College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology holds banquet to honor faculty, staff and students
Wednesday, April 16, 2025
Media Contact: Kristi Wheeler | Manager, CEAT Marketing and Communications | 4057445831 | kristi.wheeler@okstate.edu
The College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology recognized faculty, staff and students for outstanding teaching, research, performance and service during the 2025 Faculty, Staff and Student Awards Banquet on April 15 at the ConocoPhillips OSU Alumni Center.
“I’m very proud of the many accomplishments from our faculty, staff and students. It’s great people that make a great college, and our great people are truly making an impact for the future," said Dr. Hanchen Huang, CEAT dean.
The Faculty/Staff award recipients were:
Excellent Teacher Award — recognizes significant achievements in teaching, as evidenced by innovative pedagogy, strong undergraduate student engagement, student success and feedback, course development, teaching load and other areas.
- Dr. Mary Foltz (Junior Status Category) — Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Dr. Josh Ramsey (Senior Status Category) — Chemical Engineering
Excellent Faculty Award — recognizes overall excellence as a faculty member, as evidenced by teaching excellence, scholarly achievement, collegiality, contributions to professional societies, student engagement and other areas.
- Dr. Kursat Kara (Junior Status Category) — Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
- Dr. Brian Elbing (Senior Status Category) — Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Excellent Scholar Award — recognizes significant contributions in scholarship, as evidenced by publications, citations, research expenditures, graduate student mentoring and other areas.
- Dr. Ying Zhang (Junior Status Category) — Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Dr. Weili Zhang (Senior Status Category) — Electrical and Computer Engineering
Outstanding Performance Award — acknowledges and rewards staff members for their superior service to the college and students. The recipients of the Outstanding Performance Award go above and beyond the expectations of their position.
- Fransisca Bolin (Academic Unit Category) — Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Pamela Fortney (Academic Unit Category) — Chemical Engineering
- Mary Tran (Engineering Extension Category) — CEAT K-12 STEM
- Zach Wilhite (Engineering Extension Category) — CEAT IT
- Jennifer Clausing (Administrative Unit Category) — CEAT Sponsored Programs
- Desa James (Administrative Unit Category) — CEAT Marketing and Communications
Dean’s Leadership Excellence Award — recognizes sustained, demonstrated transformational leadership in one or more areas that enhance the impact of CEAT’s academic, research or extension mission, creates enduring, positive change in the college, and supports the achievement of faculty, staff and students.
- Dr. Andy Arena – Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Outstanding Team Achievement Award - recognizes the collaborative efforts of a team that has demonstrated achievement in an academic, research or extension initiative or program furthering the college's land-grant mission.
- CEAT Marketing and Communications Team
Engineering Extension Excellence Award — recognizes sustained performance beyond the expectations of the individual’s role and responsibilities and who directly contributes to achieving the goals of their respective units and the college's land-grant mission.
- Dr. Dan Cook – Division of Engineering Technology, Construction Engineering Technology
Outstanding Academic Advisor Award — recognizes a strong commitment to helping undergraduate students during their academic journey by forming positive, individual relationships, encouraging academic excellence, nurturing personal growth, promoting extracurricular experiences, reviewing academic policies and providing timely counsel and resources.
- Rachel Todhunter – CEAT Student Services
Outstanding Administrative/Academic Staff Excellence Award — recognizes a strong commitment to helping undergraduate students during their academic journey by forming positive, individual relationships, encouraging academic excellence, nurturing personal growth, promoting extracurricular experiences, reviewing academic policies and providing timely counsel and resources.
- Savannah McDaniel – CEAT Marketing and Communications
Years of Service Awards (5 years of service)
- Amber Coker
- Chenang Liu
- Christina McCoy
- Cody Kennedy
- Danialle Holley
- Deb Mishra
- Dorinda Risenhoover
- Jared Macken
- Jennifer Santino
- Jennifer Weaver
- John Hu
- Julie Louthan
- Kalee Jantzen
- Karen Tadych
- Kevin House
- Kursat Kara
- Logan Cook
- Michael McCombs
- Sarah Ra
- Tony McAleavy
- Vanessa Adair
- Wendy Hall
- Xiangyu (Dale) Li
Years of Service Awards (10 years of service)
- Christian Bach
- Feng Lu
- Haley Murphy
- James Manimala
- Jennifer Glenn
- Jindal Shah
- Lance Millis
- Laura Emerson
- Prem Bikkina
- Rachel Mosier
- Robert Agnew
- Sarah Ayres
- Shuodao Wang
- Virginia Charter
- Yongwei Shan
Years of Service Awards (15 years of service)
- Carisa Ramming
- Jerry Stivers
- Joseph Conner
- Libby Snyder
- Mike Sturzenbecker
- Nathan Richardson
- Paddy Metcalf
- Sandip Harimkar
- Seung Ra
Years of Service Awards (20 years of service)
- Ed Kirtley
- Holly Clapp
Years of Service Awards (25 years of service)
- Caroline Reed
- Daniel Fisher
- Kristi Wheeler
- Robert Emerson
Years of Service Awards (30 years of service)
- Eldonna Sadler
Years of Service Awards (35 years of service)
- Ellis Nuckolls
- Manjunath Kamath
Recognition of our CEAT volunteer firefighters
- Rudee Cryer
- Cooper Garden
- Wendy Hall
- Craig Hannan
- Josh Hensley
- Daniel Long
- Tanner Noakes
- Bryan West
- Trent Wickham
2025 CEAT Faculty, Staff and Student Awards BanquetThe College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology held an awards banquet on April 15, 2025 to honor faculty, staff and students.
The student award recipients were:
St. Patrick’s Awards — Recognizes the top 10 graduating students for their accomplishments in the areas of leadership, academics and contributions to Oklahoma State University, CEAT and the community.
- Katilynn Mar
- Anne Shay
- Emma Hayes
- Madison Masters
- Brooke Desai
- Jordan Lin
- Keshawn Wallace
- Caleb Pierce
- Albert Assifuah
- Aidan McGee
Freshman Student Council Member of the Year
- Maggie Raper
Student Council Member of the Year
- Isaiah Penny
Outstanding Graduate Students
- Kasra Khodkar – Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering
- Amey Thorat – Chemical Engineering
- Kyle Forsythe – Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Michael Kubicki – Division of Engineering Technology
- Sungjoo Chung – Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Maral Shahmizad – Industrial Engineering and Management
- Shafi Romeo – Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
- Christine Brockman – Materials Science and Engineering
- Fahim Anjum – Petroleum Engineering
Dean’s Overall Outstanding Graduate Student
- Sungjoo Chung – Electrical and Computer Engineering
Outstanding Seniors
- Emily Smith – Architecture
- Gunnar Aune – Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering
- Kenna Lam – Chemical Engineering
- Madison Courtney – Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Madison Masters – Division of Engineering Technology
- Forrest Tuschoff – Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Grace Hendrix – Industrial Engineering and Management
- Trey Dorrell – Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Dean’s Overall Outstanding Senior
- Grace Hendrix, Industrial Engineering and Management
2025 CEAT Faculty, Staff and Student Awards BanquetCollege of Engineering, Architecture and Technology holds awards banquet to honor faculty, staff and students.
