Grado Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering 250 Durham Hall (0118) College of Engineering Blacksburg, Virginia 24061 540/231-6656 Fax: 540/231-3322 E-mail: [email protected] www.ise.vt.edu

Date: February 28, 2014

To: Industrial and Systems Engineering Seniors

From: Dr. Kimberly Ellis, Alpha Pi Mu Faculty Advisor

Subject: Outstanding Senior Award

Each year, the Virginia Tech Alpha Pi Mu chapter presents the Robert D. Dryden Outstanding Senior Award to a senior whose endeavors and accomplishments reflect the objectives of Alpha Pi Mu, namely scholarship and service to the Department, the College, and the University. The names of past recipients are engraved on a plaque displayed in the Grado Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISE) main office. A panel of ISE faculty selects the winner of this award from the applications received. This year’s honoree will be named at the ISE Spring Banquet later this semester.

If you would like to be considered for this award, the requirements are as follows:

1. Complete the attached application.

2. Attach a current copy of your resume.

3. Write a one page essay on one of the following topics:

-How do you plan to use your ISE degree in your career? -Why did you become an Industrial and Systems Engineer? -What advice would you give to an incoming freshman about ISE?

In addition, you must be enrolled in Senior Design during this academic year to be eligible. Please provide a hard copy and an electronic version of the completed application, resume, and essay to Ms. Rhonda Hawley ([email protected]) in the main ISE office by Monday, March 24, 2014, at noon. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at 231-9073 or at [email protected].

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Name Student Number

Local Address Phone Number

Email Address

Graduation (Month/Year) Q.C.A.

Year Senior Design Taken By applying for this award, I recognize that the selection committee will be reviewing my academic records.

Signature

Please list all professional, honorary, and social organizations with which you have been involved as a student at Virginia Tech. Include both campus and community activities, and briefly describe your involvement in each. Attach an extra sheet, if necessary.

Please list two faculty members as references:

Faculty Name Faculty Name Office Address Office Address Office Phone Office Phone

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