OPENING SESSION

Rutherford and Mimosa Halls

Monday, October 8, 2001

8:00 a.m.-9:00 a.m.

WELCOME

Mack A. Breazeale and William D. O'Brien, Jr., General Co-Chairs

Lawrence A. Crum, WCU Chair

TECHNICAL PROGRAM

Jian-yu Lu, Technical Program Chair

AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS

Achievement Award

Distinguished Service Award

Outstanding Paper Award

Fellow Awards

Distinguished Lecturer Award

Fred S. Hickernell, UFFC-S President

Reinhard Lerch, UFFC-S Awards Committee Chair