EAST WINDSOR: Local professor Dr. Wolde Woubneh receives distinguished service award

UNION, N.J. – Wolde A. Woubneh, Ed.D., of East Windsor, professor for Kean University’s School of Mathematics, received Kean’s Presidential Excellence Award for Distinguished Service by Faculty.
Kean President Dr. Dawood Farahi bestowed the awards to five university employees during a reception on June 23.
in recognition of their exceptional contributions in teaching, service and scholarship. During Dr. Woubneh’s tenure as the coordinator of the Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (LSAMP) Program at Kean, student participation has increased from 10 students in 2009 to 367 in 2016. Supported by the National Science Foundation, Kean’s LSAMP program promotes undergraduate research in biology, chemistry, computer science, earth sciences, environmental sciences, mathematics, statistics and architecture.
“It is my responsibility, and my pleasure, to ensure that students learn SAS software for data analysis and to serve as a mentor for students in the undergraduate statistics research classes,” said Dr. Woubneh.
In addition to his responsibilities in the School of Mathematics, Dr. Woubneh works with Project Adelante and the Upward Bound programs at Kean every summer.