Lisle Abbott Rose Memorial Award

Engineering Communications Office

Friends of Lisle Abbott Rose, former director of public information for the College of Engineering, established a fund in his memory from which an award is made annually to recognize an outstanding senior student in engineering. In 1994, Mrs. Mildred Maddux Rose, his widow, endowed the award in perpetuity. It is awarded annually to a student who most nearly approaches the ideal of technical excellence combined with cultural breadth, depth, and sensitivity. Seniors who will graduate in January, May, or August of the award year are eligible. In addition to a cash award, the recipient is given an individual plaque and his/her name is placed on the permanent memorial in Engineering Hall.

Solicitation
October
The Engineering Awards Committee Chair distributes application forms to the departments.

Due
November 30
Student applications to the department. No limit on the number of applications that may be submitted by a department, although most departments choose to submit only their strongest candidate or candidates.

December 31
Thirty (30) copies of each application to the Engineering Awards Committee, 206 Engineering Hall, MC-272.

Nomination cover sheet (pdf)

Selection
Late January
One recipient is selected by the college awards committee. Selection is based on scholastic activities (30%), activities outside of university courses (30%), nontechnical courses taken (20%), and an essay (20%). Chair of the college awards committee notifies associate dean for academic programs with cc to department head and editor in publications office.

Logistics
February/March
The editor in the Engineering Communications Office prepares the college awards convocation booklet, which will carry photo and biosketch of recipient. Award is presented at the awards convocation in April. Recipient and family are invited to the awards luncheon by the associate dean for academic programs.

Previous Recipients