Each year, Smead Aerospace recognizes faculty excellence in teaching, research, service, as well as outstanding junior faculty and the distinguished performance of senior faculty. Click here for more information about eligibility and criteria.
| Year | Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching & Mentoring | Outstanding Graduate Teaching & Mentoring | Outstanding Research | Outstanding Junior Faculty | Outstanding Service | Distinguished Performance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Bobby Hodgkinson | Penny Axelrad | Jay McMahon | Morteza Lahijanian | Jade Morton | Brian Argrow |
| 2022 | Kathryn Wingate | Jay McMahon | Robert Marshall | Torin Clark | Marcus Holzinger | Alireza Doostan |
| 2021 | Tomoko Matsuo | Nisar Ahmed | Xinlin Li | Allie Anderson | Bobby Hodgkinson | Dave Klaus |
| 2020 | John Mah | Natasha Bosanac | Penina Axelrad | John Evans | Mahmoud Hussein | Trudy Schwartz |
| 2019 | Allie Anderson | John Evans | Steve Nerem | Tomoko Matsuo | Dave Klaus | Jade Morton |
| 2017 | Jelliffe Jackson | Kurt Maute | Dan Scheeres | Jay McMahon | Brian Argrow | Hanspeter Schaub |
| 2016 | Alireza Doostan | Ken Jansen | Kurt Maute | Zoltan Sternovksy | Jeff Thayer | Scott Palo |
| 2015 | Jeff Thayer | Hanspeter Schaub | Kristine Larson | Alireza Doostan | Trudy Schwartz | Dan Scheeres |
| 2014 | Donna Gerren | Dave Klaus | Jeff Forbes | Mahmoud Hussein | Scott Palo | George Born |