Rainwater Recognized with Title of Fellow

Rainwater was awarded the title of fellow of the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers in June of 2023, recognizing his outstanding leadership and significant, nationally recognized contributions to industrial and systems engineering. In addition, the University of Arkansas Teaching Academy inducted him as a Fellow of the Academy. He was named one of two finalists for the Dr. John and Mrs. Lois Imhoff award for Outstanding Teaching and Student Mentorship, was the recipient of the 2023 Paul Cronan Technology Teaching Excellence Award from the Wally Cordes Teaching and Faculty Support Center at the U of A and named the 2022 Best Teacher in the Department of Industrial Engineering by students.

Always looking to the future, Rainwater and University Professor Manuel Rossetti led an innovative change to the computing offerings in the department’s undergraduate program. This effort resulted in a twosemester computing sequence designed specifically for sophomore-level industrial engineering students. The courses present core programming and computing concepts in the context of fundamental industrial engineering problems. The duo was recognized internationally with the 2021 International Innovations in Education Award given by the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers.