The following outlines the criteria for each award.

Alumni Leadership Scholarship

1.  Student must have completed a minimum of 60 credit hours

2.  Student must be in good academic standing with the university and have a minimum 3.0 GPA

3.  Must include a letter of recommendation from a faculty member

4.  Must include a resume containing a complete list of the student’s activities

The recipient will receive a $1,000 scholarship per semester for two semesters to be awarded at the Tau Beta Pi Banquet in April 2013. Students may self-nominate or be nominated by a faculty member and the winner will be determined by their demonstrated service to the college and the university through leadership in campus activities and student organizations.

Submissions may be made to Melissa Lippert in 251 Ralph G. Anderson or by email at alumni@engr.uky.edu.

Senior Capstone Funding Request

The UK College of Engineering Alumni Association (COEAA) has assistance funds available for support of UK COE senior “capstone” projects. The COEAA realizes that these projects can be expensive but are a very critical part of an engineering student’s learning experience while at UK. To that end, the COEAA would like to offer to help fund (or reimburse depending on timing) up to ten senior projects in the 2012-2013 academic year for up to $250 per project team.  The review team will be looking to assist complex, innovative proposals that fully leverage the students learning to date and are aligned with their department’s senior project criteria. Funds will be awarded in April 2013. Applications can be found at http://www.engr.uky.edu/alumni/services/senior-capstone-funding/.

Senior Leadership Award

1.  Student must be a graduating senior (either Dec or May).

2.  Student must be in good academic standing with the university and have a cumulative 3.0

GPA or higher

3.  Must include a letter of recommendation from a faculty member

4.  Must include a resume containing a complete list of student’s activities

The recipient will receive a plaque and an engraved brick in the Joseph G. and Suzanne W. Teague Courtyard to be awarded at the Tau Beta Pi Banquet in April 2013. Students may self-nominate or be nominated by a faculty member and will be determined by their demonstrated service to the college and the university through leadership activities.

Submissions may be made to Melissa Lippert in 251 Ralph G. Anderson or by email at alumni@engr.uky.edu.

Deadlines for all submissions are February 1, 2013.

The Ivan B. Rahn Education Award, established in 1995, recognizes distinguished contributions to the educational activities within SME and is open to all SME members who have shown long-term interest in and have significantly contributed to SME activities relating to ABET, student affairs, continuing education, professional registration and/or the Council of Education.

Sweigard has been active in all aspects of mining engineering education over the past three decades. In addition to his roles as associate dean, professor, and former chair of the Department of Mining Engineering, he has a prominent role at ABET and has served or chaired nearly all the mining engineering education committees at SME.

Sweigard earned a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Drexel University in Philadelphia and received a master’s degree in geology and a Ph.D. in mining engineering from The Pennsylvania State University. Sweigard has served as associate dean at the University of Kentucky since 2007, and was recently named dean of engineering at the University of Memphis in Memphis, Tenn. and will assume that position in June of this year.

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