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and Lecture hall in 2001, the 138,000 sq. ft. holiday Inn that opened in 2002, just down from Engineering, the 93,000 sq. ft. FedEx Institute of Technology that opened in 2003 and the dedication of the 100,000 sq. ft. renovated John Wilder Tower facility that consolidated all student services in 2004. Construction is scheduled for completion in fall 2009 of a 170,000 sq. ft. university Center. The College of Engineering opened in 1964. Over 40 years later, as most of the units that heat and cool the buildings have exceeded their projected lives, we were fortunate to receive funding for the renovation of the hvAC systems. The ~$2.1M Phase I renovation of the Engineering Technology wing was completed September 1 and the ~$2.4M renovation of the Engineering Science wing is planned to begin around January 1, 2009. Although the just-completed renovation required multiple moves of departmental faculty and laboratory equipment, the much-improved environmental control is quite apparent. INNOvATING ThrOuGh rESEArCh An academic stool really has three legs: teaching, research/ scholarship, and service. Our faculty and staff members continue to be recognized throughout the campus for their high quality teaching and their outstanding advising of our students. These recognitions include numerous teaching and advising awards. For the past several years the faculty have been aggressively working to strengthen the third ‘leg’ of the stool by attracting external funding to the College and university. Last year I speculated that our faculty would again be as productive in attracting new external funding as they were in calendar 2005 and 2006 when they averaged nearly $110,000 and $130,000 per engineering faculty member. In calendar 2007, they were even more productive, averaging nearly $150,000 per faculty member. This level of productivity leads to new challenges in terms of developing the appropriate support infrastructure and locating suitable space for research laboratories. I hope to report next year that we’ve been able to address these challenges. BuILDING rELATIONShIPS AND SuPPOrT During the past several years we have made great progress reconnecting with our alumni, and they, along with friends of the College, have responded magnificently with sustained support of the many programs that benefit our students. Thank you for your generous support. It not only makes a difference in the quality of our programs, it helps us to continue to make changes that benefit our community and society. Theopolis holeman hErFF hEADLINES OuTSTANDING ALuMNuS AWArD The herff College of Engineering named energy executive Theopolis holeman as its Outstanding Alumnus at the annual awards program held on March 11. holeman is the senior vice-president of power delivery for Duke Energy, one of the largest electrical power companies in the united States. his division of the company comprises the electric distribution and the electrical transmission systems for more than 3.9 million customers in Duke’s service territories of North Carolina, South Carolina, Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana. holeman received a bachelor’s degree in construction technology from then-Memphis State in 1971 and later earned an MBA at the university of houston. he has also completed the Stanford Executive program. Black Enterprise magazine recognized him as one of the “Top 75 Most Powerful Black Executives in the united States.” FALL 2008 3
hErFF hEADLINES Dean richard C. Warder and Carl ring Dean richard C. Warder and Mark Askew DISTINGuIShED SErvICE IN ENGINEErING AWArDS Two local business leaders were recognized for their distinguished service in the engineering profession. Mark W. Askew (BSCE ‘76) is president of Askew hargraves harcourt and Associates Inc., one of Memphis’ largest engineering, architecture, surveying, and landscape architecture firms. With over 30 years of engineering experience, Askew’s notable projects include the Federal Express International Module, the International Paper Data Center, and the Brentwood Originals Distribution Center in DeSoto County. Askew serves on the herff College Advisory Committee and the Thomas Fry Memorial Fund Committee. he is the national director of the American Council of Engineering Companies of Tennessee. Carl D. ring is chairman and CEO of ring Companies, one of the largest plastics manufacturing companies in North America. Beginning as ring Can Corporation in 1968, ring Companies has grown to include three subsidiaries: ring Container Technologies, ring Industrial Group, and rapac, all of which manufacture a variety of plastic products in more than 30 factories throughout the u.S., England, and Canada. The ring companies hold numerous patents relating to plastics machinery and product design. Outstanding alumnus Theopolis holeman (third from right) is flanked by recipients of outstanding faculty and staff awards. (left to right) Stephanie Ivey, Debi Scott, Gary Qi, Melanie James and rick voyles. OuTSTANDING FACuLTY AND STAFF AWArDS herff faculty and staff members were also recognized for their contributions to the College. Stephanie Ivey, assistant professor of civil engineering, received the Outstanding Faculty Teaching Award, and Gary Qi, associate professor of mechanical engineering, received the Outstanding Faculty research Award. Outstanding Staff Awards went to administrative associates, Melanie James and Debi Scott, and research equipment technician, rick voyles. 4 hErFF hIGhLIGhTS
Page 1 and 2: Fall 2008 The Magazine for the Herf
Page 3 and 4: College Administration Richard Ward
Page 5: DEAN’S PErSPECTIvE During the pas
Page 9 and 10: hErFF hEADLINES Preparing for hands
Page 11 and 12: hErFF hEADLINES NSF AWArDS $2 MILLI
Page 13 and 14: hErFF hEADLINES PICKErING ESTABLISh
Page 15 and 16: COvEr STOrY ENGINEErING A BrIGhTEr
Page 17 and 18: COvEr STOrY Woods impressed them ev
Page 19 and 20: Pr BuZZ Hanson Professional Service
Page 21 and 22: DEPArTMENTAL NEWS Eugene Eckstein,
Page 23 and 24: DEPArTMENTAL NEWS new hvAC system.
Page 25 and 26: ThE ThOMAS S. FrY MEMOrIAL FuND Con
Page 27 and 28: GIvING BACK The herff College of En
Page 29 and 30: GIvING BACK Michael A. Clements Sr*
Page 31 and 32: IN MEMOrIAM The herff College of En

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