Dean’s Message
We celebrate family reunions in the College of Engineering two times a year: during National Engineers Week (E-Week) in the spring and Homecoming Week in the fall. In February was E-Week, and we had the pleasure of having our Advisory Council meetings on campus and spending some time with our alumni. About 20 dignitaries came from out of town to be with us, and to contribute to the collective decisions on the direction and strategies of the college. This year’s meetings were special for me. We met in the new Eloy Torrez Family Learning Communities in Engineers and Chancellor Arvizu joined us to celebrate with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Approximately 10 donors among our visiting alumni and advisory council members contributed toward the completion of this beautiful facility. Students, faculty, staff, administration, and alumni gathered as an extended family of NMSU engineering in celebration of a place entirely dedicated to student success. Another highlight of the week were the 44th Bromilow Lecture, “Engineering Education: A Story of fairness and Empowerment,” delivered by Dr. Allyson Yarbrough, one of our accomplished alums. we capped the week off with our annual awards banquet to celebrate the outstanding achievements of our faculty and staff who contribute so much to the success of the College of Engineering. We may gather as the larger College of Engineering family only twice a year, but there is cause for gratefulness and pride every day of the year.
Lakshmi N. Reddi
Dean, College of Engineering
Award Recipients
Dr. Wei Tang
Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering: Synergy Teaching-Research-Service
Dr. Nagamany Nirmalakhandan
Professor, Civil Engineering: Synergy Faculty Leadership
Dr. Gabe Garcia
Assistant Dean of Student Success: Synergy One-College Faculty
Gloria Jacquez
Program Coordinator, Office of Engineering Research: Synergy Staff Leadership
Linda Fresques
College Chief of Staff, Dean’s Office: Synergy One-College Staff
John Ross Tapia
Assistant Professor, Engineering Technology and Surveying Engineering: Foreman Faculty Excellence
Gabriela Cisneros
Associate Research Engineer, Office of Engineering Research: Foreman Staff Excellence
Dr. Jessica Houston
Associate Professor, Chemical and Materials Engineering: Frank Bromilow Engineering Research Excellence
Bromilow Staff Excellence Award
Margaret Vasquez — Administrative Assistant, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Carol Dyer
Chemical and Materials Engineering: Frank Bromilow Engineering Staff Excellence
Dr. Russell Hardy
Director, Carlsbad Environmental Monitoring and Research Center
Dr. Sonya Cooper
Interim Dean, College of Health and Social Services, former Associate Dean, College of Engineering
Dr. Lambis Papelis
Civil Engineering: John Clark Distinguished Professorship in Civil Engineering
Dr. David Jáuregui
(Renewal), Civil Engineering: Ed Foreman Endowed Professorship for Excellence in Civil Engineering
Dr. Catherine Brewer
Assistant Professor, Chemical and Materials Engineering: John Nakayama and Tome Nakayama Professorship for Research and Teaching Excellence
Dr. Paul Furth
Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering: John Nakayama and Tome Nakayama Professorship for Research and Teaching Excellence
Dr. Young Ho Park
Associate Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering: John Nakayama and Tome Nakayama Professorship for Research and Teaching Excellence
Pei Xu
Associate Professor, Civil Engineering: PESCO Endowed Professorship in Industrial Water Quality and Reclamation Research
Dr. Catherine Brewer
Chemical and Materials Engineering: Donald C. Roush Award
Chemical and Materials Engineering: Patricia Christmore Faculty Teaching Award
Dr. David Mitchell
Electrical and Computer Engineering: Research Council Award for Exceptional Achievements in Creative Scholarly Activity
Dr. Sonya Cooper
College of Health and Social Services, previously College of Engineering: National Science Foundation—$2,633,530
Dr. Laura Boucheron Spence and Dr. Steven Stochaj
Electrical and Computer Engineering: US Army Research Office—$1,199,302
Dr. Ehsan Dehghan Niri
Civil Engineering, US Department of Energy—$400,000
Dr. Pei Xu
Civil Engineering: US Department of Interior, BLM—$399,292
Dr. Jessica Houston
Chemical and Materials Engineering: US Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health—$276,520
