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Sandy Saab Launches Student Organization for ECE Graduate Students

May 5, 2020
Only 13 percent of engineers in the workforce are women, according to the Society of Women Engineers (SWE). The same analysis shows that over 32 percent of women switch out of STEM degree programs in college. Encouragement and support for women in STEM fields has grown in the past few years; however, there’s still work to be done to continue building an environment where female engineers can flourish. Texas ECE and WNCG student Sandy Saab is doing her best to be a part of that effort.
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Dr. Robert Heath Receives Joe J. King Professional Engineering Achievement Award

April 17, 2019
The Cockrell School of Engineering awarded Dr. Robert Heath the Joe J. King Professional Engineering Achievement Award for the academic year 2018 – 2019. The Cockrell School of Engineering established this award in 1977 to recognize a faculty member who has made significant contributions in furthering the profession of engineering. 
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Prof. Alan Bovik Receives 2014-2015 Joe J. King Professional Engineering Achievement Award

May 20, 2015
The Cockrell School of Engineering awarded Dr. Alan Bovik, the Joe J. King Professional Engineering Achievement Award for the academic year 2014 – 2015 for his outstanding achievements in the field of image and video quality engineering. The Cockrell School of Engineering established this award in 1977 to recognize a faculty member who has made significant contributions in furthering the profession of engineering.