Call for Entries, University of Texas at Austin Distinguished Alumni 2008 Awards

Letter to Alumni and Friends from Mechanical Engineering Chairman Joseph J. Beaman

2007 Award Recipients (left to right): Dr. B. Elliott Short, Jr., Robert C. Olsen, Terrell A. "Bear" Poth, Marcel Gres, Andrew J. Mawer, Susan L. Allen, Richard L. Walton and David Leigh.

AUSTIN, TEXAS—May 5, 2008

It is time to nominate individuals for the 2008 Mechanical Engineering Academy of Distinguished Alumni Awards.

The Academy strives to do four things:

• Recognize outstanding University of Texas at Austin mechanical engineers publicly among the University of Texas at Austin community and Engineering community
• Champion our own professions
• Create a sense of community/camaraderie within the Department
• Facilitate interaction/continuity with the student body and our alumni and corporate friends

The Academy recognizes alumni in four categories:

Outstanding Young Mechanical Engineer:

Nominees must be under the age of 40 and have shown outstanding work in their field, plus be promising leaders for the future. They must have a strong commitment and interest in The University and the Department of Mechanical Engineering.

Distinguished Mechanical Engineer:

Nominees must be age 40 or older, and have proven superior professional achievement, community service and service to the University. These alumni are role models for all to follow and their example of distinguished professional practice deserves recognition.

Mechanical Engineering Hall of Fame:

Nominees to this category are alumni who are retired or near-retirement with outstanding career records. This award recognizes sustained and meritorious contributions to engineering and engineering management.

Mechanical Engineering Honorary Engineering Award:

Nominees for this award are non-University of Texas at Austin Mechanical Engineering Alumni who have made major contributions to the engineering profession and whose support of the University of Texas at Austin Mechanical Engineering Department merits recognition.

Attached you will find the Nomination Form for all four categories. I hope you will take a minute to think about your classmates, or yourselves, in this light and submit a nomination. The deadline for submission is July 31, 2008.

The winners will be honored at a reception on October 17, 2008, which will coincide with the ME Tailgate/Cockrell School of Engineering Homecoming weekend. If you have any questions or comments, please direct them to our Alumni Relations Director, Ms. Danielle Fournier.

Access the application form above. Link is under the picture. For a complete listing of past recipients and the Charter Members of the Society, see the Distinguished Alumni web page.

Please help us continue this wonderful ME tradition.

Hook 'Em

Joseph J. Beaman, ScD, P.E.
Chairman
Mechanical Engineering Department
The University of Texas at Austin