Russell Trahan

Dr. Russell E. Trahan, Jr

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Email: rtrahan@uno.edu

Phone: 504-254-5248

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Awards

  • 1969 - Outstanding Junior in Engineering Science, UNO
  • 1970 - Outstanding Senior in Engineering Science, UNO
  • 1970 - Inducted into Phi Kappa Phi
  • 1973 - Received NDEA Fellowship, U.C. Berkeley
  • 1979 - Named "Outstanding Faculty Member" Department of Electrical Engineering, UNO
  • 1979 - Inducted into Omicron Delta Kappa (ODK)
  • 1982 - Named Outstanding Student Branch Counselor in Region 3 of IEEE
  • 1982 - (Includes Southeastern Area of U.S.)
  • 1983 - Named "Outstanding Young Man of America" by U.S. Jaycees
  • 1984 - Received "Edward R. Freitag" Service Award from New Orleans Section of IEEE
  • 1986 - Named "Outstanding Faculty Member" Department of Electrical Engineering, UNO
  • 1989 - Named "Outstanding Faculty Member" Department of Electrical Engineering, UNO
  • 1989 - Inducted into Eta Kappa Nu
  • 1990 - Named "Outstanding Faculty Member" Department of Electrical Engineering, UNO
  • 1991 - Received "Region 3 Outstanding Engineering Educator Award" from IEEE at Southeastcon '91 in Williamsburg, Virginia. Region 3 of IEEE includes all or part of 13 Southeastern states.
  • 1992 - Received award (with two coauthors) for outstanding paper from Ocean Technology Division of Naval Research Laboratory-Stennis.
  • 1992 - Named "Outstanding Faculty Member" Department of Electrical Engineering, UNO
  • 1992 - Received first "Dean-Student Organization Council (DSOC) Distinguished Full Time Faculty Award" UNO College of Engineering
  • 1994 - Named "Outstanding Faculty Member" Department of Electrical Engineering, UNO
  • 1994 - Received "Distinguished Teaching Award-Professor" UNO College of Engineering
  • 1994 - Named Chevron USA Professor of Electrical Engineering with support of an endowed Eminent Scholar Professorship
  • 1995 - Received first "Distinguished Engineering Alumnus Award" from UNO College of Engineering
  • 1995 - Selected for inclusion in 3rd edition (1996-97) of Marquis Who's Who in Science and Engineering
  • 1996 - Named "Seraphia D. Leyda University Teaching Fellow," by University of New Orleans.
  • 1998 - Named one of Favorite Professors by UNO Annual Fund of Alumni Association.
  • 1999 - Inducted in Engineering Honor Society, Tau Beta Pi
  • 1999 - Received Outstanding Teaching Award from Tau Beta Pi, 1999.
  • 2000 - Received "Distinguished Teaching Award-Professor" UNO College of Engineering
  • 2000 - Received IEEE Millennium Medal.
  • 2000 - Received UNO Alumni Association Excellence in Teaching Award
  • 2001 - Received "Teacher of the Year Award" Department of Electrical Engineering, UNO
  • 2004 - Received "DSOC Distinguished Teaching Award-Professor" UNO College of Engineering
  • 2005 - Named one of "Favorite Professors" by UNO Alumni Association
  • 2008 - Received "Electrical Engineering Outstanding Engineering Educator Award"
  • 2010 - Received Louisiana Technology Council "Eward for Lifetime Achievement in Education"