Faculty Awards
The CFE is pleased to announce the following recipients of the 2026 Faculty Travel Awards:
- $1,219.25 awarded to Dr. Melinda Brou, School of Music
The award will support two co-presentations that touch on ways to enhance choral programs through use of artificial intelligence and teach directors creative strategies to prepare singers for solo and ensemble contests. - $1,610.00 awarded to Dr. Jingbo Liu, Chemistry
The award supported her presentation of leading-edge research on cost-effective, clay-based carbon management that addressed scientific challenges and strengthened international collaboration at the Pacifichem summit.
The CFE is pleased to announce the following recipients of the 2025 Teaching Awards:
- Outstanding General Education Instructor
Dr. Lorraine Killion, Health and Kinesiology - Outstanding Graduate Instructor
Dr. Daniella Varela, Educational Leadership and Counseling - Outstanding Teaching Innovator
Nuri Yilmazer, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
The CFE is pleased to announce the following recipients of the 2024 Teaching Awards:
- Outstanding Non-Tenure Track Instructor:
Dr. Amanda Cruz, Language and Literature - Outstanding General Education Instructor:
Dr. Alberto Rodriguez, History, Political Science, and Philosophy - Outstanding Graduate Instructor:
Dr. Habib Ammari, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science - Outstanding Teaching Innovator:
Mr. Harmeet Singh, Accounting and Finance
The CFE is pleased to announce the following recipients of the 2023 Teaching Awards:
- Outstanding General Education Teaching Awards:
Dr. Kenneth Price, Department of Language
Ms. Fulden Wissinger, Department of Art, Communications, and Theatre - Outstanding Non-tenure Track Teaching Award:
Ms. Nicole Morris, Department of Art, Communications, and Theatre - Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award:
Dr. Norma Guzman, Department of Teacher and Bilingual Education
