Student Honors and Awards
A number of department-specific and school-wide honors and awards
are available to Mechanical Engineering students. In most cases
nominations are made by a faculty honors and awards committee, with
presentation made at the spring semester honors convocation.
American Society of Mechanical Engineers'
Student Section Award
The Louisville Section of
the American Society of Mechanical Engineers participates in the
technical and professional development of J.B. Speed Scientific
School students through its support of the Mechanical Engineering
Department's ASME student section. The Louisville Section of
ASME presents this award to that student who demonstrates outstanding
leadership in the activities of the Student Section. All ASME
student section members in good standing upon graduation will
become associate members in the national ASME.
Hsing Chuang Award for Excellence in
Graduate Study
A plaque and a cash award are given
annually to the Mechanical Engineering graduate student who best
epitomizes the academic and professional qualities of Dr. Hsing
Chuang, Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering. Criteria
include a strong scholastic record, demonstrated creativity in
research or design, and participation in professional societies.
Mechanical Engineering Department Academic
Achievement Awards These awards, consisting of
a plaque and cash prize, are given to Mechanical Engineering students
at the sophomore, junior, senior and graduate professional level
with the highest cumulative academic standing in their class.
ASME - Pi Tau Sigma Award
The Mechanical Engineering Department annually awards a plaque
and cash prize to an outstanding student with membership in both
the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and the Mechanical
Engineering Honor Society, Pi Tau Sigma.
Award for Excellence in Cooperative Education
Each year a plaque
is given to the Mechanical Engineering student with the most productive
cooperative internship, as measured by employer comments and quality
of the final report.
Alumni Foundation Awards
The Alumni Foundation of the Speed Scientific School annually presents awards to Graduate/Professional students in the Professional School of Engineering who have qualified for the Master of Engineering degree. A cash prize and a commemorative plaque are awarded each year to the student who has achieved the greatest distinction in one or more of the following activities: professional activities, sports, debating, dramatics, glee club, orchestra, band, honor societies, journals, and officership in school, class, and university organizations.
In addition, certificates and cash prizes are presented to outstanding designees of the Departments of Chemical, Civil, Electrical, Industrial, and Mechanical Engineering, and the Department of Engineering Mathematics And Computer Science. All award selections are made by the faculties of the respective programs.
Bennett M. Brigman Award
Mrs. James Donaldson established this award in memory of her deceased husband, Bennett M. Brigman, the first dean of the Speed School, who served as dean during the period 19251938. A commemorative plaque and a cash prize are awarded each year to the graduating Master of Engineering student who most nearly attains the objectives of the Speed Scientific School.
Robert Craig Ernst Award
This award is given in memory of the late Dr. Ernst, Dean Emeritus and Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering Emeritus, who served as dean of the Speed School during the period 19471969. A cash prize and a commemorative plaque are awarded each year to the engineering student qualifying for the B. S. degree, who has achieved the distinction of being named the Honor Graduate of the Division of Basic Studies of the Professional School of Engineering.
Omicron Delta Kappa Award
The University of Louisville Circle awards a certificate to the outstanding graduate in each school of the University. The award recognizes leadership in school or college activities, combined with character and scholarship.
Society of American Military Engineers Award
An award is made each year by the Kentuckiana Post of the Society of American Military Engineers to a member of the graduating class of the Speed Scientific School who has completed all of the requirements for a commission in the ROTC at the University of Louisville and whose performance is most outstanding in both engineering and military programs. The recipient is selected by a joint committee composed of faculty members from the Speed Scientific School and the ROTC.
Society of Manufacturing Engineers Scholarship Award
The Louisville Chapter 54 of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) Scholarship Award is given annually to the student in the Speed Scientific School who has demonstrated, through both scholarly achievement and research, the potential to make a significant contribution to the field of Manufacturing Engineering.
William S. Speed Award
The award is dedicated by the Speed School Student Council to the memory of the late William S. Speed, as the principal benefactor of the Speed Scientific School. A cash prize and a commemorative plaque are awarded each year to the graduating Master of Engineering student who has contributed the most service to the Speed Scientific School.
Lewis S. Streng Honor Graduate Award
Mrs. Fannie Henly Streng created a trust fund in memory of her deceased husband, Lewis S. Streng. The annual income from this fund and a commemorative plaque are awarded to the graduating Master of Engineering student who has attained the highest cumulative grade-point average in the Speed Scientific School.
Tau Beta Pi Awards
The Kentucky Beta Chapter of Tau Beta Pi, a national engineering honor society, awards two prizes annually to students in the General Engineering Studies Division: one to the student who at the end of the first year has attained the highest scholastic standing in the class, and one to the student who at the end of the second year has attained the highest scholastic standing in that class.
Updated March 1998