"The only test of the utility of Knowledge, is its promoting the happiness of mankind." — Dr. STARK on Diet, p. 90.
Awards and honors
- Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges, February 13, 1995
- Graduate Teaching Assistantship, Temple University, June 10, 1994
- University Fellowship for graduate study, Temple University, July 16, 1993
- W.F. Simmons Award for Excellence in Laboratory Skills, Temple University, May 21, 1992
- President's Scholar, Temple University, April 13, 1992
- Second Place, 1992 Student Engineering Writing Contest, IEEE, April 1992, for presentation of the paper "Fuzzy Logic Controller for a Mobile Robot Platform" (with Robert Lasser)
- University Fellowship for graduate study, Temple University, March 30, 1992
- Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges, 1991 - 92
- Bendix Award, IEEE, 1991 - 92, for project entitled "Fuzzy Logic Controller for a Mobile Robot Platform" (with Robert Lasser)
- W. W. Smith scholarship, Jul 31, 1991
- Certificate of Award, College Students Papers Contest, National Engineers' Week, 1991
- Second Prize, City Gardens Contest, 1987 (with Diana Wiegand)
- Second Prize, City Gardens Contest, 1986 (with Diana Wiegand)