Departmental Awards
Explore the ISE Department’s rich history by discovering award winners who shaped excellence, innovation and leadership over the years.
Last Update: 02/16/2026 | All information is accurate and still up-to-date
Overall, the ISE Department shows a strong record of academic success. First, skilled faculty, dedicated staff, and talented students work together to make this success possible. As a result, their efforts help the department earn many awards each year.
Moreover, these honors show the department’s strong commitment to excellence and continuous improvement. In addition, by supporting one another, the department continues to lead industrial and systems engineering.
Departmental Awards (Student Organizations)
Alpha Pi Mu Outstanding Sophomore Award
- 2025 | Mary Claire Rashford
- 2024 | Andres Allegre Trevino
- 2023 | David Alan Mahar
- 2022 | Katie Hodges
- 2021 | Not Awarded
- 2020 | Rachel Harris
- 2019 | Not Awarded
- 2018 | James Ma
- 2017 | Lingchao Mao
- 2016 | Michael Rosenberg
- 2015 | Anjali Mani
- 2014 | Kayla Summer
- 2013 | Todd Goldfarb
- 2012 | Kevin McCann
- 2011 | Sabin Blumenfeld
- 2010 | Teofilo Siman
- 2009 | Pritesh Patel
- 2008 | Saud Alshammari
- 2007 | Jillian Johnson
- 2006 | James Lavin
- 2005 | Chris Culbreth
- 2004 | Marc Szczesny-Pumarada
- 2003 | Yoshiko Shoji, David White
- 2002 | Jess Bardin, Chris Wiest
- 2001 | Travis Millen, Amy Craig
- 2000 | Kent Holmes
- 1999 | Julie Cunningham
- 1998 | Laura Hughes
- 1997 | Michael Dascal
- 1996 | Rudy Bombien
- 1995 | Angela Cox
- 1994 | Mark Presutty, Renee Carter
- 1993 | Noelle Blasi
- 1992 | Jorge Chu
- 1991 | Shawn Lane, Patrick Zugay
- 1990 | Julie Hinshaw
- 1989 | Lauri Lyerly
- 1988 | Troy Mullen
- 1987 | Kimberly Monroe
- 1986 | Susan Stone
- 1985 | record not available
- 1984 | record not available
- 1983 | record not available
- 1982 | record not available
- 1981 | Edward Frazelle
- 1980 | Lois Bier
- 1979 | Chris Dagenhart
- 1978 | Clifford Moore
- 1977 | Suzane Edwards
- 1976 | Tony Blalock
- 1975 | Michael Wall
- 1974 | Jeffrey Starling
- 1973 | Jerry Simmons
- 1972 | Dillon Coleman, Robert Marx
- 1971 | David Johnson
- 1970 | John Foster
- 1969 | Kenneth Franklin
IIE/SME Outstanding Student Service Award
- 2014 | Stephen Taylor
- 2012 | Adam Newton
- 2011 | Kalli Hulse, Adam Newton
- 2010 | Kevin Zhang
- 2009 | Kinley Taylor
- 2008 | Anna Cloaninger
- 2007 | Jillian Johnson
- 2005 | Olivier-Fred Pierre-Louis
- 2004 | Laura Cook, Brian Deaton
- 2003 | Arlicia Maness
- 2002 | Ron Aman
- 2001 | Tonya Hendricks
Departmental Awards (College of Engineering)
COE Faculty Senior Scholar Award
- 2023 | Katie Hodges
- 2020 | Ryan Winz
- 2006 | Zachary Adams
- 2016 | Hannah Wetmore
- 2019 | LingChao Mao
- 2018 | Mikayla Slomski
ISE Departmental Awards
C.A. Anderson Outstanding Faculty Award
- 2025 | Russell King
- 2024 | Ben Rachunok
- 2023 | Osman Ozaltin
- 2022 | Paul Cohen, Nur Ozaltin
- 2021 | Xu Xu
- 2020 | Russell King
- 2019 | Maria Mayorga
- 2018 | Binil Starly
- 2017 | Rohan Shirwaiker
- 2016 | Anita Vila-Parrish
- 2015 | Stephen Roberts
- 2014 | Russell King
- 2013 | David Kaber
- 2012 | Julie Ivy
- 2011 | Reha Uzsoy
- 2010 | Ola Harrysson
- 2009 | Stephen Roberts
- 2008 | Russell King
- 2007 | Thom Hodgson
- 2006 | David Kaber
- 2005 | Ola Harrysson
- 2004 | Michael Kay
- 2003 | Gary Mirka
- 2002 | Russell King
- 2001 | Denis Cormier
- 2000 | James Taylor
- 1999 | Yuan-Shin Lee
- 1998 | Yahya Fathi
- 1997 | Thom Hodgson
- 1996 | Russell King
- 1995 | James Wilson
- 1994 | Richard Bernhard
- 1993 | Peter O’Grady
- 1992 | Henry Nuttle
- 1991 | Yahya Fathi
- 1990 | John Ekwall
- 1989 | Thomas Culbreth
- 1988 | Thom Hodgson
- 1987 | Gerald Isley
- 1986 | Russell King
- 1985 | Mahmoud Ayoub
- 1984 | Connie Sue Oldham
- 1983 | John Ekwall
- 1982 | Thomas Culbreth
- 1981 | Not Awarded
- 1980 | Clarence Smith
- 1979 | John Canada
- 1978 | Edward Clark
- 1977 | James Tompkins
Faculty Senior Scholar Award
- 2025 | Ashton Sumpter
Outstanding Dissertation Award
The ISE Outstanding Dissertation Award recognizes recent Ph.D. graduates who have written original, innovative dissertations that reflect outstanding technical contributions and are likely to have significant scientific and societal impact.
- 2025 | Linfeng Wu
- 2024 | Yunsoo Ha
- 2023 | Shohanuzzaman Shohan
- 2022 | Karl Schuchard
The Outstanding Doctoral Scholar of the Year Award
The ISE Outstanding Doctoral Scholar of the Year Award recognizes current doctoral students’ excellence in doctoral research, scholarship and professional achievements.
- 2024 | Erik Rosenstrom
- 2022 | Kimia Vahdat
Outstanding Master’s Student of the Year Award
The ISE Outstanding Master’s Student of the Year Award recognizes current Master’s students for academic and professional excellence and commitment to the ISE department, profession, and community while at NC State. This can include academic and research achievements, excellence beyond coursework, and commitment to advancing their studies through internships/work experience.
- 2024 | Gowthami Lakshminarayana
- 2022 | Ashwin Ramachandran
ISE Outstanding Master’s Thesis Award
The ISE Outstanding Master’s Thesis Award recognizes recent MS graduates who have written original and innovative theses or equivalent on a fundamental or applied topic of interest in the industrial engineering domain.
- 2025 | Corbin Goodwin
- 2022 | Claudia Alvarado
ISE Outstanding Senior in Industrial Engineering Award
- 2022 | Tafui Leggard, Connor Simpson
- 2021 | Not Awarded
- 2020 | Ryan Winz
- 2019 | Gibson Russell
- 2018 | Ally Schueneman
- 2017 | Jennifer Frix
- 2016 | Melissa Pressley
- 2015 | Michael Harrison
- 2014 | Michelle Ebersole
- 2013 | Emily Tucker, Lisa Cook
- 2012 | Teofilo Simman
- 2011 | Jessica Jeppsson
- 2010 | Jillian Johnson
- 2009 | Jim Tsai
- 2008 | Zachary Adams, Kylie Goodell
- 2007 | Kyle Ward, Brent Hauser
- 2006 | Natalie Johnsen, Jessica McCoy, Andrew White, David White
- 2005 | Jess Bardin
- 2004 | Amy Craig, Chris Wiest
- 2003 | Travis Millen
- 2002 | Laura Hughes
- 2001 | Link Neal, Steve Kelly
- 2000 | Jeannie McCabe, Ashley Morrison
- 1999 | Michelle Hill
- 1998 | Jaime Miguel, John Stubbs
- 1997 | Mark Presutty
- 1996 | Paula Borden
- 1995 | DeLynn Atkinson, Sherri Wells
- 1994 | Patrick Zugay
- 1993 | Julie Hinshaw
- 1992 | Lauri Lyerly
- 1991 | James Sebring
- 1990 | Kimberly Monroe
- 1989 | Thomas Hall
- 1988 | Frederick Indermaur
- 1987 | Maria Pribas
- 1986 | Kathleen Rau
- 1985 | Carole English
- 1984 | Sally Smith
- 1983 | Edward Frazelle
- 1982 | Lewis Kellogg
- 1981 | Christopher Irwin
- 1980 | Tamala Barrier
- 1979 | David Murray
- 1978 | Tony Blalock
- 1977 | Michael Wall
- 1976 | Betty Higley
- 1975 | R.A. Walker
- 1974 | Robert Marx
- 1973 | Gary Sechler
- 1972 | Thomas Foster
- 1971 | K.D. Franklin
- 1970 | R.L. Lauridsen
- 1969 | William Arnold III
- 1968 | David Parker
- 1967 | James Higgins
- 1966 | Robert Chappell
- 1965 | Emory Enscore
- 1964 | Arthur Mattox
- 1963 | William Deal
- 1962 | James Hackney III
Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award
- 2025 | Jack Wilson
- 2024 | Corbin Goodwin, Edric Pham and Jack Wilson
- 2023 | Asya Atik and Meriem Laroussi
- 2022 | Gimantha Perera
Shook Mentor Award
- 2025 | Nafi Ahmed, Matthew Izzo, YongSeok Jeon, Safina Luu, Sebastian Rodriquez Cartes and Nick Steinlage
- 2024 | Hardik Birla, Behnam Jabbari Marand, Tavila Sharmin, Audrey Westlund and Andrea Zamudio
- 2023 | Kendra Canegata, Ethan Houser, Kurtis Konrad and Margaret Tobey
- 2022 | Pavel Koprov, Meriem Laroussi, Shohananuzzaman Shohan and Zachary Traylor
Staff Member of the Year
- 2025 | Emily Lewis
- 2024 | Christina Pucci
- 2023 | Julia Abate
- 2022 | Debbie Allgood-Station
- 2020 | Justin Lancaster
- 2019 | Karen Welton
- 2018 | Rob Lasson
- 2013 | Rob Lasson
The Importance of Departmental Awards
Winning departmental awards strengthens your department’s reputation and influence. First, awards show that you meet high standards in teaching, research, or service. As a result, others see your department as credible and respected. When outside groups recognize your work, they confirm your quality. Therefore, your department stands out among competing programs.
Moreover, awards help you attract strong students and talented faculty. Because people value excellence, they look for proven success. In turn, your department becomes a top choice for applicants. Additionally, recognition builds trust with university leaders and external partners. Consequently, you gain stronger institutional support and visibility.
Likewise, awards increase confidence within your department. When you celebrate shared success, you build morale and unity. As a result, you feel motivated to maintain high standards. Furthermore, recognition encourages you to pursue bold ideas and new projects. Therefore, you create a culture that values growth and achievement.
In addition, awards often lead to new funding and partnerships. Because sponsors invest in proven programs, they support your department. Consequently, you gain access to better resources and opportunities. For example, you may expand research labs or launch innovative courses. As a result, your department grows stronger and more competitive.
Ultimately, departmental awards do more than honor past work. Instead, they shape how others view your future potential. In turn, your reputation attracts opportunity, talent, and investment. Therefore, when you win awards, you elevate both your department and your own success.