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Community of Innovators Awards

The Community of Innovators Awards presentation and reception will be held Tuesday, May 29, 2012, from 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. in the Paul G. Allen Center, Microsoft Atrium.

2012 Community of Innovators Awardees

Faculty Innovator: Research — Shaoyi Jiang (ChemE)

Faculty Innovator: Teaching and Learning — Rene Overney (ChemE)

Faculty Innovator: Junior — Anne Goodchild (CEE)

Student Innovator: Research — Eric Larson (CSE, EE)

Student Innovator: Teaching — Renuka Prabhakar (ME)

Staff Innovator: Classified — Wanwisa Kisalang (ME)

Staff Innovator: Professional — David Melville (ME)

Staff Innovator: Professional — Scott Winter (Dean's Office)

2012 Community of Innovators Awards Nominees

Faculty Innovator: Research
Kristi Morgansen (A&A)
Mark Haselkorn (HCDE)
Shaoyi Jiang (ChemE)
Zelda Zabinsky (ISE)
Howard Jay Chizeck (EE)
Yinhai Wang (CEE)

Faculty Innovator: Teaching
Jennifer Turns (HCDE)
Rene Overney (ChemE)
Shwetak Patel (CSE)

Faculty Innovator: Junior
Nathan Sniadecki (ME)
Marco Rolandi (MSE)
Julie Kientz (HCDE)
Jim Pfaendtner (ChemE)
Anne Goodchild (CEE)

Student Innovator: Research
Yuanming Liu (ME)
Lee White (BioE)
Eric Larson (CSE & EE)
Christopher McGann (CEE)

Student Innovator: Teaching
Phillip Miller (ME)
Renuka Prabhakar (ME)
Leo Lam (EE)

Professional/Classified Staff
Dayna Cole (CEE)
Dan Dembiczak (ChemE)
Michael Glidden (Dean's Office)
David Melville (ME)
DO-IT Team (DO-IT)
DJ Miller (HCDE)
Lisa Yamasaki (HCDE)
Dana Pierson (CEE)
Online Scholarships Team (Dean's Office)
Mariko Navin (CEE)
Deidre Girard (A&A)
Ken Yasuhara (CELT)
Scott Winter (Dean's Office)
Nicholas Burmeister (CEE)
Wanwisa Kisalang (ME)
Heather Wilson (CEE)
Kellus Stone (ISE)

About the Awards

The Community of Innovators Awards acknowledge the extraordinary efforts of the college’s teaching and research assistants, staff, and faculty members. The categories are:

• Faculty Innovator: Teaching and Learning
• Faculty Innovator: Research
• Faculty Innovator: Junior
• Student Innovator: Teaching
• Student Innovator: Research
• Staff Innovator: Classified
• Staff Innovator: Professional
• Dean's Award

Students, staff and faculty members can submit online nominations for these awards, which are accepted for four (4) weeks during the month of February. After all nominations have been received, they are reviewed by ad hoc committees who recommend the top candidates to the Dean for the final decision. Award recipients are selected in early May and are notified directly by the Dean.

Awardees and nominees are acknowledged at a college-wide reception at the end of the academic year.

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