{"id":68208,"date":"2016-05-08T14:43:55","date_gmt":"2016-05-08T18:43:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=68208"},"modified":"2016-05-07T22:50:57","modified_gmt":"2016-05-08T02:50:57","slug":"manlius-resident-receives-morrisville-states-distinguished-faculty-member-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=68208","title":{"rendered":"Manlius resident receives Morrisville State\u2019s Distinguished Faculty Member Award"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Walid<\/a>From as far back as he can remember, Morrisville State College Professor Walid Shayya has been fascinated with technology, solving mathematical dilemmas and figuring out how different gadgets work.<\/p>\n

That curiosity eventually found an outlet in agricultural engineering, a career that\u2019s taken him all over the world and has earned him numerous accolades.<\/p>\n

Most recently, Shayya, professor of natural resources engineering, received Morrisville State College\u2019s 2016 Distinguished Faculty Award.<\/p>\n

The award is presented annually to a faculty member who displays professional growth, personal and professional achievement, and has provided outstanding service to the college.\u00a0 He will be recognized during the college\u2019s 105th\u00a0<\/sup>commencement ceremony May 14 at 1 p.m.<\/span> in the recreation center.<\/p>\n

Shayya\u2019s interest in agriculture began long before he joined the college\u2019s Department of Agriculture, Sustainability, Business and Entrepreneurship in 2000.<\/p>\n

Growing up, Shayya liked to help out in his father\u2019s business, operating various equipment and heavy machinery. His eagerness to learn more about agriculture and technology compelled him to leave Lebanon to attend college and pursue a career in the engineering field.<\/p>\n

Shayya, a Manlius resident, has left his mark on the MSC campus. During his tenure, he has taken a lead role in bringing technology to campus and has been instrumental in developing new courses and programs.<\/p>\n

\u201cProfessor Shayya\u2019s high level of teaching and his expertise in the agricultural engineering and related fields have been a key ingredient in bringing many new and exciting ideas and programs to Morrisville,\u201d said Morrisville State College President David Rogers. \u201cHe has also been a driving force behind many grants and research projects which have benefited the college, students and the community.\u201d<\/p>\n

Among the technology Shayya has integrated in his classes are Global Positioning Systems and Geographic Information Systems, which enable students to learn first-hand about site-specific crop management and precision farming. Students also utilize the equipment to manage the college\u2019s agricultural fields and woodlots.<\/p>\n

On campus, Shayya has been involved in a host of research projects and has been instrumental in obtaining funding for campus biofuels and bioenergy projects.\u00a0 He also maintains a fully automated weather station on campus, the data from which benefits the campus, farm and renewable energy projects, and analyzes performance on two renewable energy projects; the 10kW wind turbine, and the anaerobic digester, both located at the college\u2019s dairy farm.<\/p>\n

Throughout his teaching career Shayya has earned various accolades, including a Chancellor\u2019s Award for Excellence in Teaching in 2007. Additionally, he was named College Technology Educator of the Year (2005) by the Technology Alliance of Central New York and received two Teaching Awards of Merit from the National Association of Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture, and a Distinguished Service Award from the College of Agriculture at Sultan Qaboos University.<\/p>\n

Regularly published in peer-reviewed journals, he has also written chapters in textbooks and has developed various computer software packages.<\/p>\n

In addition to teaching, Shayya continues to be involved with several research projects; geospatial technology, p<\/a>recision agriculture, and animal waste management.<\/p>\n

Shayya maintains professional networking commitments through his membership in the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, as a peer reviewer for the Qatar National Research Fund, and as an advisory board member for the Journal of Agricultural and Marine Sciences<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Prior to coming to MSC, Shayya worked at Sultan Qaboos University, in Oman, where he held a multitude of positions including head of the Department of Bioresource and Agricultural Engineering. He also taught in the AgriculturalEngineering Department at Michigan State University and was a research\/teaching assistant in various departments.<\/p>\n

Shayya earned a Ph.D. in Agricultural Engineering from Michigan State University, M.Sc. in Irrigation, American University of Beirut, Diploma of Ingenieur Agricole (Agricultural Engineering), American University of Beirut, and B.Sc. in Agriculture, American University of Beirut.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

From as far back as he can remember, Morrisville State College Professor Walid Shayya has been fascinated with technology, solving mathematical dilemmas and figuring out how different gadgets work. That curiosity eventually found an outlet in agricultural engineering, a career that\u2019s taken him all over the world and has earned him numerous accolades. Most recently, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":68209,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-68208","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local","category-top-story"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68208","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=68208"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68208\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/68209"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=68208"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=68208"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=68208"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}