Jointly sponsored by the Auburn Alumni Association and the Auburn University Graduate School, the Distinguished Graduate Faculty Lectureship Award carries with it a $2,000 award from the alumni association. The recipients are nominated by deans, department heads, etc. and chosen by the Graduate Faculty Council on the basis of excellence in research.

PAST RECIPIENT WINNERS

2020
Jeffrey Suhling:
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Samuel Ginn College of Engineering

A member of the Department of Mechanical Engineering since 1985, Suhling has been a tremendous researcher, leader, teacher, and administrator at Auburn University. An active researcher in electronics packaging, Suhling co-established the NSF Center for Advanced Vehicle and Extreme Environment Electronics, or CAVE3, in 1998 and served as the center’s director from 2002-2008. In addition to his research, Suhling has been a prolific advocate of graduate education. Over his career, he has advised over 100 graduate students, including 45 Ph.D. students, and has served on over 250 graduate student committees. In 2008, Suhling was appointed department chair of mechanical engineering, the largest program at Auburn with more than 1,300 undergraduate students, 200 graduate students, and 50 faculty. In addition to his leadership, Suhling has received numerous teaching awards, including the Outstanding Mechanical Engineering Faculty Member, College of Engineering Birdsong Superior Teaching Award, and the College of Engineering Senior Research Award