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Alumni in the spotlight
Tau Beta Pi recognizes Reneau
 Daniel
Reneau (Ph.D. CHE ’66), president of Louisiana Tech University
and a chemical engineering graduate of Clemson, has been recognized
by Tau Beta Pi, the Engineering Honor Society, with its Distinguished
Alumni award.
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| Daniel Reneau (right) president of Louisiana
Tech University, receives the Tau Beta Pi Distinguished Alumni
Award. |
A
chemical engineer whose research focused on applying engineering
principles to living systems, Reneau contributed significantly to
the understanding of cerebral palsy and its causes. He was also
interested in how technology could be used to help people with disabilities
overcome barriers.
His
contributions to both basic research, and the application of technology,
brought international recognition to Louisiana Tech. He was named
a fellow of the Rehabilitation Engineering Society of North America
in 1989, a fellow of the American Institute of Medical and Biological
Engineers in 2001, and winner of the Newel Perry award from the
National Federation of the Blind in 2002. He has served as president
of Louisiana Tech University since 1987.
Love named program chair
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Management
expert and Clemson engineering graduate, Sally Love (B.S.
EE ’81) was selected as the Program Chair for McGraw
Hill Construction’s Engineering News Report’s
(ENR) annual Top 1,000 Contractors Leadership Forum and its
Construction Owners Summit. ENR is the premier publication
in construction and engineering news and trends.
A
native of Rock Hill, S.C., Love is director of Greenville-based
Paragon Worldwide, an international services firm that specializes
in optimizing company operations and capital projects. She
is a member of the executive advisory board for Clemson’s
College of Business and Behavioral Science. |
NCEES Award goes to Cottingham
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J.
Richard Cottingham, P.E., P.L.S, (B.S. CE ’66) has been
recognized by the National Council of Examiners for Engineering
and Surveying (NCEES) with the Distinguished Service Award.
He has been active in NCEES at the zone and national level.
The Council elected Cottingham to serve as NCEES Treasurer in
1996, and confirmed him as NCEES President in 2000. The National
Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying develops
licensing examinations for the engineering and land surveying
professions. |
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