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Charles W. Pierce Distinguished Alumni Award

Description
The Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering's Charles W. Pierce Distinguished Alumni Awards are presented annually to alumni who have brought recognition to the department through their outstanding contributions to the advancement of the chemical and/or environmental engineering professions, and to alumni who have shown exceptional dedication to the department through the generous donation of their time, effort and/or financial resources.  The award was renamed in 2007 in honor of the legacy of Charles W. Pierce, the department's first graduate and first-known African-American chemical engineer.

Awards Ceremony
The awards presentation takes place prior to the annual Ralph Peck Lecture, held in early fall in the Perlstein Hall auditorium on the IIT main campus.

Nominations
Calls for nominations are sent out to faculty and often to alumni as well each year. If you are interested in nominating an alumni for this award, please review the award criteria below and send a one-page nomination to:

Prof. Fouad Teymour
teymour [at] iit.edu
312.567.8947
ChBE
10 W. 33^rd Street
Chicago, Illinois 60616

Distinguished Alumni Award Criteria
Achievements in the Chemical Engineering or Biological Engineering Professions

• Leadership position in chemical or biological engineering or related industries

• Outstanding contributions to research and development in chemical or biological engineering and related fields

• Outstanding performance in chemical or biological  engineering practice

• Leadership in advancement of the chemical or biological engineering professions, and societal contributions through chemical or biological engineering

• Major contributions to chemical or biological engineering education

Service to the IIT Chemical & Biological Engineering Department

• Significant financial contributions

• Long-term support of the education and research activities of the department

• Significant efforts to establish relationships between the department and industry in research, development and technology commercialization program

Previous Distinguished Alumni Award Recipients

2007 - Charles W. Pierce

2006 - No Award Given

2005 - Lorenz (Larry) T. Biegler
          Robert E. Boydston

2004 - Ravi Rhadava

2003 - Hamid Arastoopour

2002 - G. V. "Rex" Reklaitis 

2001 - Lois A. Bey

          Richard Chylla

2000 - S. R. Cho 

1999 - Alan Hirsig

1998 - Richard G. Carlson

1997 - Robert Anderson

1996 - Kenneth B. Bischoff 

1995 - Bernard Gamson 

          Henry R. Linden

1994 - Bernard S. Baker 
          John P. Sach 
          Maynard P. Venema