Black Receives 2004 SME Award in Education

J T. Black, professor emeritus of Auburn University's Industrial and Systems Engineering Department, was the winner of the 2004 Society of Manufacturing Engineering International Honor Award in Education. Black was recognized recently at the society's annual meeting in Cincinnati, Ohio for his development of manufacturing-related curricula, fostering sound training methods and inspiring students to enter the profession of manufacturing.

Before joining the faculty at Auburn in 1984, Black taught manufacturing engineering to students at West Virginia University, the University of Illinois at Urbana, the University of Vermont, the University of Rhode Island and The Ohio State University, during a career that has lasted for more than 40 years.

He was the author of more than 70 technical publications and numerous books on manufacturing processes and systems such as: "Material and Processes in Manufacturing," the leading textbook in the field, now in its 9 ^th edition; "The Design of the Factory with a Future"; and "Lean Manufacturing Systems and Cell Design."

While at Auburn, Black received the Birdsong Superior Teaching Award, the top honor in the College of Engineering and served as the editor-in-chief of the "Journal of Manufacturing Systems and the "Journal of Manufacturing Processes."

For more information, visit:

• Society of Manufacturing Engineering
• Material Processes in Manufacturing, 9th ed.