A paper published by Dr. Eatedal Alqusaireen, associate professor of engineering, received the Best Paper Award at the 10th international conference of Recent Trends in Environmental Science and Engineering, held June 11-13 in Barcelona. The paper was titled “Soaking Up the Storm: Lab-Based Evaluation of Porous Pavements for Urban Flood Control.
Dr. Mahmoud Haddad, professor of finance in the College of Business and Global Affairs, was featured in WalletHub’s June 28 story advising readers on how to select the best budget app. You can read the story and related Q&A with Dr. Haddad at this site. WalletHub, based in Washington, D.C., is a financial website that offers information such as credit-improvement advice and personalized savings alerts. The site’s business-related features are supplemented with information from subject-matter experts.
Dr. Todd Winters, dean of the College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences, was the guest on Thunderbolt Radio’s “30 Minutes” public affairs show that aired June 27-28. Host Paul Tinkle and Winters discussed several topics, including the university’s longtime agriculture program. The interview is archived on the Thunderbolt Broadcasting website.
Dr. Jamye Long, professor of management, was awarded the 2026 College of Business and Global Affair’s Outstanding Teaching Award in recognition of her “unwavering commitment to academic excellence and student success.” The purpose of the award is “to promote and recognize excellence in teaching within the College of Business and Global Affairs with emphasis on innovative and engaging approaches to teaching.” Eligibility criteria for the award are to be a full-time faculty member with at least two years teaching experience in the college and an average teaching evaluation score of 4.0 for the most recent academic year.
