Engineering Students Select Top Teachers

Polygon Engineering Council, the engineering college council of student organizations, announced their annual teaching excellence award winners at a banquet April 27. The awards are the result of undergraduate voting. The winners and their departments or programs are:

Faculty and Instructors: Charles Hill, chemical engineering professor; William Hitchon, electrical and computer engineering professor; Jay Samuel, mechanical engineering instructor; James P. Blanchard, nuclear engineering and engineering physics professor; Kenneth Potter, civil and environmental engineering professor; Michael Smith, industrial engineering professor; Jaafar Al-Abdulla, engineering mechanics instructor; Awad Hanna, biological systems engineering professor; Reid Cooper, materials science and engineering professor; Sandy Courter, engineering professional development instructor; Craig Benson, geological engineering professor.

Teaching Assistants: Thomas Culp, chemical engineering; Eric Benedict, electrical and computer engineering; Joseph Lacey, mechanical engineering; David Perry, civil and environmental engineering; Leah Newman, industrial engineering; Adam Steltzner, engineering mechanics; and Oscar Marcelo Suarez, materials science and engineering.