Karl A. Smith, STEM Education Center Executive Co-Director, Civil Engineering Emeritus Professor, and faculty member in the Technological Leadership Institute is being awarded an Honorary Doctorate at the Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) at the 51th Commencement Ceremony on October 26, 2013. The recognition is based on his “outstanding and excellent contribution pioneering engineering education at the global stage.” Professor Smith has been a Visiting Professor at UTM since 2006 and helped start their engineering education PhD program.