Industrial Engineering Seniors Claim Scholarships from National Honor Society

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Industrial engineering seniors Valerie Jackson, Jessica Creech and Tate Hansenclever

Three industrial engineering seniors have earned national scholarships from Alpha Pi Mu, the industrial engineering honor society.

Senior Valerie Jackson received the 2022-23 Alpha Pi Mu Scholarship. Jackson is also pursuing a Spanish minor. She served as the secretary for Alpha Pi Mu her junior year and currently serves as president of Alpha Pi Mu. Jackson has served as the recording secretary for Tau Beta Pi as well. She has been actively engaged on campus throughout her college career, working as vice president of internal affairs for the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority and as a part of the Associated Student Government where she continues to serve on the Office of Financial Affairs board. She is also very involved in her community and mentors a group of ninth grade girls at Fellowship Bible Church, meeting weekly.

Jackson has started her honors research and was the recipient of a SURF Grant this past year. In summer 2021, she studied Spanish language studies in Madrid, Spain, and in summer of 2022, she returned to Europe to study engineering economics in Rome. In summer 2023, she will work as an associate consultant intern at Mastercard and will begin her master's degree in industrial engineering at the U of A in the fall.

Senior Jessica Creech also received a scholarship from Alpha Pi Mu, the 2022-23 John L. Imhoff Globalization Scholarship. Lois Imhoff established this scholarship in memory of her husband, John L. Imhoff. Imhoff is recognized as one of the pioneers of modern industrial engineering education and the first department head of the Department of Industrial Engineering at the U of A. Imhoff was a believer in the contributions industrial engineering could make around the globe and was also a strong supporter of Alpha Pi Mu.

A senior from Southlake, Texas, Creech has been very active on campus as a member of the Society of Women Engineers and Tau Beta Pi. She is a member of Alpha Pi Mu, serving as the media chair and is a member of the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers. Over the past four semesters, she has been working as an undergraduate research assistant focused on statistical data analysis. Creech has been working on her honors thesis and anticipates graduating with honors in 2023.

Tate Hansenclever received the 2022-23 Alpha Pi Mu Scholarship. Hansenclever is a senior from Bentonville. His interest in engineering began in high school, and he chose to pursue industrial engineering before graduation. He is the vice president of Alpha Pi Mu and a member of Tau Beta Pi. He has served as scholarship chair for the Phi Delta Theta fraternity overseeing scholarship disbursement and academic success of new members. Hasenclever has completed internships with FedEx supply chain working with their project engineering team in the field of facility logistics and with J.B. Hunt working with their data insights group. He will begin employment with CapSpire after graduation.