Students, faculty, and alumni from the Min H. Kao Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science were recently honored at the Gonzalez Awards Banquet, held April 30.
This year’s event featured the induction of the inaugural EECS Alumni Hall of Fame class, which is comprised of Min H. Kao (MS/EE, ’74; PhD/EE ’77) and Mark Dean (BS/EE, ’79).
EECS 2026 Award Recipients
Faculty/Staff Awards
Gonzalez Family Award for Excellence in Teaching
Hector Santos-Villalobos, Assistant Professor
Gonzalez Family Award for Excellence in Research
Michela Taufer, Mathworks Professor
Gonzalez Staff Excellence Awards
- Robert (Bob) Martin
- Charlotte Holland
Graduate Student Awards
Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistants
- Computer Engineering: Ethan Naugle
- Computer Science: Daniel Joy
- Electrical Engineering: Md Rahatul Islam Udoy
Outstanding Graduate Research Assistants
- Computer Engineering: Karan Patel
- Computer Science: Ian Lumsden
- Electrical Engineering: Chenchen Li
Undergraduate Student Awards
Outstanding Sophomores
- Computer Engineering: David Haydaychuk
- Computer Science: Eliana Nichols
- Electrical Engineering: Colin Sprague
Outstanding Juniors
- Computer Engineering: Andrii Kondratiuk
- Computer Science: Ryan Bristol
- Electrical Engineering: Eva Krylova
Outstanding Seniors
- Computer Engineering: Neela Baker
- Computer Science: Jackson Mowry
- Electrical Engineering: Thomas Donahue (Not Pictured)