Timothy Wangler, Cramer Award 2001

by Kathleen Hedges

SOCORRO - Timothy Wangler, a native of Clovis, received one of New Mexico Tech's top awards at Commencement ceremonies on May 12, 2001. Wangler, a graduate of Clovis High School, is the son of John and Nora Wangler of Clovis.

Wangler received the Tom Cramer award for the male engineering student with the highest grade point average. He graduated with a bachelor of science degree in chemical engineering with highest honors.

Wangler recently was named the research university's "Engineering Student of the
Year," an annual award presented by the New Mexico Society of Professional Engineers (NMSPE). He was also named New Mexico Tech's outstanding senior in the Waste-Management Education and Research Consortium. During the past two summers, he has worked as a process engineering intern at Intel Corporation's microchip fabrication plant in Rio Rancho. The results of his work have led to process improvements at Intel, which lead the company to present him with a recognition award and a job upon graduation.