Dr. Robert Gustafson (Ph.D., P.E. '74) has been named as the director of the Engineering Education Innovation Center and the Honda Professorship for Engineering Education at The Ohio State University, College of Engineering. The Engineering Education Innovation Center serves as a hub for programs to enrich student experience and strengthen the academic credentials of the college's undergraduate students. In 2006, Dr. Gustafson was the recipient of the MSU College of Engineering's Distinguished Alumni Award.

Dr. Larry Walker (Ph.D. '78) was awarded the MSU 2008 Outstanding ANR Alumnus Award. He is a professor in the Dept. of Biological and Environmental Engineering at Cornell, Director of the Walker lab, and member of the Presidential Forum on Renewable Energy. Currently, he is the Director of the Northeast Sun Grant Institute of Excellence, a fourteen-state regional research and economic development program focused on biofuels and bioproducts.

Gary Schluckbier (B.S. '72), Vice President of Technical Services, Global Engineering at Kellogg Company, was awarded the MSU Distinguished Alumni Award for 2008 from the College of Engineering. Mr. Schluckbier joined Kellogg Company in 1983 as a process engineer. He has served the company in several engineering positions, in research and technology, and has been responsible for product, process and packaging development. Mr. Schluckbier and his team have delivered many key innovation advancements for the organization.

Dr. John Larkin (Ph.D. '84) was the BAE 2008 Distinguished Alumnus Award winner. For the past sixteen years, he has worked as the Branch Chief of the Process Engineering Branch of the Food Processing Science and Technology Division of the FDA (Food and Drug Administration). He evaluates regulatory issues to extend the shelf life of food. His research pertaining to thermal processing and food production has played a significant role in the regulatory review of low-acid food processing systems.