Aleisha McCabe Selected for
2008 Dean’s Award
Each year the
Dean’s Office selects one
graduating senior from each of
the three divisions
(architecture, technology, and
engineering) to receive the
Dean’s Award as the outstanding
senior for that division.
Criteria include a balance of
academic performance,
leadership, and citizenship.
This year they selected ChE’s
Aleisha McCabe as the
outstanding engineering
graduate.
The photo shows
Aleisha with her parents, Tom
and Andrea, and brother, Will.
The gift package contains a
gold watch, with “OSU” embossed
on the face.
Aleisha is from
Paul’s Valley, OK, and has
accepted employment with Zeeco
in Tulsa, OK, where she will
apply her chemical engineering
skills to flares, burners, and
combustion.
Her mom works for
the public school system, her
dad is a medical technician, and
her brother is a freshman in
mechanical engineering at OSU.
“Aleisha was in
my honors section of the
freshman computer programming
course, and I was impressed with
her dedication to excellence as
well as her joy in working that
elevated the tempo for the
entire class.,” says Russ
Rhinehart. “And, her energy,
dedication, and energizing gift
to others is revealed in her
many activities, honors, and
accomplishments.”
Aleisha held many
high offices at OSU. Her peers
elected her as President of the
OSU chapter of Mortar Board, a
national organization whose
mission includes contributing to
the
self-awareness,
promoting equal opportunity,
supporting university ideals,
advancing scholarship,
encouraging leadership, and
providing service. Those are
Aleisha’s values.
In addition, she
was president of the AIChE
Student Chapter at OSU,
contributing throughout her stay
at OSU to events such as hosting
the 2006 regional conference,
and to the chapter winning nine
consecutive “Outstanding” (top
10% in the nation)
recognitions. She was Secretary
for the OSU Mu chapter of the
ChE honorary Omega Chi Epsilon,
President’s Chief of Staff for
the OSU Student Government
Association, Chair of the
Homecoming Steering Bands
Committee, and Vice President of
her Professional Women’s
Fraternity (one of the major
Sororities on campus). Election
to such high offices is the
result of earning trust,
respect, and a followership
while performing at many lower
level positions in the
organizations. |
