OSU Provost Dr. Jeanette Mendez and Dr. Hitesh Vora

CEAT faculty and staff honored at the 2023 University Awards Convocation

Tuesday, December 5, 2023

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Oklahoma State University Provost Jeanette Mendez recognized faculty, staff and administrators for their achievements in 2023 at the University Awards Convocation on Dec. 4 in the Student Union Ballroom.

Dr. Mendez awarded recipients who were nominated by supervisors and colleagues.

CEAT honorees included the following:

Dr. Hitesh Vora — Division of Engineering Technology, Mechanical Engineering Technology

Land-Grant Award for Excellence

This award was established to recognize a faculty member whose exemplary contributions promote the land-grant mission. The recipient receives a $1,000 stipend.

Dr. Xiangyu (Dale) Li — Division of Engineering Technology, Mechanical Engineering Technology, Fire and Emergency Management

Public Impact Research Award

This award recognizes a program that has implemented one or more impactful Public Impact Research projects, specifically research efforts that have public impact and community involvement at the core of how the work was planned, carried out and disseminated. In addition to the plaques, each will receive $500 in professional development funds.

Kendall Treece — Division of Engineering Technology

Advising Excellence Award

This award provides institutional recognition for outstanding academic advising by faculty and staff.

Dr. John O'Hara — School of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Distinguished Early Career Faculty Award

This award, with a $2,000 stipend, recognizes faculty who were awarded tenure within the past three years and have demonstrated a strong potential for continued contributions to the university and to their profession in the areas of instruction, research and creative activity, and/or extension/outreach.

Dr. Jeffery White — School of Chemical Engineering

Regents Distinguished Research Award

This award recognizes faculty who have shown unusually significant achievement in their field of research. Awardees receive a $2,000 permanent stipend.

Dr. Joshua Ramsey — School of Chemical Engineering

Regents Distinguished Teaching Award

This award recognizes faculty who have shown unusually significant achievement in the instruction of students for an extended number of years. Awardees receive a $2,000 permanent stipend.

Newly Appointed Regents Professors

This honorary title is awarded to faculty judged by peers to have made outstanding contributions to their discipline through accomplishments in instruction, research, scholarship, extension and/or outreach.

Dr. Tyler Ley — School of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Dr. Jamey Jacob — School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Newly Appointed Chair and Professorship Holders

Medallions are presented to outstanding faculty who have been recently appointed to endowed chair and professorship positions. These faculty are dedicated to advancing their fields of study and have a strong desire to share their knowledge with the next generation.

Dr. Lizhi Wang — Ken and Lynn Case Endowed Chair, School of Industrial Engineering and Management

Dr. Mohamed Soliman — Decker Dawson Chair, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Professor Carisa Ramming — Halliburton Professorship, College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology

Dr. Sunderesh Heragu — John Hendrix Chair, College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology

Dr. Guiping Hu — Donald and Cathey Humphreys Chair, School of Industrial Engineering and Management

Dr. Haley Murphy — Masonic Chair in Interdisciplinary Studies, Division of Engineering Technology