Lima Honored by ASEE With Chester F. Carlson Award
BATON ROUGE, LA – LSU Biological and Agricultural Engineering Professor Marybeth Lima
was recently presented with the Chester F. Carlson Award by the American Society for
Engineering Education in recognition of her work as an educator.
The award consists of a $1,000 honorarium and plaque and is presented annually to “an individual innovator in engineering education who, by motivation and ability to extend beyond the accepted tradition, has made a significant contribution to the profession.” It is named for Carlson, who invented xerography, which is the process of dry copying using electrostatic charges to transfer printing halftones to paper.
One of Lima’s more notable achievements during her career is the creation of the LSU Community Playground Project, which celebrated its 20th anniversary this year. The service-learning program brings together first-year engineering students with elementary school students to design and build playgrounds at local public schools. To date, the program has led to the construction of more than 30 playgrounds.
Additionally, ASEE representatives noted that Lima has published and presented widely on community engagement in engineering, “leading to this education innovation being used throughout the engineering profession.”
In fact, earlier this summer, Lima was named editor of the Journal for Community Engagement and Scholarship, a peer-reviewed international publication through which faculty, staff, students, and community partners disseminate scholarly works. JCES integrates teaching, research, and community engagement in all disciplines, addressing critical problems identified through a community-participatory process
The first issue under her leadership will be published this fall.
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