Dean's Performance Awards are made each spring by the College of Engineering and Applied Science. These awards are based on the annual performance evaluations for the prior calendar year. Awards are made for outstanding performance in teaching and research, for professional progress over the previous year, and for outstanding performance by a junior faculty member. Each awardee receives a $5,000 discretionary fund.
Previous Recipients
| Year | Teaching | Research | Professional Progress | Junior Faculty |
| 2012 | H.P. Schaub | Jeff Thayer | Dave Meyer | Sriram Sankaranarayanan |
| 2011 | Jeff Thayer | Dan Scheeres | Penina Axelrad | Matt Hallowell |
| 2010 | Leland Giovannelli | Alan Weimer | Michael Main | Ronggui Yang |
| 2009 | Scot Douglass | Jeffrey Forbes | Clayton Lewis | Robert McLeod |
| 2008 | Diane Sieber | Steve George | Conrad Stoldt | Doug Sicker |
| 2007 | Derek Reamon | Kristi Anseth | Stephanie Bryant | Scott Palo |
| 2006 | Janet deGrazia | Zoya Popovic | Kamran Mohseni | Will Medlin |
| 2005 | Scott Palo | Chris Bowman | Henry Tufo | Kurt Maute |