Dr. Phillip Womble was awarded the 2008 Research and Creativity Faculty Award for the Ogden College of Science and Engineering. This is Dr. Womble’s first time to receive an award from Ogden College.

WKU Associate Professor of the Physics and Astronomy Department, Dr. Richard Gelderman along with other colleagues from the Physics and Astronomy Department are responsible for nominating Dr. Womble for this award of high-achievement.

This award is a recognition among colleagues in the discipline for productive research and creative work. It can be given annually to one professor for each college that makes a concerted effort toward the advancement of his or her scholarly discipline, typifying the highest ideals of scholarship, fostering the intellectual growth of students, and contributing to the institutional welfare of the University.

Dr. Womble is currently the director of Applied Physics Institute (API) and is also the director of the Cyber Defense Lab. He has written over 70 publications which have been presented to both national and international audiences. 22 of his writings have been published within the past five years.

He has continued his dedication by mentoring over 37 students. By making certain that each of his students is consistently involved in research projects he gives them an opportunity to learn from his research along with gaining their own knowledge.

“Dr. Womble truly cares about each one of his students. He is willing to go to any lengths in order to help you with a project,” said Chris Davenport, a current student research assistant at API. “He is dedicated to seeing you achieve.”

Dr. Womble plans to continue at the same level that got him nominated for a long time. “I feel extremely honored and even more honored that my nomination came from my colleagues. I guess the best thing to do is to ‘keep on keeping on.’” Dr. Womble said.

• Dr. Phillip Womble.

For further information, contact Katie Moore at 270-781-3859 or Katie.Moore@wku.edu.