Honors/Awards

1971        Alpha Pi Mu - Industrial Engineering Honors
1976        Phi Kappa Phi - Academic Honors
1978        Sigma Xi - Academic Research Honors
1980        Tau Beta Pi - Initiated as an Eminent Engineer
1988        Chairman, Professional Engineers in Education, KSPE
1989        Dean's Award for Outstanding Scholarship, Research and Creative Activity
1991        Director Q.C. & R.E. Division (IIE)
1992        Dean's Award for Distinguished Service
1993        Fellow Award, Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE)
1993        Award of Excellence, Q.C.&R.E. division IIE
1994        Director, Design Interest Group (IIE)
1994        Dean's Award of Nomination for Alumni Professorship for Research
1995        Board of Directors, IIE Local Chapter
1995        Community Service Award, University of Louisville
1996        Board of Directors, Louisville Advanced Technology Council (LATC)
1997        Community Service Award, University of Louisville
1998        Fellow Award, American Society for Quality (ASQ)
1999        Community Service Award, University of Louisville
2000        Board of Advisors, Logistics and Distribution Institute
2000        Chair, Society for Manufacturing Engineers, Louisville Chapter
2001        Board of Examiners, Kentucky Quality Council
2001        Community Service Award, University of Louisville
2001        Board of Directors, Louisville Regional Science Fairs
2008        President, Council of Fellows,  IIE
2010        Bingham Fellow, Leadership Louisville, Louisville, KY

Patent Awards and Applications

• High Volume Trace Vapor and Particulate Collection Device,  Serial No.     61/137,554;  File # 2115.79442

• Security Monitoring System for Bulk Food Stuff Monitoring System; U.S. Patent Number: 7,886,959  

Professional Societies

• American Production and Inventory Control Society, Honorary Member
• American Society for Quality, Fellow; Education Chairman, 1987 to 2001.
• Institute of Industrial Engineers, Fellow; Chair Council of Fellows, 2007/2008; Education Chairman, 1977/78; Program Chairman, 1978/79; Member of the Board of Directors, 1978/79; Representative to the Engineers Joint Council, 1978/80; Chairman, 1983 Productivity Expo.; Newsletter Editor, Quality Control and Reliability Division (QC&RE), 1988/89, 1989/90; Director-elect, QC&RE Div. 1990/91; Director 1991/92; Advisory Committee Member, 1992/93, Director Design Interest Group, 1994/01.

• National Society of Professional Engineers; Chairman-elect, Professional Engineers in Education, State of Kentucky, 1987/88; Chairman 1988/89.
• The Institute of Operations Research and Management Science, Member; Member TIMS College on Artificial Intelligence.
• Society of Manufacturing Engineers, Senior Member; Chair, 2000/2001; Chair Elect, 1999; Member, Quality Assurance Council, Surface Integrity Standards Committee ANSI, 8211-1-198x; Member, CASA/SME, Special interest group of AI applications to Manufacturing Systems; Charter Member Rapid Prototyping Association, Charter Member, Forming Technologies.
  

• American Association of Artificial Intelligence, Member; Member, Special Interest Group in Manufacturing.
• Production and Operations Management Society, Founding and Life Member.
• American Society for Engineering Education, Member.