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AIChE
student chapter honored again
For
the seventh consecutive year -- every year since its charter in 2001
-- the UK-Paducah student chapter of the American Institute of Chemical
Engineers has been named an Outstanding Student Chapter.
The
Outstanding Chapter Awards are presented annually to those student chapters
that show an exceptional level of participation, enthusiasm, program
quality, professionalism, and involvement in the university and community.
Selection criteria include membership, participation by member students
and faculty, number of meetings and events, and a variety of activities,
including career guidance, community outreach, departmental activities,
social events, plant trips and sporting events. Participation in local,
regional and national AIChE programs and Engineers Week is also part
of the criteria. No more than 10 percent of AIChE chapters are selected.
Eric
Fleming, BSCME '08, served as chapter president during the award year,
2007-08. Dr. David Silverstein is the faculty advisor.
UK
's
Paducah
chapter is joined on the list of outstanding chapters by the
UK Lexington campus chapter, the University of Virginia, the New Jersey
Institute of Technology, North Carolina State University, and Georgia
Tech.
The
Paducah
chapter has been active in many areas that are part of the award competition,
including plant tours, seminars featuring outside speakers, workshops,
outreach to area schools, and community service, and social and athletic
activities.
One
hundred percent of eligible students were members of the chapter and
the national organization. The chapter also participated in the 2007
National Student Conference by holding a workshop for students on how
to run an effective student chapter.
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