Dr. Judith Todd announced the following members of the Engineering Science and Mechanics staff have received Engineering Science and Mechanics Department Head's Awards for outstanding performance and contributions to the department during the last year.

Mary Lee Carns, administrative assistant for the Center for Neural Engineering, received the ESM Department Head's Award for Creativity and Innovation;

Carrie Friday, ESM budget assistant, received the ESM Department Head's Award for Planning and Organization;

Andrew Miller, ESM IT programmer, received the ESM Department Head's Award for Management; and,

Stacy Smith, ESM Manager of Student Services, received the ESM Department Head's Award for Citizenship and Diversity

The awards were presented at a departmental ceremony held Thursday, June 4, 2009.