(April 29, 2009) The UH Department of Industrial Engineering will be honoring alumni, donors, faculty, staff and students at its 2009 Annual Banquet on May 1st. Industrial Engineering alums Carlos de Aldecoa Bueno, Vinod Shah, Randal Sitton and Brazilia Vela-Garcia will be honored with Distinguished Alumni Awards, while Society of Iranian American Women in Education (SIAWE) and Shell US Gas and Power will be presented with the IE Legacy Award.

(May 16, 2008) The UH Department of Industrial Engineering honored alumni, donors, faculty and students at its 2008 Awards Banquet on April 24. Industrial engineering alums Salah Turkmani, Patrick O’ Connor, Rex Walheim and Darshan Singh were honored with Distinguished Alumni Awards, while Brij and Sunita Agrawal, and Hari and Anjali Agrawal were given the IE Legacy Award for each establishing an endowed professorship within the department.

(May 14, 2008) Scott T. Poage, emeritus professor and former chairman of the University of Houston Department of Industrial Engineering, passed away May 13, 2008 in Waco, Texas at the age of 76. He joined the department in 1968 and established its PhD program. His pioneering work in applications of mathematical optimization techniques in solving industrial engineering problems gained him an international reputation. He was a professional registered engineer in Texas for over 40 years.

(November 30, 2006) A delegation from the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering recently traveled to India to meet with the administrations of five Indian engineering programs to discuss the implementation of cooperative education programs and research collaborations. While in India, the delegation also had the opportunity to recruit students interested in the college's graduate programs. Associate Dean for Graduate Studies Larry Witte, Electrical and Computer Engineering Chair Haluk Ogmen and Industrial Engineering Chair Hamid Parsaei represented Cullen College on the trip.

(June 26, 2006) Hamid Parsaei, professor and chair of industrial engineering with the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering, recently received the UPS Award for Minority Advancement from the Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE). The award, which was presented at the group’s Annual Conference in May, is given “for innovative development of programs/ products directed to the advancement of women, minorities or people with disabilities within the field of Industrial Engineering.” Parsaei received the award largely for his efforts to recruit minority students to the Department of Industrial Engineering.

Professor Ronald G. Askin's lecture is scheduled for 10:00 - 11:00am on February 24 (Room 102D, Engineering Building 1, the 1st floor near the lobby). He will talk about "Integrating Worker and Team Considerations into Manufacturing Cell Formation." Dr. Askin is a Professor and Department chair of Industrial Engineering at Arizona State University.