The department of Human Centered Design & Engineering is proud of the accomplishments of its faculty, staff, and students.
In addition to the awards below, HCDE also awards the Mikey Award and student Awards of Excellence annually.
2022
Susan Carpenter-Brandt, HCDE 2022 Professional Staff Award
Alanna Robins Daniels, HCDE 2022 Classified Staff Award
Alanna Robins Daniels, College of Engineering Awards—Outstanding Staff Award
Kristin Dew, HCDE 2022 Junior Faculty Award
Tyler Fox, HCDE 2022 Faculty Teaching & Learning Award
Sourojit Ghosh, HCDE 2022 Student Teaching Award
Charlotte Lee, HCDE 2022 Faculty Research Award
Kai Lukoff, HCDE 2022 Student Research Award
Keri Mallari, HCDE 2022 Student Teaching Award
Kenya Mejia, HCDE 2022 Student Research Award
Spencer Williams, HCDE 2022 Student Teaching Award
Sarah Coppola, Jay Cunningham, Akeiylah DeWitt, Melissa Ewing, Kenya Mejia, Daniela Rosner, Jane Skau, and Connie Yang, Team Award: 2021-2022 Diversity Committee
2021
Ahmer Arif, HCDE 2021 Student Research Award
Arpita, HCDE 2021 Student Research Award
Brock Craft, HCDE 2021 Faculty Teaching & Learning Award
David Farkas, Ken Rainey Award for Excellence in Research, Society for Technical Communication
Leah Findlater, HCDE 2021 Faculty Research Award
Stacia Green, HCDE 2021 Professional Staff Award
Sam Kolovson, HCDE 2021 Student Teaching Award
Nadya Peek, University of Washington—Distinguished Teaching Award for Innovation with Technology
Nadya Peek, HCDE 2021 Faculty Teaching & Learning Award
Leah Pistorius, HCDE 2021 Outstanding Staff Award
Leah Pistorius, College of Engineering Awards—Outstanding Staff Award
Wendy Roldan, HCDE 2021 Student Research Award
Kate Starbird, HCDE 2021 Outstanding Faculty Award
Kate Starbird, College of Engineering Awards—Outstanding Faculty Award
2020
Elena Agapie, College of Engineering Awards—Student Teaching Award
Elena Agapie, HCDE 2020 Award for Student Teaching
Cindy Atman, HCDE 2020 Faculty Research Award
Susan Carpenter-Brandt, HCDE 2020 Professional Staff Award
Dianne Hendricks, College of Engineering Awards—Faculty Teaching Award
Dianne Hendricks, HCDE 2020 Faculty Teaching Award
Nadya Peek, HCDE 2020 Junior Faculty Award
Nadya Peek, MIT Technology Review Innovators Under 35 Honoree
Pat Reilly, Kathleen Rascon, Alex Llapitan, Alanna Robins Daniels, HCDE 2020 Team Award
Jane Skau, HCDE 2020 Classified Staff Award
2019
Cynthia Bennett, HCDE 2019 Award for Student Research
Kristin Dew, HCDE 2019 Award for Student Teaching
Leah Findlater, HCDE 2019 Junior Faculty Award
Julie Kientz, HCDE 2019 Faculty Teaching Award
Julie Kientz, College of Engineering Awards—Faculty Teaching Award
Alex Llapitan, Kathleen Rascon, Pat Reilly, HCDE 2019 Team Award
Scott Rivers, HCDE 2019 Professional Staff Award
Scott Rivers, College of Engineering Awards—Professional Staff
Mark Zachry, HCDE 2019 Faculty Research Award
2018
Erin Baker, HCDE 2018 Professional Staff Award
Brock Craft, HCDE 2018 Faculty Teaching Award
David Ribes, HCDE 2018 Faculty Research Award
Kate Starbird, HCDE 2018 Junior Faculty Award
Kate Starbird, National Science Foundation Career Award
Kate Starbird, College of Engineering Awards—Junior Faculty Award
Kaitlyn Zhou, College of Engineering Dean's Medalist
2017
Cecilia Aragon, Fulbright Award
Allen Lee, HCDE 2017 Classified Staff Award
Alex Llapitan, HCDE 2017 Professional Staff Award
Sean Munson, HCDE 2017 Junior Faculty Award
Sean Munson, College of Engineering Awards—Junior Faculty Award
Kerem Özcan, College of Engineering Awards—Student Teaching
Linda Wagner, HCDE 2017 Faculty Teaching Award
2016
Gary Hsieh, HCDE 2016 Faculty Innovator—Junior Award
Sean Munson, National Science Foundation Career Award
Daniela Rosner, HCDE 2016 Faculty Innovator—Research Award
Jan Spyridakis, Rigo Award for Lifetime Contribution to the Field of Communication Design, ACM SIGDOC
Kate Starbird, HCDE 2016 Faculty Innovator—Teaching & Learning Award
Morgan Tubby, HCDE 2016 Staff Innovator—Classified
2015
Cecilia Aragon, HCDE 2015 Faculty Innovator—Research Award
Julie Kientz, Innovation Research Award, University of Washington
Sean Munson, Innovation Research Award, University of Washington
Sean Munson, College of Engineering Awards—Teaching Award
Sean Munson, HCDE 2015 Faculty Innovator—Teaching & Learning Award
Daniel Perry, HCDE 2015 Student Innovator—Research Award
Leah Pistorius, HCDE 2015 Staff Innovator—Professional
Daniela Rosner, National Science Foundation Career Award
Daniela Rosner, HCDE 2015 Faculty Innovator—Junior Award
Taylor Scott, HCDE 2015 Student Innovator—Teaching Award
Elaine Shelley, HCDE 2015 Staff Innovator—Classified
2014
Cassie Atkinson-Edwards, HCDE 2014 Staff Innovator—Classified
Andrew Davidson, HCDE 2014 Faculty Innovator—Teaching & Learning Award
Leah Findlater, National Science Foundation Career Award (received while at the University of Maryland)
Masashi Kato, Leslie Birkland Award for Leadership and Excellence in Japanese Education
Julie Kientz, College of Engineering Community of Innovators Award—Research Award
Julie Kientz, HCDE 2014 Faculty Innovator—Research Award
DJ Miller, HCDE 2014 Staff Innovator—Professional
Kate Starbird, HCDE 2014 Faculty Innovator—Junior Award
2013
Cecilia Aragon, Distinguished Alumni Award in Computer Science, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, UC Berkeley
Cecilia Aragon, HCDE 2013 Faculty Innovator—Teaching & Learning Award
Gary Hsieh, National Science Foundation Career Award (received while at Michigan State University)
Julie Kientz, MIT Technology Review Innovators Under 35 Honoree
Charlotte Lee, College of Engineering Community of Innovators Award—Junior Faculty
Charlotte Lee, HCDE 2013 Faculty Innovator—Junior Award
Jaime Luce, HCDE 2013 Staff Innovator—Professional
Mark Zachry, HCDE 2013 Faculty Innovator—Research Award
2012
Mark Haselkorn, HCDE 2012 Faculty Innovator—Research Award
Julie Kientz, Hartwell Innovation Award
Julie Kientz, HCDE 2012 Faculty Innovator—Junior Award
DJ Miller, HCDE 2012 Staff Innovator—Professional
Judy Ramey, Lifetime Achievement Award, Society for Technical Communication
Kate Starbird, Woman of Inspiration Award, Seattle Storm
Jennifer Turns, HCDE 2012 Faculty Innovator—Teaching & Learning Award
Lisa Yamasaki, HCDE 2012 Staff Innovator—Classified
2011
Beth Kolko, HCDE 2011 Faculty Innovator—Research Award
Charlotte Lee, HCDE 2011 Faculty Innovator—Junior Award
Judith Ramey, Ronald S. Blicq Award for Distinction in Technical Communication
Mark Zachry, Associate Fellow, Society for Technical Communication
Mark Zachry, Jay R. Gould Award, Society for Technical Communication
Mark Zachry, Outstanding Alumni Award, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Iowa State University|
Mark Zachry, HCDE 2011 Faculty Innovator—Teaching and Learning Award
2010
Julie Kientz, National Science Foundation Career Award
Charlotte Lee, National Science Foundation Career Award
Judith Ramey, Ken Rainey Award for Excellence in Research, Society for Technical Communication
2009
Cynthia Atman, David B. Thorud Leadership Award, University of Washington
Gian Bruno, College of Engineering Community of Innovators Award—Professional Staff
2008
Cecilia Aragon, Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers
Cynthia Atman, William Elgin Wickenden Award from the American Society of Engineering Education
Jan Spyridakis, Ronald S. Blicq Award for Distinction in Technical Communication
Jennifer Turns, J. Ray Bowen Professorship for Innovation in Engineering Education
Jennifer Turns, William Elgin Wickenden Award
Mark Zachry, Best Collection of Original Essays in Scientific & Technical Communication, National Council of Teachers of English
2007
David Farkas, Jay R. Gould Award, Society for Technical Communication
Judith Ramey, Diana Award
Judith Ramey, IEEE Landmark Paper Author Award
Jan Spyridakis, Distinguished Contributions to Lifelong Learning Award, University of Washington
Jan Spyridakis, Ken Rainey Award for Excellence in Research, Society for Technical Communication
Jan Spyridakis, Frank R. Smith Outstanding Journal Article Award, Society for Technical Communication
2006
Cynthia Atman, Fellow, American Society of Engineering Education
Cynthia Atman, Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science
Cynthia Atman, The Mitchell T. and Lella Blanche Bowie Endowed Chair, COE, University of Washington
Jan Spyridakis, Jay R. Gould Award for Excellence in Teaching, Society for Technical Communication
2005
David Farkas, Premier Award for Excellence in Engineering Education
2003
Cynthia Atman, Design Studies Best Paper Award
Beth Kolko, Woody Everett Award for Best Paper from the Computers in Education Division of the Association of Engineering Education
Jennifer Turns, Design Studies Award
Jennifer Turns, New Faculty Fellow, Frontiers in Education Conference
Mark Zachry, Teacher of the Year in the Humanities, USU College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
Mark Zachry, Teacher of the Year in the Humanities, USU Department of English
2002
Cynthia Atman, ASEE Chester F. Carison Award for Innovation in Engineering Education
Cynthia Atman, Outstanding Professor in Industrial Engineering
Jennifer Turns, Career Award Recipient, NSF
2001
Beth Kolko, Fulbright Award
Jan Spyridakis, Frank R. Smith Outstanding Journal Article Award, Society for Technical Communication
Jan Spyridakis, Frank R. Smith Outstanding Article Award, Society for Technical Communication
Jennifer Turns, New IE Educator Outstanding Paper Award, Industrial Engineering Division of the American Society for Engineering Education
2000
Judith Ramey, Jay R. Gould Award, Society for Technical Communication
Judith Ramey, Fellow, Society for Technical Communication
Jan Spyridakis, Excellence in Teaching Award, University of Washington Educational Outreach
1999
David Farkas, Distinguished Technical Communication Award, Society for Technical Communication
David Farkas, Author’s Choice Award for Best Help Book, WinWriters
1998
Beth Kolko, Best Webtext of 1998
Mark Zachry, Research Excellence Award, Iowa State University College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
1997
David Farkas, Fellow, Society for Technical Communication
Jan Spyridakis, Fellow, Society for Technical Communication
1995
Jan Spyridakis, Achievement Award for Best Research Article, Society for Technical Communication
1993
Cynthia Atman, National Science Foundation Young Investigator Award
Jan Spyridakis, Award of Distinguished Communication, Society for Technical Communication
1990
Judith Ramey, Best Collection of Articles, NCTE
Jan Spyridakis, Best Article Reporting Formal Research in Technical or Scientific Communication, National Council of Teachers of English
Jan Spyridakis, Distinguished Teaching Award, University of Washington.
Michio Tsutsui, Donald E. Petersen Professor, COE, University of Washington
1989
Jan Spyridakis, Faculty Achievement Award for Outstanding Teaching, College of Engineering, University of Washington
1987
David Farkas, Best Research Article Award, National Council of Teachers of English
1986
Judith Ramey, Fellows Award, Association of Teachers of Technical Writing
1985
David Farkas, Best Article Award, National Council of Teachers of English
1981
David Farkas, Distinguished Technical Communication for Outstanding Scholarship, Society for Technical Communication