Pictured: Wendy Lau Wong (middle) was awarded the Overall Exceptional Leadership Senior Award at the 2018 CEAT Faculty, Staff and Student Awards Banquet.

CEAT Holds Annual Faculty, Staff and Student Awards Banquet

Thursday, August 30, 2018

STILLWATER, Okla. – Yesterday, April 30, faculty, staff and students in the College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology were recognized for their contributions and excellence to CEAT.

“Today is a day to celebrate the extraordinary talent we have in our faculty, staff and students. This college has reached some amazing milestones this past year and enrollment continues to grow,” said CEAT Dean Paul Tikalsky.

Exceptional Leadership Senior Award:

Jordan Cash, biosystems and agricultural engineering

Tyler Martin, chemical engineering

Brittany Davis, civil and environmental engineering

Phi Vuong, engineering technology

Kyle Linzy, electrical and computer engineering

Jessica Martin, architecture

Overall Exceptional Leadership Senior Award:

Wendy Lau Wong, industrial engineering and management

Outstanding Graduate Student Award:

Abigail Parnell, biosystems and agricultural engineering

Nicholas Flynn, chemical engineering

Hema Jayaseelan, civil and environmental engineering

Mahdi Yazdanpour, electrical and computer engineering

Ali Bagheri, industrial engineering and management

Romit Maulik, mechanical and aerospace engineering

Overall Outstanding Graduate Student:

Vishal Yeddu, materials science and engineering

St. Patrick’s Award:

Logan Kunka, mechanical and aerospace engineering

Cassidy Gierhart, chemical engineering

Austin Beaver, mechanical engineering

Alicia Aguilar, chemical engineering and biochemistry

Aubrey McCutchan, civil engineering

Outstanding Teaching Assistant:

Cody Hughes, architectural engineering

Excellent Teacher Award:

Jindal Shah, chemical engineering

Kaan Kalkan, mechanical and aerospace engineering

Outstanding Faculty Award:

Heather Fahlenkamp, chemical engineering

Outstanding Researcher Award:

Jamey Jacob, mechanical and aerospace engineering

Dean’s Leadership Excellence Award:

Craig Hannan, director of Fire Protection Publications

Outstanding Team Achievement Award:

Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering and Fire Service Training

Engineering Extension Excellence Award:

Gary Snyder, program manager of center for local government technology

Outstanding Academic Advisor Award:

Steven O’Hara, school of architecture

Outstanding Performance Award:

Julie Blatt, coordinator of prospective student services

Laura Brown, senior administrative support specialist industrial engineering and management

Michael Hinkston, program manager center for local government technology

Brandy Mays, assistant manager/program coordinator for CEAT professional development

Eileen Nelson, administrative support assistant school of chemical engineering

Jessica Stewart, program manager New Product Development Center

Michelle Stewart, accounting specialist, Dean’s office

Jim Yerbic, computer specialist engineering distance education

President’s Leadership Awards:

Jennifer Glenn- Student Organization Advisor of the Year

Professors Moh and Suzanne Bilbeisi- Outstanding Community Service by Faculty

Keith Teague- Outstanding Faculty Study Abroad Leadership

Imad Abouzahr- ILEAD Honoree

Staff Advisory Council Distinguished Service Award:

Collin Craig- research engineer, biosystems and agricultural engineering

Susan Ramsey- administrative support specialist, CEAT professional development

Michelle Stewart- accounting specialist, Dean’s office

Years of Service Award:

45-year: Cathrene A. Moffat

35-year: Cynthia S. Brakhage

30-year: Jack Randall Seitsinger

Michael Alan Wieder

25-year: Audrey J. Kindred

Mark H. Pruitt

James Speer Yerbic

20-year: Jon F. Bubke

Jackie Criswell

Tara Lou Gladden

Missy J. Hannan

Dana Hobson

David Porter

Charaine Wood

15-year: Glenda Earlene Bentley

Stephen Alan Cross

Helen Elizabeth Daggs

Samantha D. Dawson

Jeffrey M. Fortney

Michael Lewis Hinkston

Jeanne Michelle Homer

Amanda Lowe

Sundar Madihally

Leslie Ann Miller

Clayton Moorman

James Earl Smay

10-year: Balabhaskar Balasundaram

Linda Earlene Brewer

Craig C. Carter

Clinton B. Clausing

Terry Ray Collins

Rudee Vance Cryer

Gail Griffith Ezepek

Darla J. Hisey

Virginia M. Jones

T.M. Ley

Brian Kent Norton

Cindy Rice

Krishnan Vaidyanathan

5-year: Clint P. Aichele

Aaron S. Alexander

Kimberly Anderson

Cheng Chen

Peter E. Clark

Bryan Lawrence Hoskins

Julia Kacergis

James Kidd

Matthew Klopfstein

John R. Konrad

Kristopher Jacob Leflore

Qiang Li

Bradley McLelland

Sayeed Ahmed Mohammad

Pamela Moore

Erick James Reynolds

Pamela Ann Reynolds

Jessica Stewart

Lori Lee Templin

Justin Thweatt

Paul Tikalsky

Terri Lynn Ventress

Chelsea Lee Wooten

Xiaoming Yang

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