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Atlanta, GA | Posted: April 24, 2019
H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering
404.385.4745
Summary Sentence:
The spring 2019 awards ceremony honored students for academic excellence, research, teaching contributions, leadership, and entreprenuership.
Full Summary:
The spring 2019 awards ceremony honored students for academic excellence, research, teaching contributions, leadership, and entrepreneurship.
Ph.D. student Beste Basciftci, winner of the Alice and John Jarvis Ph.D. Student Research Award, with School Chair Edwin Romeijn and Associate Chair for Graduate Studies Alan Erera
ISyE fourth-year Arjun Patra, winner of the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers Excellence in Leadership Award, with Associate Chair for Undergraduate Studies Chen Zhou
ISyE thrd-year Chase Warner, winner of the COE Honors Day Award, with Professor Craig Tovey
ISyE undergrads Sarah Hamer and Marie Ozenua (Stavan Shah not pictured), recipients of the KS2 Technologies, Inc. Entrepreneurship Award
ISyE undergrad Anirudh Thatavarty, recipient of the OUstanding First Year Award from the GT IISE Student Chapter, with IISE president Casey WoodOn April 16, 2019, faculty and staff members of Georgia Tech’s H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISyE), including Associate Chair for Graduate Studies and UPS Professor of Logistics Alan Erera and Director of Student Services Dawn Strickland, presented awards to outstanding ISyE graduate and undergraduate students.
Graduate Awards
Alice and John Jarvis Ph.D. Student Research Award
This award is given to a Ph.D. student who has shown excellence in student research.
Winner: Beste Basciftci
Honorable Mention: Ruizhi Zhang
Award presented by: UPS Professor of Logistics Alan Erera, Associate Chair for Graduate Studies
CTL Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor of the Year Award
This award is given to a graduate student who has shown excellence in teaching.
Winner: Will Lassiter
Award presented by: James C. Edenfield Chair and Professor Martin Savelsbergh
CTL Outstanding Graduate Student Teaching Assistant of the Year Award
This award is given to a graduate student who has shown excellence as a teaching assistant.
Winner: Li-Hsiang Lin
Award presented by: A. Russell Chandler III Professor Xiaoming Huo
Undergraduate Awards
CTL Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Assistant of the Year Award
This award is given to a current student who has served as an undergraduate TA or grader for an ISyE course for at least one full semester at the time of nomination. A committee in ISyE selects a recipient based on his or her nomination package and evidence of teaching effectiveness.
Winner: Emma Baubly
Award presented by: Director of Professional Practice Dima Nazzal
Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers Excellence in Leadership Award
This award recognizes outstanding leadership of an ISyE student organization. The award recipient is selected based on the student’s breadth and depth of involvement and leadership in that organization.
Winner: Arjun Patra
Award presented by: Associate Chair for Undergraduate Studies and Associate Professor Chen Zhou
The Evelyn Pennington Outstanding Service Award
This award is given to a senior who has provided exceptional service to the H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering.
Winner: Felipe Galarza
Award presented by: Academic Professional Jonathan Lowe
ISyE Alpha Pi Mu Academic Excellence Award
The Alpha Pi Mu Honor Society presents this award to seniors with strong academic achievement, including GPA, rigor of curriculum, research, and other scholarly accomplishments. The winners’ names will be added to the perpetual plaque outside of the ISyE Academic Office.
Winners: Sarah Carpenter, Michael Wang
The Alpha Pi Mu Honor Society presents this award to seniors with strong academic achievement, including GPA, rigor of curriculum, research, and other scholarly accomplishments. The winners’ names will be added to the perpetual plaque outside of the ISyE Academic Office.
Award presented by: Academic Advisor Lauren Silver and Assistant Professor Swati Gupta
COE Honors Day Award
The COE Honors Day Award is administered through the College of Engineering and given to the student who, at the end of the third year, has the best academic performance in the H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering.
Winner: Chase Warner
Award presented by: Professor Craig Tovey
COE Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award
The Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award is organized by the Undergraduate Student Research Program and is awarded to an ISyE student who has demonstrated proficiency and promise in research.
Winner: Shamsya Khan
Award presented by: Associate Chair for Undergraduate Studies and Associate Professor Chen Zhou
Kurt Salmon Associates Scholarship in Industrial and Systems Engineering
The Kurt Salmon Award is presented to selected seniors in the H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering. The award is based on academic merit and contribution to ISyE.
Winners: Kris Clark, Wilson Pu, Melat Wubete
Award presented by: Academic Advisor Fran D. Buser
KS2 Technologies, Inc. Entrepreneurship Award
The KS2 Technologies Entrepreneurship Award is presented to a current student who has demonstrated entrepreneurship while pursuing the BSIE degree. The award is to be used toward the student’s business or academics.
Winners: Sarah Hamer, Marie Ozenua, Stavan Shah
Award presented by: Richard Nuskind, KS2 Technologies, Inc.
Georgia Tech IISE Student Chapter Awards
The Georgia Tech student chapter of IISE offers three awards to recognize those with strong academic performance, service, and leadership.
Outstanding Senior Award
Winner: Karan Agrawal
Rising Star Award
Winner: Alexander Bukharin
Outstanding First Year Award
Winner: Anirudh Thatavarty
Awards presented by: Casey Wood, President of Georgia Tech IISE
