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BATON ROUGE, LA – The College of Engineering recently presented its Award for Instructor Excellence to nine faculty members in recognition of those who make significant contributions to the early years of a student’s journey through quality instruction in entry-level engineering courses.

The award includes a $4,500 one-time cash award and is open to all full-time º£½ÇÉçÇø Engineering instructors or faculty at the rank of assistant professor or higher. This year’s recipients are:

• Amin Kargarian — Associate Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering
• Jalel Ben Hmida — Senior Instructor, Industrial Engineering
• Adrian Stein — Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering
• Eamonn Walker — Instructor, Mechanical Engineering
• Ram Vaidyanathan — Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering
• Salar Saadatian — Instructor, Mechanical Engineering
• Kim Williams — Online Programs Coordinator, Construction Management
• Yen-Fang Su — Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Manal Abdelwahab — Instructor, Electrical & Computer Engineering 

Petroleum Engineering alumnus Harry Longwell established the Dean’s Fund for Instructor Excellence to enhance the quality of instruction in entry-level courses in engineering disciplines.

The appointed selection committee used student success rates, departmental support, and teaching philosophy as some of the metrics to evaluate this year’s recipients.

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