Faculty members, staff, and students from the Min H. Kao Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science were recently honored at the Gonzalez Family Awards Banquet, which took place April 16th.
The annual banquet recognizes excellence in teaching, research, and staff performance. The evening also serves as an opportunity for outstanding students, teaching assistants, and graduate research assistants to gain recognition for their superlative efforts.
The 2025 honorees were:
Faculty/Staff Awards
Gonzalez Family Staff Excellence Award
Erika Adams
Dwayne Kelley
Gonzalez Family Faculty Excellence in Research/Teaching Award
Teaching: Ahmedullah Aziz
Research: Dan Wilson
Graduate Student Awards
Outstanding GTA:
- Steven Corum (Electrical Engineering—Not Pictured)
- Tyson Beach (Computer Science)
- Tyler Cultice (Computer Engineering)
Outstanding GRA:
- Md Rahatul Islam Udoy (Electrical Engineering)
- Kyungchan Lim (Computer Science)
- Syed Irfan Ali Meerza (Computer Engineering)
Undergraduate Student Awards
Electrical Engineering:
Sophomore: Eva Krylova (Not Pictured)
Junior: Daniel Tompkins
Senior: Benjamin Kreider
Computer Science:
Sophomore: Paul Adams
Junior: Deep Patel
Senior: Alex Zhang
Computer Engineering:
Sophomore: Mallory Bianchi
Junior: Shivam Patel
Senior: Philip Graham
Contact
Rhiannon Potkey (865-974-0683, rpotkey@utk.edu)
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