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Above at left, mechanical engineering alumni and honors students gather outside the Ralph and Barbara Rockow Conference Center to socialize at a reception prior to the 2008 Honors and Awards Banquet at the Department of Mechanical Engineering. At right, Department Chair Cheena Srinivasan (far right) engages with some of the alumni award winners.

Above (left) the Dr. Michael and Anna Chen Family Conference Room is prepared for a seated-dinner and awards await presentation (right).

At left, finalist David Pan, recipient Kara Shell and finalist Thomas Knapp stand with their Rob Wolf Outstanding Senior Awards. Amy Wolfinger (far left) presented the students' awards as a representative from the Mechanical Engineering Alumni Society Awards Committee. The award is in memory of Rob Wolf, a 1997 graduate of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, and was created to recognize students who excel academically while taking and active role in department, college, university or community organizations.

At right, Rebecca Dupaix, assistant professor in mechanical engineering, is presented the Teaching Excellence Award by External Advisory Board representative, Dr. Lynn Faulkner. Dupaix also received the annual Pi Tau Sigma Above and Beyond Award.