2008 Homecoming Court
Three College of Engineering & Science students have been named to the 2008 Louisiana Tech Homecoming Court. Their involvement across the university has deepened their college experience and has given them valuable opportunities to meet other people and give back to the campus community. Congratulations to Nathan Burkhalter (senior, Mechanical Engineering), Brandon Parker (senior, Civil Engineering), and Will Smith (junior, Electrical Engineering Technology).
Tau Beta Pi Scholars
Four seniors have been awarded Tau Beta Pi scholarships for the 2008-2009 school year: Christopher Karamales (Mechanical Engineering), Michelle Sibille (Biomedical Engineering), Emile Frey (Electrical Engineering), and Daniel Lindsay (Mechanical Engineering). Tau Beta Pi is the national engineering honor society and awarded 146 scholarships to engineering students across the nation. Each scholarship is worth $2,000 and is awarded on the competitive criteria of high scholarship, campus leadership and service, and promise of future contributions to the engineering profession.
College of Engineering and Science
2007-2008 Outstanding Seniors
Sarah Jeffords, Courtney Colburn, Chester Materne, Tyler Neale, Andrew Barringer, Christopher Beard, Rebecca Currier, Krystal Corbett, Stephen McMullan, David Marler, Aaron Faulk, Nicole Kumse
College of Engineering and Science
2007-2008 Outstanding Juniors
Michelle Sibille, Stacey Brumfield, Daniel Lindsay, Emile Frey, Brandon Parker, Callie Hernandez, Sandra Love, Christopher Karamales, Ejiroghene Oteri, Drew Thomas, Kathryn Nance, Colby Prejeant, Lauren Englade, Samantha Ruiz, Andrew Welch
ASCE Deep South Conference Awards
The Louisiana Tech American Society of Civil Engineers chapter won the following awards at the 2008 Deep South Conference:
Daniel Mead Technical Writing Competition (Brandon K Parker), 1st Place
Surveying, 1st Place
Concrete Canoe, Aesthetics, 1st Place
Concrete Canoe, Men's Sprint, 1st Place
Concrete Canoe, Women's Sprint, 1st Place
Concrete Canoe, Coed Spring, 1st Place
Concrete Canoe, Men's Endurance, 1st Place
Concrete Canoe, Women's Endurance, 1st Place
Concrete Canoe, Written Report, 1st Place
Concrete Canoe, Oral Presentation, 1st Place
Concrete Canoe, Overall, 1st Place
NSBE Outstanding Freshman
Jasmine Brown, a biomedical engineering major, was named 2007-2008 Outstanding Freshman by the National Society of Black Engineers Region V. The award is based on involvement and service to the NSBE organization during the freshman year.
Freshman Design Expo Winners
The following student teams were awarded during the 2008 Freshman Design Expo:
1st Place Overall - SPOTBOT
2nd Place Overall - Eco-Friendly Lighting System
3rd Place Overall - Beta Cruiser
Shoot the Moon Award - Smart Backpack
Patent Pending Award - Electronically Assisted Trailer Hitching
DaVinci Award - Wallet Protection
Rolex Award - Air Cannon Deer Feeder
Can-Do Award - Coin Bundle Vending Machine
2007-2008 IEEE-USA Video Competition Winners
Ben Toler (electrical engineering and physics major) and Emile Frey (electrical engineering major) created a promotional video that won the IEEE-USA 2007-2008 "How Engineers Make a World of Difference" online engineering video scholarship competition. Read more info and see their video here.
Who's Who
Five COES students have been named to LA Tech's 2008 Who's Who Among Students. These students have contributed so much during their time here; they have managed to excel in their studies while being involved in so many other areas on campus. This is a huge honor, and we appreciate their representing our College so well!
The students are: Jeffery Anderson, Matthew Beaubouef, Sarah Jeffords, Travis King, and Eric Post. Congratulations!
