Dr. Trahan's Awards

1969        Outstanding Junior in Engineering Science, UNO

1970        Outstanding Senior in Engineering Science, UNO

1970        Inducted into Phi Kappa Phi        

1973        Received NDEA Fellowship, U.C. Berkeley        

1979        Named “Outstanding Faculty Member” Department of Electrical         Engineering,                         UNO        

1979        Inducted into Omicron Delta Kappa (ODK)        

1982        Named Outstanding Student Branch Counselor in Region 3 of IEEE

1983        Named “Outstanding Young Man of America” by U.S. Jaycees        

1984        Received “Edward R. Freitag” Service Award from New Orleans Section of IEEE

1984        Included in “Who’s Who in Technology Today”

1985        Included in “Who’s Who in Engineering and Computer Sciences Among                                 University Professors”        

1986        Named “Outstanding Faculty Member” Department of Electrical        Engineering,                         UNO

1989        Named “Outstanding Faculty Member” Department of Electrical        Engineering,                         UNO

1989        Inducted into Eta Kappa Nu

1990        Named “Outstanding Faculty Member” Department of Electrical         Engineering,                         UNO

1991        Received “Region 3 Outstanding Engineering Educator Award” from IEEE at                         Southeastcon ‘91 in Williamsburg, Virginia.  Region 3 of IEEE includes all or part of                         13 Southeastern states.

1992        Received award (with two coauthors) for outstanding paper from Ocean                                         Technology Division of Naval Research Laboratory-Stennis.

1992        Named “Outstanding Faculty Member” Department of Electrical         Engineering,                         UNO

1992        Received first “Dean-Student Organization Council (DSOC) Distinguished Full                 Time Faculty Award” UNO College of Engineering

1994        Named “Outstanding Faculty Member” Department of Electrical         Engineering,                         UNO

1994        Received “Distinguished Teaching Award-Professor” UNO College of                                 Engineering

1994        Named Chevron USA Professor of Electrical Engineering with support of an                         endowed Eminent Scholar Professorship

1995        Received first “Distinguished Engineering Alumnus Award” from UNO College                         of Engineering

1995        Selected for inclusion in 3rd edition (1996-97) of Marquis Who’s Who in Science                         and Engineering        

1996        Named “Seraphia D. Leyda University Teaching Fellow,” by University of New                 Orleans.

1998        Named one of Favorite Professorsby UNO Annual Fund of Alumni Association.

1998        Included in Marquis Who’s Who in Science and Engineering, 4th Edition

1998        Included in Marquis Who’s Who in the World, 15Edition.

1998        Included in Marquis Who’s Who in the South and Southwest, 26Edition

1999        Included in Marquis Who’s Who in the World,17 Edition

1999        Inducted in Engineering Honor Society, Tau Beta Pi

1999        Received Outstanding Teaching Awardfrom Tau Beta Pi, 1999.


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