Requirements: The scholarship candidate must show that he/she is dedicated to the Industrial Engineering profession and IIE. Being involved in programs with their school and promoting the discipline of IE are excellent examples. Being involved in the leadership of their local IIE chapter is also an excellent demonstration of what is required of a successful candidate.

Each school's Student Chapter Faculty Advisor submits a worthy candidate from their school on or before November 1 to the Detroit Chapter President. The Faculty Advisor can use any process to determine who the candidate from their school will be. The Detroit Chapter Board of Directors will identify scholarship recipients by the end of the calendar year (December 31)

PAST SCHOLARSHIP AWARD WINNERS
2009: Vanda Ametlli, Wayne State University.
2008: Dave Low, WSU
2008: J.R. Tungol, Kettering University B-Section
2007: George Louden, WSU
2006: Steven Agacinski, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
2006: Matthew Czech, University of Michigan - Dearborn
2006: George Louden, Wayne State University
2005: Gary Altman, Wayne State University
2004: Patrick Wilson, University of Michigan - Dearborn
2003: Gary Altman, Wayne State University
2002: Rita Thomas, Wayne State University
2001: Andrea Lechowicz, University of Michigan - Dearborn
2000: Jacqueline DeLuca, University of Michigan - Dearborn
2000: Heidi Savin, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
1999: Autum Ritter, University of Michigan - Dearborn
1998: Craig Rice, University of Michigan - Dearborn
1997: Carolyn Nguyen, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
1997: Lisa Marie Noonchester, University of Michigan - Dearborn

The scholarship, which is awarded each year by the Detroit IIE Senior Chapter, is based on grade point average, IIE student chapter participation and nomination by the Faculty advisor for the student’s chapter. George is an Industrial Engineering senior at Wayne State University (WSU). The successful scholarship candidate must show that he is dedicated to the Industrial Engineering profession and IIE. George has done just that over his career as an IE student. As President, he not only manages chapter activities, but has leadership qualities and a vision for new things the chapter can accomplish, such as increasing student-faculty interaction, and finding new ways for IE students to connect to each other on a primarily commuter campus. He represents the IIE student chapter at our College-wide Engineering Student Faculty Board. George has also been an active participant in the IIE Detroit Professional Chapter, representing his student chapter at board meetings, and volunteering at Detroit Professional Chapter events. He is always first to volunteer when IE and IIE need to be present at official functions, and he represents the chapter and the program well.

When asked about his involvement in the IIE student chapter at Wayne State, George replied “My strategy has been to develop professionalism and promote visibility. To develop professionalism I have maintained our student chapter’s tradition of volunteering at Gleaner’s Food Bank. I have also represented our chapter at board meeting of the Greater Detroit Chapter and attended community service events sponsored by them. Namely, I planted raspberry bushes at a housing project in urban Detroit. For me, professionalism means being excellent by making a contribution to the world.” George was nominated by his faculty advisor, Dr. R. Darrin Ellis, Assistant Professor at Wayne State University. In his nomination of George, Dr. Elliss states, “As student chapter faculty advisor, I have interacted with him as both a student chapter member and now as an officer. He is an excellent student and an outstanding citizen of the department, and leader in the student chapter. The department and program are better for his having been a part of us.”

Matthew Czech was awarded the $500 Irv Otis Scholarship from the Detroit Chapter of the Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE). Matt will be presented the scholarship during National Engineering Week at the Engineering Society of Detroit’s (ESD) Gold Award Banquet on February 22, 2007 at the Dearborn Inn.

The scholarship, which is awarded each year by the Detroit IIE Senior Chapter, is based on grade point average, IIE student chapter participation and nomination by the Faculty advisor for the student’s chapter. Matt is an Industrial Engineering senior at the University of Michigan Dearborn. The successful scholarship candidate must show that he is dedicated to the Industrial Engineering profession and IIE. Matt has done just that over his career as an IE student. As President of the University of Michigan Dearborn IIE chapter, he not only manages chapter activities, but has leadership qualities and a vision for new things the chapter can accomplish, such as: increasing membership in the student chapter significantly, upgrading the web-site for the student chapter, encouraging and organizing attendance at the regional student conference at Purdue University in 2006 and the annual conference in Orlando. Matt also had a key part in organizing regular chapter meetings, heading a member recruitment drive for the student chapter, enabling the chapter to achieve the ‘SILVER’ award for Chapter Activity Competition with IIE.

Matt was nominated by his faculty advisor, Dr. S.K. Kachhal, Professor and Industrial Engineering and Manufacturing Systems Department Head at the University of Michigan - Dearborn. In his nomination of Matt, Dr. Kachhal states, “Matthew is truly a very good student. He has done very well in his studies while serving as the leader for the student chapter of IIE. Matthew transferred into the Industrial & Systems Engineering program from Mechanical Engineering. He has already spent one term at NASA last summer and is going back for the winter 2007 term. He has always been available for recruitment activities for our department at various venues. He stays in close contact with the Detroit chapter and attempts to have a presence of our student chapter members at the events sponsored by the senior chapter. He is a deserving candidate for this award named for the person who gave so much of himself to the Institute of Industrial Engineers and the profession.”

The scholarship, which is awarded each year by the Detroit IIE Senior Chapter, is based on grade point average, IIE student chapter participation and nomination by the Faculty advisor for the student’s chapter. Rita is an Industrial Engineering senior at Wayne State University (WSU). She grew up in Detroit and graduated from Regina High School in 1994. She currently lives in Troy. Rita plans on graduating in May of this year. She will receive a Bachelors of Science in Industrial Engineering with an emphasis in Manufacturing. Rita has been an active member of her IIE student chapter since it was resuscitated in October 2000. She is in charge of the Activities Committee, which gives her responsibility for recruiting new members and coordinating social activities for the chapter. Her recruiting duties have played a key role in growing the newly revived chapter.

When asked about her involvement in the IIE student chapter at Wayne State, Rita replied “I feel that IIE has become an integral part of learning for students in the Industrial Engineering Department. Not only does the organization provide plant tours and guest speakers, but there is diversity and a great deal of community work in which we participate.” Rita was nominated by her faculty advisor, Dr. Leslie Monplaisir, Assistant Professor at Wayne State University. In his nomination of Rita, Dr. Monplaisir states, “Rita is a mentor and inspiration to newer members of the WSU IIE chapter. I think she is very deserving of this honor based on the excellent record of achievement with the WSU student chapter.”

Rita has accumulated valuable work experience through internships during her years at Wayne State. Currently, Rita is interning at Visteon, where she is working on a lean manufacturing project. She has also received a research grant for winter 2002. She will be studying the effects of interruption on humans and multi-tasking capabilities. She has also worked at GM Ovonic in Troy and at McNaughton-McKay Electric Company in Madison Heights. After graduation, Rita would like to work as an Industrial Engineer somewhere in the Detroit area.

The scholarship is based on grade point average, IIE student chapter participation, senior IIE chapter participation and other school service activities. Andrea is a senior in Industrial Engineering at the University of Michigan – Dearborn. She is a native of Livonia and graduated from Stevenson High School in 1998. Andrea plans on graduating in May of 2001. She is a participant in the University’s concurrent undergraduate/graduate degree program, so she will be receiving both a Bachelors degree and a Masters degree in Industrial Engineering. She is currently active in her IIE student chapter and has participated in several activities to recruit high school students and undecided basic Engineering students to the Industrial Engineering profession.

When asked why she chose the Industrial Engineering profession, Andrea replied, “I always had a great interest in science and math, but also in business. I felt that I.E. was the only Engineering field that overlaps both these interests. I believe it is the most people-oriented field in engineering. In addition, I find industrial engineering attractive because of the versatility it offers in career opportunities.” In addition to IIE, Andrea is also a member of the Society of Women Engineers and Alpha Pi Mu, the Industrial Engineering honor society. Other scholarships she has received include the American Polish Engineering (APEA) Scholarship, the University of Michigan-Dearborn Alumni Merit Scholarship and the Chrysler Minority and Women Scholarship.

Last summer Andrea was employed as a summer intern to the Ford Motor Company and she plans to return to Ford as an intern this summer. During her internship, Andrea did diagnostic service planning. In her future career, Andrea wants to be involved in statistical analysis or project planning. Outside of school activities, Andrea enjoys swimming, cycling, playing the piano and investing in the stock market.

Craig Rice received the Irv Otis Scholarship as voted by the IIE Detroit Chapter board of directors. The $500 check was presented to the recipient at the February 24th IIE Detroit senior chapter meeting. Craig Rice is a senior class member in Industrial & Systems Engineering at the University of Michigan - Dearborn.

Craig is an active member of the IIE student chapter at the University of Michigan - Dearborn. He has assisted the student chapter in the planning of chapter meetings and other events, including assisting in the planning and partial funding of the national IIE conference held in May 1997 ion Miami Beach through the student government and the Office of the Dean. Mr. Rice has assisted the I&SE department in its recruiting efforts by helping to organize the yearly get together for the Undecided Students in the School of Engineering. He helped out in making students aware of Industrial Engineering discipline and in the member recruitment effort by going to Freshmen Engineering classes and talking about Industrial Engineering. He has volunteering to go to area high schools with the faculty from the department on recruiting trips.

Craig resides in Canton Michigan an enjoys snowboarding.