Renovation and construction continue on the fourth floor. Renovations have been completed in the IE department main office. Some work remains to be done in the chairman's office. Twenty-two students attended the IIE Region VII Student Conference at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. Dr. Sid Gilbreath, professor emeritus, has begun compiling the sixty-year history of the Industrial Engineering department.
Plans are underway to include a searchable alumni e-mail database on our website.
We hope to have this available by the end of spring semester. The IE department tied with the Mechanical Engineering department for the Best Darn Major on Campus award at the conclusion of Engineer's Week activities. March 2001 Dr. Jessica Matson was among the TTU faculty invited to the space shuttle Discovery launch on March 8. Research possibilities between NASA and TTU were discussed. IE junior Kelli McCoy has been chosen to participate in the NASA Undergraduate Student Reserach Program at Stennis Space Center for Summer 2001.