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May 5, 2008

AerE/MSE senior is commencement student marshal

David Lantz, AerE and MSE, will serve as the College of Engineering student marshal at Iowa State’s undergraduate commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 10. In this role, he will lead the engineering graduates in to the ceremony. Lantz was selected from nominees submitted by the departments to the dean’s office. He has chosen his grandfather, David Wilder, an MSE emeritus professor who served as department chair from 1961 to 1988, to be his faculty escort at the ceremony.

Lantz has been involved in many activities throughout his college career. He served as Career Fair co-chair in 2006 and Engineers Week co-chair in 2007 and was a mentor to the Engineering Leadership Program scholars. He recently returned from Washington, D.C., where he lobbied for increased federal funding for the National Science Foundation and the National Institute of Standards and Technology. Lantz, who was a NASA co-op at Johnson Space Center for four semesters, will join NASA’s Mission Control group full time in July.

Faculty to receive awards at Iowa State Convocation

Eight College of Engineering faculty and staff will be recognized at the Iowa State University Convocation and Awards Ceremony next fall. Recipients are Robert C. Brown, ABE, CBE, ME, Anson Marston Distinguished Professor; Steven J. Hoff, ABE, Louis Thompson Distinguished Undergraduate Teaching Award; Douglas Jacobson, ECpE, University Professor; James McCalley, ECpE, Regents Award for Faculty Excellence; Lara Moody, ABE, P&S Outstanding New Professional Award; Balaji Narasimhan, CBE, ISU Award for Mid-Career Achievement in Research; Arun Somani, ECpE, ISU Award for Departmental Leadership; and Xiaoli Tan, MSE, ISU Award for Early Achievement in Research.

Commencement activities planned

The master’s/PhD pre-commencement reception will be Friday, May 9, 5:30-7 p.m., 220-240 Scheman Building. The event features an informal student recognition program, hors d’oeuvres buffet, and cash bar. For details and to register for the reception, go to Master’s/PhD Pre-Commencement Reception. The Iowa State Graduate College commencement ceremony is at 8 p.m. in C. Y. Stephens.

The Iowa State undergraduate commencement ceremony is Saturday, May 10, at 1:30 p.m. in Hilton Coliseum. Each department is hosting an undergraduate reception and informal recognition program from 9 to 10:30 a.m. at the following sites:

AerE: 220-240 Scheman

ABE: Hoover Hall, first floor lobby

CBE: Knapp-Storms Dining Center

CE: Benton Auditorium and lobby, Scheman

ConE: 167-179 Scheman

ECpE: Coover Hall, atrium (reception) and 2245 (program)

IMSE: Fisher Theater

MSE: Hoover Hall, 2nd floor lobby (reception) and Kent-Stein Auditorium (program)

ME: Iowa State Research Park Rotunda, 2231 North Loop Drive

Locations are subject to change, so please check Engineering Undergraduate Commencement Receptions or contact Kristin Littlejohn, klittle@iastate.edu or 294-5933, for more information.


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