Purpose
The Thomas C. Evans Engineering Education Paper Award is intended to recognize the author(s) of an outstanding engineering education-related paper (e.g., journal manuscript, conference paper, etc.).
Award
The award is in the form of an award plaque presented during the Awards Ceremony at the ASEE Southeastern Section’s Annual Conference.
Eligibility
- The author(s) must be members of ASEE’s Southeastern Section.
- The author(s) must be able to attend the ASEE Southeastern Section Annual Conference.
- The author(s) are expected to present their work during lunch on Monday.
- The award plaque is presented at the Awards Ceremony on Monday evening.
Nomination
A colleague, department head, or student may nominate a paper for this award.
Evaluation
The Awards and Recognition Unit will evaluate engineering education-related papers from one of the following categories:
- Papers published in refereed journals during the previous calendar year (2023).
- Papers published in refereed conference proceedings during the previous calendar year (2023).
Documentation
The nomination package should include a letter of submittal and a copy of the paper.
Submission
The nomination package should be submitted electronically as a single PDF (.pdf) or compressed file (.zip) to the Section’s Vice President for Awards and Recognition:
Beth Todd, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering
The University of Alabama
Email: btodd@ua.edu
Phone: (205) 799-6656
Deadline
Nominations will be accepted through Monday, February 19th, 2024.
Past Award Winners
1998 — David C. Banks, Mississippi State University
1999 — Douglas Hirt, Clemson University
2000 — Raj Rajagopalan, University of Florida
2001 — Pedro E. Arce, Florida A&M-Florida State
2002 — Anna P. Phillips, University of Memphis and Scott A. Yost, University of Kentucky
2003 — Laura W. Lackey, Mercer University and W. Jack Lackey, Georgia Institute of Technology
2004 — Julie E. Sharp, Vanderbilt University
2005 — Kurt Gramoll, University of Oklahoma, Wes Hines, University of Tennessee, and Mary Kocak, Pellissippi State Technical Community College
2006 — Joseph J. Biernacki, Tennessee Technological University
2007 — Adrienne R. Minerick, Ebonye-Rosa T. Allen, and Bill B. Elmore
Mississippi State University
2008 — Pedro E. Arce, Tennessee Technological University, Mario Oyanader, and Stephen Whittaker
2009 — Rebecca K. Toghiani, Adrienne R. Minerick, and Keisha Walters,
Mississippi State University
2010 — Julie Trenor, Clemson University
2011 — Melissa Dagley-Falls, Michael Georgiopoulos, and Cynthia Young,
University of Central Florida
2012 — Mary Katherine Watson, Caroline Noyes, and Michael Rodgers, Georgia Institute of Technology
2013 — Tanya Kunberger, Florida Gulf Coast University
2014 — Pedro E. Arce, J. Biernacki, J. Pascal and J. R. Sanders,
Tennessee Technological University
2016 — Anna Howard, North Carolina State University
2017 — Mary Katherine Watson, The Citadel
2018 — Courtney Faber and Lisa Benson, University of Tennessee Knoxville
2019 — Rachel McCord, University of Tennessee Knoxville
2020 — Simon Thomas Ghanat, The Citadel
2021 — Robby Sanders, Tennessee Tech University
2022 — Cecelia Wigal, University of Tennessee Chattanooga