The Outstanding Faculty Awards, established by the Academic Senate in 1992, are presented in recognition of the importance of teaching and the role of the faculty in the shared governance of our University. The awards commend the superior accomplishments of our faculty, acknowledge our sense of community, and honor the recipients' commitment to excellence.

Recipients of these awards are recognized for having positively affected the life of the University through their teaching, service, or scholarly and creative activities, displaying a consistent and strong commitment to students throughout their careers at California State University, Sacramento.

2023-2024 Recipients

Community Service

Dr. Preetham Kumar - Electrical & Electronic Engineering

The Community Service Award recognizes and highlights the important connection between the University’s mission and the faculty’s application of knowledge and skills in addressing community needs.

All 2023-2024 Community Service Award Recipients

Scholarly and Creative Activity

Dr. Zoi Dokou - Civil Engineering

The Scholarly and Creative Activity Award reflects the importance of scholarship and discipline-related works in the life and role of the faculty and recognizes and honors outstanding researchers, writers, artists and those who have made significant contributions to their respective fields.

All 2023-2024 Scholarly and Creative Activity Award Recipients

Teaching

Dr. Haiquan "Victor" Chen - Computer Science

The Teaching Award affirms the importance of teaching in the life of the faculty and recognizes and honors outstanding teachers for their teaching effectiveness and their impact on the lives of their students.

All 2023-2024 Teaching Award Recipients

University Service

Dr. Troy Topping - Mechanical Engineering

The Award affirms the importance of faculty participation in the governance of the University, recognizes and honors faculty for their outstanding contributions as members of committees, as chairs of committees, for their efforts in curriculum development and advising or special assignments at the department, college and university level.

All 2023-2024 University Service Award Recipients

All ECS Teaching Award Recipients

The Teaching Award recognizes the recipient's teaching effectiveness, as established over the most recent five-year period. In addition, the Teaching Award is based upon the recipient's impact on the lives and careers of students, as evidenced over the tenure of the nominee at Sacramento State.

All forms of the teaching duties of faculty members at Sacramento State are appropriate for recognition: undergraduate and graduate level teaching, lectures, seminars, laboratories, clinical practica, fieldwork supervision, etc.

Year	Name	Department
2022-2023	Masoud Ghodrat Abadi	Civil Engineering
2021-2022	Jun Dai	Computer Science
2020-2021	Xiaoyan Sun	Computer Science
2017-2018	Ted Krovetz	Computer Science
2015-2016	Ghazan Khan	Civil Engineering
2013-2014	Behnam Arad	Computer Science
2012-2013	Scott Gordon	Computer Science
2011-2012	Patrick Homen	Mechanical Engineering
2010-2011	Benjamin Fell	Civil Engineering
2009-2010	Tim Marbach	Mechanical Engineering
2008-2009	Turan Gonen	Electrical & Electronic Engineering
2007-2008	Perry Heedly	Electrical & Electronic Engineering
2006-2007	John Clevenger	Computer Science
2005-2006	Tien-I Liu	Mechanical Engineering
2004-2005	Martin Meyers	Computer Science
2003-2004	John Oldenberg	Electrical & Electronic Engineering
2002-2003	James Bergquam	Mechanical Engineering
2001-2002	Cui Zhang	Computer Science
2000-2001	Estelle Eke	Mechanical Engineering
1999-2000	Preetham B. Kumar	Electrical & Electronic Engineering
1998-1999	Fred Reardon	Mechanical Engineering
1997-1998	Jean-Pierre Bayard	Electrical & Electronic Engineering
1996-1997	Turan Gonen	Electrical & Electronic Engineering
1995-1996	John Gwynn Jr.	Computer Science
1994-1995	Kenneth Kerri	Civil Engineering
1993-1994	John L. Clevenger	Computer Science
1992-1993	S. K. Ramesh	Electrical & Electronic Engineering

All ECS Scholarly & Creative Activity Award Recipients

The Scholarly & Creative Activity Award is based on the recipient’s significant scholarship or creative activities, including the impact on recipient’s field(s) of study as well as the impact of the scholarly and creative activities on the university and students.

Year	Name	Department
2022-2023	Xiaoyan Sun	Computer Science
2021-2022	Jose Granda	Mechanical Engineering
2020-2021	Ted Krovetz	Computer Science
2018-2019	Jun Dai	Computer Science
2017-2018	Ghazan Khan	Civil Engineering
2014-2015	Saad Merayyan	Civil Engineering
2012-2013	Benjamin Fell	Civil Engineering
2011-2012	Kevan Shafizadeh	Civil Engineering
2010-2011	Du Zhang	Computer Science
2004-2005	Preetham Kumar	Electrical & Electronic Engineering
2003-2004	Du Zhang	Computer Science
2002-2003	Jose Granda	Mechanical Engineering
2000-2001	Ralph Hwang	Civil Engineering
1999-2000	Tien- I Liu	Mechanical Engineering
1998-1999	Cui Zhang	Computer Science
1997-1998	Warren Smith	Electrical & Electronic Engineering
1996-1997	Du Zhang	Computer Science
1995-1996	Francois Cheong-Siat-Moy	Civil Engineering
1994-1995	John Balachandra	Electrical & Electronic Engineering

All ECS University Service Award Recipients

The University Service Award is based on contributions to the faculty member’s department through their leadership and work as a member or chair of a committee and/or by carrying out special assignments for the department. Two examples of contributions are curriculum development and student advising.

Year	Name	Department
2022-2023	Anna Baynes	Computer Science
2021-2022	Anna Baynes	Computer Science
2020-2021	Julie Fogarty	Civil Engineering
2018-2019	Milica Markovic	Electrical & Electronic Engineering
2017-2018	Jinsong Ouyang	Computer Science
2015-2016	Benjamin Fell	Civil Engineering
2013-2014	Ted Krovetz	Computer Science
2012-2013	Mary Jane Lee	Computer Science
2011-2012	Bob Buckley	Computer Science
2010-2011	Scott Gordon	Computer Science
2009-2010	Ken Sprott	Mechanical Engineering
2008-2009	Jose Granda	Electrical & Electronic Engineering
2007-2008	Akihiko Kumagai	Mechanical Engineering
2006-2007	Anne-Louise Radmisky	Computer Science
2005-2006	Susan Holl	Mechanical Engineering
2004-2005	Ronald Becker	Electrical & Electronic Engineering
2003-2004	Cui Zhang	Computer Science
2002-2003	Jean-Pierre Bayard	Electrical & Electronic Engineering
2001-2002	Anne-Louise Radimsky	Computer Science

All ECS Community Service Award Recipients

The Community Service Award is based on service that applies the recipient’s professional knowledge and skills to addressing community needs, and thus represents the university as a resource to the region. The award recognizes activities such as:

• Creation of new opportunities for students to combine learning and service, e.g., service learning courses, internships, Master’s theses, and participation in civic improvement and/or citizen action projects.
• Acquisition of grant funds and other resources for the university.
• Creation of new research and consultation opportunities for faculty.

Impact on the community may include but is not limited to:

• Positive outcomes of the service activity on quality of life in the Sacramento region or beyond – outcomes may be economic, social, or cultural.
• Positive outcomes for specific public benefit agencies, organizations, and/or vulnerable populations.

Year	Name	Department
2022-2023	Ghazan Khan	Civil Engineering
2021-2022	Anna Baynes	Computer Science
2018-2019	Warren Smith	Electrical & Electronic Engineering
2013-2014	John Clevenger	Computer Science
2010-2011	Mikael Anderson	Civil Engineering