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| Veishea 2009: Thousands of visitors arrived on campus April 18 for the annual spring celebration. Veishea provides a great opportunity for student organizations to showcase their activities. From left, Jen Byer, Laura Barker, and Ashley Assink--all seniors in materials engineering--demonstrate some of the basics of materials engineering to a young crowd. To view more pictures of the 2009 celebration, visit the Veishea Web site. |
Wickert named College of Engineering dean
Jonathan Wickert, chair of the Iowa State Department of Mechanical Engineering and the Larry and Pam Pithan Professor of Mechanical Engineering, has been appointed as dean of the College of Engineering effective July 1. He succeeds Dean Mark J. Kushner, who joined the University of Michigan faculty in September 2008. James Bernard, Anson Marston Distinguished Professor of Engineering, has served as interim dean.
"Dr. Wickert is an extraordinary communicator, with the ability to bring people together to work toward one common vision," said Bernard. "His leadership and commitment to success will serve the college and university well." In his new role as dean, Wickert will combine the strong legacy of the college with the talents of faculty, researchers, and students to address the current and future needs of society. (News release)
Alumni and friends honored at Distinguished Awards Ceremony
Four College of Engineering alumni and friends were honored at the Iowa State University Distinguished Awards Ceremony held Veishea weekend. Erben Hunziker (BSArchE’43) and his wife, Margaret, received an Order of the Knoll Campanile Award, which recognizes exceptional loyalty and commitment to Iowa State and the Iowa State Foundation; Donald Linder (BSEE’65) was one of five Iowa State alumni who received a Distinguished Alumni Award, the highest honor given to alumni through the alumni association; Warren Madden (BSIE’61) and his wife, Beverly, received an Order of the Knoll Faculty/Staff Award for bringing distinction to the university, its students, programs, or research; and Donna Whitney, who became affiliated with Iowa State through her late husband, Tom (BSEE’61/MSEE’62/PhDEE’64), received an Honorary Alumni Award, which recognizes nonalumni for significant contributions to Iowa State’s welfare, reputation, prestige, and pursuit of excellence.
Engineering teams tackle rural development projects in India
Designing solar streetlights, building a solar food drier, and developing mechanisms for rooftop and rainwater harvesting in rural India provided unique experiences for three Iowa State engineering students this past March. The students and two of their professors were part of a multi-institutional interdisciplinary team that spent 10 days in India working on rural development projects. (Full story)
Alumni Days coming May 14-16
Alumni Days 2009 will celebrate Iowa State University’s 50-year reunion class of 1959. Special recognition will also be given to Gold Medal Club Members from the classes of 1954, 1949, 1944, 1939, 1934, and 1929. All alumni who graduated more than 50 years ago are welcome to attend. A College of Engineering reception (along with the other colleges) is planned for Thursday, May 14, at the Memorial Union, and there will be open houses and tours in engineering on Friday, May 15, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. For registration information and further details, visit the alumni association Web site.
Meet us in Chicago May 13
Chicagoland engineering alumni are invited to Tellabs’ headquarters on West Diehl Road in Naperville, Illinois, on Wednesday, May 13, for a meet-and-greet reception with College of Engineering deans past, present, and future. Hors d’oeuvres and beverages will be served beginning at 6 p.m., with a program starting at 6:45 p.m. Contact Kristin Littlejohn at klittle@iastate.edu or 515.294.8857 with any questions. Please RSVP by Friday, May 8.
Students receive university leadership scholarships/awards
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Five engineering students were among the 22 Iowa State students who received university scholarships/awards for their excellence in leadership and/or academic achievement at the Student Scholars and Leaders Recognition Ceremony held April 5. The recipients and the awards they received are Jesse Dodds (IMSE4) from Montrose, Iowa, David W. and Ellen J. Raisbeck Leadership Award; Carl Kirpes (ME/IMSE2) from Cumming, Iowa, Gib and Nancy Stanek Leadership Award; Matthew Martin (AerE4) from Rochester, Minnesota, David J. Henry All-University Leadership and Academic Excellence Award; Jessica Tobelmann (CBE3) from Plymouth, Minnesota, W. Robert Parks and Ellen Sorge Parks Senior Scholarship; and Benjamin Zweber (IMSE3), from Plymouth, Minnesota, Carnot H. Thomas and Lillian M. Thomas Award.
Innovate: Magazine, survey in your mailbox
It’s April, and that means the latest issue of Innovate, the College of Engineering’s research magazine, will soon hit your mailbox. This spring we focus on the biosciences and engineering cluster area, featuring some of the cutting-edge work that faculty are conducting in this critical field.
With this issue the college kicks off its fourth year of Innovate, so we thought it might be a good time to hear from you, our alumni and readers, on what you like about the magazine--and where we might do better. Earlier this month we e-mailed a survey to many of you, and we’ve been gratified with the response so far. If you haven’t taken the survey yet, please consider giving us the benefit of your insight and opinions by clicking this link. And thanks for reading Innovate!
Four alumni receive Professional Progress in Engineering Awards
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The College of Engineering presented the Professional Progress in Engineering Award (PPEA) to four alumni at the Marston Club and Patent Dinner on April 17. The PPEA, established in 1989, recognizes outstanding professional progress, personal development, and distinguished community service by engineering alumni under the age of 46.
The 2009 PPEA awardees are: Dr. Craig Mahoney (BSIE’91), chairman of the Department of Orthopaedics at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa; Meiyu Shen (PhDChE’99), mathematical statistician for the Food and Drug Administration in Rockville, Maryland; Sridhar Desikan (PhDChE’97), head of the Biopharmaceutics and Analytical R&D for Bristol-Myers Squibb in India; and Chris Clover (BSAerE’91/MSAerE’92/MBA’94/PhDME’96), president and CEO of Mechdyne Corporation. (News release)
Take your career to the next level with Engineering Distance Education
As an engineering professional, change for the better is what you’re all about. And there’s no better way to make that change than an online degree or certificate program through Engineering Distance Education at Iowa State. Visit the Engineering Distance Education Web site to view all of our summer and fall course offerings. Registration is now open.
News Releases and Media Spotlights
Two Minutes with Sumit Chaudhary—video spotlight
Brown and Shanks speak about biorenewables—audio spotlight
Iowa State hosts IT-Olympics—news release
New CBE graduate fellowship focuses on energy—News release
HPV team heads to Philadelphia for ASME competition—news release
ME dedicates new student services center—News release
CBE researcher’s work in film growth featured in Nature publication—News release
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