Professor Tim Fisher has been selected to receive the 2014 Ruth and Joel Spira Award.

The Award is designed to recognize "a faculty member in the School of Mechanical Engineering who has inspired students and fostered excellence in commercial or defense product realization."

 The Spira Award in Purdue ME has been in existence for more than 24 years. In previous years the Award recognized: excellence in the classroom, significant contributions to curriculum development, and/or significant service to the School. In 2006, a College of Engineering Curriculum Reform Task Force worked on transformations of the educational experience we offer for the next generation of engineers. Dr. Joel Spira was a member of that Task Force. In addition, he worked with the School in 2006 to adjust the criteria for the Award in that context.