CEED Lou Takacs Award
This award honors Lou Takacs, a long-time employee of E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, who was a co-op student at Northwestern University. At Dupont, Lou recruited and supervised co-op students for many years, overseeing the successes of many young people from various schools across the country.
Upon his retirement from Dupont, Lou joined the staff of the co-op office at the University of Kentucky where he worked until his death in 2003. Lou was a strong supporter of CEED, having served in many capacities, including Chairman and was a recipient of the Alvah K. Borman and Clement J. Freund Award.
This award began as the Corporate Recognition Award in 2003 and officially was re-named the Lou Takacs Award by the CEED Board.
– List of Past Winners (Adobe PDF file)
The Lou Takacs Award will be awarded at the 2026 CIEC in New Orleans, LA, Feb. 2-6, 2026.
Nominations are now open. This award requires submissions from 2 nominators for each nominee. If you selected a nominee, please identify an additional nominator who will complete the second nomination submission. At least one nominator must be a CEED/ASEE member. Each nomination form must be completed and submitted online by 5 p.m. ET, Monday, November 10, 2025.
For questions or more information contact:
Awards Chair
Rachel Mangiavellano
Associate Director of Early Career Development & Experiential Education
Michigan State University
College of Engineering
Phone: 517-432-6575
Email: leonerac@msu.edu