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Inspired by the April 2015 challenge by Jim Gallogly, the college's namesake, to pursue excellence, the Pursuit of Excellence Award honors those who regularly and selflessly serve the college with excellence in all they do. Presented at the fall Board of Advisors meeting, the awards are among the highest recognition given by the college. In addition to a cash award, recipients receive a certificate of distinction. Introducing the class of 2022 Pursuit of Excellence Award recipients: Graduate Student Award - Roshan Sameer Annam Roshan Sameer Annam is pursuing a doctoral degree in mechanical engineering. He has served as a teaching assistant for many core lab courses and theory classes. Students appreciate his gregarious and helpful attitude. He makes the educational experience fruitful and enjoyable for students. He is active in the Graduate Student Community leadership where he has served the past three years. He is also a student representative on the AME Board of Advisors. Staff

The University of Oklahoma has received a $3.5 million gift from OU alumnus Michael Turner to support the Stephenson School of Biomedical Engineering in the Gallogly College of Engineering. Turner’s generous gift will fund the addition of cutting-edge equipment, positioning the school to recruit talented faculty and enhance its research impact. “By every metric, research at OU is boldly advancing to new heights, and yet, we know this is only the beginning of our research trajectory,” said OU President Joseph Harroz Jr. “One of the goals of OU’s ‘Lead On’ fundraising campaign is to create real-world impact through research, and that is precisely what Michael Turner’s transformative gift will do. His investment in exceptionally sophisticated equipment will generate even more promising breakthroughs in medical research, and countless Oklahomans will benefit.” The OU School of Biomedical Engineering focuses on generating groundbreaking discoveries in health care areas that include cancer,

University of Oklahoma biomedical engineer Yuan Yang, Ph.D., has received nearly $2 million in funding from the National Institutes of Health and the American Heart Association to examine the impact of strokes and the movement impairments suffered by stroke patients. Stroke is one of the leading causes of death in the United States and a major cause of serious disability for adults. With more than 7 million stroke survivors in the United States, strokes are disrupting lives at a rate of one stroke every 40 seconds, Yang says. Four out of five stroke patients have movement problems in their hands, arms and shoulders causing difficulties in reaching, grasping and opening their hands. “In more severe cases, existing treatments are not effective due to an inadequate understanding of the changes experienced by the brain following a stroke, particularly when targeted treatment is not administered,” said Yang, an assistant professor at the Stephenson School of Biomedical Engineering at OU. NI

In November, deans from the Gallogly College of Engineering presented Cheryl Carney with the GCOE Superior Staff Award.  Carney has more than 30 years of service with OU, with most of those years dedicated to the School of Industrial and Systems Engineering.  Photo from left: John Klier, Carney, Randa Shehab and Zahed Siddique.

OU-Tulsa President Jim Sluss, prior director of the OU School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, was recently honored by the IEEE Education Society (EdSoc). Sluss received the organization's 2022 Distinguished Member Award for his long-term leadership, dedication and service to the IEEE Education Society, as well as for scholarship, service and leadership in undergraduate engineering education. The IEEE Education Society, founded in 1957, is one of the oldest technical societies in the IEEE. The society is an international organization that promotes, advances and disseminates state-of-the-art scientific information and resources. By OU Marketing and Communications, OU-Tulsa

In November, the Universidad Antenor Orrego presented OU engineering professor Jorge Salazar-Cerreño, Ph.D., with a Doctor Honoris Causa, an honorary degree distinction given to an individual who has made significant contributions to their field. He earned a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering in 1994 from the Universidad Antenor Orrego, a Peruvian private university in Trujillo, La Libertad Region. He earned his Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, in 2012.  In 2014, he joined the University of Oklahoma. Salazar is the William H. Barkow Presidential Associate Professor in the OU School of Electrical and Computer Engineering. His research covers novel and state-of-the art microwave and mmWave technologies for phased array radars, sensors and communication systems.