Dear Colleagues,

On behalf of the University and the UC-AFT Council on Professional Development, I extend my sincere congratulations and best wishes for the continued success of the recipients of the Unit 18 Faculty Professional Development Award for the 2024-2025 academic year:

  • Sasha Berliner
  • Steven Bilakovics
  • Kurt Buhanan
  • Jessica Chen
  • Julie Chiaverini
  • Keith Danner
  • Fabrizio Di Maio
  • Aruna Ekanayake
  • Tagert Ellis
  • Barry Goldenberg
  • Rachel Gross
  • Jody Guarino
  • Lingwen Huang
  • Ha Ram Kim
  • Julie Kim
  • Jung-Hsien Lin
  • Katherine Mezur
  • Maryse Mijalski
  • Ayako Nagai
  • Minu Park
  • Lee Patterson
  • Geoffrey Pope
  • Aziz Qureshi
  • Mohammad Rafi
  • Ann Rosen
  • Neda Sahranavard
  • Punit Sharma
  • Daniel Siakel
  • Katarzyna Skarpetowska
  • Mariangeles Soto-Diaz
  • Wanda Stakley
  • Jon-Erik Tateri
  • Nelly Tsai
  • Yolanda Venegas
  • Giulia Vittori
  • Zebulon Zang

We would also like to acknowledge the members of the 2024-25 UC-AFT Council on Professional Development for their dedication and hard work:

  • Gina Ruggiero, Council Chair, Program in Global Languages & Cultures
  • Natalia Chernyshoff, Department of Economics
  • Darren Denenberg, Department of Informatics
  • Claudia E. Lavenant, Department of Criminology, Law and Society
  • Dariusz Oleszkiewicz, Department of Music

Congratulations once again to all the award recipients! We look forward to your continued contributions and achievements.

Best regards,

Gillian R. Hayes
Vice Provost for Academic Personnel
Robert A. and Barbara L. Kleist Professor of Informatics