Allen University faculty member - Abdollah Rabieh Receives South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities Excellence in Teaching Award
Abdollah Rabieh, an Instructor of Math, Statistics and Computer Science with the Division of Math and Natural Sciences at Allen University, was among 20 faculty members honored at the 10th Annual Excellence in Teaching Awards Dinner on Tuesday April 14, hosted by the South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities (SCICU). He will receive a professional development grant of $3,000.
Rabieh is a professor who has been on the Allen University faculty for more than 20 years. He teaches Mathematics and Computer Science courses at the undergraduate level. He received a Master of Science degree in Mathematics and Master of Science degree in Computer Science from the University of South Carolina at Columbia. His research interests include computer programming, 3D graphics, parallel computations by using OpenCL and cyber security.
“This year’s award recipients demonstrated a remarkable blend of scholarship, passion, commitment, and the ability to motivate students to new heights,” said Kathy McKinney, Chair of the SCICU Board of Trustees. The awards ceremony was part of South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities Week (April 13- 17), which was recognized by the South Carolina General Assembly and Gov. Nikki Haley.
Mr. Rabieh has designed several simple programming languages while working at an oil company, and he developed a macro-based language for analyzing data and information. In 1995, he was curious about the object-oriented paradigm and designed several simple application programs using object-oriented programming with C/C++.
Mr. Rabieh is also interested in graphics, and has designed and taught several graphics courses in the past. Several of his students have worked on projects related to graphics or with a graphics component. He is also interested in parallel computation by using the GPU and the Accelerator cards for math, physics and engineering calculations because this is a practical way to conduct huge amounts of calculations. He also is familiar with a basic algorithm for tracing acoustics rays under Deep Ocean, which was a result of working during the summer of 2012 at a navy base. In the past several years, he has collaborated on different projects with different colleges and universities.
However, if you asked Mr. Rabieh to describe what he does, he would state, “I am first and foremost a teacher. I learned to teach when I was in high school tutoring my classmates. Needless to say, I love teaching and I hope it shows.”
Allen University is a private, coeducational institution located in Columbia, South Carolina. It is fully accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award baccalaureate degrees. To learn more about Allen University, please visit www.AllenUniversity.edu.
Posted By: Reginald Culpepper
Thursday, April 30th 2015 at 5:26PM
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