Award-winning Institute of Technology people 2007

The Institute of Technology is proud to recognize excellence in teaching, research, service, and achievement.

University-wide awards

• Distinguished Women Scholars Award

Ellen Longmire (aerospace engineering and mechanics)

• Horace T. Morse-University of Minnesota Alumni Association Award for Outstanding Contributions to Undergraduate Education

Thomas R. Hoye (chemistry)
Ned Mohan (electrical and computer engineering)

• President's Student Leadership and Service Award

David J. Gasperino, Ph.D. candidate (chemical engineering)
Matthew T. Nohelty, (computer science)
David T. Vanderpool (computer engineering)

• Outstanding Achievement Award

Omer W. Blodgett (Metallurgical Engineering ’41, Mechanical Engineering ’74)
Eugene E. Covert (Aeronautical Engineering ’46, M.S. ’48)
Russell H. Susag (Civil Engineering ’56, M.S. ’65, Ph.D. ’65)

McKnight professors and fellows

• Distinguished McKnight University Professor

Gary Balas (aerospace engineering and mechanics)
Bernardo Cockburn (mathematics)
Uwe Kortshagen (mechanical engineering)

• McKnight Land-Grant Professor

Christy Haynes (chemistry)
Nihar Jindal (electrical and computer engineering)
Marta Lewicka (mathematics)
William Schuler (computer science and engineering)
Chun Wang (biomedical engineering)

Collegiate awards

• George W. Taylor Award for Distinguished Research

Marc A. Hillmyer (chemistry)

• George W. Taylor Award for Distinguished Service

Max Donath (mechanical engineering)

• George W. Taylor/ITAS Award for Distinguished Teaching

James Leger (electrical and computer engineering)

• George W. Taylor Career Development Award

Christopher Leighton (chemical engineering and materials science)

• Guillermo E. Borja Award

Ezra Miller (mathematics)

• IT Distinguished Professor

Kenneth J. Heller (physics)

• Charles E. Bowers Faculty Teaching Award

Wei-Chung Hsu (computer science and engineering

• John Bowers Award for Teaching Assistance

Alexander L. Hanhart (mathematics)

• Student Commencement Speaker

Akash Kumar (chemical engineering)

• Paul A. Cartwright/IT Alumni Society Outstanding Student Service Award

Brian Lucero (civil engineering)