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PULLMAN, Wash. – Evelyn Hirt has received the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) William W. Middleton Distinguished Service Award. She is an engineering and technology management (ETM) graduate (’02) of Washington State University. The award is presented every three years by the IEEE Member and Geographic Activities (MGA) Board to honor someone “who, […]

James Holt accepts lifetime achievement award at national symposium in Utah. PULLMAN, Wash. – James R. Holt, professor of engineering and technology management at Washington State University, received the Robert E. Fox “The Race to Excel” Lifetime Achievement Award at the Fifth Annual Continuous Process Improvement Symposium at Weber State University in Ogden, Utah. The […]

Professor Hal Rumsey with student Linda Josephson Fifteen years ago, when the Boeing Company was developing their new 777 airplane, they needed to increase production from three to seven planes per month. Executives wanted to develop a moving production line as a whole new way of building wide-body airplanes. The plane, with four to five […]