COLLEGE STATION, Texas -- Texas A&M Engineering honored faculty and introduced new faculty members at the Fall Faculty Meeting today (Oct. 12) in the Richardson Petroleum Building at Texas A&M.

Dr. G. Kemble Bennett, Texas A&M vice chancellor and dean of engineering, introduced new faculty, announced award winners and delivered a "state of the college" address at the annual meeting.

"Texas A&M Engineering is fortunate to have an exceptional group of men and women among its faculty, at all ranks and levels," Bennett said. "An excellent education begins with excellent faculty, and ours are among some of the finest, anywhere. This, combined with the unprecedented growth of our faculty over the next five years, will help ensure Texas A&M remains one of the best engineering schools in the nation."

Recipients of the Association of Former Students College Level Awards were Dr. David M. Ford, associate professor and holder of the Kenneth R. Hall Professorship in Chemical Engineering in the Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering; Dr. Make McDermott, associate professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering; Dr. Angie Price, associate professor in the Department of Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution; and Dr. Narasimha Reddy, professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.

Other awards given were:

BP Teaching Excellence Award
* Dr. John Criscione, assistant professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering
* Dr. Arun Srinivasa, associate professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering

Charles W. Crawford Service Award
* Dr. William Hyman, professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering
* Dr. John Junkins, Distinguished Professor, Regents Professor and holder of the George J. Eppright Chair in Engineering, Department of Aerospace Engineering
* Dr. John W. Lee, professor and holder of the L.F. Peterson Chair in Petroleum Engineering, Harold Vance Department of Petroleum Engineering

E.D. Brockett Professorship Award
* Dr. Jianer Chen, professor, Department of Computer Science
* Dr. Othon Rediniotis, associate professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering

Halliburton Professorship
* Dr. Jerry Caton, professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering
* Dr. John Whitcomb, professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering

Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company Excellence in Engineering Teaching Award
* Dr. Giovanna Biscontin, assistant professor, Zachry Department of Civil Engineering

Tenneco Meritorious Teaching Award
* Dr. Riccardo Bettati, associate professor, Department of Computer Science
* Dr. Deepa Kundur, assistant professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

TEES Fellows Award
* Dr. Malcolm Andrews, associate professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering
* Dr. Yue Kuo, professor and holder of the Dow Professorship in Chemical Engineering, Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering
* Dr. Alexander Parlos, professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering
* Dr. Lawrence Rauchwerger, associate professor, Department of Computer Science
* Dr. Erchin Serpedin, associate professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

TEES Select Young Faculty Award
* Dr. Won-jong Kim, assistant professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering
* Dr. Dmitri Loguinov, assistant professor, Department of Computer Science
* Dr. Scott Socolofsky, assistant professor, Zachry Department of Civil Engineering
* Dr. Victor Ugaz, assistant professor, Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering
* Dr. Jywhen Wang, assistant professor, Department of Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution

For more information, contact

Reporter: Lesley Kriewald
lesleyk@tamu.edu
(979) 845-5524

News Story 1237, October 12, 2005

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