HONORS

Named by the Design Intelligence Magazine as one of the DesignIntelligence 30 Most Admired Educators of 2013 nationally. 2012

Received Alumni Professorship (5 years term) awarded by the Auburn University Alumni Association. Fall 2010.

Received Ulm Endowment Professorship (2 years term) awarded by the College of Architecture, Design, and Construction, Auburn University from the period of Fall 2009 to Spring 2011.

Named by the Design Intelligence Magazine as one of the DesignIntelligence Most Admired Educators of 2009 nationally (interior design, interior architecture, architecture, design, architectural engineering, industrial design, and landscape architecture were included). 2009.

Named by the Design Intelligence Magazine as one of the DI25 Most Admired Educators of 2008 nationally (interior design, interior architecture, architecture, design, architectural engineering, industrial design, and landscape architecture were included). 2008.

Named as one of the four 2007 Industrial Design Educators of the Year nationally by the DesignIntelligence magazine, 2007.

Outstanding Teaching Award giving by College of Architecture, Design and Construction, 2001.

Dedicated Service Bronze Award given by College of Architecture, Design and Construction, 1999.

The Brother International Recognition Award given by Brother International Corporation (USA). September 1997.

Dean’s Award for Excellence (Research), College of Architecture, Design and Construction. September 1997.

Faculty Recognition Award (Outreach), College of Architecture, Design and Construction. September 1996.

Board of Directors, Design Alabama. 1996 - 2004.

Who's Who Among Asian Americans. 1994-1995

Invited to be an adjunct professor of Shanghai Light Industry College. May 1994

Invited to be a consultant of College of Mechanical Electronics of Xi’Dian University. May 1994.

Invited to be a consultant of the Society of ShaanXi Industrial Design. May 1994.

Member of PHI BETA DELTA, Honor Society for International Scholars. 1992.

Invited to be member of Chinese Association of Industrial Design (CAID), P.R.C. 1992.

SGA Outstanding Faculty Award given by the Student Government Association, Auburn University. 1990.

Nominated for the Burlington Northern Award by the faculty of Department of Industrial Design. 1990.

Collegiate Product & Packaging Design Exhibition Design Award given by China External Trade Development Council. 1983.

Honorable Certificate given by the Department of Industrial Design, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan, R.O.C. 1983.

Distinguish Overseas Chinese Student Scholarship given by the Overseas Chinese Committee (translated from Chinese), R.O.C. 1982.

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