Twenty-one University of Missouri-Rolla faculty members received Faculty Excellence Awards from UMR Chancellor John F. Carney III during a dinner Dec. 18. 

The awards are given annually to recognize teaching, research and service excellence. Each award winner receives a $2,500 stipend funded by industry and alumni contributions.         

The 2006 recipients are:         

– Dr. Diana Ahmad, associate professor of history and political science

– Dr. Martin Bohner, associate professor of mathematics and statistics

– Dr. Keith Corzine, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering

– Dr. Fatih Dogan, professor of materials science and engineering

– Dr. James Drewniak, Curators’ Professor of electrical and computer engineering

– Dr. Kate Drowne, assistant professor of English and technical communication

– Dr. Xiaoping Du, assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering

– Dr. Nuran Ercal, professor of chemistry

– Dr. William Fahrenholtz, associate professor of materials science and engineering

– Dr. Gary Gadbury, associate professor of mathematics and statistics

– Dr. Greg Hilmas, associate professor of materials science and engineering

– Dr. John McManus, assistant professor of history and political science

– Dr. Rajiv Mishra, professor of materials science and engineering

– Dr. Melanie Mormile, associate professor of biological sciences

– Dr. John Myers, associate professor civil, architectural and environmental engineering

– Dr. Matthew O’Keefe, professor of materials science and engineering

– Dr. Jagannathan Sarangapani, professor of electrical and computer engineering

– Dr. Robert Schwartz, professor of materials science and engineering

– Dr. Robert Stone, associate professor of interdisciplinary engineering

– Dr. Thomas Vojta, associate professor of physics

– Dr. Kai-Tak Wan, assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering.