Charles W. Pierce Distinguished Alumni Award
The Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering's Charles W. Pierce Distinguished Alumni Awards are presented annually to alumni who have brought recognition to the department through their outstanding contributions to the advancement of the chemical and/or biological engineering professions, and to alumni who have shown exceptional dedication to the department through the generous donation of their time, effort and/or financial resources. The award was renamed in 2007 in honor of the legacy of Charles W. Pierce, the department's first graduate and first-known African-American chemical engineer.The awards presentation takes place prior to the annual Ralph Peck Lecture, held each year in the Perlstein Hall auditorium on the IIT main campus.
Nominations
Calls for nominations are sent out to faculty and often to alumni as well each year. If you are interested in nominating an alumnus for this award, please review the award criteria below and send a one-page nomination to:
IIT Chemical & Biological Engineering Department
ATTN: Distinguished Alumni Award
10 W. 33rd Street
Suite 127, Perlstein Hall
Chicago, IL 60616
Nominations may also be e-mailed to cbeisel@iit.edu.
Distinguished Alumni Award Criteria
Alumni may be nominated for this award based on the criteria listed below:
- Achievements in the Chemical Engineering or Biological Engineering Professions
- Leadership position in chemical or biological engineering or related industries
- Outstanding contributions to research and development in chemical or biological engineering and related fields
- Outstanding performance in chemical or biological engineering practice
- Leadership in advancement of the chemical or biological engineering professions, and societal contributions through chemical or biological engineering
- Major contributions to chemical or biological engineering education
Service to the IIT Chemical & Biological Engineering Department
- Significant financial contributions
- Long-term support of the education and research activities of the department
- Significant efforts to establish relationships between the department and industry in research, development and technology commercialization program
Previous Distinguished Alumni Award Recipients
2009
Dimitri Gidaspow (Ph.D. GT '63)
Henry "Hank" Kohlbrand (ChE '73)
2007
Charles W. Pierce (ChE 1901)
2005
Lorenz (Larry) T. Biegler (ChE '77)
Robert E. Boydston (ChE '49)
2004
Ravi Rhadava (M.S. ChE '66, Ph.D. ChE '70)
2003
Hamid Arastoopour (M.S. GE '75, Ph.D. GE '78)
2002
G. V. "Rex" Reklaitis (ChE '65)
2001
Lois A. Bey (ChE '50)
Richard Chylla (ChE '83, Ph.D. ChE '87)
2000
S. R. Cho (M.S. ChE '66)
1999
Alan Hirsig (ChE '61)
1998
Richard G. Carlson (ChE '56)
1997
Robert Anderson (ChE '62)
1996
Kenneth B. Bischoff (ChE '57, Ph.D. ChE '61)
1995
Bernard Gamson (ChE '38)
Henry R. Linden (Ph.D. ChE '52)
1994
Bernard S. Baker (Ph.D. ChE '69)
John P. Sach (ChE '48, M.S. ChE ' 50, Ph.D. ChE '52)
Maynard P. Venema (ChE '32)
