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Nomination Open: 10/31/2024
Nomination Deadline: 02/14/2025
An engineering educator for more than 50 years, John L. Imhoff thrived on the global impact potential of the industrial engineering discipline. His vision encompassed the undergraduate, graduate, and teaching levels. He believed that global sharing through educational channels would lead to greater cooperation and understanding. He was very committed to students within the classroom and was passionate about professional student organizations as well as faculty involvement within those organizations. He encouraged students to travel abroad on work/study programs; encouraged them to take summer jobs abroad; and encouraged faculty to bring in speakers who had worked abroad to share their experiences. Endowed from the estate of the late Professor John L. Imhoff, this award recognizes an individual who has made outstanding contributions in the field of industrial engineering education and has demonstrated global cooperation and understanding through leadership and other initiatives. The award consists of a $1,000 honorarium.
This award is presented annually to an individual who has made significant contributions to the industrial engineering discipline, who exemplifies the highest standards of the professorate in industrial engineering, and has demonstrated global cooperation and understanding through leadership and other initiatives. To be eligible, nominees must: 1. be a current industrial engineering faculty member in an accredited institution; 2. have at least five years teaching experience in an engineering school; 3. demonstrated excellence in teaching; 4. have demonstrated Dr. Imhoff’s vision for global cooperation and understanding through leadership and other initiatives; 5. be committed to the success of students both in the classroom and in professional engineering student organizations, and by encouraging global understanding; and 6. be a current member of ASEE.
Nominations are automatically transferred over for the next award cycle. If not selected, nominations can be re-submitted after one award cycle.
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Nomination Open: 10/31/2024
Nomination Deadline: 02/14/2025
| Year | Winner Name |
|---|---|
| 2021 | Alaa Elwany |
| 2020 | Michael Johnson |
Dr. Esmaeili is the director of the Georgia Industrial Training and Assessment Center (Geo-ITAC), with its main center at Kennesaw State University (KSU), and associate professor of industrial and system engineering.
Since 2021, he has led the Geo-ITAC team in conducting energy, productivity, and sustainability assessments for small- and medium-sized industrial facilities across Georgia through funding provided by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).
He joined KSU with 6 years of experience in the utility-sponsored energy-efficiency programs and measurement and verification projects. As a former engineering product manager of one of the leading administrators of utilities’ demand-side management programs, Dr. Esmaeili and his team designed more than 20 energy-efficiency and grid-optimization portfolios for electric and gas utilities across the country.
Since 2011, he has been a certified Project Management Professional (PMP), with experience working with various clients, from utilities, to research institutes, to private and nonprofit organizations and after joining KSU, he has taught courses, including SYE6010: Project Management, ISYE3300: System Dynamics, ISYE4200: Stochastic Optimization, ISYE3100: Reliability Engineering, ISYE 3125: Statistical Quality Control. During past years, he has authored or co-authored multiple requests for funding, published journal articles, prepared conference papers, and presented in regional and national conferences.
| Year | Winner Name |
|---|---|
| 2021 | Alaa Elwany |
| 2020 | Michael Johnson |
