Faculty Awards
2012 Outstanding Faculty Awards
Each year, students in our departments are given the chance to select an outstanding faculty member. The talent and dedication of these members of our faculty underpin the mission of the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering, and the university itself – that of instruction, research and outreach.
Recipients:
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Brian S. Thurow Mark Dougherty William Josephson Molly Hughes John A. Hamilton, Jr. |
Stuart M. Wentworth John L. Evans Bryan A. Chin Nels Madsen Gisela Buschle-Diller |
Fred H. Pumphrey Teaching Award
The Fred H. Pumphrey Teaching Award and the Pumphrey pre-engineering student awards given earlier in the program are funded by an endowment established by Dr. Pumphrey, dean of the College of Engineering from 1958 to 1968. This endowment is administered by the Auburn Alumni Engineering Council, a group established by Pumphrey.
Recipient:
Molly Hughes
Civil Engineering
William F. Walker Teaching Awards for Excellence
The William F. Walker Teaching Awards, formerly known as the Birdsong teaching awards, were founded at the same time that the Birdsong Study Abroad program was established. In 2001, the founders requested that the awards be renamed in honor of Dr. Walker for his leadership in engineering education. Merit award winners receive $5,000; superior $10,000.
Recipients:
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Merit: Anton K. Schindler Hareesh Tippur |
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Mark A. Spencer Creative Mentorship Award
This award recognizes the special role that faculty often assume with students – that of mentor. This award was established in 2008 by Dr. Samia Spencer., Dr. Bill Spencer and their son Mark Spencer, founder and president of Huntsville–based Digium. The award recognizes the important role that Auburn electrical engineering faculty member Thad Roppel has played in Mark’s success.
Samia and Bill have first-hand experience with the challenges and rewards of mentoring – as both have had long careers as members of the Auburn University faculty. I’m going to ask that they join me on the stage to make this award which is given to a faculty member and the student or students that were mentored. The faculty member will receive a $5,000 award; student recipients will share a $5,000 award.
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Auburn Alumni Council Research Awards for Excellence
The next group of awards recognize the importance of research in the College of Engineering. Excellence in research brings funding and recognition to the college, and helps ensure that the information presented in the classroom remains on the cutting-edge and relevant in the real world. In recognition of the importance of research, the Auburn Alumni Engineering Council annually presents a group of awards to our faculty.
Recipients:
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Junior Award: Ahjeong Son |
Senior Award: John A. Hamilton, Jr. |
Members of National Academic of Engineering
These individuals are those who are members of the United States National Academy of Engineering. NAE is a private, non-profit institution that was founded in 1964 under the same congressional act that led to the founding of the National Academy of Sciences. Membership is considered the highest achievement in engineering-related fields and often comes as a recognition of a lifetime's worth of accomplishments.
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Oliver D. Kingsley, College of Engineering |
