Category: Alumni

Clemson IE recognized three outstanding alumni with the 2026 IE Inspiring Excellence Alumni Awards, honoring their impact across industries and continued engagement with the department.

At the 2025 End of Year Celebration, Clemson IE recognized five outstanding alumni with its Inspiring Excellence Alumni Awards. These awards celebrate graduates who exemplify leadership in their professions, service to their communities, and a lasting commitment to the department. This year’s recipients include accomplished innovators, executives, and emerging leaders. Their careers reflect the wide-reaching […]

Brittany Sanders-Bell is no stranger to Clemson’s Industrial Engineering department. With both a bachelor’s and master’s degree in IE under her belt (earned in 2020 and 2023, respectively), she’s now pursuing her Ph.D. in engineering and science education, aiming to finish by 2027. Currently, Brittany serves as the Assistant Director of Next Engineers Greenville, a […]

During the Clemson University Industrial Engineering End of Year Celebration, the inaugural Inspiring Excellence Alumni of the Year Award recipients were recognized for their impact on the university and contributions to the IE professional community.

Name: Christopher Greco   Year Graduated: 2014   Degree from Clemson: B.S. Industrial Engineering   Chris also serves on Clemson University’s Board of Young Alumni for Industrial Engineering.   How did your experience at Clemson University help you find your first position after graduation?  Clemson provided me with both the skills and the opportunities to succeed in the […]

Congratulations to Dial Devaney, a recent Industrial Engineering December 2018 graduate, and Silas Adams, a senior in Computer Science on winning the Spark Challenge with their “Freedom Fence” pitch and $2500 bucks to head to CA! The Spark Challenge is Clemson’s premier pitch competition for any idea, business, product, or service. Freedom Fence is the […]

Name: AJ Hobbs   Year Graduated: 2014   Degree from Clemson: B.S. in Industrial Engineering   AJ also serves on Clemson University’s Board of Young Alumni for Industrial Engineering.   How did your experience at Clemson University help you find your first position after graduation?  After Clemson, I attend Purdue and got a M.S. in Industrial Engineering with […]

  Name: Michelle “Shelly” Jahn Holbrook   Year Graduated: 2013   Degree from Clemson: B.S. in Industrial Engineering   Shelly is also serves on Clemson University’s Board of Young Alumni for Industrial Engineering.   How did your experience at Clemson University help you find your first position after graduation?  I worked with human factors professors on various research […]

Name: Michael Cheatham   Year Graduated: 2012   Degree from Clemson: B.S. in Industrial Engineering   Michael is also serves on Clemson University’s Board of Young Alumni for Industrial Engineering.   How did your experience at Clemson University help you find your first position after graduation?  While my Clemson education fully prepared me to work in the manufacturing and […]