Engineering Rewards Excellence

The College of Engineering has recognized Brian Carty of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Sheila Hayes and Dr. Hubert Winston of the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering as the winners of the 2009 Awards for Excellence.

The awards were announced at a ceremony held March 13 in Burlington Nuclear Engineering Laboratories. Dr. Louis A. Martin-Vega, dean of the College of Engineering, presented plaques and $250 gift checks to Carty and Hayes. Dr. Peter Fedkiw, head of the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, accepted a plaque and gift check on behalf of Winston.

The winners also received eight hours of paid time off and are now nominees for the NC State Award for Excellence.

Also nominated for the college awards were Brenda Asbury of Research Administration; Saida Fatmi of the Industrial Extension Service; Michael Reep of the Industrial Extension Service; Lara Shields of the Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering; Martin Baucom of the Engineering Foundation; and Tim McGlothin of the Edward P. Fitts Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering.