Faculty Awards
Academic Affairs seeks nominations for the following academic awards for the upcoming year:
- The Mines Teaching Award (Teaching Faculty)
- The Mines Teaching Award (Tenured or Tenure-Track faculty)
- The Board of Trustees’ Outstanding Faculty Award
- The Alfred E. Jenni Teaching Fellowship
- Faculty Excellence Award
- W.M. Keck Mentorship Awards
- Excellence in Research Awards (Junior and Senior Faculty)
Anyone may nominate a faculty member. To do so, please refer to each award document in Section 8: Faculty Awards and Emeritus Status of the Academic Affairs Procedures Manual (Section 8.2 through 8.8) for content and page limits for the individual nominations.
Nomination packets are generally due to Academic Affairs by mid-December.
FACULTY AWARD WINNERS
Year Award Recipient Department
2022-23 Jenni Fellowship (23-24) Mike Nicholas AMS
2022-23 Faculty Excellence Kip Findley MME
2022-23 Mines Teaching T/TT Shubham Vyas CH
2022-23 Mines Teaching TF Jeff Paone CS
2022-23 Mines Teaching TF Alexandra Wayllace CEE
2022-23 Senior Research Excellence Amy Clarke MME
2022-23 Junior Research Excellence Matthew Siegfried GP
2022-23 Mentorship Award (UG Students) Annette Pilkington DI&E
2022-23 Mentorship Award (Grad Students) Alexandra Newman ME
2022-23 Mentorship Award (Faculty/Staff) Stephen Enders MN
2022-23 BOT Award Roelof Snieder AA
2021-22 Jenni Fellowship (22-23) Justin Shaffer CBE
2021-22 Faculty Excellence Tom Williams CS
2021-22 Mines Teaching - T/TT Reza Hedayat CEE
2021-22 Mines Teaching - TF Chris Coulston EE
2021-22 Mines Teaching - TF Chris Painter-Wakefield CS
2021-22 Senior Research Excellence Tzahi Cath CEE
2021-22 Junior Research Excellence Hao Zhang CS
2021-22 Mentorship Award (UG Students) Tom Williams CS
2021-22 Mentorship Award (Grad Students) Allyce Horan Writing Center
2021-22 Mentorship Award (Faculty/Staff) Angus Rockett MME
2021-22 BOT Award Gerald Bourne MME
2020-21 Jenni Fellowship (21-22) Paula Farca HASS
2020-21 Faculty Excellence Karin Leiderman AMS
2020-21 Mines Teaching - T/TT Bruce Trudgill GE
2020-21 Mines Teaching - TF Rachel Morrish CBE
2020-21 Senior Research Excellence Robert Braun ME
2020-21 Junior Research Excellence Mohsen Asle Zaeem ME
2020-21 Mentorship Award (UG Students) Gerald Bourne MME
2020-21 Mentorship Award (Grad Students) Stephen Pankavich AMS
2020-21 Mentorship Award (Faculty/Staff) Deb Carney AMS
2020-21 Mentorship Award (Faculty/Staff) Michael Mikucki AMS
2020-21 Mentorship Award (Faculty/Staff) Mike Nicholas AMS
2020-21 BOT Award None
2019-20 Jenni Fellowship (20-21) Mirna Mattjik EDS
2019-20 Faculty Excellence Melissa Krebs CBE
2019-20 Mines Teaching - T/TT Kevin Cash CBE
2019-20 Mines Teaching - TF Alex Flournoy PH
2019-20 Senior Research Excellence Yu-Shu Wu PE
2019-20 Junior Research Excellence Nanette Boyle CBE
2019-20 Junior Research Excellence Karin Leiderman AMS
2019-20 Mentorship Award
(UG Students)Colin Terry Student Life
2019-20 Mentorship Award (Grad Students) Karin Leiderman AMS
2019-20 Mentorship Award (Grad Student) Cecilia Diniz Behn AMS
2019-20 Mentorship Award (Faculty/Staff) Kim Williams CH
2019-20 BOT Award C. Josh Ramey CBE
2018-19 Jenni Fellowship (19-20) None
2018-19 Faculty Excellence Corinne Packard MME
2018-19 Mines Teaching - T/TT Bill Navidi AMS
2018-19 Mines Teaching - TF Deb Carney AMS
2018-19 Senior Research Excellence Lincoln Carr PH
2018-19 Junior Research Excellence Vladan Stevanovic MME
2018-19 Junior Research Excellence Jonathan Sharp CEE
2018-19 Mentorship Award (UG Student) Kristine Callan PH
2018-19 Mentorship Award (Grad Student) Kathryn Johnson EE
2018-19 Mentorship Award (Grad Student) Diane Witters GP
2018-19 Mentorship Award (Faculty) Kamini Singha GE
2018-19 BOT Award Tracy Gardner CBE
2017-18 Jenni Fellowship (18-19) Tracy Gardner CBE
2017-18 Faculty Excellence Geoff Brennecka MME
2017-18 Mines Teaching - T/TT Cecilia Diniz-Behn AMS
2017-18 Mines Teaching - TF Gus Greivel AMS
2017-18 Senior Research Excellence Andrew Herring CBE
2017-18 Junior Research Excellence Alexis Sitchler GE
2017-18 Junior Research Excellence Christopher Higgins CEE
2017-18 Mentorship Award Andrés Guerra CEE
2017-18 Mentorship Award Terry Lowe MME
2017-18 Mentorship Award Deb Lasich
2017-18 BOT Award Jeff Squier PH
2016-17 Jenni Fellowship (17-18) None
2016-17 Dean's Excellence Kamini Singha GE
2016-17 Mines Teaching - T/TT Stephen Pankavich AMS
2016-17 Mines Teaching - TF Kristine Callan PH
2016-17 Senior Research Excellence Reed Maxwell GE
2016-17 Junior Research Excellent Aaron Stebner ME
2016-17 BOT Award Rebecca Swanson AMS
2015-16 Jenni Fellowship (16-17) Kip Findley MME
2015-16 Jenni Fellowship (16-17) John Persichetti CBE
2015-16 Dean's Excellence Carolyn Koh CBE
2015-16 Alumni Teaching - T/TT Amanda Hering AMS
2015-16 Alumni Teaching - TF Cyndi Rader CS
2015-16 Senior Research Excellence Bob Kee ME
2015-16 Junior Research Excellence Eric Toberer PH
2015-16 BOT Award None
2014-15 Jenni Fellowship (15-16) Junko Munakata-Marr CEE
2014-15 Dean's Excellence Lincoln Carr PH
2014-15 Alumni Teaching - T/TT Matt Liberatore CBE
2014-15 Alumni Teaching - TF Patrick Kohl PH
2014-15 Senior Research Excellence Tracy Camp CS
2014-15 Junior Research Excellence Ryan O'Hayre MME
2014-15 BOT Award Tony Lefton HASS
2013-14 Jenni Fellowship (14-15) None
2013-14 Dean's Excellence Paul Martin AMS
2013-14 Alumni Teaching - T/TT John Humphrey GE
2013-14 Alumni Teaching - TF Sandra Woodson HASS
2013-14 Senior Research Excellence John Speer MME
2013-14 Junior Research Excellence Michael Wakin CS
2013-14 Partner in Philanthropy Award Steven Sonnenberg GE
2013-14 BOT Award None
2012-13 Jenni Fellowship (13-14) None
2012-13 Dean's Excellence Award Colin Wolden CBE
2012-13 Alumni Teaching - T/TT Dan Knauss CH
2012-13 Alumni Teaching - TF Scott Strong AMS
2012-13 Senior Research Excellence Reuben Collins PH
2012-13 Junior Research Excellence Cristian Ciobanu ME
2012-13 BOT Award None
2011-12 Jenni Fellowship (12-13) Gus Greivel AMS
2011-12 Dean's Excellence Ivar Reimanis MME
2011-12 Alumni Teaching - T/TT Ryan O'Hayre MME
2011-12 Alumni Teaching - TF Terry Bridgeman AMS
2011-12 BOT Award Carl Mitcham HASS
2010-11 Jenni Fellowship (11-12) Matt Liberatore CBE
2010-11 Dean's Excellence Douglas Way CBE
2010-11 Alumni Teaching - T/TT Ronald Miller CBE
2010-11 Alumni Teaching - TF Vince Kuo PH
2010-11 BOT Award Candace Sulzbach CEE
2009-10 Jenni Fellowship (10-11) Jon Leydens HASS
2009-10 Dean's Excellence Uwe Griefe PH
2009-10 Alumni Teaching - T/TT Patrick McCarthy CH
2009-10 Alumni Teaching - TF Tracy Gardner CBE
2009-10 BOT Award None
2008-09 Jenni Fellowship (09-10) None
2008-09 Dean's Excellence Dendy Sloan CBE
2008-09 Alumni Teaching - T/TT James McNeil PH
2008-09 Alumni Teaching - TF Ravel Ammerman EB
2008-09 BOT Award None
2007-08 Jenni Fellowship (08-09) Cathy Skokan HASS
2007-08 Dean's Excellence Anthony Dean CBE
2007-08 Alumni Teaching - T/TT Neal Sullivan ME
2007-08 Alumni Teaching - TF None
2007-08 BOT Award Thomas Furtak PH
2006-07 Jenni Fellowship (07-08) None
2006-07 Dean's Excellence David Marr CBE
2006-07 Alumni Teaching Mark Lusk PH
2006-07 BOT Award Tracy Camp CS
2005-06 Jenni Fellowship (06-07) None
2005-06 Dean's Excellence Jeff Squier PH
2005-06 Alumni Teaching Ric Wendlandt GE
2005-06 BOT Award David Matlock MME
2004-05 Jenni Fellowship (05-06) Paul Santi GE
2004-05 Dean's Excellence John Speer ME
2004-05 Alumni Teaching - T/TT Todd Ruskell PH
2004-05 Alumni Teaching - TF Sam Romberger GE
2004-05 BOT Award None
2003-04 Jenni Fellowship (04-05) Barb Moskal EE
2003-04 Dean's Excellence Bob Kee ME
2003-04 Alumni Teaching Ogur Ozbay MN
2002-03 Dean's Excellence Kent Voorhees CH
2002-03 Alumni Teaching Barb Moskal EE
2001-02 Dean's Excellence Ed Cecil HASS
2001-02 Alumni Teaching Eileen Poeter GE
2000-01 Dean's Excellence David Matlock ME
2000-01 Alumni Teaching Hugh King CBE
2000-01 BOT Award Bob Baldwin CBE
1999-00 Dean's Excellence Reuben Collins PH
1999-00 Alumni Teaching Barbara Bath AMS
1999-00 BOT Award Nigel Middleton EE