UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Faculty and staff members in the Penn State College of Information Sciences and Technology were recognized for their outstanding contributions to the University, the community, and the world at the college's annual awards reception, held March 27 at the Hintz Alumni Center.

Those recognized included:

University-wide awards

Rock Ethics Institute Faculty Fellowship — Fred Fonseca, associate professor

Faculty Outreach Award — Carleen Maitland, associate professor

College-level faculty and staff awards

Junior Faculty Excellence in Research Award — Saeed Abdullah, assistant professor

Senior Faculty Excellence in Research Award — James Wang, professor

George J. McMurtry Junior Faculty Excellence in Teaching and Learning Award — Ben Hanrahan, assistant professor

George J. McMurtry Senior Faculty Excellence in Teaching and Learning Award — Jeff Rimland, assistant teaching professor

Public Service and Outreach — Pam Long, director of college events

Rising Star Award — Allie Ellison, assistant director of recruiting

Customer Service Award — Stephanie Krout, financial assistant

Team Award — Christian Alves, Audrey Boob and Kevin Wall, information technology

Dean’s Circle of Excellence Award — Susan Agee, director of academic advising

Fifteen Years of Service to the College of IST

John Carroll, distinguished professor

Randy Leathers, mailroom clerk

Prasenjit Mitra, professor and associate dean for research

Mary Beth Rosson, professor and associate dean for undergraduate and graduate studies

Ten Years of Service to the College of IST

Sherry Hartman, program manager of education strategy and planning

Lisa Lenze, director of academic affairs

Donald Shemanski, professor of practice

Five Years of Service to the College of IST

Vasant Honavar, professor and Edward Frymoyer Chair

Stephanie Seasholtz, multimedia specialist

For more information about the College of Information Sciences and Technology, visit ist.psu.edu.