Recognition
- 2008
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- Sustained Service Award, AIAA Headquarters
- Distinguished Achievement Award for Teaching, University Level, TAMU Association of Former Students
- 2007
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- Special Service Citation, AIAA Headquarters
- Best Paper in Session, SAE Control & Guidance Systems Committee, Meeting #99
- 2006
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- Elected National President, Sigma Gamma Tau
- Advisor, 1st Place Undergraduate Paper, AIAA Region IV Student Paper Conference
- Advisor, 2nd Place Undergraduate Paper, AIAA Region IV Student Paper Conference
- Advisor, 2nd Place Graduate Paper, AIAA Region IV Student Paper Conference
- Advisor, 3rd Place Graduate Paper, AIAA Region IV Student Paper Conference
- 2005
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- National Faculty Advisor Award, AIAA Headquarters
- Best Paper in Session, IFAC American Control Conference
- Center Team Award, SATS Project Team, NASA Langley Research Center
- Turning Goals Into Reality, SATS Project Team, NASA Langley Research Center
- Advisor, 2nd Place Undergraduate Paper, AIAA Region IV Student Paper Conference
- Advisor, 3rd Place Undergraduate Paper, AIAA Region IV Student Paper Conference
- 2004
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- Distinguished Achievement Award for Teaching, TAMU Association of Former Students
- Best Paper in Session, AIAA 1st Intelligent Systems Conference
- Best Paper in Session, SAE Control & Guidance Systems Committee, Meeting #93
- Thomas U. McElmurry Teaching Excellence Award, Aerospace Engineering Department
- Advisor, 1st Place Undergraduate Paper, AIAA Region IV Student Paper Conference
- Advisor, 2nd Place Undergraduate Paper, AIAA Region IV Student Paper Conference
- 2003
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- Special Service Citation, AIAA Headquarters
- National Vice President, Sigma Gamma Tau Aeropsace Engineering Honor Society
- B.P. Amoco Teaching Excellence Award, College of Engineering
- Advisor, 1st Place Graduate Paper, AIAA Region IV Student Paper Conference
- Advisor, 2nd Place Undergraduate Paper, AIAA Region IV Student Paper Conference
- Advisor, 3rd Place Undergraduate Paper, AIAA Region IV Student Paper Conference
- 2002
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- Associate Fellow, AIAA
- Advisor, 1st Place Graduate Paper, AIAA Region IV Student Paper Conference
- Best Paper in Session, AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference
- Best Paper in Session, Digital Avionics Systems Conference
- 2001
- BP Amoco Faculty Award For Teaching Excellence in Engineering
- Scholar, Texas A&M University Montague Center For Teaching Excellence
- Thomas U. McElmurry Teaching Excellence Award, Aerospace Engineering Department
- Advisor, 1st Place Graduate Paper, AIAA Region IV Student Conference
- Advisor, 2nd Place Graduate Paper, AIAA Region IV Student Conference
- Advisor, 3rd Place Graduate Paper, AIAA Region IV Student Conference
- Advisor, 1st Place Undergraduate Team Paper, AIAA Region IV Student Conference
- Chairman, AIAA Atmospheric Flight Mechanics Technical Committee
- 2000
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- Faculty Advisor, 3rd Place Team, AIAA National Undergraduate Team Airplane Design Competition
- 1998
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- Senior Member, IEEE
- Faculty Advisor, 2nd Place Team, AIAA National Design, Build, and Fly Competition
- 1997
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- Air Force Office of Scientific Research Summer Faculty Research Fellow
- Senior Member, AIAA
- 1996
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- Faculty Advisor, 3rd Place Design, AIAA National Undergraduate Individual Airplane Design Competition
- 1991
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- 3rd Place Graduate Paper, AIAA Region V Student Conference
- Graduation with Honors, Master of Science
- 1987
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- Northrop Corporation Outstanding Contribution to Program Award
- 1986
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- 3rd Place Undergraduate Paper, AIAA Region VI Student Conference
- AIAA Outstanding Student Achievement Award
- 1985
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- Student Chairman, AIAA Region VI Student Conference