From Becky Bosstick, Director of Special Events, Office of Institutional Advancement
President Valerie Sheares Ashby Invites You to Join Us for the
Presidential Faculty and Staff Awards Ceremony
Wednesday, May 13, 2026
University Center Ballroom
3-5 p.m. Awards Ceremony and Reception
Please join me in sharing gratitude for the UMBC community, and celebrating this year’s Presidential Faculty and Staff awardees, University System of Maryland awardees, and additional distinguished university honorees:
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Lindsay DiCuirci, 2026-2029 Presidential Teaching Professor
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Weidong Zhu, 2025-2029 Presidential Research Professor
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Joby Taylor, Ph.D. ’05, 2026 Presidential Distinguished Exempt Staff
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Michele Kimery, 2026 Presidential Distinguished Non-Exempt Staff
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Tara Carpenter, 2026 University System of Maryland Board of Regents Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching
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Michael Summers, 2026 University System of Maryland Board of Regents Faculty Award for Excellence in Mentoring
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Curtis Menyuk, 2026 University System of Maryland Board of Regents Faculty Award for Faculty Award for Excellence in Scholarship or Research.
- Brian Kaufman, 2026 University System of Maryland Board of Regents Award of Excellence in Creative Activity
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David Clurman, 2026 Diane M. Lee Teaching Award
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Michael Canale, 2026 Diane M. Lee Teaching Award
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Keith Harmon, 2026 Jakubik Family Endowment Staff Award
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Maisha Cron, 2026 Karen L. Wensch Endowment Award for Outstanding Non-Exempt Staff
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Ramana Vinjamuri, 2026 Marilyn E. Demorest Award for Faculty Advancement
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David Hoffman, Ph.D. '13, 2026 Teresa Lupinek Endowment Award
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Mehdi Benna, 2026 UMBC Research Faculty Excellence Award
Please RSVP with the green button on this posting.