Dr. Iyad Ajwa Recognized with the Mentor Award

Dr. Iyad Ajwa, Computer Science was one of those recognized by the Board of trustees with a Mentor Award. Mentor Award recipients are nominated by a student and are selected by a committee of Board members via a blind review process. Dr. Ajwa was nominated by Jonathan Meredith, a senior from West Salem majoring in computer science, and Renee Lucas, a senior from Seven Hills majoring in computer science.

Dr. Ajwa passed away August 30 after a battle with cancer. He joined Ashland University as an Assistant Professor in 1997. He was the recipient of a Fulbright Award for the 2013-2014 academic year during which he taught and conducted research at Umm Al-Qura University in Saudi Arabia. In 2005-2006 he was granted a Senior Study Leave to teach at Abu Dhabi University. Dr. Ajwa's scholarly record included numerous peer-reviewed articles, grants and contributed papers. He served as Chair of the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science from 2014-2019 and developed the curricula for new majors in cyber security and software design and development.