Last month, outstanding faculty members and administrators from various disciplines whose work in 2015 demonstrated significant impact in their respective fields were honored at a reception held at the Ronald W. Reagan Presidential House.
President Mark B. Rosenberg and Provost Kenneth G. Furton recognized these 31 individuals for their accomplishments in a variety of categories, including award-winning publications, creative work and notable academic appointments.
Honorees are nominated by their respective deans through the Office of the Provost.
Here are FIU’s 2016 Top Scholars:
Julie Wade, English, College of Arts, Sciences & Education
Roberto Rovira, Landscape Architecture, College of Architecture + The Arts
Alexander Kroll, Public Administration, Steven J. Green School of International and Public Affairs
Nathaniel Cadle, English, College of Arts, Sciences & Education
Rajamani Narayanan, Physics, College of Arts, Sciences & Education
Nola Holeness, Nursing, College of Nursing & Health Sciences
Lynne Webb, Communication Arts, College of Architecture + The Arts
Geoffrey Smith, Computing and Information Sciences, College of Engineering & Computing
Ryan C. Meldrum, Criminal Justice, Steven J. Green School of International and Public Affairs
Bianca Premo, History, Steven J. Green School of International and Public Affairs
Jenna Gibbs, History, Steven J. Green School of International and Public Affairs
Leanne Wells, Mastery Math Program, College of Arts, Sciences & Education
Jon Comer, Psychology, College of Arts, Sciences & Education
Madhavan Nair, Immunology, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine
Mark Weiss, Computing and Information Sciences, College of Engineering & Computing
Steven Heine, Religious Studies, Steven J. Green School of International and Public Affairs
Marianna Baum, Dietetics and Nutrition, Robert Stempel College Public Health & Social Work
Eric Wagner, Social Work, Robert Stempel College Public Health & Social Work
Fernando Noriega, Biology, College of Arts, Sciences & Education
Raul Gonzalez, Psychology, College of Arts, Sciences & Education
Lorraine Bahrick, Psychology, College of Arts, Sciences & Education
Marisela Agudelo, Immunology, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine
Iqbal Akhtar, Religious Studies, Steven J. Green School of International and Public Affairs
April Merleaux, History, Steven J. Green School of International and Public Affairs
Mauricio Rodriguez Lanetty, Biology, College of Arts, Sciences & Education
Margaret Sibley, Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine
Arif Sarwat, Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering & Computing
Hakan Yilmazkuday, Economics, Steven J. Green School of International and Public Affairs
Jorge Esquirol, College of Law
Maureen Donnelly, Biology, College of Arts, Sciences & Education
Golam Kibria, Mathematics & Statistics, College of Arts, Sciences & Education
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It would be great if this story detailed or linked to information on each scholar’s achievement so that we may learn from each other and appropriately congratulate our colleagues.
Congratulation, you all make me proud. I aspire to follow with you in your devotion for excellence at FIU