Missouri S&T’s Graduate Faculty Council has announced the winners of its annual awards: Outstanding Contributions to Graduate Studies Award for faculty and Graduate Staff Excellence Award.

2019-20

The nominees for the Outstanding Contributions to Graduate Studies Award are:

• Dr. Barry Flachsbart, professor emeritus of business and information technology, who passed away May 25, 2019
• Dr. Kyle Perry, associate professor of explosives engineering
• Dr. Keng Siau, former chair and professor of business and information technology
• Dr. Nancy Stone, professor of psychological science.

The winners are Flachsbart (posthumously) and Siau.

The nominees for the Graduate Staff Excellence Award are:

• Michelle Emerson, student support specialist in engineering management and systems engineering
• Megan Fowler, business support specialist in electrical and computer engineering
• Linda Guyton-Gladden, office support assistant in mathematics and statistics
• Judy Russell, administrative assistant in mining engineering.

Russell won the award.

2020-21

The nominees for the Outstanding Contributions to Graduate Studies Award are:

• Dr. Clair Kueny, assistant professor of psychological science
• Dr. Islam El-adaway, the Hurst-McCarthy Professor of civil, architectural and environmental engineering.

Kueny won the award.

The nominees for the Graduate Staff Excellence Award are:

• Tammy Heldenbrand, business support specialist in chemistry
• Judy Russell, administrative assistant in mining engineering
• Jade Sinnott, senior student support specialist in graduate studies.

Sinnott won the award.

The award winners received a plaque and online gift card. The nominees received a certificate.