SPECIAL HONORS

• Testimony to the US Senate committee of Veterans Affairs Presided by Senator Matsunaga of the State of Hawaii. Topic: Technology to help the handicapped, date of hearing: April 14, 1987.


• Invited member of a US delegation to speak on the Issue of Technology to Help the Blind and the Visually Impaired People: Topic: A Novel Computer Vision Approach to Help the Blind, Taipei, Taiwan, June 1987

HONORS AND AWARDS

• Recognition by President Maidique: Cientificos Hispanos de FIU sobresalen a nivel nacional, El Nuevo Herald, February 2005-This on the subject of our students obtaining the National Science Foundation fellowships.


• Featured in the FIU Magazine Winter 2005.


• Award for Selfless Dedication as Advisor to HKN Honor Society, 2004.


• Certificate of Appreciation in recognition of outstanding service and contributions to the trends in Emerging. Technologies and Education Workshop, November 2004.


• Appreciation and Dedicated Service Award, as faculty Advisor, Eta Kappa Nu, April 2002.


• Certificate of Appreciation from the Division of Student Affairs, April 2002.


• Herbert Wertheim Excellence in Teaching Award 2001-2002.


• Appointed SUS Member for the State University System of Florida Digital Media Education, January 2001.


• Appreciation and Dedicated Time and Talents Award, as faculty Advisor, Eta Kappa Nu, April 2001.


• Featured in Annual Report from Sponsored Research Magazine for 2000-2001


• Appreciation and Dedicated Time and Talents Award, as faculty Advisor, Eta Kappa Nu, April 2000.


• Featured in the FIU Magazine, Fall 2000


• Certificate of Appreciation from the Engineering Student Council, April 2000.


• Cited as Top 20 Principal Investigators by FIU Magazine for 1999-2000


• Exemplary Service Award as faculty Advisor, Eta Kappa Nu, 1998-1999.


• Featured in the 1998-1999 Annual Report from Sponsored Research Magazine


• Certificate of Recognition from the Honors Council, November 1998.


• Certificate of Appreciation from the Florida-Georgia Alliance for Minority Participation, 1998.


• Appreciation Award, as faculty Advisor, Eta Kappa Nu, 1997-1998


• FIU Excellence in Teaching Award, September 1997.


• Teaching Incentive Award, a State University System award, June 1997.


• Certificate in Recognition of Outstanding Participation, National Engineers Week, 1997


• Herbert Wertheim Excellence in Teaching Award 1996-1997.


• Award for Outstanding Performance Enhancing the Research Capabilities of FIU, October 1996.


• Who’s who Among America’s Teachers, March 1996.


• FIU Representative for the SUS Board of Regents meeting, July 1996.


• FIU Excellence in Research Award, July 1995.


• Certificate in Recognition and Appreciation of Valued Services and Contributions as Section Chairman, Florida Council, FCIEEE 1995. Also, as Faculty Advisor of Eta Kappa Nu, Electrical Engineering Honor Society


• Eta Kappa Nu-Kappa Delta Chapter at FIU received the OUTSTANDING CHAPTER AWARD for its excellent program: 2004-2005


• Certificate of Merit, 1999.