I am proud to have attended and graduated from The University of Illinois, Biological and Agricultural Engineering School. It's Graduate Program was ranked #1 ABE Graduate Program in the country for the second year in a row by the U.S. News!!The rankings were made public March 15, 2011.
The University of Illinois Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering (ABE) graduate program has been named the best in its class – again.
This week U.S. News and World Report announced its 2011 ranking of the best engineering schools in the United States. The magazine surveys 198 programs to get the information used in the ranking. For the second consecutive year, ABE at Illinois was named the top-ranked graduate program in agricultural and biological engineering.
The University of Illinois program received the highest ranking tied with Purdue University, followed by Texas A&M University, Cornell University, and University of California Davis to fill the top five spots.
K.C. Ting, head of the department, expressed his appreciation for the recognition and said there are many factors that contribute to the overall quality of the department, including outstanding faculty and staff, as well as nationally recognized research programs that attract top students.
The department is affiliated with both the College of Engineering and the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environment Sciences (ACES) and offers graduate programs at the master’s and doctorate levels.
Alumni of the department reacted to the news with an outpouring of congratulations:
William Rudolph ’67 AgE – “I am so proud of the University of Illinois Agricultural and Biological Engineering faculty and all that they have accomplished. I appreciate all the hard work and dedication it takes for this to happen with such consistency.”
John Eisenmenn ’05 AgE – “Congrats on this excellent achievement! I am proud to call myself a U of I ABE alum!”
Bill Teaford, MS ’65 AgE – “When I left Urbana….the story was Iowa State and Purdue had the best Ph.D. programs…all the others were like taking runner-up in a beauty contest. Thanks for the great news. Congratulations!”
Palaniappa Krishnan, Ph.D. ’75 AgE – “Thanks for sharing the great news. Please pass my heartiest congratulations to KC for a job well done.”
Congratulations to all faculty, staff and students who have made ABE at Illinois the best in the nation!
GO ILLINI!!! ...Monte
http://abe.illinois.edu/
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