Contact: Bob Ratliff
Mississippi State civil engineering professor Dennis Truax is being honored by the American Society of Civil Engineers for his work with the university's student chapter.
An MSU faculty member since 1980, he is one of 48 student chapter advisers worldwide being recognized this year by the ASCE Faculty Adviser Reward Program. Truax has served as the Mississippi State student chapter adviser since 1981.
Founded in 1852, ASCE is America's oldest national engineering society. Currently, the organization represents more than 123,000 civil engineers throughout the United States.
Now in its third year, the recognition program honors advisers on the basis of student chapter achievement ratings and the documented success of their campus programs.
MSU's chapter, which has almost 90 members, has received numerous awards, including recognition as the nation's top student organization in 1995 and 1996. It also has received ASCE certificates of commendation the past two years.
A Hearin-Hess Professor in the College of Engineering, Truax holds master's and doctoral degrees from MSU and received a bachelor's at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.