Honors and Awards

E. L. Grant Award for the Best Paper published in The Engineering Economist, Volume 50 (2006).

ASEE Zone II Best Paper Award (2004).

Named Fellow of the Institute of Industrial Engineers (2003).

William A. J. Golomski Award for the Best Paper by an IIE member at the 2002 Reliability and Maintainability Symposium (RAMS) (2003).

Named Philpott-WestPoint Stevens Distinguished Professor by Auburn University College of Engineering (partially endowed position) (2001-04).

Senior Faculty Research Award, College of Engineering, Auburn University (given annually as the highest honor in research) (2001).

IIE Gold Award, Quality Control and Reliability Engineering Division Director (2001).

ADVANCE Leadership Award from the National Science Foundation (2001-2004).

E. L. Grant Award for the Best Paper published in The Engineering Economist, Volume 43 (1999).

Awarded Faculty Early Career Development Grant (CAREER) by the National Science Foundation (1995-1999).

Board of Visitors Faculty Award, School of Engineering, University of Pittsburgh (given annually for outstanding achievements in research and scholarly activity) (1996).

Named Board of Visitors Faculty Fellow by University of Pittsburgh School of Engineering (partially endowed position) (1994-99).

Missouri Society of Professional Engineers, St. Louis Young Engineer of the Year (1990).

Society of Women Engineers, St. Louis Distinguished New Engineer of the Year (1989).

Southwestern Bell Key Contributor Award (1989).