Awards and Honors

Dr. Kerns’ work in both educational and technical areas has been recognized by local, national, and international awards, including:

- the 1999 Harriet B. Rigas Outstanding Woman Engineering Educator Award

- the IEEE Millennium Medal

- the 2000 ASEE ECE Distinguished Educator Award

- the 2002 Leadership and Service Award from ECEDHA (formerly the National Electrical Engineering Department Heads Association)