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Newsletter of the UT - Knoxville
College of Engineering
Special Feature
COE celebrates at 1998-99 honors banquet

Over 350 engineering faculty, students, staff and guests met at The Foundry banquet hall in Knoxville on April 12 to recognize academic and professional accomplishments at the College of Engineering's annual Honors Banquet. The event was sponsored by Eastman Chemical Company.

COE students enjoy the pre-dinner reception at the Foundry.

Set to the theme "Engineering the World," the evening opened with a welcome address by the College of Engineering Dean, Dr. Jerry Stoneking, who outlined the highlights of the past year.

Ms. DeVinney

After a formal dinner, Betty W. DeVinney, Vice President of Communications and Public Affairs for Eastman, was keynote speaker. DeVinney won the crowd over immediately with her humorous opening remarks which included the "top 10 list of engineering phrases..and what they really mean."

On a more serious note, she encouraged students to recognize the importance of teamwork and communications skills to their future careers.

Katy Utz, president of the Student Engineering Council, opened the awards presentation, which featured both college-wide and departmental honors.

The evening's most prestigious award, the Nathan W. Dougherty Award, was presented to UTK alumnus Joseph C. Cook Jr., chairman and CEO of Amylin Pharmaceuticals (see "Kudos" page for more details).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

College-Wide Awards:

Outstanding Faculty
Advisor Award
Dr. Rao V. Arimilli
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Science professor

Dean's Undergraduate
Service Award
Jason Crye
Nuclear engineering student

Dean's Outstanding
Public Service Award
AIChE Organization

Allen & Hoshall
Engineering Faculty Award
Dr. Raymond Buchanan
Materials Science & Engineering professor

Leon and Nancy Cole Superior Teaching Award
Dr. Lawrence W. Townsend
Nuclear Engineering professor

Celanese Oustanding
Junior Award
Clifton Arbogast
Chemical engineering student

Celanese Teaching and
Research Award
Dr. Masood Parang
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Science professor

Moses E. and Mayme Brooks Distinguished
Professor Award
Dr. Eric Drumm
Civil and Environmental
Engineering professor

College-Wide Support
Staff Award
Gary Graves
Nuclear Engineering
design technician.

Gary Graves receives the College-Wide Staff Support Award from Dr. Jerry Stoneking.

 

 

 

 

 
 
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