SEAS Honors and Awards

The School of Engineering and Applied Sciences recognizes faculty and staff excellence through an awards program. Recipients are nominated by fellow faculty/staff and vetted by the SEAS Faculty Awards Committee or the SEAS Staff Awards Committee. 

Faculty Awards

Staff Awards

Faculty Awards

Best Teaching Faculty of the Year Award

This award is presented to teaching faculty members for outstanding educational contributions to SEAS.

2024 Recipients

Amy Baird.
Amy Baird

Department: Engineering Education

Cecilia Martinez-Leon.
Cecilia Martinez-Leon

Department: Industrial and Systems Engineering

Early Career Researcher of the Year Award

This award is presented to assistant professors for outstanding research contributions to SEAS.

2024 Recipients

Danial Faghihi.
Danial Faghihi

Department: Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Luis Herrera.
Luis Herrera

Department: Electrical Engineering

Early Career Teacher of the Year Award

This award is presented to assistant professors for outstanding educational contributions to SEAS.

2023 Recipients

Luis Herrera.
Luis Herrera

Department: Electrical Engineering
Award year: 2023

Ryan St. Pierre.
Ryan St. Pierre

Department: Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Award year: 2023

Senior Researcher of the Year Award

2024 Recipients

This award is presented to associate or full professors for outstanding recent research contributions to SEAS.

Francine Battaglia.
Francine Battaglia

Department: Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Award year: 2024

Peter Liu.
Peter Liu

Department: Electrical Engineering
Award year: 2024

Senior Teacher of the Year Award

This award is presented to associate or full professors for outstanding recent educational contributions to SEAS.

2024 Recipients

Zhangyu Guan.
Zhangyu Guan

Department: Electrical Engineering
Award year: 2024

Mostafa Nouh.
Mostafa Nouh

Department: Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Award year: 2024

SEAS for JEDI Faculty Award

Introduced in 2021, this award recognizes faculty members who are outstanding advocates for Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) in SEAS.

2024 Recipients

Ashlee Ford-Versypt.
Ashlee Ford-Versypt

Department: Engineering Education
Award year: 2024

Monica Miles.
Monica Miles

Department: Engineering Education
Award year: 2024

Staff Awards

Outstanding Leadership Award

(Formerly the Cause for Applause Award)

Staff member who exemplifies achievements related to SEAS activities over and above assigned responsibilities. 

2024 Recipients

Erin Macdiarmid.
Erin Macdiarmid

Department: SEAS Office of Academic Affairs
Award year: 2024

Kaitlin Williams-Heim.
Kaitlin Williams-Heim

Department: SEAS Dean's Office
Award year: 2024

Jason Tillman.
Jason Tillman

Department: Electrical Engineering
Award year: 2024

Dean's Award for Staff Excellence

(Formerly the Dean's Award for Excellence in Service)

Staff member whose extraordinary service contributions have significantly enriched their SEAS department with exceptional achievements and superior performance. Nominations may be made for academic support staff and/or administrative support staff.

2024 Recipients

Kate Doran.
Kate Doran

Department: SEAS Office of Academic Affairs
Award year: 2024

Award for Excellence in Student Support

(Formerly the Outstanding Customer Service Award)

Staff member who provides exemplary service to SEAS faculty, staff, students, and other constituents within/outside of their department. Providing top quality service to internal and external customers while treating them respectfully, cordially, effectively and efficiently.

2024 Recipients

Philomena Marinaccio.
Philomena Marinaccio

Department: Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Award year: 2024

Ona Strang.
Ona Strang

Department: Office of Student Affairs
Award year: 2024

Megan Stewart.
Megan Stewart

Department: Office of Academic Affairs
Award year: 2024

Rising Star Award

Staff member who demonstrates quality performance that indicates continuous development into an exemplary employee. The employee shows passion for their work while demonstrating professionalism and dedication to the mission of their SEAS department.

2024 Recipients

Alyssa Crofts.
Alyssa Crofts

Department: SEAS Office of Academic Affairs
Award year: 2024

Carly Pinter.
Carly Pinter

Department: SEAS Communications
Award year: 2024

Hannah Mangan.
Hannah Mangan

Department: Computer Science and Engineering
Award year: 2024

Lei Shao.
Lei Shao

Department: SEAS Communications
Award year: 2024

SEAS for JEDI Staff Award

Introduced in 2021, this award recognizes staff members who are outstanding advocates for Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) in SEAS.

2024 Recipients

Amanda Barbour.
Amanda Barbour

Department: SEAS Dean's Office
Award year: 2024

Maria Putzke.
Maria Putzke

Department: SEAS Dean's Office
Award year: 2024

Unsung Hero Award

This award is presented to a staff member(s) who contributes significantly to a SEAS department, but whose role and support for the department may not be as visible as some others.

2022 Recipients

Amy Moore.
Amy Moore

Department: SEAS Online Education
Award year: 2022

Ema Scollo.
Jennifer Wojcik

Department: SEAS Dean's Office
Award year: 2022

* Denotes former UB SEAS faculty/staff member.