Christopher Griffin, an associate professor in the Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources, is the recipient of the American Legion Department of West Virginia 2024 College Educator of the Year Award.
The award recognizes an individual whose accomplishments are over and above their usual vocation.
Nominated by the American Legion Mountaineer Post 174 in Morgantown, Griffin serves as the faculty advisor of the WVU Student Branch of the American Institute for Aeronautics and Astronautics, and he conducts research in unstable aerodynamics and in unmanned aerial systems.
In these positions, he uses his skills as an educator to encourage interest and promote learning in the field of aeronautical engineering.
He also has an exceptional passion for aerodynamics and seeks not only to further the education of his students, but to pass on this passion to the next generation of engineers.