Please join Dr. Charles Eggleton and the Mechanical Engineering Department in congratulating Dr. Anne Spence, winner of this year’s Outstanding Faculty Award.   Dr. Spence is a Professor of the Practice in the Mechanical Engineering Department and our Undergraduate Program Director.

This award was presented by the UMBC Alumni Association to Dr. Spence in honor of her outstanding track record in Engineering Education, her commitment to our students, and her ability to help our UMBC/ME grads excel, achieve, and plot their path beyond our campus. Dr. Spence consistently inspires our undergraduate students and has shown dedication to our program and our University that stands out even among the excellent Undergraduate faculty all over campus.

Winners of this award must be nominated by alumni and chosen by a committee comprised of the alumni Board of Directors and alumni leaders, and the recipient must show “extraordinary teaching as demonstrated by effectiveness in motivating students in ways that have a lasting influence on their lives.” 

The award will be presented on Thursday, October 9 at 6:30 pm in the Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery, UMBC Main Campus.