (Biomedical Engineering)
- B.S.: Kaitlyn O’Malley (Materials Science)
Creativity
- Ph.D.: Connor Smith (Electrical Engineering)
- B.S.: Ethan Caballero (Materials Science)
Leadership
- Ph.D.: Bryan James (Materials Science)
- B.S.: Andrew Sowinski (Computer Engineering)
Professional Excellence
- Ph.D.: Madison Temples (Biomedical Engineering)
- B.S.: Christopher Douglas (Civil Engineering)