Twenty-one College of Engineering faculty and staff were among the more than 600 honorees at the Wayne State University 2017 Employee Recognition Program, held April 25 at the Community Arts Auditorium.
The university recognized employees for their years of service every five years, beginning at ten years of service, as well as those who have retired. Three of the 80 retirees acknowledged worked in the College of Engineering: Raouf Ibrahim, professor of mechanical engineering (30 years); Gary Wasserman, associate professor of industrial and systems engineering (29 years); and Kathryn Maysen, secretary for the dean's office (22 years).
Other faculty and staff honored at the event include:
35 years
King-Hay Yang, Professor, Biomedical Engineering
30 years
Mohamad Hassoun, Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Jerry Ku, Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Ming-Chia Lai, Professor, Mechanical Engineering
25 years
Narendra Goel, Professor, Computer Science
20 years
Chaoyang Chen, Associate Professor - Research, Biomedical Engineering
Xiaoyan Han, Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
15 years
Ming Dong, Associate Professor, Computer Science
Shiyong Lu, Associate Professor, Computer Science
Weisong Shi, Professor, Computer Science
Karen Wilson, Associate Director of Administration
Yong Xu, Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
10 years
Nathan Fisher, Associate Professor, Computer Science
Jeremy Johnson, Research Assistant, Industrial and Systems Engineering
Manhoe Kim, Assistant Professor - Research, Chemical Engineering
Zhifeng Kou, Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Richard Casey Rue, Academic Services Officer
Aaron M. Swift, Senior Systems Administrator