May 10, 2006

The College of Engineering at NC State Announces the George H. Blessis Award Winners

The College of Engineering at North Carolina State University announced the 2006 recipients of the George H. Blessis Outstanding Undergraduate Advisor Award at the May 10, 2006, spring faculty meeting.  The winners are Clarence Smith, lecturer and assistant department head in the Edward P. Fitts Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, and Cecilia Townsend, lecturer and coordinator of undergraduate programs in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.

The Blessis award honors engineering faculty members who consistently and willingly give their time and effort to advising, counseling and mentoring students and assisting student groups.  The award is also a continuing memorial to George H. Blessis, a faculty member whose interest in undergraduate education and advising serves as an example for others to follow.

For more information on the recipients, visit this page.

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