Faculty & Staff Awards
The faculty and staff in the College of Engineering work tirelessly towards advancing our mission of putting students first, innovating in research, and driving excellence in teaching. They generate valuable ideas to develop new and improved processes and programs, demonstrate tremendous leadership, and display excellence in their scholarly work. Nominated by their peers, our faculty and staff award winners are recognized for the inspiration they provide their colleagues, the university, our students, and the community.
› Brown-Henderson Outstanding Engineering Faculty Award
› Kinslow Engineering Research Award
› Leighton E. Sissom Innovation and Creativity Award
› T. S. McCord Engineering Faculty Award
› Years of Service Recognition
Brown-Henderson Outstanding Engineering Faculty Award Recipients
First awarded in 1984, the Brown-Henderson award honors outstanding performance in teaching and research or service and carries the names of Engineering Dean Emeritus James Seay Brown and James Henderson, the college's first dean.
1984: Paul Bonner – Civil Engineering
1985: Edwin Griggs – Mechanical Engineering
1986: Carl Ventrice – Electrical Engineering
1987: Seiichi Fujita – Industrial Engineering
1988: Kenneth Purdy – Mechanical Engineering
1989: Dallas Smith – Civil Engineering
1990: David Yarbrough – Chemical Engineering
1991: Joe Scardina – Mechanical Engineering
1992: Noel Tolbert – Civil Engineering
1993: Jack Gordon – Civil Engineering
1994: Dick Houghton – Mechanical Engineering
1995: Ali Alouani – Electrical Engineering
1996: Sastry Munukutla – Mechanical Engineering
1997: Jon McDearman – Electrical Engineering
1998: L. K. Crouch – Civil Engineering
1999: John Peddieson – Mechanical Engineering
2000: George R. Buchanan – Civil Engineering
2001: S. Deivanayagam – Industrial Engineering
2002: Steve Idem – Mechanical Engineering
2003: Satish Mahajan – Electrical Engineering
2004: Edwin Griggs – Mechanical Engineering
2005: Stephen L. Canfield – Mechanical Engineering
2006: Donald P. Visco, Jr. – Chemical Engineering
2007: Joseph Biernacki – Chemical Engineering
2008: Pedro Arce – Chemical Engineering
2009: Xiaoming (Sharon) Huo – Civil Engineering
2010: David W. Elizandro – Industrial & Systems Engineering
2011: Ismail Fidan – Manufacturing & Industrial Technology
2012: Sastry Munukutla – Mechanical Engineering
2013: Holly Stretz – Chemical Engineering
2014: No award made
2015: No award made
2016: No award made
2017: Ambareen Siraj – Computer Science
2018: Mohamed Mahmoud – Electrical & Computer Engineering
2019: No award made
2020: Steve Anton – Mechanical Engineering
2021: Sheikh Ghafoor – Computer Science
Kinslow Engineering Research Award Recipients
The Kinslow Engineering Research Award is given annually for the best paper written by a Tech engineering faculty member and published in a referred professional journal during October 1, 2017 – September 30, 2018. Nominees must be the principal author. The selection criteria include both research innovation and research applicability.
1991: George Buchanan – Civil Engineering
1992: Kwun–Lon Ting – Mechanical Engineering
1993: Cemil Bagci – Mechanical Engineering
1994: Stephen Idem – Mechanical Engineering
1995: John Peddieson – Mechanical Engineering
1996: Ahmad Smaili – Mechanical Engineering
1997: Kwun–Lon Ting – Mechanical Engineering
1998: John Chai – Mechanical Engineering
1999: Ahmad Smaili – Mechanical Engineering
2000: Donald Visco – Chemical Engineering
2001: Joseph O. Ojo – Electrical and Computer Engineering
2002: Chris Wilson – Chemical Engineering
2002: Joseph Biernacki – Mechanical Engineering
2003: Daniel Badoe – Civil Engineering
2004: Ali T. Alouani – Electrical and Engineering
2005: George Buchanan – Civil Engineering
2006: Robert Qiu – Electrical and Computer Engineering
2007: Holly Stretz – Chemical Engineering
2008: Ying Zhang – Mechanical Engineering
2009: Omar Elkeelany – Electrical and Computer Engineering
2010: Jiahong (John) Zhu – Mechanical Engineering
2011: Benjamin Mohr – Civil Engineering
2012: Robert Qiu – Electrical and Computer Engineering
2013: Satish Mahajan – Electrical and Computer Engineering
2014: Cynthia Rice – Center for Manufacturing Research
2015: Syed Hasan – Electrical and Computer Engineering
2015: Ying Zhang – Mechanical Engineering
2016: Alfred Kalyanapu – Civil and Environmental Engineering
2017: Ethan Languri – Mechanical Engineering
2018: Mohamed Mahmoud – Electrical and Computer Engineering
2018: Steven R. Anton – Mechanical Engineering
2019: Stephen Canfield – Mechanical Engineering
2020: Mohamed Mahmoud – Electrical and Computer Engineering
2021: Ismail Fidan – Manufacturing and Engineering Technology
Leighton E. Sissom Innovation and Creativity Award Recipients
The Sissom Award was established to recognize innovation and creativity in scholarship, methodology, invention, technique, processes, or other unique contributions demonstrating creativity and innovation. Any faculty member, administrator, student, secretary, technician, or engineer associated with the College is eligible for nomination. The recipient will receive a plaque and a stipend that varies with the size of the Sissom Endowment.
1993: David A. Walker – Mechanical Engineering
1998: W. D. Holland – Chemical Engineering
1999: R. Craig Henderson – Civil Engineering
2000: Jeffrey L. Frolik – Electrical Engineering
2000: Stephen L. Canfield – Mechanical Engineering
2001: Kenneth W. Hunter – Basic Engineering
2002: Glenn Cunningham – Mechanical Engineering
2002: Jeffrey L. Frolik – Electrical Engineering
2002: Joseph J. Biernacki – Chemical Engineering
2002: Roger L. Haggard – Electrical Engineering
2002: Satish Mahajan – Electrical Engineering
2003: Darrell E. P. Hoy – Mechanical Engineering
2004: Ismail Fidan – Industrial Technology
2005: Pedro Arce – Chemical Engineering
2006: Donald P. Visco, Jr. – Chemical Engineering
2007: David Ballard– Mechanical Engineering
2008: No award given
2009: Justin Stacy – Mechanical Engineering
2010: Mohamed A. Abdelrahman – Electrical Engineering
2010: Stephen L. Canfield – Mechanical Engineering
2011: No award given
2012: Becky Asher – Chemical Engineering
2012: Eric Brown – Computer Science
2012: Joe Biernacki – Chemical Engineering
2012: Kenneth Wiant – Economics, Finance, Marketing
2012: Marbin Pazos–Revilla – College of Engineering – ITS
2012: Pedro Arce – Chemical Engineering
2013: Ismail Fidan – Manufacturing & Engineering Technology
2014: Adam Anderson – Electrical and Computer Engineering
2015: Jiahong Zhu – Mechanical Engineering
2016: Jason Witman – Mechanical Engineering
2017: No award given
2018: J. Robby Sanders – Chemical Engineering
2018: Melissa Geist – Whitson–Hester School of Nursing
2019: Dale Wilson – Mechanical Engineering
2020: Ismail Fidan – Manufacturing & Engineering Technology
2020: Terry Guo – Center for Manufacturing Research
2020: Michelle Davis – Center for Manufacturing Research
2021 Stephanie Jorgensen – Chemical Engineering
T. S. McCord Engineering Faculty Award Recipients
The award was established to primarily support a faculty awards program. The award is $4500 and will be awarded to an outstanding engineering faculty member who demonstrates a deep compassion for his/her students. This faculty member should be dedicated to their teaching and/or advising of students and have the students’ welfare as top priority in all that he/she does.
2015: Ismail Fidan, Manufacturing and Engineering Technology
2016: No award given
2017: No award given
2018: No award given
2019: Stephen Canfield, Mechanical Engineering
2020: Stephanie Jorgensen, Chemical Engineering
2021: April Crockett - Computer Science
Years of Service Recognition
Please congratulate the following staff who received university pins for 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30 and 35 years of service based on their years of service to Tennessee Tech:
Faculty Service Pins
2020-21
Chemical Engineering:
- Dr. Holly Stretz, Professor 15 years
Civil & Environmental Engineering:
- Dr. Steven Click, Associate Professor 15 years
- Dr. Benjamin Mohr, Chairperson 15 years
- Dr. Guillermo Ramirez, Associate Professor 20 years
- Dr. L.K. Crouch Professor 30 years
Computer Science:
- Dr. Stephen Scott, Professor 10 years
General & Basic Engineering:
- Dr. Kristine Craven, Associate Professor 20 years
- Professor Stephen Wells, Assistant Professor 40 years
Mechanical Engineering:
- Dr. Jiahong Zhu, Professor 20 years
Manufacturing & Engineering Technology:
- Dr. Ismail Fidan, Professor 20 years
Administrative Service Pins
2020-21
Center for Manufacturing Research:
- Mr. Brian Bates Engineer 15 years
Student Success Center:
- Ms. Carol McGee Advisor 5 years
- Mr. Harry Ingle Director 10 years
Clerical Staff Service Pins
2020-21
Electrical and Computer Engineering:
- Ms. Mary Atkins Administrative Associate 2 20 years
Manufacturing and Engineering Technology:
- Ms. Pauline Reyna Administrative Associate 3 35 years
Mechanical Engineering:
- Ms. Michelle Holm Financial Associate 6 10 years
- Mr. Jeffery Randolph Academic Support Associate 6 10 years
Office of the Dean:
- Ms. Cynthia Davis Administrative Associate 7 5 years
