University of Michigan-Dearborn honored more than 100 students and six faculty members for the 38th annual Honor Scholars and Faculty Awards. The program recognizes students for their strong academic achievement and faculty who have distinguished themselves in teaching, research and service.
Five awards were given to recognize six outstanding faculty.
Armagan Bayram, College of Engineering & Computer Science and
Patricia Smith, College of Arts, Sciences, & Letters
The Distinguished Teaching Awards are given to faculty members whose teaching record illustrates effectiveness in the classroom and revitalization of courses and curriculum; interaction with students outside the classroom, as mentor, adviser, or group participant; professional growth as a teacher; and commitment to undergraduate and/or graduate education.
Jorge González del Pozo, College of Arts, Sciences, & Letters
The Distinguished Research Award is given to a faculty member who has consistently and with frequency published important works that enlarge the scope of human knowledge or who has consistently and with frequency produced acclaimed creative works.
Bruce Maxim, College of Engineering & Computer Science
The Distinguished Digital Education Award is given to a faculty member with outstanding achievements using digital education tools and techniques in online, hybrid, or face-to-face teaching.
Lisa Martin, College of Education, Health, & Human Services and College of Arts, Sciences, & Letters
The Distinguished Service Award is given to a faculty member who has demonstrated creativity, dedication, and a long-term, positive impact on the campus over a significant period of time; and/or application of professional expertise to benefit the public good, and whose work increases the visibility or enhances the reputation of UM-Dearborn.
David Sobiechowski, College of Arts, Sciences, & Letters
The Collegiate Lecturer Program is designed to recognize exceptional lecturers. The award is given to lecturers whose teaching record illustrates excellence in the classroom and revitalization of courses and curriculum; interaction with students outside the classroom, as mentor, advisor, or group participant; professional growth as a teacher; and commitment to undergraduate or graduate education.
Students were honored for their high achievement too. Students, selected by the respective discipline faculty, were also chosen for high marks and their contributions to the area of study through research and service activities such as tutoring, mentoring, and leadership in student organizations.
The 2020 Honors Scholars, along with past awardees, are listed here.
Anthropology
Fatima M. Al-Rasool
Applied Statistics
Brenden Hoy
Art History
Brandon Klein
Behavioral and Biological Sciences
Brandon Klein
Behavioral Sciences
Colleen F. Fitzgerald
Biochemistry
Selena Nehmeh
Biological Sciences
Ashley Pall
Chemistry
Veronica Gerios
Communication
Mohamad Jaafar
Criminology and Criminal Justice
Madou Bazzi
Economics
Brenden Hoy
English
Jason Kendrick
Environmental Science
Kaitlyn Tatro
Environmental Studies
Dale Browne
French Studies
Carla Yanez
Geological Sciences
Michael Solomon
Hispanic Studies
Nicole Kilikevicius
History
Marlaine Magewick
International Studies
Nadia Jaffal
Journalism and Screen Studies
Heather Thibault
Mathematics
Owen Ekblad
Microbiology
Katherine Coffey
Philosophy
Dominion Burch
Physics
David Choy
Political Science
Molly DeWyse
Psychology
Sarah Bondy
Sociology
Leah Oldham
Urban and Regional Studies
Liz Raupp
Women’s and Gender Studies
Very Raft
Graduate Program in Applied and Computational Mathematics
Nicole Hayes
Graduate Program in Criminology and Criminal Justice
Audrea Dakho
Graduate Program in Environmental Science
Nagham Mehdi
Graduate Program in Psychology
Angela Tiemeyer
Graduate Program in Public Administration and Policy
Caitlin Nagler
Accounting
Meaghan Landwehr
Digital Marketing
Rose Dobek
Finance
Mariam Zayat
General Business
Patrick Madish
Human Resource Management
Kathryn Olah
Information Systems Management
Andrew Daulton
Management
Athena Petrouleas
Marketing
Mitchell Berardi
Small Business Management
Zeinab Hachem
Supply Chain Management
Connor Fedoruk
Graduate Program in Accounting
Dawn So
Graduate Program in Business Administration
Flavia Munta
Graduate Program Business Administration and Master of Finance
Shawn Spannbauer
Graduate Program in Business Administration and Master of Supply Chain
Brian Migut
Graduate Program in Business Analytics
Kriselmir Peshkepia
Graduate Program in Finance
Jeremy Smoot
Graduate Program in Information Systems
Nauman Bakhrani
Graduate Program in Supply Chain Management
Lina Alnaggar
Child Life Specialist
Delaney Bond
Health and Human Services – Human Services
Danielle Leroux
Health and Human Services – Pre-Health Professions
Mohamad Alhacham
Health and Human Services – Public Health
Roula Abouzeid
Health Policy Studies
Danielle Jourdan
Public Health
Benjamin Rostkowski
Children & Families
Quinton Makgale
Early Childhood
Rebecca Raniszewski
Educational Studies
Maria Rangel
General Studies in Children and Families
Nicole Lane
Instructional Technology
Matthew Hundley
Language Arts
Adria Elmadari
Mathematics Studies
Marissa Sims
Reading
Rosalind Grayson
Science Studies
Haley Norton
Social Studies
Maya Gallo
Special Education – Learning Disabilities
Sarah Bloem
Graduate Program in Applied Behavior Analysis
Jennifer McDaniels
Graduate Program in Community Based Education
Chandrika Williams
Graduate Program in Early Childhood Education
Kelsey Nordquist
Graduate Program in Education
Brittany Harden
Graduate Program in Educational Leadership
Angela Altomonte
Graduate Program in Educational Technology
Andrea Kistler
Graduate Program in Health Information Technology
Laura Schmehl
Graduate Program in Science Education
Eric Singley
Graduate Program in Special Education
Samantha Meeker
Graduate Program in Teaching
Christian Falzone
Ed.D. Program in Education
Rashid Faisal
Ed.S. Program in Education Specialist
Jessica Hines
Bioengineering
Cameron Fyffe
Bioengineering and Mechanical Engineering
Youssef M. Danaoui
CIS Mathematics
Isaac Fredric Hampshire
Computer and Information Science
Dwight Alexander Herman
Cybersecurity and Information Assurance
Zachary Paul Reddmann
Data Science
Talia Mary Elisabeth Trela
Industrial and Systems Engineering
Omimah Bazzi
Manufacturing Engineering
Caroline Neighbors
Manufacturing Systems Engineering and Mechanical Engineering
Jacob P. LaBeau
Mechanical Engineering
Jared W. Hagerty
Software Engineering
Alexis J. Ambriz
Graduate Program in Automotive Systems Engineering
Gowtham Jayaraman
Graduate Program in Bioengineering
Victoria A. Sears
Graduate Program in Computer and Information Science
Vaishali Jain
Graduate Program in Cybersecurity and Information Assurance
Kwadwo Boakye-Yiadom
Graduate Program in Data Science
Linyan Wang
Graduate Program in Engineering Management
Justin Campanaro
Graduate Program in Industrial and Systems Engineering
Sethu Praveen Vairava Sundaram
Graduate Program in Information Systems and Technology
Alka Dubey
Graduate Program in Manufacturing Systems Engineering
Ian McEachern
Graduate Program in Mechanical Engineering
Kevin D. Khosrovaneh
Graduate Program in Program and Project Management
Alan Gutowski
Graduate Program in Software Engineering
Karl Anthony Knoflach
Ph.D. Program in Computer and Information Science
Vahid Alizadeh
Ph.D. Program in Electrical, Electronics, and Computer Engineering
Mohamed Aladem
Ph.D. Program in Industrial and Systems Engineering
Kassem Moustafa
Ph.D. Program in Mechanical Sciences and Engineering
Monish Urapakam Ramakrishnan
