2-26-03
BEHREND FACULTY AND STUDENTS EARN
RECOGNITION
FROM ENGINEERING SOCIETIES COUNCIL
Several faculty members and students from Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, earned recognition from the Erie Engineering Societies Council at the Erie Engineers Week Awards Banquet, held Friday, February 21, at the Clarion Hotel.
Outstanding Member Awards went to Tracy Halmi, lecturer in chemistry and a member of the American Chemical Society; Dr. Robert Weissbach, assistant professor of electrical engineering technology and a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers; and Lucy Lenhardt, a member of the Society of Plastics Engineers.
David Duberow, a junior majoring in chemistry, received one of five EESC Louis W. Balmer Scholarships. The Balmer Scholarships are given to for their achievement in the science or engineering curricula. Duberow is a member of the Schreyer Honors College and is involved in undergraduate research. He is a 2000 graduate of Fairview High School.
James Christenson, a returning adult student majoring in electrical engineering technology, received one of three EESC Robert B. Gray Technology and Engineering Scholarships. These awards are given to students in the two-year technology and engineering programs. Christenson is a former employee of International Paper.
Gary Lada and Cassandra Willey, both juniors majoring in mechanical engineering, were each awarded the Wives of Professional Engineers Hugh M. Nelson Scholarship. This award assists one or more students entering their sophomore through senior year and pursuing a B.S. degree in an ABET-accredited engineering program. Lada is completing an internship at GE Transportation Systems. Willey, who is a member of Lambda Sigma honor society and Alpha Phi Omega service fraternity, will work as an aerospace engineering intern at Lord Corporation this summer.