National Academy of Engineering
Election to National Academy of Engineering (NAE) membership is one of the highest professional honors accorded an engineer. Members have distinguished themselves in business and academic management, in technical positions, as university faculty, and as leaders in government and private engineering organizations.
U-M ME Faculty NAE Members
| 2023 | Shorya Awtar |
| 2023 | Panos Papalambros |
| 2017 | Ellen Arruda |
| 2017 | Noboru Kikuchi |
| 2016 | Jack Hu |
| 2012 | Jyoti Mazumder |
| 2008 | Dennis Assanis |
| 2006 | Galip Ulsoy |
| 2006 | Alan Taub |
| 2005 | Steve Goldstein |
| 2004 | Yoram Koren |
| 2003 | Ronald Larson |
| 1993 | Albert Schultz |
| 1980 | Chia-Shun Yih |
ME Faculty with Named Professorships
Distinguished, Collegiate and Endowed Professors
These professorships are among the highest honors bestowed by the University. They recognize a faculty member’s exceptional contributions in research, teaching and service. They are named after former faculty members who have made substantial scholarly contributions while at Michigan or sponsors of the professorships.
| John Allison: William F. Hosford Professor |
| Ellen Arruda: Maria Comninou Collegiate Professor |
| James Ashton-Miller: Albert Schultz Collegiate Research Professor, Distinguished Research Scientist |
| Mihaela Banu: OVPR Collegiate Research Professor |
| James Barber: Jon R. and Beverly S. Holt Professor |
| Michael Bernitsas: Mortimer E. Cooley Collegiate Professor |
| Steve Ceccio: Vincent T. and Gloria M. Gorguze Professor |
| Steven Goldstein: Henry Ruppenthal Family Professor Emeritus |
| Jack Hu: J. Reid and Polly Anderson Professor Emeritus |
| Noboru Kikuchi: Roger L. McCarthy Professor Emeritus |
| Yoram Koren: James J. Duderstadt Distinguished University Professor Emeritus, Paul G. Goebel Professor Emeritus |
| Sridhar Kota: Herrick Professor Emeritus |
| Ronald Larson: A.H. White Distinguished University Professor, George Granger Brown Professor |
| Krishnan Mahesh: Richard B. Couch Professor |
| Jun Ni: Shien-Ming (Sam) Wu Collegiate Professor |
| Panos Papalambros: James B. Angell Distinguished University Professor, Donald C. Graham Professor |
| Noel Perkins: Donald T. Greenwood Collegiate Professor |
| Volker Sick: DTE Energy Professor |
| Anna Stefanopoulou: William Clay Ford Professor |
| Jing Sun: Michael G. Parsons Collegiate Professor |
| Michael Thouless: Janine Johnson Weins Professor |
| Dawn Tilbury: Herrick Professor |
| Galip Ulsoy: C.D. Mote, Jr., Distinguished University Professor Emeritus, William Clay Ford Professor Emeritus |
| Anthony Waas: Felix W. Pawlowski Collegiate Professor Emeritus |
| Kon-Well Wang: A. Galip Ulsoy Distinguished University Professor, Stephen P. Timoshenko Collegiate Professor |
| Margaret Wooldridge: Walter J. Weber, Jr. Professor |
Arthur F. Thurnau Professors
The Arthur F. Thurnau Professorship recognizes and rewards faculty for outstanding contributions to undergraduate education.
| James Barber |
| Shanna Daly |
| Bogdan Epureanu |
| Noel Perkins |
| Volker Sick |
| Kathleen Sienko |
| Steven Skerlos |
| Michael Thouless |
| Angela Violi |
| Alan Wineman |
| Margaret Wooldridge |
Faculty Scholars
| Shanna Daly: Miller Faculty Scholar |
| Neil Dasgupta: Miller Faculty Scholar |
| Chinedum Okwudire: Miller Faculty Scholar |
| Kira Barton: Miller Faculty Scholar |
Alumni Merit Awards
Recipients are alumni who have made a difference in their field – and in the world. This award is recognized at the department level, with one to be presented from each academic department.
ME Alumni Recipients
| 2022 | Jeanne Rosario |
| 2020 | Pete Wurman |
| 2019 | Marshall G. Jones |
| 2018 | Kimberly Hammonds |
| 2017 | Yudong Chen |
| 2016 | Karl Hedrick |
| 2015 | Paul Nuyen |
| 2014 | Carla J. Bailo |
| 2013 | Yildiz Y. Bayazitoglu |
| 2012 | James H. DeVries |
| 2011 | Patrick V. Farrell |
| 2010 | Ronald A. Molitor |
| 2009 | Raymond B. Pittman |
| 2008 | David E. Cole |
| 2007 | Richard T. Heglin |
| 2006 | Raymond I. Wilcox |
| 2005 | Timothy M. Manganello |
| 2004 | Marshall G. Jones |
| 2003 | John W. Collins III |
| 2002 | Michael E. Korybalski |
| 2001 | Wen-Ying Tsai |
| 2000 | Charles M. Vest |
| 1999 | Robert H. Transou |
| 1998 | Ward O. Winer |
| 1997 | William P. Sommers |
| 1996 | Charles S. Hutchins |
| 1995 | Carroll J. Haas |
| 1994 | Roger L. McCarthy |
| 1993 | Robert J. Bucker |
| 1992 | Roger A. Heimbuch |