Texas A&M at Qatar recognizes outstanding faculty and staff
Published Apr 22, 2020Texas A&M University at Qatar recognized outstanding faculty and staff during the 2020 Excellence and Service Awards. The following award winners were announced:
Dean’s Leadership Award
Benjamin Cieslinski, Engagement
Dean’s Achievement Award
Mohammed Aqeel Al-Yafaei
Faculty Excellence Award
Dr. Eyad Masad, Mechanical Engineering
Teaching Excellence Award
Dr. Albertus Retnanto, Petroleum Engineering
Faculty Research Excellence Award
Dr. Mohammed Al-Hashimi, Science (Chemistry)
Faculty Research Excellence Award for Early-Career Faculty
Dr. Sherzod Madrahimov, Science (Chemistry)
Research Fellow Excellence Award
Dr. Hanif Choudhury, Chemical Engineering
Richard E. Ewing Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Research
Abdul Sattar Alkahala, Petroleum Engineering
Richard E. Ewing Award for Excellence in Graduate Research
Mehamed Ali, Chemical Engineering
Recipients of the STAR Award for outstanding staff were:
Regina Oltz, Business Operations
Dr. Steve Wilson, Student Affairs
The following employees were recognized for 20 years of or more of total service to Texas A&M:
Brenda Mooney, Business Operations — 35 years
Kevin Davis, IT — 30 years
Regina Oltz, Business Operations — 20 years
Dr. Erchin Serpedin, Electrical and Computer Engineering — 20 years
The following employees were recognized for 15 years of service to Texas A&M at Qatar:
Maha Ayyash, Admissions
Iyad Abdel-Jawad, Building Operations and HSSE
Dr. Hassan S. Bazzi, Science/Research
Khaled Farzat, IT
Wesam Mansour, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Teba Mossa, Office of the Dean
Dr. Khalid Qaraqe, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Abir Raslan, Academic Affairs
Hans Schlogl, IT
The following employees were recognized for 10 years of service to Texas A&M at Qatar:
Maya Abi Akl, Science
Nibu Abraham, Business Operations
Sk Moin Ahammed, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Gufran Ahmed, Information Technology
Mohammad AlGammal, Mechanical Engineering
Mohammed Aqeel Al-Yafaei, Human Resources
Dr. Mansour Karkoub, Mechanical Engineering
Marcin Kozusznik, Chemical Engineering
Anas Aliyaru Kunju, IT
Helen Nasr, Engagement
Semir Nur, Office of the Dean
Albertus Retnanto, Petroleum Engineering
Najwa Sabagh, Records
Michael Telafici, Liberal Arts
Sherry Ward, Liberal Arts
Steve Wilson, Student Affairs
The following employees were recognized for 5 years of service to Texas A&M at Qatar:
Hania Naji Ayyash, Graduate Studies
Dr. Vasanth Chakravarthy Shunmugasamy, Mechanical Engineering
Dr. Hanif A. Choudhury, Chemical Engineering
Ibrahim El-Zoghbi, Science
Joelle Fadlallah, Center for Teaching and Learning
Pia Grizzle, Records
Khaled Hamdan, Business Operations
Mohamed Yousef Ismail, IT
Khadija Mahsud, Center for Teaching and Learning
Amanda Roberts Mather, Academic Services
Thomas T. Mather, Information Technology
Nasr Mohammad Nasr, Petroleum Engineering
Rosalie Nickles, Finance and Administrative Services
Primal Pinto, Science
Anuj Varghese Prakash, Chemical Engineering
Karina Santana, Library
Marium Tahir, Business Operations
Dr. Stylianos Tzortzakis, Science