On April 25, the UH Cullen College’s industrial engineering (IE) department hosted its annual Honors and Awards Banquet at UH Hilton- Waldorf Astoria Ballroom.
The formal affair brought together IE students, alumni, faculty and staff to celebrate the outstanding achievements made by students with scholarships and awards.
Department chair, Gino Lim, welcomed guests with opening remarks and provided department updates. UH Board of Regents member, Durga D. Agrawal (M.S. ’69, Ph.D. ’74), served as keynote speaker for the evening.
The event also recognized outstanding staff and faculty members in the department.
John Vasek, UH Institute of Industrial Engineers student chapter treasurer, recognized instructional associate professor Tae woo Lee with the Outstanding Teacher Award.
Instructional Assistant professor Dr. Yaping Wang introduced IE student chapter officers and introduced the new 2019-2020 officers for UH’s Institute of Industrial Engineers student chapter.
The event was sponsored by Cintas, Tenaris and the UH Cullen College of Engineering.
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Meet the 2018-2019 Honorees
Brij & Sunita Agrawal Scholarship
Poria Dorali
David Luo
Shengbin Wang
Dr. Ben Amaba Scholarship
Tue Tran
Durga & Sushila Agrawal Scholarship
Navid Ahmadian
Ayda Darvishan
Saba Ebrahimi
Chunhui Ji
Sachin Kathiriya
Dan Qiao
Vishal Sachdeva
Harsh Shah
Andrew Smith
Maryam Torabbeigi
George & MyraJane Hall in IE Scholarship
Rosangel Limongi Cifelli
Prem Dewan Scholarship
Anishkumar Patel
PVF Roundtable Scholarship
Celine Gebara
Layal Hajou
Karla Grimas Teira
Sam Scharff Scholarship
Michele George
Christian Grant
Shalini Lakshmi
Shoaleh Shirvani Nosrati & Asghar Nosrati Endowed Scholarship
Zahed Shahmoradi
Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant- Award Finalists
Poria Dorali
Amanda Khem
Navid Ahmadian
Zahed Shahmoradi
Outstanding Teacher Award
Dr. Tae woo Lee
