Category: Awards and Accolades

Susan Liebau Wins 2017 Diversity Award

Posted by Mark Wilcox, Tech Today, May 11, 2017 Established in 2014, Michigan Technological University’s Diversity Award recognizes the accomplishments of a Michigan Tech faculty or staff member who contributes to diversity and inclusion through exemplary leadership and actions. Susan Liebau, director of the Waino Wahtera Center for Student Success, has been named the recipient . . .

Stephanie Carpenter winner of 2017 Press 53 Award

Humanities Professor Wins Fiction Award by Kevin Morgan Watson, Tech Today (April 14, 2017) Stephanie Carpenter (HU) has been named winner of the 2017 Press 53 Award for Short Fiction for her short story collection “Missing Persons.” Besides publication by Press 53 in October, Carpenter will receive a $1,000 advance and a quarter-page color ad . . .

Gupta and Langston Broadcasting Award

[From Tech Today, “Notables,” March 14, 2017] A radio interview featuring Latika Gupta (SBE) and Nancy Langston (SS) won the Michigan Association of Broadcasting Award for Best Feature Programming. The Copper Country Today Segment discussed the Dakota Access Pipeline Controversy and initially aired on Dec. 18, 2016. Gupta had provided her expertise as an energy economist . . .

Minerick and Reed Receive WEPAN Award for “Year of Action on Diversity”

Tech Wins Awards for Diversity Efforts in Engineering Education by Jenn Donovan Michigan Tech’s efforts to increase the numbers and diversity of women in engineering have been recognized by Women in Engineering ProActive Network (WEPAN), a national network of women engineers, engineering educators, universities, corporations and non-profits who are working together to develop a diverse . . .