College of Engineering celebrates staff and faculty accomplishments
Friday, Feb. 24, College of Engineering faculty and staff members were recognized for their accomplishments at the first-ever Awards Banquet.
“We held our inaugural awards banquet to celebrate the accomplishments of our faculty and staff during Engineers’ Week and at the end of our Dean’s Advisory Council meeting to share this occasion with supporters of the college. The banquet was made possible by a generous donation from alum and long-time friend of the college Dr. Ed Foreman...”
Nine faculty and staff members received awards for their accomplishments, collectively receiving nearly $10,000. Two faculty members were recognized for their National Science Foundation CAREER Awards...
Joining in the celebration were Foreman Awards benefactors Ed and Harold Foreman, NMSU Civil Engineering alums...
Below are highlights of the awards.
Synergy Teaching-Research-Service Award
Young-Ho Park — Associate Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Synergy Faculty Leadership Award
Delia J. Valles-Rosales — Associate Professor, Industrial Engineering
Synergy One-College Faculty Award
Jessica Houston — Associate Professor, Chemical and Materials Engineering
Synergy Staff Leadership Award
Meng Zhou — Laboratory Manager, Chemical and Materials Engineering
Synergy One-College Staff Award
Gabriela Cisneros — Research Scientist, Engineering Research Center and NM AMP
Foreman Faculty Excellence Award
Lynn Kelly — Professor, Engineering Technology and Surveying Engineering
Foreman Staff Excellence Award
Annette Benavidez — Administrative Assistant, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Bromilow Research Excellence Award
Pei Xu — Associate Professor, Civil Engineering
Bromilow Staff Excellence Award
Margaret Vasquez — Administrative Assistant, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Bromilow Scholarship Recipient
Alexandra Valdez — E‑Council President
Wei Tang
Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering — Awarded February 2017
Thomas Manz
Assistant Professor, Chemical and Materials Engineering — Awarded 2016
Wells-Hatch Endowed Professor of Civil Engineering
Paola Bandini — Awarded January 2017
Ed and Harold Foreman Endowed Chair in Civil Engineering
Nagamany Nirmalakhandan — Renewal Awarded January 2017
Frank Carden Endowed Chair for Telemetering and Telecommunications
Charles Creusere — Renewal Awarded January 2017
Catherine Brewer
$650,000
