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It has been five years since the UT College of Engineering established the Engage Freshman Engineering Fundamentals Program. Today, Engage offers evidence of many successes, several remaining challenges and exciting opportunities for the future in our cover story.
 
Chad Holliday, CEO of E.I. DuPont de Nemours Inc., outlines his view of the Engage program in a guest column for this issue's Dean's Message.
 
Dr. Robert Uhrig's passion for engineering and technology won't let him fully "retire"--see this month's Faculty Focus.
 
Department News
Updates on student, faculty, staff and departmental activities.
 
Filming on muddy clifftops, traipsing through the desert for that perfect backdrop...it's not Hollywood, it's the making of the COE's new recruiting CD.
 
The Electrical and Computer Engineering Department's Dr. Dan Koch explains the mysteries of virtual environments.
 
COE graduate Julian R. Fleming offers a look back at the COE during the 1930s in "Rememberance of Things Past."
 
A group of entreprenuers--all COE alums--join together to create an incredibly successful company in this month's Alumni Profile.
 
Development Director Cathy Dodge discusses the funding initiatives for the Engage program in Development Update.
 
Alumni News
Recognitions, achivements and milestones for COE alumni.
 
Kudos
Special honors and awards presented to COE alumni, faculty, staff and students.

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COE Civil Engineering Professor is Recipient of 2002 Macebearer Award

Dr. Wayne T. Davis, professor of civil and environmental engineering, has been awarded the 2002 Macebearer award, The University of Tennessee's highest faculty honor. Davis provides the greatest amount of contract and grant support for students in his department. He was also recognized for his outstanding teaching ability, and for having twice been named Outstanding Teacher of the Year by the CEE department. Davis is a nationally recognized expert in air quality whose research has influenced industrial, state and national regulatory decision-making.

UT Student Named 2002 Sigma Gamma Tau National Award Winner

Yvonne Jones, a UT College of Engineering graduate who majored in aerospace engineering, has been named the Ammon S. Andes national award recipient for 2002 by Sigma Gamma Tau, the national honor society of aerospace engineering. Jones was also selected as the southeastern regional recipient, one of seven finalists chosen for regional honors. Jones, who graduated in May, had been working as a co-op student with the National Aeronautics and Space Institute facility in Hampton, Va. since her sophomore year.

 

 

COE Alum Serves as Grand Marshal for Daytona 500

Chad Holliday (BS/IE '70) (right), chairman and CEO of E.I. DuPont De Nemours & Company Inc., served as grand marshal for NASCAR's 44th annual Daytona 500. John Graham (left), president of the Daytona International Speedway, introduced Holliday at the event, along with New York Giants team member Jason Sehorn (center).


Engage Staff Member is Honored Twice for Extraordinary Customer Service

Janet Coward, program resource specialist for the The Jerry E. Stoneking Engage Freshman Engineering Fundamentals program, was recognized for extraordinary customer service at the ProvostŐs Honors Awards on April 10, 2002. Coward also received the "Send Roses" award from the UT Department of Human Resources in April. The award commended her continuing high level of support to faculty, staff and students, her upbeat and positive attitude and her professionalism. A student commented, "The most amazing thing about Janet is that she sincerely cares about everyone at Estabrook. She is the heart of Engineering Fundamentals."

Engineering Student Receives All-South Region Selection by Collegiate Rowing Coaches' Association


Grace Harrington, a member of the Lady Vols rowing team, recently received an All-South Region selection from the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association. The senior Biomedical Engineering major is a three-time Lady Vol Honor Roll selection and is a member of the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association's national scholar-athlete team, as well as a two-time SEC academic honor roll selection.


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