The West Virginia University College of Engineering and Mineral Resources recently honored its outstanding faculty and staff for 2007-08.

The list of winners is as follows:

2007-08 Outstanding Teachers

  • Eung Cho, professor of chemical engineering
  • Keith Heasley, professor of mining engineering
  • Xin Li, assistant professor of computer science and electrical engineering
  • Afzel Noore, professor of computer science and electrical engineering
  • Arun Ross, assistant professor of computer science and electrical engineering
  • Hema Siriwardane, professor of civil and environmental engineering

2007-08 Teacher of the Year

  • Hema Siriwardane, professor of civil and environmental engineering

2007-08 Outstanding Researchers

  • Nigel Clark, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering
  • Larry Hornak, professor of computer science and electrical engineering
  • Xingbo Liu, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering
  • Marcello Napolitano, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering
  • Afzel Noore, professor of computer science and electrical engineering.

2007-08 Researcher of the Year

  • Afzel Noore, professor of computer science and electrical engineering

2007-08 Outstanding New Researchers of the Year

  • David Graham, assistant professor of computer science and electrical engineering

2007-08 Outstanding Advisers

  • Robin Hensel, coordinator of freshman engineering
  • Majid Jaraiedi, professor of industrial and management systems engineering
  • Cindy Tanner, program coordinator in the Lane Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering

2007-08 Adviser of the Year

  • Majid Jaraiedi, professor of industrial and management systems engineering

2007-08 Outstanding Staff Members

  • Candy Cordwell, program manager for the NASA West Virginia Space Grant Consortium
  • Linda Cox, records officer in the Student Services Office
  • Karen Grimm, accounting assistant in the Lane Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
  • Linda Rogers, office administrator in the Department of Chemical Engineering

Brief biographies of the winners can be found online athttp://www.cemr.wvu.edu/news/news-details.php?item=1121.

WVU s College of Engineering and Mineral Resources is dedicated to the development of engineering practice, science and research. It offers degrees at the bachelors, masters and doctoral levels, with 10 engineering and computer science undergraduate programs accredited by ABET , the recognized accreditor for college and university programs in applied science, computing, engineering and technology. The colleges academic departments offer undergraduate majors and dual majors in engineering specialties, computer science and biometric systems.