Faculty and Staff Awards

• October 1: CCSE Awards Committee distributes the call for nominations. If October 1 falls on a weekend or holiday, the call will be distributed on the next business day.
• November 1: Deadline to submit application packages to the chair of the CCSE Awards Committee as described on each award page. Faculty must include a cover sheet without signatures. Staff must include responses to the questions on the submissions form and two letters of support. Combine your package as one pdf file and email the file to the chair of the CCSE Awards Committee by the deadline. If November 1 falls on a weekend or holiday, the deadline is the next business day.
• December 1: Winners of the CCSE faculty and staff awards are announced by the CCSE Awards Committee. If December 1 falls on a weekend or holiday, winners will be announced on the next business day.  
• CCSE Awards: The packages of the winners of CCSE awards and runner-ups are forwarded to the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL) and Global Education Division. The CCSE Awards Committee can forward applications of past winners to the KSU Awards Committee upon request. However, this option is only available for applications submitted within the past two years. Applicants wishing to have their updated packages considered again by the KSU Awards Committee can request the CCSE Awards Committee to do so by the stated deadline. 

Additional Criteria for Outstanding Early Career Faculty Award: The application should include a) a comprehensive review of all three faculty performance areas; b) impact on student success; c) significance of contributions to computing. 

Additional Criteria for Outstanding Teaching and Online Teaching Awards:  The application should include evidence of a) staying abreast of cutting-edge research and trends in computing; b) integration of the latest content and best practices into the courses; c) employing student-centered and engaging teaching methods that prioritize active learning. 

CETL Faculty Awards

Sheth Faculty Award for Distinguished International is administered through Global Education: Sheth Faculty Award for Distinguished International Achievement page for eligibility, criteria, and nomination requirements.

Criteria for All Staff Awards

CCSE Awards

• Bobin Deng (CS) Outstanding Early Career Faculty Award
• Tu Nguyen (CS) Outstanding Research and Creative Activity Award
• Nazmus Sakib (IT) Outstanding Teaching Award

KSU Awards

• Tu Nguyen (CS) Outstanding Research and Creative Activity Award

CCSE Awards

• Nazmus Sakib (IT) Outstanding Early Career Faculty Award
• Nasrin Dehbozorgi (SWEGD) Outstanding Scholarship and Creative Activity Award

CCSE Awards

• Tu Nguyen (CS) Outstanding Early Career Faculty Award
• Kun Suo (CS) Outstanding Online Teaching Award
• Jiho Noh (CS) Outstanding Teaching Award
• Ferosh Jacob (CS) Outstanding Part-time Teaching Award
• Abhishek Parakh (CS) Outstanding Scholarship and Creative Activity Award
• Dan Lo (CS) Outstanding Professional Service and Community Engagement Award

KSU Awards

• Maria Valero (IT) Outstanding Early Career Faculty Award
• Abhishek Parakh (CS) Outstanding Scholarship and Creative Activity Award

CCSE Awards

• Melissa Lappe Staff Award Positive Impact/Service to the Community
• Ashley McClure Staff Award Student Success Impact Award
• Ying Xie (IT) Faculty Award College Distinguished Professor Award
• Ramazan Aygun (CS) Faculty Award Outstanding Research and Creative Activity
• Maria Valero de Clemente  (IT) Faculty Award Outstanding Early Career

KSU Awards

• Ramazan Aygun (CS) Outstanding Scholarshop and Creative Activity Award

CCSE Awards

• Hossain Shahriar (IT) Outstanding Research and Creative Activity Award
• Kun Suo (CS) Outstanding Early Career Faculty Award

KSU Awards

• Hossain Shahriar (IT) Outstanding Research and Creative Activity Award
• Kun Suo (CS) Outstanding Early Career Faculty Award