Faculty Advisor of The Year Award and The Bruce and Dorothy Rylander Johnson Faculty Advisor Award

The Faculty Advisor of the Year Award In recognition of significant contribution to the success of a section and its students	The Bruce and Dorothy Rylander Johnson Faculty Advisor of the Year Award
Dimitrios V. Lyridis	Dimitrios M. Theofanidis
The Faculty Advisor of the Year Award is awarded to a Faculty Advisor from one of the SNAME Student Sections to recognize his or her contribution to the success of a section and its students. Student Section leaders, who wish to nominate their Faculty Advisor, may submit nominations to the Student Steering Committee. The Student Steering Committee reviews the nominations and selects a recipient to be submitted and approved by the Awards Committee. Faculty Advisor of the Year Award Nomination Form The deadline for nominations is 30th April.	The chosen Faculty Advisor can then select a student or students to be awarded the Bruce and Dorothy Rylander Johnson Faculty Advisor of the Year Award. This is a $5,000 award established and funded by Bruce and Dorothy Rylander Johnson for the Faculty Advisor to recognize a student or students who exemplify outstanding contribution to the field of naval, marine, and ocean engineering studies.
Award Recipients 2018 Dimitrios V. Lyridis, National Technical University of Athens 2017 Dr. David J. Singer, University of Michigan 2016 Dr. Krish P. Thiagarajan of University of Maine 2015 Prof. Sander Calisal of Piri Reis University 2014 Prof. Michael Kazek of California Maritime Academy 2013 Prof. Jennifer Ryan of The Apprentice School of Newport News Shipbuilding 2012 Cdr. Michael J. Corl of The Coast Guard Academy	Award Recipients 2108 Dimitrios M. Theofanidis, National Technical University of Athens 2017 Patrick Ryan, University of Michigan 2016 Razieh Zangeneh, University of Maine