Alumni Awardees
Outstanding Industrial Engineers
The Outstanding Industrial Engineering Award is given to Industrial Engineering Alumni/Alumnae that have demonstrated exemplary achievements and leadership throughout their career, personifying the most highly esteemed qualities of a Purdue Outstanding Industrial Engineer.
2023
Paul
N.
Chhabra
(MSIE, PhD, 2000)
Geoff
Cubitt
(BSIE 1992)
Karthik
Jayaraman
(MSIE 1998)
Marisela
Reyes
(MSIE 1999)
Selden
Swain
(PhD 1996)
2022
Keyvan
Esfarjani
(BSIE 1992, MSIE 1994)
Renae
Kezar
(BSIE 2001, MSIE 2003)
Soundar
Kumara
(PhD IE 1985)
2020
Jorge
Haddock
(PhD IE 1981)
David
Liu
(BSIE 1991)
Tamara
Markey
(BSIE 1994, MS Eng Tech Ed)
Kay
M.
Stanney
(MSIE 1990, PhD 1992)
Patrick
Trippel
(BSIE 1982)
2019
Orlena
Nwokah
Blanchard
(BSIE 1994)
Erturk
Deger
(BSIE 1966, MSIE 1968)
Cynthia
Farrer
(BSIE 1984, MSIE 1991)
G. V. Sanjay
Reddy
(BSIE 1987)
2018
Thomas
Benes
(BSIE 1975, MSIE 1976)
Steven
Dumbauld
(BSIE 1972)
Milo
Hardin
(BSIE 1974)
Kenneth
Musselman
(PhD 1978)
Thomas
Schmidt
(BSIE 1969)
2017
Karen
Ashley
(MSIE 1991)
Byoung
K.
Choi
(PhD 1982)
Michael
D.
Heard
(BSIE 1988, MSIE 1989)
Albert
T.
Jones
(MSIE 1972, PhD 1978)
Ravi
R.
Talwar
(MSIE 1969)
Antoinette
Simon
Wallace
(BSIE 1983)
2016
Amy
Mullane
Adams
(1988)
Ghassan
E.
Nuqul
(1983)
Richard
A.
Penington
(1985, MSIE 1986)
Kathryn
E.
Stecke
(MSIE 1977, PhD 1981)
Cynthia
Weldon
(1980)
2015
Anna
Jain
Bakst
(1983)
Warren
Blanchard
(1992, MBA 1996)
Richard
Koubek
(MSIE 1985, PhD 1987)
Richard
Redelfs
(1980)
Vinod
Sahney
(MSME 1965)
Pradeep
Tripathi
(1989)
2014
Placid
Ferrerira
(1987)
Bill
Frederick
(1982)
Chantel
Lenard
(1991)
Carlos
Moreno
(1994)
R. Kent
Novak
(1987, 1988)
2013
John
Beering
(1992)
Susan
Ellspermann
(BSIE 1982)
Mica
Endsley
(MSIE 1985)
Barry
Nelson
(1981)
Hector
Rangel- Domene
(1969)
2012
2011
Said
S.
Darwazah
(BSIE 1980)
Stephen
A.
McGaw
(BSIE 1984)
Anthony "Tony"
Wilder
Miller
(BSIE 1989)
Dennis
J.
Schwartz
(BSIE 1963)
2010
Theresa
C.
Carter
(BSIE 1985)
Craig
T.
Hall
(BSIE 1972)
Rajasekhar
C.
Menon
(MSIE 1989)
Carlos
E.
Odio
(BSIE 1965, BSCE 1965)
Erin
T.
Youngs
(BSIE 1992)
2009
Robert
Adams
Jr.
(BSIE 1981)
Dick
Buell
(BSIE 1972)
Lee
Chaden
(BSIE 1964)
Franklin
Sharp
(MSIE 1961, PhD 1966)
William
Smith
(BSIE 1973, MSIE 1974)
2008
Ricardo
Echevarria
(BSIE 1988)
Edward
M.
Schreck
(BSIE 1971)
2007
Patricia
L.
Anslinger
(BSIE 1982)
Larry
E.
Bagwell
(MSIE 1969)
James
D.
Gibbons
(BSIE 1985)
Thomas
D.
Kampfer
(BSIE 1985)
Daniel
E.
Keefe
(BSIE 1981)
Kathy
Kilmer
(BSIE 1992)
David
J,
Meyer
(BSIE 1995)
William
H.
Pettibone
(BSIE 1967)
2006
Thomas
D.
Weldon
(BSIE 1977)
2005
W.
Kee
Chan
(BSIE 1970)
Robert
S.
Dittus
(BSIE 1973)
Thomas
J.
Friel
(BSIE 1969)
Joseph
T.
Mallof
(BSIE 1972)
Mitchell
M.
Tseng
(MSIE 1973, PhD 1975)
Peter
K.
Wang
(BSIE 1975)
2004
2003
2002
Tamara
M.
Christen
(BSIE 1983)
C.
Dennis
Pegden
(BSAAE 1971, MSAAE 1973, PhD 1975)
Patricia
K.
Poppe
(BSIE 1989, MSIE 1991)
Gregory
R.
Schriefer
(BSIE 1974, MSIE 1980)
2001
Parasuram
Balasubramanian
(PhD 1977)
F.
Hank
Grant
III
(BSIE 1973, MSIE 1977, PhD 1980)
Timothy
J.
Greene
(BSAAE 1975, MSIE 1977, PhD 1980)
Joseph
Polito
(MSIE 1974, PhD 1977)
Gary
W.
Potts
(BSIE 1970, MSIE 1974)
Stuart
C.
Stock
(BSIE 1968, JD 1971)
2000
Robert
M.
Bozarth
(BSIE 1974)
Ronald
W.
Dees
(BSIE 1972, MSIE 1974)
Keith
J.
Krach
(BSIE 1979, HDR 2018)
Greg
Kuper
(BSIE 1978)
Ravi
Venkatesan
(MSIE 1987)
David
B.
Wortman
(BSIE 1973, MSIE 1977)
Richard
A.
Wysk
(PhD 1977)
1999
Bradford
C.
Anker
(BSIE 1968)
Dennis
Engi
(BSMATH 1971, MSIE 1974, PhD 1976)
Luis
F.
Machuca
(BSEE 1980, MSIE 1981)
D.
Lynn
Mercer
(MSIE 1984)
James
E.
Morehouse
(BSIE 1966, MSIE 1967)
Curtis
D.
Neel
Jr.
(BSIE 1968)
MG Robert
D.
Shadley
(BSIE 1965, MSIE 1966)
1998
Juan
Ernesto
De Bedout
(BSIE 1967, MSIE 1968, HDR 2013)
Michael
L.
Eskew
(BSIE 1972, HDR 2002)
Pedro
P.
Granadillo
(BSIE 1970)
Harry
V.
Huffman
(BSIE 1965)
Cynthia
A.
Niekamp
(BSIE 1981)
Michael
T.
Riordan
(BSIE 1972)
John
M.
Stropki
(BSIE 1972)
Adel
A.
Zakaria
(MSIE 1970, PhD 1973)
1997
Charles
G.
Armstrong
(BSIE 1964)
John
E.
Carroll
Jr.
(BSIE 1964, MSIA 1968)
Charles
T.
Cotton
Jr.
(BSIE 1966)
J.
Grady
Cox
(PhD 1964)
Donald
DeFosset
Jr.
(BSIE 1971)
John
A.
Edwardson
Jr.
(BSIE 1971, HDR 2006)
James
Farlander
(MSIE 1964)
Robert
C.
Forney
(BSChE 1947, MSIE 1948, PhD 1950, HDR 1981)
James
M.
Frische
(BSIE 1964, MSIE 1965, HDR 1994)
Carroll
B.
Gambrell
III
(PhD 1958)
William
J.
Gillilan
III
(BSIE 1968)
Robert
D.
Hall
(BSIE 1970)
J.
Bruce
Harreld
(BSIE 1972)
John
R.
Hodowal
(BSIE 1966)
Philipp
R.
Hornthal
(BSIE 1972, MSIE 1972)
Donald
R.
Juncker
(BSIE 1963, MSIE 1965)
Robert
N.
Lehrer
(BSME 1945, MSIE 1947, PhD 1949)
Donald
G.
Malcolm
(BSPSE 1940, MSIE 1948)
Joe
H.
Mize
(MSIE 1963, PhD 1964)
Gerald
Nadler
(MSIE 1946, PhD 1949)
Dennis
L.
Owen
(BSIE 1983)
William
L.
Rammes
(BSIE 1963)
John
W.
Reese
Jr.
(MSIE 1954)
Charles (Rocky)
C.
Rhodes
(BSIE 1975, MSIE 1978)
Donald
C.
Roach
(BSME 1952, HDR 1995)
James
M.
Savage
(BSIE 1972)
C.
Elliott
Sigal
(BSIE 1973, MSIE 1973, PhD 1977)
Harold
E.
Smalley
Sr.
(MSIE 1947)
Stephen
D.
Spence
(BSIE 1961)
James
A.
Tompkins
(BSIE 1969, MSIE 1970, PhD 1972)
Jeremy
S.
Weinstein
(MSIE 1968, PhD 1971)