Outstanding Employees Honored at Annual Luncheon

The following members of the Tech community were honored at the 2025 Faculty and Staff Honors Luncheon on Friday, April 25.

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Georgia Tech Chapter Sigma Xi Awards

Best Faculty Paper Award

Mark Borodovsky
Regents' Professor
Biomedical Engineering

Aaron Young
Associate Professor
Mechanical Engineering

Young Faculty Award

Ahmet Coksun
Associate Professor
Biomedical Engineering

Pengfei Liu 
Assistant Professor
Earth and Atmospheric Sciences 

Sustained Research Award

Mark Prausnitz
Regents’ Professor and J. Erskine Love Jr. Chair
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Institute Research Awards

Outstanding Achievement in Research Enterprise Enhancement

Rebecca Terns
Senior Research Associate
Chief Research Operations Officer 

Outstanding Achievement in Early Career Research Award

Saad Bhamla
Associate Professor
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Outstanding Achievement in Research Innovation Award

John Christian
Associate Professor
Aerospace Engineering 

Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Advisor Award

Julie Champion
Professor
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering 

Outstanding Faculty Research Author Award

James Dahlman
Adjunct Associate Professor
Biomedical Engineering 

Outstanding Achievement in Research Engagement and Outreach Award

Comas Haynes
Principal Research Engineer
Aerospace, Transportation, and Advanced Systems Laboratory

Outstanding Achievement in Research Program Development Award

TRU CoRE:NNSA Transuranic Chemistry Center of Research Excellence

Henry Storms La Pierre
Associate Professor
Chemistry and Biochemistry

Julie Niklas
Research Scientist II
Chemistry and Biochemistry

Outstanding Achievement in Research Program Impact Award

The EarSketch Team

Jason Freeman 
Associate Vice Provost for the Arts
Arts at Tech

Stephen Garrett
Research Scientist II
School of Music

Sabrina Grossman
Program Director
Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics, and Computing

Luke Heerman
Application Developer
School of Music

Brian Magerko
Regents' Professor
Literature, Media, and Communication

Roxanne Moore
Principal Research Engineer
Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics, and Computing

Jayma Koval
Senior Research Associate
Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics, and Computing

Diley Hernandez
Senior Academic Professional
Academic Effectiveness Department

ANAK Awards

Outstanding Staff ANAK Award

Julian Oliver
Assistant Director
Belonging and Student Support

Outstanding Faculty ANAK Award

Susan Lozier
Dean and Betsy Middleton and John Clark Sutherland Chair
College of Sciences

Staff Performance Awards

Embracing All Voices Award

Graduate Career Development Team

Megan Elrath
Program Manager III
Graduate Education and Faculty Development

Ariel Gladney
Program Support Coordinator
Graduate Education and Faculty Development

Catharine Groover
Career Development Advisor II
Graduate Education and Faculty Development

Christina Hall
Career Development Advisor II
Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Education

Gaeun "Gwenn" Seo
Academic Professional
Graduate Education and Faculty Development

One Giant Leap Award

Housing Lottery Process Team

David Askew
Technical Support Analyst
Housing and Residence Life

LaToya Bostick
Customer Service Representative
Housing and Residence Life

Sharon Ferguson
Customer Service Manager
Housing and Residence Life

Nina Gregory
Senior Project Support Specialist
Housing and Residence Life

Jennifer Grover
Assistant Director
Housing and Residence Life

Cindy Kropff
Student Support Coordinator II
Housing and Residence Life

Allison Southern
Senior Program and Operations Manager
Housing and Residence Life

Marlow Taylor
Enterprise Services Associate Director
Housing and Residence Life

Kari White
Operations and Strategic Alliances Associate Director
Housing and Residence Life

One Small Step Award

Brittany Aiello
Faculty Communications Program Manager
Institute Communications 

Leadership in Action Award

Andrea Comsa 
Director of Undergraduate Co-Op and Internship Programs 
Experiential and Engaged Learning 

Donald Johnson 
Assistant Director of Housing Warehouse and Fleet 
Housing and Residence Life

Excellence Award

Trina Paden 
Senior Program and Operations Manager 
Electrical and Computer Engineering

AI40PT Management Team 

Jackelyn "Jaci" Bjorne 
Communications Officer II 
Institute Communications 

Michael Butros 
Educational Outreach Manager II 
Industrial and Systems Engineering 

Brad Crawford
Research Scientist II 
Office of Information Technology 

Kevin Dalmeijer 
Senior Research Associate 
Industrial and Systems Engineering 

Camille Douglass 
Senior Administrative Professional 
Industrial and Systems Engineering 

Eli Kuperman 
Corporate Relations Manager 
Corporate Engagement 

Breon Martin 
Research Communication Program Manager 
Institute Communications 

Justin Romberg 
Professor 
Electrical and Computer Engineering 

Lisa Salter
Financial Manager 
Industrial and Systems Engineering 

Chelsea White 
Professor 
Industrial and Systems Engineering

Spirit of Georgia Tech Award

Patrice Hewitt 
Graduate Admission Manager
Office of Graduate Education

Christopher Pruitt 
Facilities Manager II 
School of Physics 

Lisa Tuttle 
Administrative Operations Assistant Director 
Office of the Executive Vice President for Research

Library Technical Services Team 

Glenna Barney 
Technical Services Associate Lead 
Library 

Nicholas Cooper-Kedrick 
Technical Services Associate II 
Library 

Carolyn Gill 
Technical Services Associate II 
Library 

Rick Goodin 
Technical Services Associate II 
Library 

Teresa Lathrom 
Technical Services Associate Lead 
Library 

Will Winchester 
Technical Services Associate II 
Library

Lettie Pate Whitehead Evans Gender Equity Award 

Stephanie Ray 
Associate Dean of Students 
Student Engagement and Well-Being

Academic Advising Awards 

Outstanding Undergraduate Academic Advisor – Faculty Advisor 

Meghan Babcock 
Academic Professional 
Psychology 

Outstanding Undergraduate Academic Advisor – Primary Role 

Amanda Blocker 
Academic Program Manager I 
Literature, Media, and Communication 

Complete College Georgia Award 

Lakshmi Raju 
Academic Professional 
Electrical and Computer Engineering

Center for Teaching and Learning Awards

Junior Faculty Teaching Excellence Award

Kelly Griendling 
Lecturer 
Aerospace Engineering 

Brigitte Stepanov 
Assistant Professor 
Modern Languages

Curriculum Innovation Award

Alpa Gautam 
Lecturer 
Biomedical Engineering

Innovation and Excellence in Laboratory Instruction Award

Emily Weigel 
Senior Academic Professional 
Biological Sciences

Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Award

Frank Rothaermel 
Regents’ Professor 
Scheller College of Business

Teaching Excellence Award in Online Teaching

Cassie Mitchell
Associate Professor
Biomedical Engineering

Undergraduate Educator Award

Mary Holder
Senior Academic Professional 
Psychology 

Faculty Award for Academic Outreach

Gerandy Brito 
Lecturer
Computing Instruction

International Initiatives Award

Steven A. Denning Faculty Award for Global Engagement

Shannon Yee
Associate Professor
Mechanical Engineering 

Faculty Honors Committee Awards

Outstanding Undergraduate Research Mentor Award

Junior Faculty

Hongchen Wu
Assistant Professor
Modern Languages 

Senior Faculty

Shuichi Takayama
Price Gilbert Chair
Biomedical Engineering

Class of 1934 Outstanding Service Award

Mary MacDonald
Professor
History and Sociology

Class of 1934 Outstanding Interdisciplinary Activities Award

Shatakshee Dhongde
Associate Dean
Ivan Allen College

Anjali Thomas
Associate Professor
International Affairs

Alberto Fuentes 
Associate Professor
International Affairs

Class of 1940 W. Roane Beard Outstanding Teacher Award

Allegra Smith
Assistant Professor
Literature, Media, and Communication 

Class of 1940 W. Howard Ector Outstanding Teacher Award

Nihad Farooq
Associate Professor
Literature, Media, and Communication 

Class of 1934 Distinguished Professor Award

Willie Pearson
Regents' Professor
School of History and Sociology