Congratulations to the following faculty and staff on receiving 2026 Graduate Excellence and Impact Awards.

Community Access & Outreach Award – Within Cornell 

  • Master of Engineering Programs Support Team (Cornell Duffield Engineering) 

Casey Moore Impact Award 

  • Sam Benson, assistant director for Sibley School graduate affairs

Faculty Champion Award – Early Career Faculty 

  • Megan Holycross, assistant professor

Faculty Champion Award – Advanced Career Faculty 

  • Clifford Whitcomb, professor of practice
  • Matthew Pritchard, Sidney Kaufman Professor of Geophysics