Section Awards

SECTION AWARD INFORMATION

Midwest Section Outstanding Teaching Award

 Midwest Section Outstanding Service Award

Midwest Section Best Paper Awards

2012 Conference Elections and Awards

New ASEE Midwest Section Officers
Section Chair - Dr. Raju Dandu, Kansas State Salina
Immediate Past Chair – Dr. Theresa M. Swift, Missouri S&T
Chair-Elect and Awards Chair – Dr. Kevin Drees, Oklahoma State University
Section Campus Representative – Dr. Clark Shaver, Pittsburg State University

2013 ASEE Midwest Section Conference, Hosted by Kansas State University Salina

September 18-20, 2013   http://www.salina.k-state.edu/aseemidwest2013/

2012 Section Awards
Steve E. Watkins, Missouri S&T – 2012 Section Outstanding Service Award
Kevin Drees, Oklahoma State University – 2012 Section Representative Award
University of Arkansas – Fayetteville – 2012 Conference Person–Mile Award

2012 Papers and Posters Awards
Christi Patton Luks, Laura Ford, and Weston Kightlinger (U. of Tulsa) – First-Place Outstanding Paper
Title: "Solar Water Heaters for Showers and Sinks: An EWB-USA Project"

M. Ryan Bales (Georgia Tech) and Steve E. Watkins (Missouri S&T) – Second-Place Outstanding Paper
Title: "Video Surveillance Analysis as a Context for Embedded Systems and Artificial Intelligence Education" 

Diane Hagni and Harvest Collier (Missouri S&T) – Third-Place Outstanding Paper
Title: "Establishing a Faculty Development Focus at a Public Technological Research University"

Christopher James and B. Terry Beck (Kansas State University) - First–Place Outstanding Student Poster Award
Title: "Weight Reduction Methods for the SAE Aero Design Competition"

Michael Bouchard with Advisor Kristen M. Donnell (Missouri S&T) – Second-Place Outstanding Student Poster Award
Title: "A  New Approach to Student Design (Mars RoverTeam)"

David C. Macke Jr. with Advisor Steve E. Watkins (Missouri S&T) – First-Place Outstanding UAV Poster Award
Title: "Missouri S&T UAV Team"

Alex Bowman, Chris Hedden, Gonzalo Garcia, and Ryan Lykins (University of Kansas) - Second–Place Outstanding UAV Poster Award
Title: "University of Kansas Aerospace Engineering Flight Systems Research"

 
Midwest Section Outstanding Teaching Award:

The award consists of a $750 to $1000 honorarium and certificate of recognition to an individual whose activities indicate outstanding contributions to engineering and/or technology education.  Additional criteria used to judge the nominees for this award are listed on the ASEE national webpage   (http://www.asee.org/member-resources/awards/full-list-of-awards).  This award is jointly sponsored by the Deans of the Midwest Section.  The winner becomes the nominee of the Section for the ASEE National Outstanding Teaching Medal for the following year.

Nomination Format for Teaching Award:

Any member of the section may nominate candidates for the Outstanding Teaching Award.  Each school may forward one nominee for the Outstanding Teaching Award.  The nomination package should include a letter of support from the dean or his/her designee.  Up to a three-page vita and no more than eleven additional pages of information, (including support letters), make up each school’s nomination package.   Supporting letters from colleagues and current and past students are recommended but not required.  The nomination package must be sent electronically to the Midwest Section Awards Chair (see above) by June 1, 2012.  Late nominations or nominations exceeding page limits will not be considered.  Award winners are required to attend the September ASEE Midwest Section Conference.  Nominees do not have to be ASEE members but, in a close contest, the award will go to the ASEE member.

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Midwest Section Outstanding Service Award:

An honorarium of $500 to $1000 and certificate of recognition to an individual whose contributions to engineering and/or technology education primarily through teaching support and/or non-classroom, student-related activities deserves recognition as well as for involvement in ASEE and ASEE Midwest Section activities.  This award is sponsored by the Deans of the Midwest Section.

Nomination Format for Service Award:

Any member of the section may nominate candidates for the Outstanding Service Award. Each school may forward multiple nominations for the Outstanding Service Award.  The nomination package includes a nomination letter (no more than one page), a nomination rationale statement (no more than two pages), a vitae (three pages maximum), and evidence of service accomplishments (no more than eight pages).  The nomination package must be sent electronically to the Midwest Section Awards Chair (see above) by June 1, 2012.  Late nominations or nominations exceeding page limits will not be considered.  Award winners are required to attend the September ASEE Midwest Section Conference. 

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Midwest Section Best Paper Awards:

The best engineering education papers published and presented at the annual ASEE Midwest Section Conference will be selected. Each year three awards are given in the amounts of $300, $200, and $100 to the first, second, and third place papers, respectively. Certificates of recognition are also presented to the authors of the selected papers. In the case of co-authors, individual certificates will be presented and the honorarium will be split among the co-authors. Award presentations are made at the business luncheon at the annual ASEE Midwest Section Conference.

Consideration for Best Paper Awards:

No nomination is required. To be eligible, full papers must be accepted for publication and presented at the annual ASEE Midwest Section Conference. Selection will be based on the quality of the written paper and the quality of the oral presentation and the relevance of the paper to engineering education. The Technical Program Chair will coordinate the selection process.

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