Auburn Engineering recognizes 2020-2021 outstanding alumni

The Samuel Ginn College of Engineering recently hosted a virtual ceremony to recognize and celebrate the college’s 2020 and 2021 outstanding departmental alumni. The ceremony, hosted by Dean Christopher B. Roberts, was attended by the college’s department chairs and heads, select staff, the Auburn Alumni Engineering Council and the honorees and their guests.

“Our outstanding alumni award winners have given much of themselves to the College of Engineering and to Auburn University,” Roberts said. “Their support of our programs, our faculty and our students enables us to achieve excellence. At the same time, each personifies distinction in their careers and in their communities.”

Due to COVID-19 protocols from spring of 2020 and the ongoing precautions surrounding interstate travel, organizers chose to combine the recognition ceremonies into one large celebration over Zoom.

Listed below are the Auburn Engineering Outstanding Departmental Alumni, along with their individual recognition year:

Aerospace Engineering

Ken Mattingly, 2020

Walter Rutledge, 2021

Biosystems Engineering

John Rogers, 2020

Gregory Nichols, 2021

Chemical Engineering

Cari Parker, 2020

Beverly Banister, 2021

Civil Engineering

Guy O’Connor, 2020

Christopher Kramer, 2021

Computer Science and Software Engineering

Denise Raper, 2020

Idongesit Mkpong-Ruffin, 2021

Electrical and Computer Engineering

David Irwin, 2020

Amy Dobbs, 2021

Industrial and Systems Engineering

Deborah Flint, 2020

Nancy Bissinger, 2021

Materials Engineering

Daniel Butts, 2020

David Edwards, 2021

Mechanical Engineering

Dan Kohlhaas, 2020

J.D. McFarlan, 2021

Polymer and Fiber Engineering

Daniel Murphree, 2020

Amy Goddard, 2021