CoP-CD National Community Service Recognition Awards Initiative

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CoP-CD National Community Service Awards and Recognition Initiative 

The “CoP-CD National Community Service Awards and Recognition” initiative is co-chaired by:
- Anne Kohnke - University of Detroit Mercy
- Yair Levy - Nova Southeastern University 

Committee Members include:

- Stephen Miller - Eastern New Mexico University - Ruidoso Branch Community College (PoS Validation/CAE Peer Reviewer Recognitions) 
- Stephen Troupe - WhatCom Community College (Mentor Awards & PSR Reviewer Recognitions) 
- Paige Flores - SecureEd/Towson University (CLARK Contributors Recognitions)

This initiative is aimed at recognizing all of the dedicated individuals around the nation who generously contribute their time and effort to the CAE-CD Community. The initiative co-chairs also solicit the top annual CAE Reviewers and Mentors from the Candidates and Peer Review National Center. The annual National Awards and Recognitions are presented during the CAE in Cybersecurity Annual Symposium.

The CAE CoP-CD Community provides the following award and recognition categories:

Award Recipients: 

For the annual CAE-CD Community Outreach Awards please see the list of awardee CAE-CD institutions via the CAE-CD Community Outreach Competition Initiative Committee page. 

 

 

2025 CAE Community Service Awards and Recognitions 

 

The 2025 CAE CoP-CD Community Service Awards: 

- Mark Gorak, DoD CIO, For Outstanding Contribution to the CAE Community
- Dr. Diba Hadi, DoD CIO - CAEO, For Outstanding Contribution to the CAE Community
- Matthew Isnor, DoD CIO, For Outstanding Contribution to the CAE Community
- Alice E. Smitley, DoD CIO - CAEO, For Outstanding Contribution to the CAE Community
- Renae Weathers, National Security Agency (NSA) - PMO, For Outstanding Collaboration between the CAE Community and the NSA
- Akhirah Padilla, National Security Agency (NSA) - PMO, For Outstanding Collaboration between the CAE Community and the NSA
- Rita McCardell Doerr, Ph.D., National Security Agency (NSA) - PMO, For Outstanding Collaboration between the CAE Community and the NSA
- Dr. Victor Piotrowski, National Science Foundation (NSF), For Outstanding Collaboration between the CAE Community and the NSF
- Annie Becker, National Security Agency (NSA) - PMO, For Outstanding Collaboration between the CAE Community and the NSA
- Angie Painter, National Security Agency (NSA) - PMO, For Outstanding Collaboration between the CAE Community and the NSA
- Dee Dee Patterson, National Security Agency (NSA), For Outstanding Collaboration between the CAE Community and the NSA
- Stephen Miller, Eastern New Mexico University - Ruidoso    For Outstanding Contribution to the CAE-CD Community
- Stephen Troupe, Whatcom Community College - For Outstanding Contribution to the CAE-CD Community
- Jake Mihevc, Mohawk Valley Community College - For Outstanding Contribution to the CAE-CD Community
- Dr. Sandra Blanke, University of Dallas - For Outstanding Contribution to the CAE-CD Community
- Gretchen Bliss, University of Colorado Colorado Springs - For Outstanding Contribution to the CAE-CD Community
- Dr. Tobi West, Coastline College - For Outstanding Contribution to the CAE-CD Community
- Paige Flores, Towson University - For Outstanding Contribution to the CAE-CD Community
- Dr. Shankar Banik, The Citadel - For Outstanding Contribution to the CAE-CD Community
- Malory Saunders-Gooding, The Citadel - For Outstanding Contribution to the CAE-CD Community
- Dr. Blair Taylor, Towson University - For Outstanding Contribution to the CAE-CD Community
- Dr. Sidd Kaza, Towson University - For Outstanding Contribution to the CAE-CD Community

 

The 2025 CAE CoP-CD Community Service Recognition For Outstanding Contribution to the CAE-CD Community: 

- Amy Hysell, CSUSB
- Vanessa Zaldivar, CSUSB
- Kasandra Adams, CSUSB
- James D. Ashley III, CSUSB
- Alexander Hillock, CSUSB
- Dr. Wei Li, Nova Southeastern University
- Dr. Xiuwen Liu, Florida State University
- Dr. Daniel P. Manson, Norwich University
- Dr. Faisal Kaleem, Metropolitan State University
- Dr. Tirthankar Ghosh, University of West Florida
- Anthony Pinto, University of West Florida
- Dr. Michael Nowatkowski, Augusta University
- Anna Carlin, Fullerton College
- Kelli Burgin, Montreat College
- Dr. Stu Steiner, Eastern Washington University
- Dr. Diego Tibaquirá, Miami-Dade College
- Dr. Deanne Cranford-Wesley, North Carolina Central University
- Stanley M. Kostka, Moraine Valley Community College
- Dr. Bei-Tseng “Bill” Chu, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
- Stanley Mierzwa, Kean University
- Dr. Michael Ramage, Murray State University
- Haley Crabtree, Terra State Community College
- Mark Lawrence, New Mexico State University
- Dr. Deanne Cranford-Wesley, North Carolina Central University
- Idongesit Mkpong-Ruffin, Florida A&M University
- Debasis Bhattacharya, University of Hawaii Maui College
- Michael Burt, Wilmington University & University of Maryland Global Campus
- Susan Frank, Suffolk County Community College
- Michael Kelly, Community College of Rhode Island
- Michael Nizich, New York Institute of Technology
- Dr. Manghui (Michael) Tu, Purdue University Northwest
- Dr. Zoe Fowler, Norwich University
- Dr. Vincent Nestler, CSUSB
- David Zeichick, California State University - Chico
- Mandy Reininger, Chemeketa Community College
- Crystal Dye, Southwest Virginia Community College
- Doug Jacobson, Iowa State University
- Dr. Randall Joyce, Murray State University
- Matthew McCullough, Alexandria Technical and Community College
- Ed Skoudis, SANS Technology Institute
- Gary Sparks, Metropolitan Community College
- Skip Berry, Riverside Community College
- Terri Johnson Akse, University of Colorado Colorado Springs (UCCS)
- Pam Schmelz, Ivy Tech Community College
- Rene Tejon, Nova Southeastern University
- Litany Lineberry, Hinds Community College
- Luis Alberto Tatis Morales, Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico – San Juan
- Deveshree Nayak, University of Washington
- Thomas Hill, Montreat College
- Michael Franz, Towson University
- Satchit Hedge, Touro University
 

The 2025 CAE CoP-CD Community Service Recognition For Top CAE-CD Peer Reviewers: 

- Gary Sparks, Metropolitan Community College
- Fernando Seminario, Northern Virginia Community College
- Dr. Nelbert St. Clair, College of Coastal Georgia
- Kim Muschalek, San Antonio College
- Michael  Burt, Wilmington University & University of Maryland Global Campus
- Dr. Stanley Mierzwa, Kean University
- Dr. Ayad Barsoum, St. Mary's University
- Jim Poarch, Augusta Technical College
- Dr. Maxim Gorbachevsky, Utica University
- Dr. Alan Stines, Middle Georgia State University
- Angela Clark, University of South Alabama
- Brian Stokes, Northampton Community College
- Jackie Armstrong, Hill College
- Dr. Michael Tu, Purdue University Northwest

 

The 2025 CAE CoP-CD Community Service Recognition For Top CAE-CD Mentors: 

- Michael Burt, Wilmington University & University of Maryland Global Campus
- Laura Malave, St. Petersburg College
- Kim Muschalek, San Antonio College
- Kathleen Czurda-Page, College of Western Idaho
- Dr. Faisal Kaleem, Metro State University
- Fernando Seminario, Northern Virginia Community College
- Brian Hurley, Metropolitan Community College
- Debbie Wolf, Columbia Basin College
- Dr. Nelbert St. Clair, College of Coastal Georgia
- Dr. Stanley Mierzwa, Kean University

 

The 2025 CAE CoP-CD Community Service Recognition For Top CAE-CD Per-Submission Review (PSR) Reviewers: 

- Michael Burt, Wilmington University & University of Maryland Global Campus
- Fernando Seminario, Northern Virginia Community College
- Dr. Nelbert St. Clair, College of Coastal Georgia
- Brian Hurley, Metropolitan Community College
- Joseph Murdock, University of Colorado Denver
- Gretchen Bliss, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
- Dr. Stanley Mierzwa, Kean University
- Tony Chen, College of DuPage
- Mary Wallingford, Anne Arundel Community College
- Kim Muschalek, San Antonio College

 

The 2025 CAE-CD Top CLARK Contributors Recognition: 

- Dr. Mathew Heath Van Horn, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University
- Dr. Dipankar Dasgupta, University of Memphis
- Dr. Myonunggyu Won, University of Memphis
- Dr. Yuting Zhang, Boston University
- Dr. Eric Brown, Tennessee Tech
- Dr. Victor Valgenti, University of Montana
- Manda Tong, University of Hawaii at Manoa
- Dr. Casey O’Brien, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
- Dr. Shengzhi Zhang, Boston University
- Dr. Suzanne Mello-Stark, Rhode Island College
- Douglas Tondreau, Johnson and Wales University
- Dr. Matthew Wright, Rochester Institute of Technology
- Molly Risley, Tennessee Tech
 

The 2025 CAE-CD Top CLARK Content Reviewers Recognition: 

- Greg Brodt, Northwood Technical College
- Brad Vogt, Northeast Community College
- Dr. Teresa Macklin, University of California, San Marcos
- Dr. Joshua Duersch, College of Eastern Idaho
- Josh Huhmann, Chippewa Valley Technical College
- Wendy Plourde, Southern Maine Community College
- Dr. Nikunja Swain, South Carolina State University
- Dr. Ahmed Al Zaidy, Florida State College at Jacksonville
- Paul Nguygen, Ohlone College

 

 

 

2024 CAE Community Service Awards and Recognitions 

 

The 2024 CAE CoP-CD Community Service Awards: 

- Neal Ziring, National Security Agency (NSA) - For Outstanding Collaboration between the CAE Community and the NSA
- Lynne Clark, National Security Agency (NSA) - PMO -  For Outstanding Collaboration between the CAE Community and the NSA
- Alice E. Smitley, National Security Agency (NSA) - PMO - For Outstanding Collaboration between the CAE Community and the NSA
- Anastacia "Staci" Kim, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) - For Outstanding Collaboration between the CAE Community and the CISA
- Renae Weathers, National Security Agency (NSA) - PMO - For Outstanding Collaboration between the CAE Community and the NSA
- Annie Becker, National Security Agency (NSA) - PMO - For Outstanding Collaboration between the CAE Community and the NSA
- Dee Dee Patterson, National Security Agency (NSA) - PMO - For Outstanding Collaboration between the CAE Community and the NSA
- Dr. John Sands, Moraine Valley Community College - For Outstanding Contribution to the CAE-CD Community
- Stephen Miller, Eastern New Mexico University - Ruidoso - For Outstanding Contribution to the CAE-CD Community
- Stephen Troupe, Whatcom Community College - For Outstanding Contribution to the CAE-CD Community
- Dr. Tony Coulson, CSUSB - For Outstanding Contribution to the CAE-CD Community
- Amy Hysell, CSUSB - For Outstanding Contribution to the CAE-CD Community
- Vanessa Zaldivar, CSUSB - For Outstanding Contribution to the CAE-CD Community
 

The 2024 CAE CoP-CD Community Service Recognition For Outstanding Contribution to the CAE-CD Community: 

- Angie Painter, National Security Agency (NSA) - PMO
- Dr. Sandra Blanke, University of Dallas
- Gretchen Bliss, University of Colorado Colorado Springs
- Dr. Tobi West, Coastline Community College
- Dr. Wei Li, Nova Southeastern University
- Dr. Xiuwen Liu, Florida State University
- Christopher Simpson, National University
- Paige Flores, Towson University
- Jake Mihevc, Mohawk Valley Community College
- Dr. Daniel P. Manson, Cal Poly Pomona
- Kim Muschalek, San Antonio College
- Dr. Faisal Kaleem, Metropolitan State University
- Dr. Tirthankar Ghosh, University of West Florida
- Anthony Pinto, University of West Florida
- Dr. Michael Nowatkowski, Augusta University
- Anna Carlin, Fullerton College
- Kelli Burgin, Montreat College
- Stephen Miller, Eastern New Mexico University - Ruidoso
- Stephen Troupe, Whatcom Community College
- Dr. Blair Taylor, Towson University
- Dr. Sidd Kaza, Towson University
- Dr. Stu Steiner, Eastern Washington University
- Stanley M. Kostka, Moraine Valley Community College
- Dr. Bei-Tseng “Bill” Chu, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
- Stanley Mierzwa, Kean University
- Dr. Michael Ramage, Murray State University
- Michael Kelly, Community College of Rhode Island
- Ron Pike, Cal Poly Pomona
- Dr. Diego Tibaquirá, Miami-Dade College
- Dr. Deanne Cranford-Wesley, North Carolina Central University
- Mandy Reininger, Chemeketa Community College
- Dr. Manghui (Michael) Tu, Purdue University Northwest
- Dr. Zoe Fowler, Norwich University
- Dr. Vincent Nestler, CSUSB
- Dr. Glenn Dietrich, University of Texas at San Antonio
- Crystal Dye, Southwest Virginia Community College
- Doug Jacobson, Iowa State University
- Dr. Randall Joyce, Murray State University
- Matthew McCullough, Alexandria Technical and Community College
- Ed Skoudis, SANS Technology Institute
- Gary Sparks, Metropolitan Community College
- Skip Berry, Riverside Community College
- Terri Johnson Akse, University of Colorado Colorado Springs (UCCS)
- Pam Schmelz, Ivy Tech Community College
- Rene Tejon, Nova Southeastern University
- Litany Lineberry, Mississippi State University
- Luis Alberto Tatis Morales, Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico – San Juan
- Deveshree Nayak, University of Washington
- Thomas Hill, Montreat College
- Michael Franz, Towson University
- Satchit Hedge, Touro University
- Michael Burt, Prince George's Community College - Retired

The 2024 CAE CoP-CD Community Service Recognition For Top CAE-CD Peer Reviewers: 

- Alex Fernando Seminario, Northern Virgina Community College
- Gary Sparks, Metropolitan Community College
- Al Heitcamper, Oklahoma City Community College - Retired
- Kim Muschalek, San Antonio College
- Marcci Conner, Henry Ford College
- Michael Burt, Prince George's Community College - Retired
- Dr. Tobi West, Coastline Community College
- Chris Rondeau, Bossier Parish Community College
- Dr. Anne Kohnke, University of Detroit Mercy
- Brian Stokes, Northampton Community College
- Chris Simpson, National University
- Laura Malave, St. Petersburg College
- Mary Wallingsford, Anne Arundel Community College

The 2024 CAE CoP-CD Community Service Recognition For Top CAE-CD Mentors: 

- Kim Muschalek, San Antonio College
- Ernest Friend, Florida State College at Jacksonville - Retired
- Louis McHugh, Illinois Institute of Technology
- Mike Morris, Western Governors University
- Joseph Murdock, University of Colorado Denver
- Dr. Amelia Philips, University of the Cumberlands
- Michael Burt, Prince George's Community College - Retired
- Gary Kessler
- Dr. Susan Frank, Suffolk County Community College
- Dr. Faisal Kaleem, Metro State University

The 2024 CAE CoP-CD Community Service Recognition For Top CAE-CD Per-Submission Review (PSR) Reviewers: 

- Kim Muschalek, San Antonio College
- Alex Seminario, Northern Virginia Community College
- Joseph Murdock, University of Colorado Denver
- Michael Burt, Prince George's Community College - Retired
- Tony Chen, College of DuPage
- Albert Heitkamper, Oklahoma City Community College - Retired
- Louis McHugh, Illinois institute of Technology
- Dr. Diane Barrett, Bloomsburg University
- Stanley Mierzwa, Kean University
- Dr. Holly Yuan, University of Wisconsin-Stout

 

The 2024 CAE-CD Top CLARK Contributors Recognition: 

- Dr. Manghui (Michael) Tu, Purdue University Northwest
- Christopher Simpson, National University
- Stephen Miller, Eastern New Mexico University - Ruidoso
- Dr. Guillermo Francia, University of West Florida
- Dr. Irfan Ahmed, Virginia Commonwealth University 
- Dr. Tyler Flaagan, Dakota State University
- Shawn Zwach, Dakota State University
- Dr. Cody Welu, Dakota State University
- Dr. Kevin Du, Syracuse University 
- James D. Ashley III, CSUSB
- Alexander Hillock, CSUSB

 

2023 CAE Community Service Awards and Recognitions

The 2023 CAE CoP-CD Community Service Awards: 

- Dr. Diba Azizi Hadi, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) - For Outstanding Collaboration between the CAE Community and the FBI
- Rodney J. Petersen, NICE-NIST - For Outstanding Collaboration between the CAE Community and NICE-NIST
- Karen A. Wetzel, NICE-NIST - For Outstanding Collaboration between the CAE Community and NICE-NIST
- Dr. Keith Holtermann, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) - For Outstanding Collaboration between the CAE Community and CISA
- Michael Howell, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) - For Outstanding Collaboration between the CAE Community and CISA
- Paige Zaleppa, SecurEd - For Outstanding Contribution to the CAE-CD Community
- Mike Franz, SecurEd - For Outstanding Contribution to the CAE-CD Community
- Corrinne Sande, Whatcom Community College - For Outstanding Contribution to the CAE-CD Community
- Stephen Troupe, Whatcom Community College - For Outstanding Contribution to the CAE-CD Community
- Tosha Amos, Whatcom Community College - For Outstanding Contribution to the CAE-CD Community
 

The 2023 CAE CoP-CD Community Service Recognition For Outstanding Contribution to the CAE-CD Community: 

- Dr. Sandra Blanke, University of Dallas
- Gretchen Bliss, University of Colorado Colorado Springs
- Tobi West, Coastline Community College
- Dr. Wei Li, Nova Southeastern University
- Dr. Xiuwen Liu, Florida State University
- Dr. Christopher Simpson, National University
- Amy Hysell, CSUSB
- Kasandra Adams, CSUSB
- Vanessa Gutierrez, CSUSB
- James D. Ashley III, CSUSB
- Dr. Blair Taylor, Towson University
- Dr. Sidd Kaza, Towson University
- Stephen Miller, Eastern New Mexico University - Ruidoso
- Jake Mihevc, Mohawk Valley Community College
- Daniel P. Manson, Norwich University
- Kim Muschalek, San Antonio College
- Dr. Bei-Tseng Chu, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
- Stanley M. Kostka, Moraine Valley Community College
- Stanley Mierzwa, Kean University
- Dr. Faisal Kaleem, Metropolitan State University
- Dr. Tirthankar Ghosh, University of West Florida
- Anthony Pinto, University of West Florida
- Dr. Eman El-Sheikh, University of West Florida
- Mandy Reininger, Chemeketa Community College
- Dr. Michael Tu, Purdue University Northwest
- Dr. Zoe Fowler, Norwich University
- Dr. Vincent Nestler, CSUSB
- Steve Weldon, Augusta University
- Michael Ramage, Murray State University
- Anna Carlin, Fullerton College
- Kelli Burgin, Montreat College
- Michael Kelly, Community College of Rhode Island

The 2023 CAE CoP-CD Community Service Recognition Awards For Top CAE-CD Peer Reviewers: 

- Al Heitkamper
- Dr. Faisal Kaleem, Metropolitan State University
- Max Gorbachevsky, Utica College
- Dr. William Butler, Capitol Technology University
- Chris Simpson, National University

The 2023 CAE CoP-CD Community Service Recognition Awards For Top CAE-CD Per-Submission Review (PSR) Reviewers: 

- Michael Burt
- Albert Heitkamper
- Kim Muschalek, San Antonio College
- Joseph Murdock, University of Colorado Denver
- Holly Yuan, University of Wisconsin-Stout

The 2023 CAE CoP-CD Community Service Recognition Awards For Top CAE-CD Mentors: 

- Diane Barrett, Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
- Joseph Murdock, University of Colorado Denver
- Kim Muschalek, San Antonio College
- Brandy Harris, Grand Canyon University
- Amelia Phillips, University of the Cumberlands

 

 

 

 

Updated: April 3, 2025