The following is taken from the Charter of the Academy of Chemical Engineers.
The Academy of Chemical Engineers was founded on April 25, 1986, by the Department of Chemical Engineering with the approval of the Dean, College of Engineering, and the President, West Virginia University, to recognize those graduates who have had distinguished professional careers or who have been of outstanding service to West Virginia University.
In appreciation of the honor bestowed individually and collectively, the Academy of Chemical Engineers will be perpetuated:
To strengthen the dedication of students to Chemical Engineering and West Virginia University through personal and professional example.
To recognize those graduates of the Chemical Engineering Department and others who bring honor to Chemical Engineering as practitioners and as citizens.
To provide advisory guidance and counsel as requested by the Department Chairman.
To encourage personal, corporate, foundation and government gifts and grants of money, equipment and facilities to the University for the benefit of the Chemical Engineering Department
The Academy nominates, elects and inducts its own members. Inductions are held at a banquet at the conclusion of the Annual Meeting of the Academy on campus. At the Annual Meeting, the members hear from the department chair, faculty, students and college administrators. The current officers of the Academy are:
President: James Mitchell
1st Vice President: H. Leo Mehl
2nd Vice President: Michael Prudich
Secretary/Treasurer: Alfred Galli
Past-President: Richard Barnard
Please bring the names of alumni potentially worthy of membership in the Academy to the attention of the Academy President or the Department Chair. |
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