Recognition
Clark School of Engineering faculty, alumni, students, and staff are regularly recognized for their outstanding service, research, teaching, and creativity.

Jeong H. Kim Ph.D. '91 (left) receives the National Medal of Technology and Innovation from President Joe Biden at a White House ceremony in 2023. Photo by Ryan K. Morris/The National Science & Technology Medals Foundation.
National and International Honors
Our faculty are not only well-known among their campus colleagues and students for the quality of their research and teaching, they also have received national recognition from numerous organizations.
2016 White House ceremony where President Barack Obama awarded Dr. Anya Jones a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE).
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Our Clark School faculty, staff, and alumni are regularly recognized through the school, from the university, across organizations, and by the nation for their exceptional service, research, teaching, and creativity.
A student dons their A. James Clark School of Engineering medallion, a symbol of the engineering school's excellence.
Explore Clark School and UMD-Wide HonorsUndergraduate Honors and Awards Ceremony
The annual Engineering Honors & Awards Ceremony honors undergraduate students for excellence in academics, leadership, and service.
Students of the A. James Clark School of Engineering are granted the Center for Minorities in Science and Engineering Director's award.
Explore Past Honors and Awards CeremoniesInnovation Hall of Fame
Members of the Innovation Hall of Fame, who may be alumni, faculty, and others closely linked with the Clark School, have made a positive impact on society by creating a working product, system or design, or by producing a comprehensive body of technical work that has advanced the understanding of the engineering profession.
2022 IHOF inductee David Bader was honored for his leadership in computer engineering, including the first Linux supercomputer using consumer off-the-shelf parts.
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