CSLA Awards
The College of Science & Liberal Arts (CSLA) recognizes the remarkable accomplishments of our colleagues, students, and alumni at our annual CSLA Awards.
2024 CSLA Awards
- May 2, 2024
- 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- WEC Multipurpose Room (1st Floor)
The CSLA Awards are given in celebration of the accomplishments across the College of Science & Liberal Arts and wider NJIT communities. Award nominations, evaluations, and selections are made collectively between the Office of the Dean and CSLA Awards Committee.
This year's Keynote Speaker and JAY KAPPRAFF AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN SCIENCE AND THE ARTS honoree is Daniel Henderson, an innovator, entrepreneur, and artist.
Daniel was Assistant to Kazuo Hashimoto, a prolific Japanese inventor with over 1000 patents worldwide, and briefly worked with Jack Kilby, inventor of the integrated circuit. Daniel's 1993 prototype objects for wireless picture and video messaging were received in the permanent collection by the National Museum of American History at the Smithsonian Institution in 2007. He was named a mobile technology innovator for video sharing in cellular phones when he appeared in a 2012 Super Bowl commercial for Best Buy along with Ray Kurzweil and Neil Papworth.
Daniel's 1993 inventions are utilized today in nearly every cell phone in the world. He has received 30 US Patents that have cumulatively been cited in other patents over 1000 times. He has had extensive experience in intellectual property, licensing to over 170 of the largest companies in the world. Before starting his career at IBM Corporation, Dan received a Bachelor of Science degree in Business from Southern Oregon University.
Daniel currently serves on the Foundation Board of Directors at NJIT, as well as the Albert Dorman Honors College Board of Visitors. Several of his large-scale stone sculptures can be seen on campus. He received an honorary Doctor of Science degree from NJIT in 2012 and remains committed to the importance of innovation to improve society and the world we live in.
2024 CSLA Awardees
DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARDS
Tomlee L. Abraham
B.S. Science, Technology, and Society '99, NJIT
M.S. Management '00, NJIT
Mary Albani
M.S. Environmental Policy Studies '04, NJIT
Corina Bot
Ph.D. Applied Physics '10, NJIT
Matthew Deek
B.S. Biology '11, NJIT
M.D. '16, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson
Jeffrey Harvey
B.S. Applied Physics '99, NJIT
John Pelesko
Ph.D. Applied Mathematics '97, NJIT
RISING STAR ALUMNI AWARDS
Audrey Biondi Kellogg
Ph.D. Biology '23, NJIT
Alana Dudley
B.S. Mathematical Sciences '17, NJIT
Diana Hernandez
B.S. Business Information Systems & Science, Technology, and Society '16, NJIT
DISTINGUISHED RESEARCH AWARD
Linda Cummings
Department of Mathematical Sciences
RISING STAR RESEARCH AWARD
Rebekah Rutkoff
Department of Humanities & Social Sciences
EXCELLENCE IN UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION AWARD
Yelda Semizer
Department of Humanities & Social Sciences
EXCELLENCE IN GRADUATE EDUCATION AWARD
Sundar Subramanian
Department of Mathematical Sciences
EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING
AWARD – UNIVERSITY LECTURER
Peter Ward
Department of Mathematical Sciences
EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING
AWARD – SENIOR UNIVERSITY LECTURER
Jon Curley
Department of Humanities & Social Sciences
EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING
AWARD – ADJUNCT FACULTY
Scott Kent
Federated Department of History
EXCELLENCE IN SCHOLARSHIP AWARD
Theresa Hunt
Department of Humanities & Social Sciences
EXCELLENCE IN
SERVICE AWARD
Nancy Steffen-Fluhr
Department of Humanities & Social Sciences
OUTSTANDING STAFF AWARD
Karen Roach
Department of Biological Sciences
Chaudhery Mustansar Hussain
Department of Chemistry & Environmental Science
LANZEROTTI PRIZE IN APPLIED PHYSICS
Patricia Dzwill
Department of Physics
SPIRIT OF "DOC" AWARD
Michael Schober
Federated Department of History
OUTSTANDING UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS
Nolan Rollison
Department of Aerospace Studies/AFROTC
Isaiah Rejouis
Department of Biological Sciences
Mira Sapozhnikov
Department of Chemistry & Environmental Science
Gabriella Zalot
Federated Department of History
Madeline Miller
Department of Humanities & Social Sciences
Emily Corcoran
Department of Mathematical Sciences
Anneliese Schmidt
Department of Physics
OUTSTANDING GRADUATE STUDENTS
Smita More-Potdar
Department of Biological Sciences
Md. Tanim-Al Hassan
Department of Chemistry & Environmental Science
Erin Paige Trapnell
Federated Department of History
Jake Brusca
Department of Mathematical Sciences
Hameedullah Farooki
Department of Physics
