The International Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE International) has selected Dr. Pier Marzocca as one of the 2007 Ralph R. Teetor Educational Award recipients in Aerospace Engineering. This award annually recognizes outstanding engineering educators, offering them an opportunity to become acquainted with the professional activities of the automotive and aerospace industries. The program accomplishes this by bringing award recipients to an SAE meeting to participate in hosted industry tours and one-on-one meetings with industry professionals. Established in 1965, this award is funded through a generous contribution by the late Ralph R. Teetor, 1936 SAE President, who believed that engineering educators are the most effective link between engineering students and their future careers. Dr. Marzocca was invited at the SAE 2007 AeroTech Congress & Exhibition, September 17 – 20, 2007, where he received the award.

Teaching quality as reflected by student evaluations in their courses, as well as teaching productivity as reflected by the number of students taught are both incorporated in the evaluation for this recognition.  The efforts of these dedicated teachers are appreciated by the school and by our students.

The Wallace H. Coulter School of Engineering’s success depends, to a large extent, on the accomplishment and quality of our graduates which, in turn, depends upon the quality of our instruction.  The classroom instruction demonstrated by these and many other of our faculty has been clearly outstanding.

Congratulations go to the following faculty and instructors on their excellent performance in teaching: