CoE hands out Excellence Awards to staff
![Excellence awards banquet](./coe-hands-out-excellence-awards-to-staff/2017-staff-excellence-awards-banquet.jpg)
The following employees were nominated for awards. An asterisk (*) denotes the winner in each category.
Administrative / Professional Customer Service Award
![Award nominate](./coe-hands-out-excellence-awards-to-staff/award-nominate.jpg)
Kathryn R. Cooper, Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering
Nominated by Michael R. Ladisch
![Award nominee](./coe-hands-out-excellence-awards-to-staff/award-nominee.jpg)
*Michelle R. Jansen, Dean’s Office — Academic Affairs
Nominated by Boshra Afra and Mahdi Hosseini
![Award nominate](./coe-hands-out-excellence-awards-to-staff/award-nominate.jpg)
Jennifer L. LaGuire, Aeronautics and Astronautics
Nominated by Michael D. Sangid
Clerical / Service Customer Service Award
![Award nominate](./coe-hands-out-excellence-awards-to-staff/award-nominate.jpg)
Carol A. Brock, Engineering Education
Nominated by Cindey A. Hays
![Award nominate](./coe-hands-out-excellence-awards-to-staff/award-nominate.jpg)
Jill T. Clauson, Nuclear Engineering
Nominated by Kellie A. Reece
![Award nominee](./coe-hands-out-excellence-awards-to-staff/award-nominee.jpg)
*Stacey L. Coar, Materials Engineering
Nominated by Anter El-Azab
Leah H. Jamieson Leadership Award
![Award nominate](./coe-hands-out-excellence-awards-to-staff/award-nominate.jpg)
Andrew L. Pierce, Engineering Projects in Community Service (EPICS)
Nominated by William C. Oakes
![Award nominee](./coe-hands-out-excellence-awards-to-staff/award-nominee.jpg)
*Tammy R. Siemers, Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering
Nominated by Sandra M. May
![Award nominate](./coe-hands-out-excellence-awards-to-staff/award-nominate.jpg)
Teresa L. Walker, Engineering Education
Nominated by Cindey A. Hays
New Employee Award
![Award nominee](./coe-hands-out-excellence-awards-to-staff/award-nominee.jpg)
*William G. Applegate, Composites Manufacturing and Simulations Center
Nominated by Johnathan E. Goodsell
![Award nominate](./coe-hands-out-excellence-awards-to-staff/award-nominate.jpg)
Shannon L. Heidrich, Materials Engineering
Nominated by Lia A. Stanciu
![Award nominate](./coe-hands-out-excellence-awards-to-staff/award-nominate.jpg)
Morgan L. Kuryla, Industrial Engineering
Nominated by Patrick A. Brunese
Professional Achievement Award
![Award nominate](./coe-hands-out-excellence-awards-to-staff/award-nominate.jpg)
Brad M. Caffery, Lyles School of Civil Engineering
Nominated by Rao S. Govindaraju
![Award nominee](./coe-hands-out-excellence-awards-to-staff/award-nominee.jpg)
*Stephen Florence, Mechanical Engineering
Nominated by Peter H. Meckl
Staff Team Award
![Award nominee](./coe-hands-out-excellence-awards-to-staff/award-nominee.jpg)
*Mechanical Engineering Technical Services for Industrial Labs
Michael J. Logan, Tami L. Armstrong, Bertrand E. Gramelspacher, Steven W. Kessler, and Michael S. Sherwood.
Nominated by Peter H. Meckl