The second annual BME Awards Banquet was held at the Doubletree Guest Suites Houston Room to an on-looking fresh crowd of graduate student recruits.
The second annual BME Awards Banquet was held at the Doubletree Guest Suites Houston Room to an on-looking fresh crowd of graduate student recruits.
Lisa Brannon-Peppas receiving NI Award
Honors went to Dr. Lisa Brannon-Peppas who was awarded the annual National Instruments Teaching Excellence Award for Biomedical Engineering faculty for the excellent work she has done in developing and teaching the BME lab courses. (Web sites for the lab courses: BME 221, BME 251) John Hanks, a graduate of the BME program in 1989 and a director at National Instruments, presented Dr. Brannon-Peppas with a plaque and a check for $1000.
Jignesh Shah with Dr. Roy
Honors also went to BME doctoral student, Jignesh Shah, who was presented the award for Outstanding Teaching Assistant for 2004 for his excellent student evaluation ratings by Dr. Krishnendu Roy, the BME Graduate Advisor. His ratings demonstrated consistently high performance and included written remarks such as "you're my hero." Jignesh is a polite individual who likes students, genuinely cares about their progress and well-being, and does the best he can to deliver quality teaching to our undergraduates. The Department is pleased to present him with a certificate and cash award of $300.
Nate Kemp with Dr. Roy
Doctoral student, Nate Kemp, was also honored for his excellent work as a Teaching Assistant for the Department.
Congratulations to them all!
