Geneticist Dr. Trudy F.C. Mackay was elected into the National Academy of Sciences, one of the world’s most important scientific societies.
Dr. Michael Steer, engineering professor, received the U.S. Army Commander’s Award for Public Service for research that has helped American forces remotely counter roadside bombs, saving hundreds of soldiers’ lives in Iraq and Afghanistan.
NC State captured a national community engagement award for leading a partnership that transformed Wilson Bay, an environmentally and economically devastated section of Jacksonville, N.C. Dr. Jay Levine, professor of veterinary medicine, led the team that won the C. Peter Magrath University Community Engagement Award from the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities.
Dr. Todd R. Klaenhammer (at left), distinguished university professor of food science, microbiology and genetics, was elected a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s largest scientific society and publisher of the journal Science. He also won a 2010 Elie Metchnikoff Prize for biotechnology from the International Dairy Foundation.
Dr. Sastry Pantula, professor and head of the statistics department, has been named director of the National Science Foundation’s Division of Mathematical Sciences.
The NC State Board of Trustees awarded the Alexander Quarles Holladay Medal of Excellence, its highest honor, to Dr. Marie Davidian for significant contributions to statistical theory and practice in the health sciences. Economist Dr. Michael L. Walden received the UNC Board of Governors Award for Excellence in Public Service. Dr. Robert J. Beichner, an innovator in physics education, received an Award for Excellence in Teaching from the UNC Board of Governors.
The American Chemical Society honored Dr. Joseph DeSimone, William R. Kenan Jr. Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering, for outstanding contributions to chemistry research. Forty percent of Harrison Howe Award winners have gone on to receive a Nobel Prize in chemistry.
The National Science Teacher Association elected Dr. Patricia Simmons, head of the Department of Math Science and Technology Education, as its 2011–12 president.
Tuyen Tran, textbook manager for NC State Bookstores, received a Governor’s Award for Excellence as one of five winners in the Outstanding State Government Service category.
Dr. Louis A. Martin-Vega, dean of the College of Engineering, was honored with the Institute of Industrial Engineers’ UPS Award for Minority Advancement.
Dr. A. Blanton Godfrey, dean of the College of Textiles, received the Distinguished Service Medal from the American Society for Quality.
The Linguistic Society of America honored Dr. Walt Wolfram, William C. Friday Distinguished Professor of English, with its prestigious Linguistics, Language and the Public Award.
Dr. Behnam Pourdeyhimi, executive director of the Nonwovens Institute, received an award for lifetime technical achievement from INDA, the association of the nonwoven fabrics industry.
Dr. Daniel L. Solomon, dean of the College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, won a 2010 Founders Award from the American Statistical Association.