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, submit a 1-2 page memo to Academic Affairs, which includes
- Name of the nominee and department/division
- Which of the awards above you are nominating the candidate for
- Why the individual’s profile/accomplishments fit the award and what kind of data would be supplied to support the nomination, if a full dossier is requested by the Faculty Awards Committee.
- Candidate CV (in addition to the 1-2 page memo)
Nominations are due to Academic Affairs generally by mid-December.
Information on the awards can be found in Section 8 of the Academic Affairs Procedures Manual. Once received, the Faculty Awards committee will review the 1-2 page nominations and decide if a full dossier will be requested of the nominee’s department head/division director. Dossiers for each award should then be submitted to Academic Affairs (date to be determined).
FACULTY AWARD WINNERS
Year Award Recipient Department
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