Purpose
This endowment was
established with the Auburn University Foundation by Mr. & Mrs.
David Carnahan and Family, Dr. & Mrs. Robert E. Thomas, Dr. & Mrs.
Jerry Davis, and Dr. & Mrs. Nathan T. Dorris for the purpose of
providing scholarships for students in the Department of Industrial
and Systems Engineering within the Samuel Ginn College of
Engineering.
This endowment is created through an initial gift of $25,000
comprised of $15,000 by Mr. & Mrs. David Carnahan and Family, $5,000
by Dr. & Mrs. Robert E. Thomas, $5,000 by Dr. & Mrs. Jerry Davis,
and a commitment from Dr. & Mrs. Nathan T. Dorris for $5,000 within
five years. Additional contributions to the fund by the donors and
others are encouraged.
Biographical Sketch
Dr. Brian J.
Carnahan was born, February 18, 1966 in McKeesport, PA. He was the
second of three sons born to David and Mary Jane Carnahan. At the
time of his death, February 22, 2005 he was married to the former
Ms. Paula Rendulic, of McKeesport, and was the loving father of
three children - a daughter Megan Jean, then age 3, and identical
twin boys, William David and Nathaniel James ages, 1.5 years.
Dr.
Carnahan was a 1984 honors graduate of Elizabeth Forward High School
in Elizabeth, PA. He went on to do his undergraduate work at Penn
State University at University Park, State College, PA. graduating
in 1988 with a BS Degree in Science with honors. While attending the
University he was a member of the Sigma Phi Fraternity and received
his first technical publishing honors at that time as an
undergraduate student. In the fall of 1988 he was accepted into the
graduate studies program at the University of Massachusetts at
Amherst, MA, and subsequently graduated during the spring of 1991
with a Masters Degree in Industrial Engineering and Operations
Research (emphasis on ergonomics). Upon graduation he accepted a
position as an industrial engineer and ergonomist with U.S.
Department of Labor (OSHA) in Washington, DC. He left the Department
of Labor in 1995 to pursue a doctoral degree in Industrial
Engineering at the University of Pittsburgh. While attending the
University he held a position as an instructor in industrial
ergonomics for the University's Manufacturing Assistance Center and
served as a human factors specialist for Carnegie Mellon
University's Research Group, and CMU's Truck Driver Training &
Safety Center. Upon receiving his doctorate, he left the University
to accept a visiting professor's position in the Industrial and
Systems Engineering Department at Auburn University, AL, in 1999.
Dr. Carnahan was appointed an Assistant Professor of Industrial and
Systems Engineering at Auburn University in 2000. He served
faithfully in this position teaching courses in both the
undergraduate and graduate curriculum. He published many articles in
respected professional journals in the industrial engineering, human
factors, and ergonomics disciplines. He was a member of the graduate
faculty at Auburn and the Injury Control Research Center at the
University of Alabama at Birmingham. He also was Director of
Research for the Occupational Safety & Ergonomics and Injury
Prevention Programs for the Deep South Educational & Research Center
for Occupational Health & Safety. Prior to passing away, Brian did
enjoy knowing that he earned promotion to Associate Professor and
granting of tenure, for his superior academic record and
accomplishments. Dr. Brian J. Carnahan (39) died on February 22nd,
2005, in Pittsburgh, PA from complications associated with cancer.
Scholarship Recipients
2006-2007
The inaugural (2006/07) Carnahan Scholarship was presented to Andy
Dillon (INSY Junior) during the fall 2006 OSE Social. Andy is joined
in the picture (below) by Mr. David Carnahan (Brian’s Father), Dr.
Jerry Davis, and Dr. Rob Thomas.
Making a Contribution
Please consider
joining us in making a contribution to this most worthwhile
scholarship programs. Our goal is to elicit enough contributions to
grow this fund to the full scholarship level. To do this, we must
raise approximately $125,000. Please join us in honoring Dr. Brian
J. Carnahan by making your contribution on the link below. Thank
you…
Carnahan
Scholarship Contributions |
Occupational Safety, Ergonomics and Injury Prevention