ECE Faculty Honors

National Academy of Engineering
IEEE Fellows
Major Teaching Awards
Research and Service Awards



National Academy of Engineering

Arun G. Phadke (1993)
For contributions to the field of digital control, protection, and monitoring of power electrical systems.


James S. Thorp (1996)
For contributions to the development of digital techniques for power system protection, monitoring, and control.


IEEE Fellows

Dushan Boroyevich (2006)
For advancement of control, modeling and design of switching power converters.


Charles W. Bostian (1992)
For contributions to and leadership in the understanding of satellite path radio wave propagation.


Gary S. Brown (1986)
For contributions to the understanding and application of electromagnetic scattering from rough surfaces.


Dong S. Ha (2008)
For leadership in VLSI design and test.


Ira Jacobs (1981)
For contributions to and leadership in the development of lightwave communications systems.


Fred C. Lee (1990)
For contributions to high-frequency quasi-resonant and multiresonant converters and for the development of a program of engineering education in power electronics.


Yilu Liu (2004)
For contributions to modeling and diagnostic techniques for power equipment.


Arun G. Phadke (1980)
For contributions to the application of digital computers to power systems.


Saifur Rahman (1998)
For contributions to electric power engineering education.


Krishnan Ramu (2001)
For contributions to the development of AC and switched reluctance motor drives.


Jeff Reed (2004)
For contributions to software defined radio.


Sedki M. Riad (1992)
For contributions to time-domain measurement s through physical modeling of sampling devices.


Warren Stutzman (1989)
For contributions to wave propagation through the natural environment and antenna synthesis.


Jim S. Thorp (1989)
For contributions to development of digital techniques for power system protection.


William H. Tranter (1985)
For contributions in communications and signal processing research, and for leadership in engineering education.


Amir I. Zaghloul (1992)
For contributions to the application of phased array antennas to communications satellite systems.


Major Teaching and Advising Awards

Virginia Outstanding Teacher Award
Rick Claus (2004)


HKN Outstanding Teaching Award
Dushan Boroyevich (1994)
John Bay (1998)


IEEE Outstanding Power Engineering Educator Award
James S. Thorp (2006)


Academy of Teaching Excellence Inductees
C.W. Bostian (1978, 1982)


Wine Award Winners for a history of teaching excellence
Charles Bostian (1982)
Tim Pratt (2004)
William Baumann (2005)


Sporn Award Winners for excellence in introductory courses
Rick Claus (1984)
G.Q. Lu (1995)
Jason Thweatt (2002)
Jaime De La Ree (2004)


Provost's Award for Excellence in Advising
Leslie Pendleton (2001)


Award for Exellence in Career Advising
Leslie Pendleton (1993-1994)


Excalibur Award for teaching with technology
Joe Tront (2005)


Research and Service Awards

Virginia Scientist of the the Year
Rick Claus


Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE)
Sanjay Raman (2000)
Sandeep Shukla (2004)
Tom Martin (2006)


HKN Technical Achievement Award
Arun Phadke


Alumni Research Award Winners
Rick Claus (1994)
Fred Lee (1990)


NSF CAREER Awards
Masoud Agah
Amy Bell
Thomas Hou
Michael Hsaio
Mark Jones
G.Q. Lu
Tom Martin
Allen MacKenzie
Jung-Min Park
Sanjay Raman
Patrick Schaumont
Sandeep Shukla
Dan Stilwell
Yong Xu


Alumni Distinguished Professors
Charles Bostian
Fred Lee
Arun Phadke (Emeritus)