Awards

Below is a list of Awards and Recognitions that have been received by members of the RIME collaborative.  Each line has the name of the award/recognition received, the RIME member(s) involved in that award, and the date that it was received.

Research

  • Best Paper Award for ASEE Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (Sherri Youssef, Amanda Singer, Carter Huber, Dr. Kecskemety, and Dr. Kajfez) – June 2024
  • Best Paper Award for ASEE New Engineering Educators Division (Dr. Desing, Dr. Clark, Dr. Kajfez, and Dr. Wallwey) – June 2023
  • Editor’s Choice Award (Meg West)
  • Best Paper Award for the ASEE Student Division (Dr. Desing and Dr. Kajfez) – June 2020
  • College Award Winner and Departmental Nominee for Lumley Research Award (Dr. Kajfez) – May 2019
  • Honorable Mention, Best Paper Competition in the PCEE Division of ASEE (Teresa Porter, Meg West, and Dr. Kajfez) – June 2018
  • Best Student Paper Award at the ASEE North Central Section Meeting (Anne McAlister, Teresa Porter, and Dr. Kajfez) – March 2018
  • Best Paper Award for the ASEE Student Division (Anne McAlister and Dr. Kajfez) – June 2017

Instruction

  • EED FEH Most Outstanding Graduate Teaching Associate (Dr. Wallwey) – May 2020
  • Departmental Nominee for David C. McCarthy Teaching Award (Dr. Kajfez) – January 2016
  • Center Nominee for David C. McCarthy Teaching Award (Dr. Kajfez) – January 2015

Service

  • EED Recruitment Excellence Award (Dr. Clark) – May 2021
  • EED Outstanding Service to Undergraduate Students (Dr. Soledad) – May 2020
  • Emerging Community Engagement Award (Toy Adaptation Program) – May 2018
  • Outstanding Service to the Department Award (Dr. Kajfez) – May 2017

Other Recognition

  • KEEN Rising Star (Dr. Kajfez) – 2023
  • Campus KEEN Rising Star (Dr. Kajfez) – 2023
  • EED Outstanding Colleague Award (Dr. Wallwey) – May 2022
  • Alumni Grant for Graduate Research and Scholarship (Dr. Desing) – May 2020
  • Educational Research and Methods Division Apprentice Faculty Grant (Dr. Kajfez) – June 2014

Group photo of the RIME Collaborative