The College of Engineering hosted its second annual Community Celebration on Sept. 18, 2024, at Old Brick in Iowa City. Faculty and staff gathered to honor Faculty and Staff Excellence Award winners and recipients of Longevity Awards. 

Longevity Awards

5 Year 
Gregory Brennan 
Zhi Chen 
Alan Denbleyker 
Yanan Liu 
Yuanming Luo 

10 Year 
Joshua Atcher
Sathivel Chinnathambi 
Ryan Clark 
John Gaspar 
Phillip Kerr 
Richard Langel 
Drew Latta 
Jennifer Portwood 
Matthew Streeter 
Stephanie Surine 
Jason Vogelgesang  
Qianjin (Marina) Zhang

15 Year 
Zhaoyuan Wang

20 Year  
Omar Ahmad 
Megan Allen 
Daniel Ceynar 
Jill McNamara 
Andreas Wahle 
Rebecca Whitaker 
Sarah Williams

25 Year  
James Goss III 
Brian Miller

30 Year 
Teresa Gaffey

Excellence Awards

Faculty Excellence Award for Research 
David Cwiertny 
Nominated by: Allen Bradley

Faculty Excellence Award for Teaching 
Tyler Bell 
Nominated by: Er Wei Bai

Justin Garvin 
Nominated by: Ching-long Lin

Faculty Excellence Award for Service 
Jennifer Fiegel 
Nominated by: Beth Rundlett

Early Career Faculty Excellence Award 
Chao Wang 
Nominated by: Yong Chen

Casey Harwood 
Nominated by: Ching-long Lin

Mary Sheedy Staff Excellence Award 
Lisa Lang 
Nominated by: Jun Wang 

Staff Excellence Award for Research  
Yusuf Sermet 
Nominated by: Ibrahim Demir

Staff Excellence Award for Community Engagement 
Dan Gilles 
Nominated by: Nate Young

Staff Excellence Award for Student Success 
Dan Mentzer 
Nominated by: Matt McLaughlin

PhD Student Excellence Award 
Adam Galloy 
Nominated by: Suresh Raghavan