Twenty Missouri University of Science and Technology faculty members received Faculty Excellence Awards from Missouri S&T Chancellor John F. Carney III during an awards ceremony Dec. 16 on campus.

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.

Receiving the 2008 awards were:

— Dr. Mohamed Abdel Salam, associate professor of geological sciences and engineering
— Dr. Daryl Beetner, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering
— Dr. Joel Burken, professor of civil, architectural and environmental engineering
— Dr. Fatih Dogan, professor of materials science and engineering
— Dr. Curt Elmore, associate professor of geological sciences and engineering
— Dr. Nuran Ercal, professor of chemistry
— Dr. William Fahrenholtz, professor of materials science and engineering
— Dr. Scott Grasman, associate professor of engineering management and systems engineering
— Dr. Greg Hilmas, professor of materials science and engineering
— Dr. Yue-Wern Huang, associate professor of biological sciences
— Dr. Patrick Huber, associate professor of history and political science
— Dr. Ronaldo Luna, associate professor of civil, architectural and environmental engineering
— Dr. Bruce McMillin, professor of computer science
— Dr. Julia Medvedeva, assistant professor of physics
— Dr. Melanie Mormile, associate professor of biological sciences
— Dr. Susan Murray, associate professor of engineering management and systems engineering
— Dr. John Myers, associate professor of civil, architectural and environmental engineering
— Dr. Francisca Oboh-Ikuenobe, professor of geological sciences and engineering
— Dr. Ganesh Venayagamoorthy, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering
— Dr. Yahong Zheng, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering.

Two of the 2008 Faculty Excellence Award winners, Burken and Mormile, also received an engraved crystal flame for earning the award five or more times since its inception in 1986.