Dr. Mohamed-Slim Alouini recently was named a fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). Alouini is a visiting associate professor of electrical and computer engineering and coordinator of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Program at Texas A&M at Qatar. The prestigious fellow designation is awarded by the IEEE board of directors to recognize "unusual distinction in the profession" by those with "an extraordinary record of accomplishments in any of the IEEE fields of interest," according to the IEEE. Dr. Mark Weichold, dean and CEO of Texas A&M at Qatar, praised Alouini's election as an IEEE fellow. "This is a truly fitting recognition of your leadership in the discipline," Weichold wrote congratulating Alouini.