Stan Settles, IBM Engineering Management Professor and Director of Systems Architecting and Engineering at the Viterbi School of Engineering, has received the Institute of Industrial Engineers’ highest honor. Stan is also an INCOSE-LA Fellow and L.A. Chapter member. The Frank and Lillian Gilbreth Industrial Engineering Award “recognizes those who have distinguished themselves through contributions to the welfare of mankind in the field of industrial engineering. The contributions are of the highest caliber and nationally or internationally recognized.”

James Moore, Chairman of the Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, said the impact of Settles on USC had been remarkable. “His time at USC has been characterized by a marked, purposeful selflessness focused almost exclusively on the ascent of the institution and the welfare of our students. With 30 years of industry experience and membership in the National Academy of Engineering, he is like a drop of ink in a glass of water. His effect on the Epstein ISE Department, indeed on the entire Viterbi School, is pervasive and perceptible. “Stan arrived in 1994 at a critical point in the life of the Epstein ISE Department and served two terms as department chair, preceding Randolph Hall. He took the helm of the Systems Architecting and Engineering program in 2004, succeeding Elliot Axelband, and turned the Viterbi School’s modest program into the nation leader.”

Congratulations, Stan!