{"id":119152,"date":"2021-04-07T14:58:54","date_gmt":"2021-04-07T18:58:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=119152"},"modified":"2022-08-03T14:40:17","modified_gmt":"2022-08-03T18:40:17","slug":"2021-founders-day-honorees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/2021-founders-day-honorees\/","title":{"rendered":"2021 Founders&#8217; Day Honorees"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Founders\u2019 Day Awards celebrate the outstanding academic achievements of our faculty members and students. As we recognize these achievements, we remember the efforts of those women and men who made this university a reality, and we prepare for the accomplishments of the future.<\/p>\n<p>In an extraordinary time, our faculty and students have continued to show they are innovative and resilient.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed oembed oembed-video d-flex flex-column align-items-center\">\n<div class=\"embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\"><noscript><iframe title=\"2021 UCF Founders&#039; Day Honors Convocation\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/STriR7gyiqw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript><iframe title=\"2021 UCF Founders&#039; Day Honors Convocation\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/STriR7gyiqw?feature=oembed\" class=\" lazyload\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Here are the 2021 honorees:<\/p>\n<h5>Students Awards<\/h5>\n<p><strong>Founders\u2019 Day Award<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ryan Polk, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/college\/arts-humanities\/\">College of Arts and Humanities<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Isabella Bustamante, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/college\/community-innovation-education\/\">College of Community Innovation and Education<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Riley Shurack, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/college\/health-professions-sciences\/\">College of Health Professions and Sciences<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/college\/burnett-honors-college\/\">Burnett Honors College<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Jaylen Brown, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/college\/business-administration\/\">College of Business<\/a><\/li>\n<li>David Wright, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/college\/sciences\/\">College of Sciences&nbsp;<\/a>and Burnett Honors College<\/li>\n<li>Chloe Geller, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/college\/engineering-computer-science\/\">College of Engineering and Computer Science<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Cathy Le, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/college\/medicine\/\">College of Medicine<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Chloe Frye, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/college\/nursing\/\">College of Nursing<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Elizabeth Hewitt, <a href=\"https:\/\/hospitality.ucf.edu\/\">Rosen College of Hospitality Management<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Victoria Alexander, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/college\/undergraduate-studies\/\">College of Undergraduate Studies<\/a> and Burnett Honors College<\/li>\n<li>Melissa Siver, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/college\/optics-photonics\/\">College of Optics and Photonics<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Honors in the Major Undergraduate Thesis Award<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Zachary Stein \u201920<\/strong>, B.S. in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/degree\/aerospace-engineering-bsae\/\">aerospace engineering<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Jacob Howard<\/strong> <strong>\u201920<\/strong>, B.S. in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/degree\/biomedical-sciences-bs\/\">biomedical sciences<\/a>, minors in philosophy and religion and cultural studies<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sarah Swiersz \u201920<\/strong>, B.S. in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/degree\/interdisciplinary-studies-ba\/\">interdisciplinary studies<\/a>, minors in environmental studies and geosciences<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jenna Dovydaitis<\/strong> <strong>\u201920<\/strong>, B.A. in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/degree\/political-science-ba\/\">political science<\/a> and B.S. in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/degree\/biology-bs\/\">biology<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Award for Outstanding Master\u2019s Thesis<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Daniela Diaz<\/strong> <strong>\u201920MS<\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/degree\/environmental-engineering-ms\/\">environmental engineering<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>America Edwards<\/strong> <strong>\u201920MA<\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/degree\/communication-ma\/\">communication<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Award for Outstanding Dissertation<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Lin Hu \u201920PhD<\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/degree\/materials-science-and-engineering-phd\/\">materials science and engineering<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Jasara Hines<\/strong> <strong>\u201908MA<\/strong> &#8216;<strong>20PhD<\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/degree\/texts-and-technology-phd\/\">texts and technology<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>Faculty Awards<\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/meet-the-2021-pegasus-professors\"><strong>Pegasus Professors<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Issa Batarseh, College of Engineering and Computer Science<\/li>\n<li>Cristina Fern\u00e1ndez-Valle, College of Medicine<\/li>\n<li>Luis Mart\u00ednez-Fern\u00e1ndez, College of Arts and Humanities<\/li>\n<li>Marshall Schminke, College of Business<\/li>\n<li>Jeffrey Stout, College of Health Professions and Sciences<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/reach-for-the-stars-honorees-pushing-the-boundaries-of-earth-and-space\/\"><strong>Reach for the Stars<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Adrienne Dove, College of Sciences<\/li>\n<li>Helen Huang, College of Engineering and Computer Science<\/li>\n<li>Amber Southwell, College of Medicine<\/li>\n<li>Mel Stanfill, College of Arts and Humanities<\/li>\n<li>Thomas Wahl, College of Engineering and Computer Science<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>College Awardees:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Marc Consalo, College of Community Innovation and Education<\/li>\n<li>Nicole Damico, College of Community Innovation and Education<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/peter-delfyett-optics-and-photonics-innovations\/\">Peter Delfyett<\/a>, College of Optics and Photonics<\/li>\n<li>Ray Eddy, Rosen College of Hospitality Management<\/li>\n<li>Francisco Fernandez-Rubiera, College of Arts and Humanities<\/li>\n<li><strong>Martha Garcia<\/strong> <strong>\u201997 \u201900MA<\/strong>, College of Arts and Humanities<\/li>\n<li>Edward Gonzalez-Tennant, College of Sciences<\/li>\n<li><strong>Amanda Groff<\/strong> <strong>\u201903 \u201907MA<\/strong>, College of Sciences<\/li>\n<li>Duncan Hardy, College of Arts and Humanities<\/li>\n<li>Alicia Hawthorne, College of Medicine<\/li>\n<li><strong>Erica Hoyt<\/strong> <strong>\u201993 \u201919EdD<\/strong>, College of Nursing<\/li>\n<li>Alla Kourova, College of Arts and Humanities<\/li>\n<li>Eunkyung &#8220;Muriel&#8221; Lee, College of Health Professions and Sciences<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tamra Legron-Rodriguez<\/strong> <strong>\u201908 \u201913PhD<\/strong>, College of Sciences<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tammy Muhs \u201911PhD<\/strong>, College of Sciences<\/li>\n<li>Tian Tian, College of Engineering and Computer Science<\/li>\n<li>Dana Wallace, College of Business Administration<\/li>\n<li>Danielle Webster, College of Health Professions and Sciences<\/li>\n<li><strong>Taylar Wenzel<\/strong> <strong>\u2019<\/strong><strong>11EdD<\/strong>, College of Community Innovation and Education<\/li>\n<li>Grace White, College of Sciences<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>University Awardee:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Amanda Groff<\/strong> <strong>\u201903 \u201907MA<\/strong>, College of Sciences<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>University Excellence in Graduate Teaching<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>College Awardees:<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Danielle Atkins, College of Community Innovation and Education<\/li>\n<li><strong>Christopher Blackwell \u201900 \u201901MS \u201905PhD<\/strong>, College of Nursing<\/li>\n<li>Cheryl Briggs, College of Arts and Humanities<\/li>\n<li>Xiaoxiao Fu, Rosen College of Hospitality Management<\/li>\n<li>Joseph Kider Jr.,&nbsp; College of Graduate Studies<\/li>\n<li>Axel Sch\u00fclzgen, College of Optics and Photonics<\/li>\n<li>Matt Stock, College of Health Professions and Sciences<\/li>\n<li>Kenneth Teter, College of Medicine<\/li>\n<li>G\u00fcne\u015f Tezc\u00fcr, College of Sciences<\/li>\n<li>Dingbao Wang, College of Engineering and Computer Science<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>University Awardee:<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Matt Stock, College of Health Professions and Sciences<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Excellence in Research<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>College Awardees:<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sarah Bush, College of Community Innovation and Education<\/li>\n<li>Debopam Chakrabarti , College of Medicine<\/li>\n<li>Hassan Foroosh, College of Engineering and Computer Science<\/li>\n<li>Peter Hancock, College of Sciences<\/li>\n<li>Duncan Hardy, College of Arts and Humanities<\/li>\n<li>Joseph Kider Jr., College of Graduate Studies<\/li>\n<li>Kathleen Richardson, College of Optics and Photonics<\/li>\n<li>Marshall Schminke, College of Business Administration<\/li>\n<li>Matt Stock, College of Health Professions and Sciences<\/li>\n<li>Ladda Thiamwong, College of Nursing<\/li>\n<li>Wei Wei, Rosen College of Hospitality Management<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>University Awardee:<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Kathleen Richardson, College of Optics and Photonics<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Excellence in Mentoring Doctoral Students<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>University Awardees:<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Xin He, College of Business Administration<\/li>\n<li>Luis Rabelo, College of Engineering and Computer Science<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Excellence in Instructional Design<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>University Awardee:<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Kathleen Bastedo, Division of Digital Learning<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Excellence in Librarianship<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>University Awardee:<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Peter Spyers-Duran<\/strong> <strong>\u201905MS \u201907MS<\/strong>, UCF Libraries<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Excellence in Faculty Academic Advising<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>University Awardee:<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Amanda Groff<\/strong> <strong>\u201903 \u201907MA<\/strong>, College of Sciences<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Excellence in Professional Service<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>University Awardee:<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Keri Watson, College of Arts and Humanities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>20-Year Service Award<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Laura \u201cJunie\u201d Albers-Biddle<\/strong> <strong>\u201986 \u201993MEd \u201914EdD<\/strong>, College of Community Innovation and Education<\/li>\n<li>Linan An, College of Engineering and Computer Science<\/li>\n<li>Issa Batarseh, College of Engineering and Computer Science<\/li>\n<li>Steven Berman, College of Sciences<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tarek Buhagiar<\/strong> <strong>\u201997MS<\/strong>, College of Business: Department of Economics<\/li>\n<li><strong>Shawn Burke<\/strong> <strong>\u201992<\/strong>, College of Graduate Studies<\/li>\n<li>Suryanarayana Challapalli, College of Engineering and Computer Science<\/li>\n<li>Sabatino Dibernardo, College of Arts and Humanities<\/li>\n<li>Mark Dickie, College of Business: Department of Economics<\/li>\n<li><strong>Matthew Gerber<\/strong> <strong>\u201998 \u201900MS \u201905PhD<\/strong>, College of Engineering and Computer Science<\/li>\n<li>Fon Gordon, College of Arts and Humanities<\/li>\n<li>Anthony Grajeda, College of Arts and Humanities<\/li>\n<li>Richard Harrison, UCF Libraries<\/li>\n<li><strong>Florencio Hernandez<\/strong> <strong>\u201918MBA<\/strong>, College of Community Innovation and Education<\/li>\n<li>Randall Hewitt, College of Community Innovation and Education<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bari Hoffman<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>\u201996 \u201998MA<\/strong>, College of Health Professions and Sciences<\/li>\n<li>Steven Hornik, College of Business<\/li>\n<li>Anna Maria Jones, College of Arts and Humanities<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mikhail Klimov<\/strong> <strong>\u201999MS<\/strong>, Office of Research<\/li>\n<li>Richard Lapchick, College of Business<\/li>\n<li>Dan Marinescu, College of Engineering and Computer Science<\/li>\n<li>Stefanie Mayfield Garcia, College of Business: Department of Marketing<\/li>\n<li><strong>Thomas &#8220;Rudy&#8221; McDaniel<\/strong> <strong>\u201999 \u201901MA \u201903 \u201904PhD<\/strong>, College of Arts and Humanities<\/li>\n<li>Christopher Niess, College of Arts and Humanities<\/li>\n<li>Eugene Paoline, College of Community Innovation and Education<\/li>\n<li>Sumanta Pattanaik, College of Engineering and Computer Science<\/li>\n<li>Tison Pugh, College of Arts and Humanities<\/li>\n<li>Benjamin Rockmore, College of Business<\/li>\n<li><strong>Kirk Scammon<\/strong> <strong>\u201991 \u201996MS<\/strong>, Office of Research<\/li>\n<li>Claudia Schippert, College of Arts and Humanities<\/li>\n<li>Yongho Sohn, College of Engineering and Computer Science<\/li>\n<li>Walter Sotero, College of Sciences<\/li>\n<li>Steven Spencer, College of Arts and Humanities<\/li>\n<li>Terrie Sypolt, UCF Libraries<\/li>\n<li>Suren Tatulian, College of Sciences<\/li>\n<li>Nizam Uddin, College of Sciences<\/li>\n<li>Rajan Vaidyanathan, College of Engineering and Computer Science<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mark Winton<\/strong> <strong>\u201984 \u201988MA<\/strong>, College of Community Innovation and Education<\/li>\n<li>Graham Worthy, College of Sciences<\/li>\n<li>Shin-Tson Wu, College of Optics and Photonics<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>30-Year Service Award<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>David Brunner, College of Arts and Humanities<\/li>\n<li>Alain Kassab, College of Engineering and Computer Science<\/li>\n<li>Mansooreh Mollaghasemi, College of Engineering and Computer Science<\/li>\n<li>Robert Peale, College of Sciences<\/li>\n<li>Mary Lou Sole, College of Nursing<\/li>\n<li>Jeffrey Sonne, Office of Research<\/li>\n<li>Morgan Wang, College of Sciences<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>40-Year Service Award<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Michael Hampton, College of Sciences<\/li>\n<li><strong>Samuel Richie<\/strong> <strong>\u201980 <\/strong><strong>\u201983MS <\/strong><strong>\u201989PhD<\/strong>, College of Engineering and Computer Science<\/li>\n<li>Robert Rivers, College of Arts and Humanities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Professor Emeritus and Emerita<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Stephen Berman, College of Medicine<\/li>\n<li>David Brunner, College of Arts and Humanities<\/li>\n<li>Susan Chase, College of Nursing<\/li>\n<li>Steven Chicurel-Stein, College of Arts and Humanities<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sophia Dziegielewski<\/strong> <strong>\u201981<\/strong>, College of Health Professions and Sciences<\/li>\n<li>Robert Folger, College of Business<\/li>\n<li>Walter Gaudnek, College of Arts and Humanities<\/li>\n<li>Robert Hoekstra, College of Engineering and Computer Science<\/li>\n<li>Bernard Jensen, College of Sciences<\/li>\n<li>Marcia Katz, College of Medicine<\/li>\n<li>Genaro Lopez, College of Medicine<\/li>\n<li>Ronald Michaels, College of Business<\/li>\n<li>M.G. &#8220;Jim&#8221; Moharam, College of Optics and Photonics<\/li>\n<li><strong>David Nickerson \u2019<\/strong><strong>80<\/strong>, College of Sciences<\/li>\n<li>Moshe Pelli, College of Arts and Humanities<\/li>\n<li>Richard Peppler, College of Medicine<\/li>\n<li><strong>Debra Reinhart<\/strong> <strong>\u201976<\/strong>, College of Engineering and Computer Science<\/li>\n<li>John &#8220;Jack&#8221; Ryalls, College of Health Professions and Sciences<\/li>\n<li>Dawn Trouard, College of Arts and Humanities<\/li>\n<li>Lyn Unruh, College of Community Innovation and Education<\/li>\n<li>Parveen Wahid, College of Engineering and Computer Science<\/li>\n<li>Alvin Wang, College of Sciences<\/li>\n<li>Bonnie Yegidis, College of Health Professions and Sciences<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Vice President Emerita<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Maribeth Ehasz<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Vice Provost Emeritus<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Jeffrey Jones<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/issuu.com\/universityofcentralflorida\/docs\/2021_founders_day_program_digital_x\">View the Founders&#8217; Day Program<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The annual recognition celebrates the outstanding academic achievements of our faculty members and 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