Farmingdale State College is proud to announce that Michael Shenoda, P.E., PhD, Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering Technology, has been awarded Professor of the Year by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Long Island Branch. The Professor of the year award is given to a professor of engineering within Long Island to celebrate their outstanding achievements, accomplishments, and dedication to training the next generation of Civil Engineers. Shenoda is the first recipient of the Professor of the Year award.
“Michael is an incredibly talented and committed scholar and educator – it's no surprise to see him receive this level of recognition by the ASCE,” said Barbara Christe, Dean of the School of Engineering Technology at FSC. “He is representative of the caliber of the faculty we have here in the School of Engineering Technology. I congratulate him on this well-deserved award.”
“Professor Shenoda was selected for his years of mentorship and involvement in ASCE and, most noteworthy, efforts this past year in organizing the ASCE Student Chapter at Farmingdale State College, said Dan Hurley, President of ASCE’s Long Island Branch. “Having coordinated directly with Professor Shenoda throughout the year, it’s easy to see his passion for the civil engineering profession and how he passes that along to the students in his class.”
Shenoda recently initiated a Civil Engineering Technology student organization that will become a student chapter of the ASCE at Farmingdale State College, with plans to enroll over 30 students beginning in the Fall 2023 Semester.
He received the award at the ASCE’s annual award dinner on June 1. Each year, ASCE’s Long Island Branch proudly recognizes dedicated individuals and teams working on Long Island who have significantly contributed to the profession and the community.
Shenoda joined the faculty of Farmingdale State College in 2017 as an Assistant Professor in the School of Engineering Technology. Starting in the Architecture and Construction Management Department, his work in developing the Transportation track of the Master’s program in Technology Management led to his becoming coordinator of that program for two years. Having also assisted in developing the Civil Engineering Technology program, he joined that department two years ago. During that time, he has taught courses in every level and discipline of the program, developed new courses, advised many students, mentored senior projects, and began a club which will apply to become a student chapter of ASCE this summer. Besides ASCE, he is a member of the Institute of Transportation Engineers, the Transportation Research Board, and USGBC – Long Island, where he is a member of the Sustainable Transportation Committee.
