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University Division Awards

The University Division has several award programs: Outstanding Industrial Technology Professor, Outstanding Regional Director, President's Award and Service Awards. See below for information about and past recipients of each award.

Outstanding Industrial Technology Professor Award

• Submit the individual's name, resume and other materials relevent to the selection criteria of "excellence in teaching, research and service to the profession" to appropriate University Division Regional Director, or directly to the University Division President.
• Follow this link to University Division Leadership / Personnel for contact information for Regional Directors and the President.
• An individual may nominate themself for the award.

Selection Procedure:

The process of identification of candidates, evaluation of credentials and selection of recipients will begin January 1, and should conclude by July 1st of the year the award is to be presented. In each region, the regional director and a committee made up of at least two previous recipients in the region select the award winner. Duties and responsibilities of the Past President of the University Division and Regional Directors are:

1. President:
   • Use NAIT media - The IT Insider, the NAIT Website, the University Division listserv, and specialized emails - to solicit nominations each winter and spring.
   • Review the criteria and procedure for the award with each Regional Director. An individual need not be a NAIT member to be nominated, but selected recipients must join NAIT in order to accept the award.
   • Provide the Regional Directors with NAIT membership lists at each institution in their region and administrators of Industrial Technology programs with NAIT members.
   • Ensure that Regional Directors are seeking nominations and moving the selection process forward.
   • DEADLINE: Report the names of selected recipients to the NAIT office by July 1 of each year. If the process is delayed, final information on selected recipients must be reported to the NAIT Office by September 1 in order for award plaques and other materials to be produced by the time of the annual conference.
2. Regional Directors:
   • Secure nominations of candidates from Deans, Coordinators, Department Heads or Chairs, and NAIT members between January 1 and April 1. Seek the assistance of the NAIT office for targeted emails, and contact information for individual contacts and mailings.
   • Secure resumes and nomination support materials for qualified nominated candidates.
   • Have the individual members of the review panel (consisting of at least two previous recipients of the award and the Regional Director) rank the candidates, and make a final selection using the cumulative ranking for each nominee.
   • Report the selected recipient for the region to the Division President by July 1.
   • Keep the award recipient's identity confidenntial except to inform the recipients to ensure they will be present to receive the Award.

Honor Roll of Past Awardees

Dr. Scott Amos	Michigan Technological University	Region 1 - 2007
Dr. Steven Freeman	Iowa State University	Region 2 - 2007
Dr. Phillip Lunsford	East Carolina University	Region 3 - 2007
Dr. Argie Nichols	University of Arkansas - Fort Smith	Region 4 - 2007
Dr. Mori Toosi	Eastern Illinois University	Region 2 - 2006
Dr. Ivan T. Mosley, Sr.	North Carolina A&T State University	Region 3 - 2006
Dr. Mark R. Miller	University of Texas at Tyler	Region 4 - 2006
Dr. James Folkestad	Colorado State University	Region 5 - 2006
Dr. Jay Singh	California Polytechnic University	Region 6 - 2006
Dr. Fred H. Walker	University of Southern Maine	Region 1 - 2005
Dr. Lynda Kenney	University of North Dakota	Region 2 - 2005
Dr. Charles Patrick	Morehead State University	Region 3 - 2005
Dr. Larry Olson	Eastern Illinois University	Region 5 - 2005
Dr. James Edwards	San Francisco State University	Region 6 - 2005
Dr. Karen Coale Tracey	Central Connecticut State University	Region 1 - 2004
Dr. Kenneth Stier	Illinois State University	Region 2 - 2004
Dr. Earl G. Yarbrough, Sr.	Virginia State University	Region 3 - 2004
Dr. William Mueller	University of Louisiana at Lafayette	Region 4 - 2004
Dr. R. Scott Rasmussen	Idaho State University	Region 5 - 2004
Dr. Stephanie Nelson	California State University - Los Angeles	Region 6 - 2004
Dr. John Wright, Jr.	Region 1 - 2003
Dr. Wafeek Samuel Wahby	Region 2 - 2003
Dr. Biwu Yang	Region 3 - 2003
Dr. Ronald C. Woolsey	Region 4 - 2003
Dr. Jon M. Duff	Region 5 - 2003
Dr. Patricia Backer	Region 6 - 2003
Dr. Paul J. Resertarits	Region 1 - 2002
Dr. Richard Boser	Region 2 - 2002
Dr. William James	Region 3 - 2002
Dr. Art Rosser	Region 4 - 2002
Dr. Russell L. Johnson	Region 5 - 2002
Dr. Yung-Cheng Hsieh	Region 6 - 2002
Dr. Bob Lahidji	Region 1 - 2001
Dr. Ronald L. Meier	Region 2 - 2001
Dr. Ismail Fidan	Region 3 - 2001
Dr. Benjamin L. Lee	Region 6 - 2001
Dr. Matthew P. Stephens	Region 1 - 2000
Dr. Larry Bradshaw	Region 2 - 2000
Dr. David R. Hillis	Region 3 - 2000
Dr. Jerry Parish	Region 4 - 2000
Dr. Tony Au	Region 6 - 2000
Dr. Thomas E. Scott	Region 1 - 1999
Dr. John C. Dugger	Region 2 - 1999
Dr. Teresa J.K. Hall	Region 2 - 1999
Dr. Elmer C. Poe	Region 3 - 1999
Dr. Seth P. Bates	Region 6 - 1999
Dr. Olusegun Odesina	Region 1 - 1998
Dr. Niaz Latif	Region 3 - 1998
Dr. Vedaraman Sriraman	Region 4 - 1998
Dr. Don M. Maurizio	Region 6 - 1998
Mr. Thomas Meravi	Region 1 - 1997
Dr. Stanley G. Aman	Region 3 - 1997
Dr. Duane D. Dunlap	Region 1 - 1996
Dr. Promod Vohra	Region 2 - 1996
Dr. Earnest L. Walker	Region 3 - 1996
Dr. Robert L. Prater	Region 4 - 1996
Dr. Virgil Seaman	Region 6 - 1996
Dr. James A. DeLaura	Region 1 - 1995
Dr. Alva Harden Jared	Region 2 - 1995
Dr. J. Barry DuVall	Region 3 - 1995
Dr. Tommy D. Gilbreath	Region 4 - 1995
Dr. Gary A. Stewardson	Region 5 - 1995
Dr. Julio Garcia	Region 6 - 1995
Dr. William H. Rigby	Region 1 - 1994
Dr. Jule Dee Scarborough	Region 2 - 1994
Dr. Jerry E. Joyner	Region 3 - 1994
Dr. Charles T. Edwards	Region 4 - 1994
Dr. Dwight L. Rogers	Region 5 - 1994
Dr. Kenneth D. Moshier	Region 6 - 1994
Dr. Andrew L. Anderson	Region 1 - 1993
Dr. James P. Orr	Region 2 - 1993
Dr. Aminur Raj Chowdhury	Region 3 - 1993
Dr. James R. Owens	Region 4 - 1993
Dr. David P. Widauf	Region 5 - 1993
Dr. Ronald L. Miller	Region 6 - 1993
Dr. James Fales	Region 1 - 1992
Dr. Hank L. Campbell	Region 2 - 1992
Dr. John Dugger	Region 3 - 1992
Mr. Gamini Weerasekera	Region 4 - 1992
Mr. James M. Cassetto	Region 5 - 1992
Dr. Wan Lee Cheng	Region 6 - 1992
Dr. Ronald C. Woolsey	Region 1 - 1991
Dr. Mahyar Izadi	Region 2 - 1991
Dr. Ronald E. McBride	Region 3 - 1991
Dr. Jack M. Landers	Region 4 - 1991
Dr. Marion Thomas Maness	Region 5 - 1991
Dr. Gary E. Grannis	Region 6 - 1991
Dr. David Gedeon	Region 1 - 1990
Dr. Ray Diez	Region 2 - 1990
Dr. John Jenkins	Region 3 - 1990
Dr. Lawrence Drake	Region 4 - 1990
Dr. Rene Horowitz	Region 5 - 1990
Dr. James Edwards	Region 6 - 1990
Dr. Jan Jellema	Region 1 - 1989
Dr. Roger Hoover	Region 2 - 1989
Dr. James Masterson	Region 3 - 1989
Mr. Roy Gillaspy	Region 4 - 1989
Dr. John Sutton	Region 5 - 1989
Dr. Ray Rummel	Region 6 - 1989
Dr. Everett N. Israel	Region 1 - 1988
Dr. Wayne D. Coleman	Region 2 - 1988
Mr. Stephen W. Fardo	Region 3 - 1988
Dr. Jon H. Wiggins	Region 4 - 1988
Dr. Thomas E. Schildgen	Region 5 - 1988
Dr. Linda Rae Markert	Region 6 - 1988
Dr. Robert English	Region 1 - 1987
Dr. Myron Bender	Region 2 - 1987
Dr. Richard Gould	Region 3 - 1987
Dr. Orin Robinson	Region 4 - 1987
Dr. Reed M. Neilsen, Jr.	Region 5 - 1987
Dr. Lawrence Talbott	Region 6 - 1987
Mr. Richard H. Carter	Region 1 - 1986
Dr. Dale Besterfield	Region 2 - 1986
Dr. J. Eldon Yung	Region 4 - 1986
Dr. John McLuckie	Region 5 - 1986
Dr. Bill Wesley Brown	Region 6 - 1986
Dr. David Beach	Region 1 - 1985
Dr. Ray Keil	Region 2 - 1985
Mr. Joe King	Region 3 - 1985
Dr. Robert Habingreither	Region 4 - 1985
Dr. Wendel Roy	Region 5 - 1985
Mr. Authur Foston	Region 6 - 1985

Outstanding Regional Director Award

The Outstanding Regional Director Award is given on occasion to University Regional Directors who have made significant leadership contributions to the University. Some of the criteria considered are membership promotion efforts, leadership exhibited in initiating and conducting regional activities, active participation and contributions as a member of the University Division Executive Committee, special project or committee assignments, and other efforts in support of Association activities.

Past Awardees

Dr. Clois E. Kicklighter	1982
Dr. Edgar I. Farmer	1983
Dr. Raymond A. Wysock	1984
Dr. Raymond Perreault, Jr.	1985
Dr. Richard Kruppa	1986
Dr. Larry Helsel	1987
Dr. John Wright	1988
Dr. Jerry Parish	1989
Dr. Richard Barrow	1990
Dr. Richard Barrow	1991
Dr. James Orr	1992
Dr. Renee B. Horowitz	1993
Dr. C. Ray Diez	1994
Dr. Ming H. Land	1995
Dr. William W. Davidson	1996
Dr. Bob Chin	1997
Dr. Mark Estepp	1998
Dr. Barry G. David	2005

President's Award

The President's Award is given on occasion to individuals deemed by the University Division President to have made exemplary contributions to the University Division of the National Association of Industrial Technology.

Past Awardees

Dr. Ali E. Kashef	2005
Dr. Tony Au	1998
Dr. Everett Israel	1997
Dr. Dennis Depew	1997
Dr. Virgil Seaman	1996
Dr. Matthew P. Stephens	1996
Dr. Robert A. Chin	1995
Dr. William M. Brauer	1995
Dr. Mori Toosi	1993
Dr. Jerry Parish	1992
Dr. Dale Besterfield	1991
Dr. John Sutton	1991
Mr. Frank Becker	1990
Dr. Raymond Perrault	1990
Dr. R. Brad Lawson	1988
Mr. Michael Bek	1988
Dr. Richard Kruppa	1987
Mr. Dave Gore	1986
Dr. Ray Keil	1983
Dr. Clint Bertrand	1983
Mr. Paul Bush	1979
Dr. Alvin Rudisill	1979

Service Award for Division Presidents

A Service Award is given each year to the individual serving as the President of the University Division. Past recipients are:

Dr. Barry David	2006-2007
Dr. Scott Amos	2005-2006
Dr. Mahyar Izadi	2004-2005
Dr. Ahmad Zargari	2003-2004
Dr. William Brauer	2002-2003
Dr. Niaz Latif	2001-2002
Dr. Mark Estepp	2000-2001
Dr. Arthur J. Rosser	1999-2000
Dr. Jerry Parish	1998-1999
Dr. Ming H. Land	1997-1998
Dr. Darryl Davis	1996-1997
Dr. Raj Chowdhury	1995-1996
Dr. Dennis R. Depew	1994-1995
Dr. James P. Orr	1993-1994
Dr. Mohammed F. Fahmy	1992-1993
Dr. R. Brad Lawson	1991-1992
Dr. Larry Helsel	1990-1991
Dr. Everett Israel	1989-1990
Dr. John Jenkins	1988-1989
Dr. Clois Kicklighter	1987-1988

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University Division Email Listserv

NAIT operates an email listserv for the University Division. This is a closed list and only NAIT University Division members are listed and allowed to send messages.

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