Auburn Faculty Receive Wireless Educator Awards

The Samuel Ginn College of Engineering's Victor Nelson and Richard Chapman have been named co-recipients of the 2005 Global Wireless Education Consortium's Wireless Educator of the Year Award.

The award, one of only two given annually, recognizes distinguished college and university educators who play a pivotal role in preparing tomorrow's wireless technology leaders. The consortium represents a collaboration of wireless industry companies and academic institutions focused on expanding wireless technology curriculums worldwide. Participating companies include Motorola, Ericsson, AT&T Wireless, Sprint, Texas Instruments and Nokia.

Nelson, an electrical and computer engineering professor, received his bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from the University of Kentucky and his master's and doctoral degrees from Ohio State University. A member of Auburn's faculty for 27 years, he has served as chairman of the department's digital stem since 1979; chairs the curriculum committee; and is officer of the graduate program. He is a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, the Association of Computing Machinery and the American Association of Engineering Education.

Chapman, a computer science and software engineering associate professor, received his bachelor's degree in mathematics from Wake Forest University; bachelor's and master's degrees in mathematics and computation from Oxford University; and master's and doctoral degrees in computer science from Cornell University. He is director of Auburn's Center for Innovations in Mobile Pervasive Agile Computing Technologies and is a member of the Association of Computing Machinery and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.

"Dr. Nelson's and Dr. Chapman's contributions to the wireless program have been invaluable," says Larry Benefield, dean of engineering. "Both are excellent teachers and researchers and have demonstrated a great ability to inspire students."