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College Announces 2019 Employee Award Recipients

/ 3 May 2019 /

The University of Maryland's College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences (CMNS) hosted its annual Academic Festival on May 3, 2019, to honor the college’s 2019 employee award recipients.

CMNS Board of Visitors Creative Educator Award
Tammatha O’Brien, Senior Lecturer, Department of Entomology

CMNS Board of Visitors Outstanding Graduate Student Award
Brian Lovett, Ph.D. Student, Department of Entomology

CMNS Board of Visitors Junior Faculty Award
Kelly A. Hamby, Assistant Professor, Department of Entomology

CMNS Board of Visitors Distinguished Faculty Award
David Mosser, Professor, Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics

Dean’s Distinguished Research Scientist Award
Anwar Huq, Research Professor, Maryland Pathogen Research Institute

Dean's Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award
Berwin Yuan, Biological Sciences and Biochemistry Major

Dean's Award for Excellence in Teaching
Paul Paukstelis, Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Dean's Outstanding Lecturer Award
Nelson Padua-Perez (M.S. '96, Computer Science), Senior Lecturer, Department of Computer Science

Dean's Outstanding Employee Awards
Greg Hess, IT Systems Manager, Department of Entomology
James Parker, Program Administrative Specialist, Department of Biology
Arlene Schenk, Assistant Director, Payroll and Benefits, University of Maryland Institute for Advanced Computer Studies
Teri Schuler, Administrative Assistant, Institute for Physical Science and Technology

Thelma M. Williams Advisor of the Year Award
Amy Vaillancourt, Academic Advisor, Department of Computer Science

Norma M. Allewell Prize in Entrepreneurship
Anne Simon, Professor, Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics
 

Photographs from the 2019 Academic Festival are available online.
 

Media Relations Contact: Abby Robinson, 301-405-5845, abbyr@umd.edu

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About the College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences

The College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences at the University of Maryland educates more than 9,000 future scientific leaders in its undergraduate and graduate programs each year. The college’s 10 departments and more than a dozen interdisciplinary research centers foster scientific discovery with annual sponsored research funding exceeding $175 million.

About the College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences

The College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences at the University of Maryland educates more than 10,000 future scientific leaders in its undergraduate and graduate programs each year. The college's 10 departments and nine interdisciplinary research centers foster scientific discovery with annual sponsored research funding exceeding $250 million.