CMNS Celebrates 2026 Employee Award Recipients

The University of Maryland's College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences (CMNS) celebrated its 2026 employee award recipients at an awards ceremony on May 1, 2026. This year's awardees, who include Department of Computer Science Faculty members, were selected from hundreds of nominations submitted by the Science Terp community. Congratulations to all! 

CMNS Board of Visitors Distinguished Faculty Award

Thomas Goldstein, Professor, Department of Computer Science
Honors a faculty member actively involved in a solid research program that has gained significant national and international attention.

CMNS Board of Visitors Creative Educator Award

Myungin Lee, Lecturer, Department of Computer Science
Honors a faculty member for cross-disciplinary education, collaboration with corporations and institutions outside the university, innovative approaches to education, enrichment of students' educational experience outside the classroom, and the embedding of entrepreneurship as an integral part of students' academic experience.

Thelma M. Williams Advisor of the Year Award

Haizhao Yang, Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics and Department of Computer Science
Nominated by students, this award honors a faculty or staff member who performs the service of advising undergraduate students in the college.

—Article adapted from a story by CMNS