College of Engineering

The Brown-Henderson Outstanding Engineering Faculty Award, established in honor of the late Dean Emeritus James Seay Brown and the late Dean James M. Henderson, first dean of the College of Engineering, is to recognize an outstanding faculty member in the College of Engineering. This award will focus primarily on accomplishments which most closely reflect the mission of the College of Engineering, to prepare our graduates through a blend of education, research and service.

To be eligible a faculty member must be a full-time member of the College of Engineering faculty, must have been employed at Tennessee Tech for the past three years, and must have not won the award in the past five years. The recipient will receive a plaque and a stipend.

Anyone within the College can submit a nomination. The Engineering Joint Council, the Engineering Development Friends and the Dean's Advisory Board are encouraged to present a nomination on behalf of their organization.

Nominations due by February 1st each year.

Brown-Henderson Award Criteria

Brown-Henderson Nomination Form

Past Recipients of the Brown-Henderson Outstanding Engineering Faculty Award

The Kinslow Engineering Research Award is given annually for the best paper written by a Tennessee Tech engineering faculty member and published in a referred professional journal during October 1, 2021 – September 30, 2022. Nominees must be the principal author. The selection criteria include both research innovation and research applicability.

Nominations due by February 1st each year.

Kinslow Award Criteria

Kinslow Award Nomination Form

Past Recipients of the Kinslow Engineering Research Award

The Sissom Award was established to recognize innovation and creativity in scholarship, methodology, invention, technique, processes, or other unique contributions demonstrating creativity and innovation. Any faculty member, administrator, student, secretary, technician, or engineer associated with the College is eligible for nomination. The recipient will receive a plaque and a stipend that varies with the size of the Sissom Endowment.

Nominations due by February 1st each year.

Leighton E. Sissom Award Criteria

Leighton E. Sissom Award Nomination Form

Past Recipients of the Leighton E. Sissom Innovation and Creativity Award

The award was established to primarily support a faculty awards program. The award is $4500 and will be awarded to an outstanding engineering faculty member who demonstrates a deep compassion for his/her students. This faculty member should be dedicated to their teaching and/or advising of students and have the students’ welfare as top priority in all that he/she does.

Nominations due by February 1st each year.

T.S. McCord Engineering Faculty Award Nomination Form

Past Recipients of the T. S. McCord Innovation and Techno-Entrepreneurship Award 

Created to recognize an outstanding non-faculty staff member of the College of Engineering each year. Nominees will be evaluated by the criteria as set forth in the nomination form. The recipient will receive a $1,000 award and a plaque. Nominations for this award may be made by any member of the College of Engineering including staff, faculty, students or friends of the college.

Nominations are sought for College of Engineering awards. Awards will be presented at the annual Engineers' Week Banquet in February each year. Nominations should be submitted to:

Donna Walls
Box 5015
Tennessee Tech
Cookeville, TN 38505-0001
E-mail: dwalls@tntech.edu 

Outstanding Staff Award Nomination Form

Past Recipients of the Outstanding Staff Award

• 2012: Suzanne Henry, Center for Manufacturing Research
• 2013: Etter Staggs, Center for Energy Systems Research
• 2014: Becky Asher, Chemical Engineering
• 2015: Brian Bates, Center for Manufacturing Research
• 2016: Michelle Holm, Mechanical Engineering
• 2017: Jeff Randolph, Mechanical Engineering
• 2018: Perry Melton, Chemical Engineering
• 2019: Cynthia Davis, Office of the Dean
• 2020: Suzanne Henry, Center for Manufacturing Research
• 2021: Wayne Hawkins, Center for Manufacturing Research

The faculty and staff here receive university pins for 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 and 30 years of service based on their years of service to Tech.

Years of Service Recognition for the College of Engineering 2020-2021