Faculty Excellence Abounds

The Celebration of Faculty Excellence is held each spring to recognize outstanding faculty who have received prestigious state, national and international awards, accolades or other distinctions during this academic year. This year, NC State honored 41 faculty members during the 2024 Celebration of Faculty Excellence on April 30.

Chancellor Randy Woodson presented the Alexander Quarles Holladay Medal for Excellence, NC State’s highest award recognizing faculty achievement.

The 2024 honorees were:

• Thomas Barrie, professor, School of Architecture
• Linda Hanley-Bowdoin, William Neal Reynolds Distinguished Professor, Department of Plant and Microbial Biology
• Korukonda Murty, Progress Energy Distinguished Professor, Department of Nuclear Engineering
• Laurie Williams, Goodnight Distinguished University Professor in Security Sciences, Department of Computer Science

Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Warwick Arden recognized the winners of NC State’s highest teaching awards:

• Paul W. Mulvey, associate professor, Department of Management: University of North Carolina Board of Governors Award for Excellence in Teaching
• Stephanie Jeffries, associate teaching professor, Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources: Provost’s Award for Excellence in Teaching

Mulvey and Jeffries were recognized at NC State’s spring commencement exercises, and the NC State Memorial Belltower will be lit red in Mulvey’s honor at a time of his choosing.

Arden also recognized the following honored faculty:

• Kenneth Adler, professor, Department of Molecular Biomedical Sciences: National Academy of Inventors Fellow 
• Jose Alonso, William Neal Reynolds Distinguished Professor, Department of Plant and Microbial Biology: American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellow
• Christa Baker, assistant professor, Department of Biological Sciences: American Association of Anatomists C. J. Herrick Award in Neuroanatomy
• Julio Belmonte, assistant professor, Department of Physics: National Science Foundation Early Career Development (CAREER) Award
• David Berube, professor, Department of Communication: American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellow
• Belle Boggs, professor, Department of English: National Humanities Center Fellow
• James Braun, assistant professor, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering: Air Force Office of Scientific Research Young Investigator Award
• Lauren Brooks, assistant teaching professor, Department of World Languages and Cultures: Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award
• Danjue Chen, associate professor, Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering: National Science Foundation Early Career Development (CAREER) Award
• Will Cross, director, Open Knowledge Center, and Head of Information Policy at NC State University Libraries: Fulbright Schuman Innovation Fellowship
• Mihai Diaconeasa, assistant professor, Department of Nuclear Engineering: Department of Energy Nuclear Engineering Distinguished Early Career Program Award
• Adolfo Escobedo, associate professor, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering: National Science Foundation Early Career Development (CAREER) Award
• Fernando Garcia Menendez, associate professor, Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering: Fulbright Canada Distinguished Chair in Environmental Science
• Christine Grant, professor, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering: American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellow
• Nora Haenn, professor, Department of Sociology and Anthropology: Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award
• Emily Hector, assistant professor, Department of Statistics: National Science Foundation Early Career Development (CAREER) Award
• Jason Hou, associate professor, Department of Nuclear Engineering: Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award
• Fikret Isik, professor, Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources: Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award
• Daniel Kelly, assistant professor, Department of STEM Education: National Science Foundation Early Career Development (CAREER) Award
• Praveen Kolar, professor, Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering: Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award
• Andrew Lee, assistant professor, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering: Air Force Office of Scientific Research Young Investigator Award
• Susanna Lee, associate professor, Department of History: National Humanities Center Fellow
• Yin Liu, assistant professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering: National Science Foundation Early Career  Development (CAREER) Award
• Samantha Marshall, assistant professor, Department of Teacher Education and Learning Sciences: National Science Foundation Early Career Development (CAREER) Award
• David Muddiman, Jacob and Betty Belin Distinguished Professor in Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Department of Chemistry: American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellow
• Venkat Narayanaswamy, professor, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering: Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award
• Kate Nartker, assistant professor, Department of Textile and Apparel, Technology and Management: Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award
• John-Paul Ore, assistant professor, Department of Computer Science: National Science Foundation Early Career Development (CAREER) Award
• Adriana San Miguel, associate professor, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering: Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award
• Thomas Price, assistant professor, Department of Computer Science: National Science Foundation Early Career Development (CAREER) Award
• Len Stefanski, Alumni Distinguished Professor, Department of Statistics: American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellow
• Wujie Wen, associate professor, Department of Computer Science: National Science Foundation Early Career Development (CAREER) Award
• Jenny Xiang, professor, Department of Plant and Microbial Biology: American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellow
• Craig Yencho, William Neal Reynolds Distinguished Professor, Department of Horticulture Science: National Academy of Inventors Fellow
• Intae Yoon, associate professor, School of Social Work: Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award

2024 marks the thirteenth year of the Celebration of Faculty Excellence. In recognition of all honored faculty, the university lit the Memorial Belltower red for the night on April 30.

This post was originally published in Provost's Office News.