RIT Professor Recognized with Excellence in Engineering Education Award

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Alan Nye of Scottsville, professor of mechanical engineering in the Kate Gleason College of Engineering at Rochester Institute of Technology, was honored with the 2004 Excellence in Engineering Education (Triple “E”) Award from SAE International. He received the award in recognition of outstanding contributions to Society of Automotive Engineers engineering education initiatives, including SAE Collegiate Design Series competitions, at the SAE 2004 World Congress on March 9 in Detroit. He was also elected to the society’s board of directors, becoming one of only 21 directors among 84,000 members in 100 countries.

Nye is a five-time recipient of the society’s Faculty Advisor Award for excellence. He has advised RIT’s student chapter of SAE since 1978 and the university’s Formula race-car team since its inception in 1991. In 2003, he was honored with the Carrol Smith Mentor’s Cup, presented by the Sports Car Club of America, in recognition of outstanding mentoring.

“I have been involved with student design competition teams for the past 25 years because they give students an incomparable educational opportunity,” says Nye, a member of the RIT faculty since 1977. “The fact I love it also helps.”

The Society of Automotive Engineers is the primary sponsor of Formula SAE student competitions. RIT’s Formula team has competed in national and international competitions yearly since 1993 and was international champion in 1999.