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Congratulations to Dr. Ali Orooji, who was named as a Distinguished Faculty Member at UCF by students living in the Tower III Community. Dr. Orooji’s name will be placed on a perpetual plaque in the Tower III Community lobby.

Congratulations to Dr. Sean Szumlanski who was named as a Distinguished Distinguished Faculty Member at UCF by students living in the Knights’ Circle community. Dr. Szumlanski’s name will be placed on a perpetual plaque in the Knights’ Circle Community lobby.

Congratulations to both Ken Stanley and Lotzi Boloni, who have been approved for promotion to (full) professor, effective August 8, 2017.

Congratulations to Drs. Shaojie Zhang, Damla Turgut, Mainak Chatterjee, and Mostafa Bassiouni for receiving Teaching Incentive Program (TIP) awards.

Congratulations to Dr. Joe LaViola for winning a Research Incentive Award (RIA).

Congratulations to Asfhin Dehghan and Mubarak Shah whose work on tracking multiple individuals was covered in an article in Science Magazine (published by the AAAS).

Congratulations to Dr. Annie Wu who won the College Excellence in Graduate Teaching Award. Her name is being forwarded to the UCF committee for consideration at the university level.

Congratulations to Dr. Damla Turgut who won the College Excellence in Professional Service award. Her name is being forwarded to the UCF committee for consideration at the university level.

Congratulations to Dr. Mubarak Shah who won the College Excellence in Research Award at the full professor level. His name is being forwarded to the UCF committee for consideration at the university level.

Congratulations to Arup Kumar Ghosh, who received an honorable mention for the 2016-2017 university award for Excellence by a Graduate Teaching Assistant. This award recognizes Arup’s exceptional ability to assist the lead instructor and students in the classroom. Arup has made a significant contribution as a GTA.