The College of Engineering will honor 17 faculty, staff, alumni and friends
Oct. 20 during its 53rd Engineers' Day banquet at the Monona Terrace
Convention and Visitors Center. The day-long celebration includes several
seminars that highlight faculty research in universal access,
applications of ultrasonic energy, fuel-cell technologies and autos of
the future; as well as luncheons, lectures and tours. Visit the
Engineers' Day website for a complete schedule of events.
Faculty and staff honorees include:
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Byron Bird Award for Excellence in a Research Publication:
Milton J. and A. Maude Shoemaker Chemical Engineering Professor Thomas F. Kuech
Kuech is recognized as one of the foremost scientists in metalorganic
chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD). As a result of his research and
publications, researchers have adopted MOCVD as the preferred method
for preparing semiconductor materials with controlled electronic and
optical properties for solid-state lasers and other devices.
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Benjamin Smith Reynolds Award for Excellence in Teaching:
Electrical and Computer Engineering Professor John H. Booske
Since Booske joined the department in 1990, his dedication to
instruction is continually exhibited through his experiments in
improving student learning and his own teaching. He poses
thought-provoking questions and makes electromagnetic engineering
relevant by illustrating its applications. In his successful teaching
approach, Booske actively engages students in interactive discussions
and hands-on activities.
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Benjamin Smith Reynolds Award for Excellence in Teaching:
Meloche-Bascom Chemistry Professor Arthur B. Ellis
A leader in science education at UW-Madison and across the world,
Ellis provides enthusiastic service to engineering students taking
courses in the Department of Chemistry. He devises new and exciting
ways to present chemistry and innovative teaching methods that include
peer instruction and intensive writing. Since Ellis began teaching
notoriously difficult advanced chemistry courses, completion rates
have soared.
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Benjamin Smith Reynolds Award for Excellence in Teaching:
Biomedical Engineering Professor John G. Webster
Webster has brought many new and innovative ideas to the college
during the past 32 years. He is best known for his ability to create
and implement successful teaching techniques and cutting-edge
advancements in education, and offers students the opportunity to work
in small groups, emulating an industry setting.
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Bollinger Academic Staff Distinguished Achievement Award:
Senior Lecturer Jay M. Samuel, Departments of Materials Science and
Engineering and Mechanical Engineering
Samuel is a perennial winner of Pi Tau Sigma's outstanding instructor
award. In class, he masterfully explains complex topics; his students
praise him for his concern not only for their professional
development, but their personal success as well. "My success as a
student and young practicing engineer was developed in part by having
the opportunity to learn from and work with Dr. Samuel," says a recent
graduate.
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2000 Distinguished Service Award Recipients
John E. Anderson
Executive Vice President (retired)
SSI Technologies, Inc.
David A. Dornfeld
Will C. Hall Family Professor of Engineering and Professor of Manufacturing Engineering
University of California, Berkeley
John P. Holton
Chief Executive Officer
Scheduling.com
Thomas O. Hunter
Senior Vice President for Defense Programs
Sandia National Laboratories
Leon P. Janssen
General Manager, Academic Accounts
GE Medical Systems
Thomas P. Kunes
Principal
Kestrel Management Services, LLC
Markku Markkula
Member
Finnish Parliament
Gerald Nadler
IBM Chair Emeritus in Engineering Management
University of Southern California
Consultant on Breakthrough Thinking
Donald R. Paul
Melvin H. Gertz Regents Chair in Chemical Engineering
Director, Texas Materials Institute
University of Texas at Austin
Lawrence H. Roth
Principal Engineer, Subsurface Consultants, Inc.
John E. Schremp Jr.
President, Firestone Polymers; President, Firestone Natural Rubber Co.
Corporate VP & Officer, Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc.
Karl E. Stahlkopf
President & CEO, EPRIsolutions
Vice President, Power Delivery, EPRI
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