Attending the regional IIE Conference were (left to right): Row 1 David Treier, Ben Smith, Krisana Gutierrez, and Aarti Valsadia; Row 2: Ella Lambrix; Row 3: Wen Ken Loh, Yenni Chen, Alisha Hankins, Mariam Ouazar, and Prachi Chandrana; Row 4: Eric Drzerwicki, Rob Cookingham, Bryan Dopkins, Shannon Bowerson, and Ashley Bazanna; Row 5: Evan Maltas, Dr. Steven Butt, Matt Pridgeon, and Dr. Tycho Fredericks
Last month, 17 industrial engineering students - all members of WMU’s IIE chapter who ranged from freshmen to seniors - attended the Great Lakes Region IV Institute of Industrial Engineers Conference (IIE) at the University of Louisville in Louisville, Kentucky.
Yenni Chen, an IE sophomore, won third place in a competition to determine the best technique to sort a deck of cards and place them in order. “Yenni did an incredible job using our IE skills to come up with the best procedure to sort the cards,” said Shannon Bowerson, an IE senior who serves as IIE president. For her accomplishment, Chen received a check from the University of Louisville Student Chapter.
The group also heard several speakers and technical paper presentations and toured the Louisville Slugger factory. “We all received a free Louisville Slugger bat and a group picture with the giant bat in front of the factory,” Bowerson said.
The other IE students who attended the regional conference include Ashley Bazanna, Prachi Chandrana, Rob Cookingham, Bryan Dopkins, Eric Drzerwicki, Krisana Gutierrez, Alisha Hankins, Ella Lambrix, Wen Ken Loh, Evan Maltas, Mariam Ouazar, Matt Pridgeon, Ben Smith, David Treier, and Aarti Valsadia.
Accompanying the students were Dr. Steven Butt and Dr. Tycho Fredericks, professors in the Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering (IME) who serve as advisors to the WMU IE Chapter. “We really appreciate everything they [advisors] do for us,” Bowerson said.
WMU’s IIE chapter toured Louisville Slugger factory, where
everyone received a bat and this photo
“We also appreciate and want to thank the IME department and the Dean [Dr. Tim Greene] for their generosity and the support that allowed us to attend this conference,” Bowerson said.
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