A 1989 Purdue graduate in interdisciplinary engineering (a program now part of the School of Engineering Education), Horlacher is one of 28 active space shuttle and space station flight directors, including those in training. Only 77 people have served as NASA flight directors, or are in training to do so, in the nearly 50 years of human space flight.

Strutz, a Purdue doctoral student in gifted education specializing in engineering education, was honored at the American Society for Engineering Education's Illinois/Indiana section conference for the paper "A Retrospective Study of Skills, Traits, Influences, and School Experiences of Talented Engineers."

The School of Engineering Education honors Ohland for excellence in teaching first-year students.

The award recognizes Jennings' and Pukrop's excellence as counselors in the School of Engineering Education.

The Indiana Society of Professional Engineers recognizes Barry, an ENE doctoral student, for activities promoting ethics, professionalism, and licensure.

One of four honorees chosen for Purdue's 2008 Graduate School Excellence in Teaching Award, Verleger will be recognized at a banquet for the Celebration of Graduate Student Teaching on April 17.

The American Society for Engineering Education will honor these ENE faculty members and their co-authors with the William Elgin Wickenden Award for the journal article Engineering Design Processes: A Comparison of Students and Expert Practitioners at the organization's annual conference this June.

Magana, an ENE doctoral student, was one of three winners chosen at Purdue's 2008 Graduate Student Educational Research Symposium.

Recognizing technical accomplishments and educational goals and achievements, the American Society for Engineering Education's Division of Educational Research and Methods has named ENE doctoral students Shanna Daly and Euridice Oware as two of its four 2008 Apprentice Faculty Grant recipients.

On a snowy Feb. 22, Engineering Education opened its doors to students, staff, and faculty across campus, offering interactive displays, posters, conversation--even a chance at a live Webcam interview--all to introduce colleagues to our academic, advising, and research initiatives.

These Purdue fellowships provide support to outstanding PhD candidates in their final year of doctoral degree completion. Barry's research evaluates methods of assimilating ethics into the engineering curriculum; Matusovich's research explores the intersection of achievement motivation and students' decisions to study engineering.

A 1982 graduate of Purdue's Interdisciplinary Engineering program, this Boeing senior vice president is a leader in commercial aviation.

The National Science Foundation has awarded ENE faculty member Robin Adams a grant through its prestigious
Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) program, funding the research “Intentional Serendipity, Cognitive Flexibility, and Fluid Identities: Cross-Disciplinary Ways of Thinking, Acting, and Being in Engineering.”

The National Science Foundation has awarded ENE faculty member Monica Cox a grant through its prestigious Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) program, funding the research “An Examination of Graduate Education’s Role in Preparing Engineering Students for Careers in Academia and Industry.”

The I2I Learning Lab puts design at the heart of engineering education, providing team-focused, collaborative studios that form a physical representation of the design cycle.