Awards
Explore awards received by our ENGR 100 faculty, staff, and students
Winning Sections of the Year:
ENGR 100.250 Microprocessors and Toys
ENGR 100.580 BioDesign
Winning Sections of the Year:
ENGR 100.250 Microprocessors and Toys
ENGR 100.580 BioDesign
ENGR 100 Section of the Year
The ENGR 100 Section of the Year recognizes teaching teams doing an exceptional job of providing a taste of what it is to be a practicing engineer by simulating a real-world engineering environment where teamwork, communication, professional values, and creativity are keys to success. ENGR 100 teaching teams are nominated by current first-year students enrolled in ENGR 100. Nomination calls go out twice a year, at the end of the fall and winter terms.
Nominations for ENGR 100 Section of the Year are entirely initiated by ENGR 100 students
2025 Winner(s): ENGR 100.250
Microprocessors and Toys
“I really love Prof. Chen’s teaching! He makes his lectures really engaging and he discusses CSE topics in such an enjoyable way that it really sparked interest in CSE in many of us. He’s great at explaining complex concepts as well and is always open to questions. Additionally, he and Prof. Walker were really supportive when my team was experiencing unforeseen problems, which all of us appreciate! The lab IAs (Jacob, Josh, and Sami) are all very approachable, fun, and are exceptional with the course topics. They’re the reason why we love coming to lab!”
Faculty:
Peter Chen (Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science)
Clay Walker (Lecturer III, TechComm)
William De Herder (Lecturer III, TechComm)
Instructional Aides (IAs):
Jaccob Bell
Sami Fayyad
Joshua Liu
2025 Winner(s): ENGR 100.580
BioDesign
“The teaching team has been fantastic at providing a warm environment for everyone to get their voice heard. Dr. Moore has such a great mindset of bringing in students to the experience, rather than just trying to lecture students. The GSI Anvay Pradhan was always willing to help any student with their struggles. I love how Ms. Lewis has kept a very calm environment when teaching tech comm because a passive voice, I think, is the best way of teaching young adults to develop their communication skills. Mr. Greenspan has also been great at keeping discussions focused on collaborating in teams, rather than the goal being to complete work.”
Faculty:
Talia Moore (Assistant Professor of Robotics and Mechanical Engineering)
Kim Lewis, (Lecturer III, TechComm)
David Greenspan (Lecturer I, TechComm)
Graduate Student Instructor (GSI):
Anvay Pradhan
2024 Winner
ENGR 100.980: Rocket Science
Faculty:
Aaron Ridley,
Alan Hogg
IAs:
Eric Andrechek,
Yichen Wang,
Hannah Barnard,
Jack Woods,
Ben Miller
2023 Winner
ENGR 100.750: Engineering for Social Impact: Making a Better World
Faculty:
Jesse Austin-Breneman,
Philip Derbesy
GSI:
Shannon Clancy
2022 Winner
ENGR 100.700: Introduction to Aerospace Engineering
Faculty:
Pete Washabaugh,
Christian Casper
IAs:
Yousif Taher,
Christopher Clyne
More Winners
Coming Soon
Other Awards
The ADUE Teaching Awards recognize undergraduate teaching efforts in ADUE courses that have significantly advanced one or more of the four goal areas of the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education (ADUE) office: preeminent engineering education, experiential learning, academic innovation, and academic opportunities for all.
College of Engineering students, faculty, and staff may submit nominations for individual and/or team awards. Self-nominations are allowed.
Eligibility: Limited to any instructor or team from the current academic year teaching an ENGR, Technical Communication (TCHNCLCM), or ArtsEngine (UARTS) course (e.g., ENGR 1XX), or anyone employed by ADUE, the Program in Technical Communication, or UARTS teaching a course in the College of Engineering.
2025 Individual Winner
Peter Washabaugh - Associate Professor, Aerospace Engineering
ENGR 100.700: Introduction to Aerospace Engineering
2025 Team Winner
Karin Jensen - Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering; Robin Fowler - Lecturer IV, Technical Communications; Fatima Albrehi - Lecturer III, Technical Communications
ENGR 100.520: Engineering Wellness: Technologies to Support Physical & Mental Health
Past Winners

2024 Individual Winner
Frank Marsik - Lecturer IV, Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering
ENGR 110.500: Design Your Engineering Experience

2022 Individual Winner
Ken Alfano - Teaching Professor, TechComm and ADUE
ENGR 100.200: Design in the Real World

2024 Team Award Winner
Derrick Yeo and Greg Formosa (Robotics); Kelly Bowker, Nabilah Khachab, and Mariel Krupansky (TechComm)
ENGR 100.850: Robotics Mechanisms (ROB)
More Winners Coming Soon

2023 Individual Winner
Melissa Wrobel - Lecturer IV, BME
ENGR 100.500: Biomedical Engineering and Human Values
ENGR 100.510: Design in Reverse: Dissecting Modern Medical Devices

2023 Team Award Winner
Laura Hirshfield - Lecturer IV, ChE & Lisa Grimble - Lecturer III, Tech Comm
ENGR 100.300: Food Science and Engineering
ADUE Staff Award
The ADUE Staff Award recognizes staff who have significantly advanced one or more of the four ADUE goal areas (preeminent engineering education, experiential learning, academic innovation, and academic opportunities for all).
2024 Winner
Ryan Latimer - First-Year Program Manager
2023 Winner
John Getsoian - Laboratory/Classroom Services Supervisor
CoE Staff Incentive Award
The Staff Incentive Program recognizes staff who consistently demonstrate the College’s vision, mission, and values with a monetary award of up to $1,500. This initiative is part of the culture pillar of Michigan Engineering’s strategic plan.

2023-2024 Winner
Ryan Latimer
First-Year Program Manager

2018-2019 Winner
Krista Quinn
First-Year Program Assistant Director
More Winners Coming Soon
More Winners Coming Soon
2025 Arthur Thurnau Professorship Winner:
Aaron Ridley
Climate and Space Science and Engineering
