Industrial Engineering Faculty & Staff Awards
Recognizing the faculty and staff whose teaching, mentorship, and service make a lasting impact on the Edwardson School of Industrial Engineering.
A. Alan Pritsker Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award
The A. Alan Pritsker Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award is given annually to an Industrial Engineering faculty member in recognition of his/her outstanding teaching as demonstrated by a superior ability to communicate material to undergraduate students and to stimulate their desire to master it as well as a commitment to aiding and motivating undergraduate students in a counseling or advisory capacity. Winners are selected on the basis of the highest total score received via a vote of Senior IE students.
Yuehwern Yih
Previous Recipients
- 2025Mario Ventresca
- 2024Yuehwern Yih
- 2023Wenzhuo Wu
- 2022Joaquin Goni
- 2021Yuehwern Yih
- 2020Mario Ventresca
- 2019Joaquin Goni
- 2018Mario Ventresca
- 2017Steve Landry
- 2016Mario Ventresca
- 2015Yuehwern Yih
- 2014Steve Landry
- 2013Yuehwern Yih
- 2012Steve Landry
James H. Greene Graduate Educator Award in Industrial Engineering
In 1998, the School of Industrial Engineering established an award to honor a given faculty member in recognition of his or her outstanding teaching in the graduate program. Outstanding graduate teaching is interpreted in the broadest sense to include but not limited to classroom teaching, academic advising, research supervision, and student mentoring. In 2000, the award was designed as the James H. Greene Graduate Educator Award in Industrial Engineering. The winner is chosen by a vote of graduate students in Industrial Engineering at the West Lafayette campus.
Brandon Pitts
Previous Recipients
- 2025Brandon Pitts
- 2024Stephan Biller
- 2023Stephan Biller
- 2022Seokcheon Lee
- 2021Zach Hass
- 2020Seokcheon Lee
- 2019Nagabhushana Prabhu
- 2018Steve Landry
- 2017Steve Landry
- 2016Steve Landry
- 2015Seokcheon Lee
- 2014Hong Wan
- 2013Hong Wan
- 2012Seokcheon Lee
Industrial Engineering Outstanding Graduate Mentor Award
Reem Khir and Hua Cai
Reem Khir (IE); Hua Cai (EEE)
Previous Recipients
- 2024Ana María Estrada Gomez
- 2023Vince Duffy
- 2022Zachary Hass
- 2021Gary Cheng
- 2020Brandon Pitts
- 2019Christopher Quinn
- 2018Hua Cai
- 2017Harsha Honnappa
Industrial Engineering Outstanding Staff Awards
Daniela Green
Senior Administrative Assistant
Previous Recipients
- 2025 Zoie DahnkeBusiness Assistant Morgan KurylaLead Academic Advisor (Undergraduate) Elizabeth PearsonAssistant Director Student Experience Three-way tie
- 2024 Brin ReedBusiness Manager Aliya ScottGraduate Program Administrator Two-way tie
- 2023Dave MontgomeryCommunications Specialist
- 2022Aaron RamseyDirector of Industry Relations
- 2021Leza DellingerDirector of Operations
- 2020Lindsay SellersIE Support Staff
- 2019Morgan KurylaSenior Academic Advisor
- 2018Erin GoughEvents Specialist
- 2017Anita ParkGraduate Program Specialist
- 2016Elizabeth AllumAcademic Advisor
- 2015Cheryl BarnhartGraduate Program Coordinator
- 2014Leza DellingerIE School Coordinator