Thierry Blanchet, associate professor in the Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Nuclear Engineering, was recently elected Fellow of the Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers. The recognition was formally presented at the Awards Luncheon of STLE's annual meeting in Las Vegas May 16-19, 2005.

Student-athletes Jennifer Dias and Trevor Tersmette have earned National All-American status while competing in the 2005 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships at Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa. Dias, a sophomore, finished fourth in the 400-meter hurdles while Tersmette, a senior, was fifth in the decathlon. The top eight finishers in each event are All-Americans. Dias, a native of Taunton, Mass., earned All-American for the second straight season with a finals time of 62.39. Tersmette, from Barneveld, N.Y., compiled a school record 6,750 points to earn the first All-American honor of his career. His best finishes came in the high jump (1.96 meters) and in the 110-meter hurdles (15.50), both of which he placed third. He was fifth in three other events.

The ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Division III All-New York Region Baseball Teams have been announced and seven Rensselaer student-athletes have been recognized, including Dan Quinn, named to the First Team making him eligible for National All-American honors. Chosen to the Second Team were Joe Ihnatolya, Mike Passante, and Nick Parenteau. Rich Mundy, Adam Lasek, and Chris Sullivan were selected to the Third Team. Rensselaer, coached by Karl Steffen, posted a 25-15 record this season.

Student-athlete Pat Fell has been selected to the 2005 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District 1 College Division Men's At-Large First Team. Fell, who has twice earned National Academic All-American honors, is again eligible to be considered for national recognition. A senior swimmer from Waverly, N.Y., Fell has a 3.96 cumulative grade point average as an information technology major with a concentration in finance. In the pool, Fell was a three-year captain who led the team in scoring twice. This season, he was the Liberty League Swimmer of the Week on two occasions and he helped the Red Hawks win the league championship.

Members of Rensselaer's Communications group have won four NORI awards from the Albany Ad Club, which annually honors work by Capital Region advertising agencies, graphic designers, public relations firms, and audio and video production facilities. Rensselaer 2005 NORI winners are: 2004 President's Report — Annual Report Category; 2004 President's Report — Black and White Illustration Category; Humanities and Social Sciences/School of Architecture Graduate Admissions Brochure — Consumer Institutional Brochure Category; One Word Television Campaign — Institution/Service Television Campaign Category. This is the third award for the 2004 President's Report, which has also won a CASE Gold Medal in the Institutional Relations publications category (one of only two Gold Medals from 240 submissions) and a CASE Silver Medal in the Visual Design in Print category (multi-page publications, periodicals, books, calendars, and specialty piece).

Published June 6, 2005