Family Weekend on the Iowa State University campus provides a great opportunity to interact with students and families. Representatives from the departments, career services, and advising are helping greet guests at the Saturday open house.
To kick off family weekend, two units—Engineering Computing Support Services in Hoover and Engineering Communications and Marketing in Marston—are participating in the campuswide Cyclone Family Spirit Decorating Contest. Stop by tomorrow (Thursday) after the judging (ECSS at 9 a.m. and ECM at 11:30 a.m.) to see their “spirit.”
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Faculty, staff, and students are invited to a free Homecoming breakfast on Friday, October 21, at 8:30 a.m. in the Howe Hall Commons. Dean Mark Kushner will honor the 2005 Marston Medalist and the four PACE recipients. Please RSVP by Tuesday, October 18.
Faculty and staff recognized
Congratulations to the nine engineering faculty and staff who were honored at the University Convocation on September 26.The honorees and their recognitions are:
Stephen Vardeman, STAT and IMSE, University Professor; Vernon Schaefer, CCEE, James M. Hoover Chair in Geotechnical Engineering; Reginald Souleyrette, CCEE, Gerald and Audrey Olson Professor in Civil Engineering; Camille Schroeder, Engineering Undergraduate Programs, Professional and Scientific Outstanding New Professional Award; and Derrick Rollins, STAT and CBE, Regents Award for Faculty Excellence. Iowa State University Foundation award recipients are Carl Bern, ABE, Outstanding Achievement in Teaching; Jacqueline Shanks, CBE, Outstanding Achievement in Research; David White, CCEE, Early Achievement in Teaching; and Steve Mickelson, ABE, Excellence in Academic Advising.
One more week!
Only one week remains in the College of Engineering fundraiser for United Way, so submit your bids today. Thirty-two items ranging from an autographed football to a wine and cheese basket are available for you to bid on. Check out the merchandise.
Open forums scheduled
What: Open Forum on Proposed Engineering Tuition SurchargeWhen: October 11 and October 20, 7–8:30 p.m.
Where: 207 Marston
Two open forums are planned to discuss the proposed engineering tuition surcharge. Dean Mark Kushner will lead a discussion on rationale behind the proposal and benefits of the surcharge funds. Ample time will be allocated for questions and answers.
Questions or comments about the surcharge can be sent via e-mail to surcharge@eng.iastate.edu.
Alumni to be honored
Five engineering alumni will be honored at the 74th Annual All-University Honors and Awards Ceremony on Friday, October 20, at 2 p.m. in the Scheman Continuing Education Building.
Vance Coffman, retired chairman and CEO of Lockheed Martin, is recipient of the Anson Marston Medal. After earning his BS in AerE in 1967, Coffman began his 37-year career with Lockheed in the space systems division. While at Lockheed he earned his MS and PhD at Stanford University. Coffman has held numerous leadership roles including chairman of the President’s National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee and chair of the Aerospace Industries Association.Four alumni will receive the Professional Achievement Citation in Engineering.
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William C. Anderson, a ’67 alumnus in civil engineering, is executive director of the Council of Engineering & Scientific Specialty Boards. As director of the American Academy of Environmental Engineers in the 1990s, Anderson led a team that created the professional environmental engineering licensing examination still used by many states today. He is author or co-author of more than 100 environmental engineering technical and policy articles and has pioneered several seminal publications in the field.
Nathaniel Sill Fox, who earned his MS and PhD in civil engineering in 1966,is known worldwide for his innovative geotechnical engineering solutions. As a military engineer, Fox pioneered the use of lime and lime-cement soil stabilization for improving highway and airfield construction methods for unstable soils. In 1990, Fox invented a new concept in ground improvement to support commercial buildings. Geopier® soil reinforcement is used across the United States and in 11 other countries.
Bruce H. Grasser, a 1964 alumnus in chemical engineering, has served as managing director of mergers and acquisitions for Lubrizol Corporation since 2002. With graduate degrees in management from Case Western Reserve University and the Harvard School of Business, Grasser rose through the ranks at Lubrizol, including service as senior vice president of the venture capital arm in the 1980s and management of R&D for the firm’s lubricant and fuel additive divisions in the 1990s.
John K. Peterson, who earned BS and MS degrees in industrial engineering in 1974 and 1975, oversees international investments as president of Alliant Energy International. He spent 22 years with the Southern California Gas Company and affiliates, rising through the ranks to become vice president in charge of Latin American investments. Peterson, who also holds a PhD in engineering mechanics from Arizona State University, returned to Iowa in 1998 to join Alliant Energy Corporation.
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