Professor Achintya Haldar has won the 1999 Burlington North Foundation Faculty Achievement Award. Department head's letter From ABET accreditation and ASCE conference to new faculty and scholarship endowments. Alumni profiles Delbert Lewis, CE '50 and Jeremy Mohr, CE '98. New faculty CEEM welcomes three new faculty members. Student news ASCE Pacific SW Conference, scholarships and honors.
Faculty publish three books CEEM faculty members published three books during the past year.
Retirements Simon Ince and Ed Nowatzki retire. Achintya Haldar Haldar wins teaching award OurProfessor Achintya Haldar has won the 1999 Burlington North Foundation Faculty Achievement Award for excellence in teaching. The award recognizes a faculty member's efforts to provide quality learning experiences for students and his scholarly contributions, including research and publications, that have advanced and enhanced teaching. Haldar uses video, physical models, computers, creative class assignments and just about anything else that might help students grasp complex engineering topics. His door is always open to students and he offers mentoring, career counseling and academic help not only while on campus, but also from home.