Prof. Larry Korta's Last Lecture - Milwaukee School of Engineering

Presentation
Thursday, May 3, 2012 / Todd Wehr Auditorium

Professor Larry Korta

Professor Lawrence Korta joined MSOE as director of the industrial engineering program in 1986. Prior to that, he was employed in industry for approximately 20 years, serving in a variety of technical and administrative capacities—research, product development, quality assurance and value engineering. While at MSOE he taught a variety of industrial engineering courses, as well as Creative Thinking and Human Factors in Design for the General Studies Department. In addition to his teaching responsibilities, he served as the chair of the Campus-wide Student Retention Committee.

He has been recognized by MSOE with the Outstanding Mentor Award in 1995 and the Falk Engineering Educator Award in 1990. In 1995, he received the Service and Commitment Award from the Creative Education Foundation. Korta retired from MSOE in 2007, after 21 years of service, but continued to serve the University in his capacity as Chair of the Campus-wide Student Retention Committee until this year.

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