IME honors the 2009 top scholars at Clausing luncheon

IME Departmental Outstanding Students From left, Dr. Paul Engelmann, IME chair; Ashley Hovenkamp, IENM; Josh Wiese, UEM; Aarti Valsadia, IE/IEE; Jordan Kimble, MFT; Amanda Glick, Service; Jordan Avery, EGR; Madeline McAuley, Service; Jason Horton, MNEM; Dr. John Dunn, WMU president; and Dr. Dan Litynski, CEAS dean. Missing from the photo is Casey Koopmans, EMTN.Casey Koopmans

IME’s top graduate and undergraduate students were honored this month at the annual Student Recognition Luncheon provided by Clausing Industrial Inc.,a supporter of IME programs for 56 years.

Emcee Dr. David Lyth, IME professor, wore his favorite “It’s a great day to be a Bronco” hat for the ceremony that honored winners of IME’s outstanding student awards: four undergraduate seniors, three graduate students, and two service award winners. IME’s presidential scholar, the CEAS dean’s outstanding students, and the winners of a number of other scholarships and awards were also acknowledged.

Jordan Avery, IME’s top engineering graphics and design (EGR) senior, was lauded as the department’s WMU Presidential Scholar and as the CEAS outstanding dean’s student in EGR.

IME seniors Jordan Kimble, in manufacturing technology (MFT), and Joshua Wiese, in engineering management (UEM), were IME’s and the CEAS dean’s outstanding students in their respective majors.

Aarti Valsadia won IME’s outstanding student award in industrial engineering and industrial and entrepreneurial engineering (IE/IEE). Yenni Chen was the CEAS dean’s outstanding student in IE/IEE.

Outstanding Service Awards were presented to Madeline McAuley, an EGR senior who developed the IME blog and Web site, and Amanda Glick, an IEE senior who was credited for assisting wherever she is needed.

Graduate students honored as outstanding students were Casey W. Koopmans, engineering management (EMTN); Jason Horton, manufacturing (MNEM), and Ashley Hovenkamp, industrial engineering (IENM).

WMU President John Dunn, CEAS Dean Dan Litynski, and IME Chair Paul Engelmann offered kudos to the award winners and the faculty who support them in a ceremony that included paying tribute to the officers and advisors of seven student societies with IME members and three IME student honor societies.

Engelmann challenged the winners, society officers, and other future leaders to envision every decision they make as keys to who they will become.

The event was organized by Tom Swartz, who chairs the IME Scholarship and Awards Committee, and committee members Drs. Steven Butt, Kailash Bafna, and Jorge Rodriguez.

Klaz Welch, Mary Fosburg, and John Jacobs, the IME office administrators, were acknowledged for their support in organizing the luncheon.