Dr. Alex Huang is named the new Progress Energy Distinguished Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering at North Carolina State University.

The endowed professorship was established as part of Progress Energy’s $1.2 million gift to the College of Engineering. The gift, announced in 2006, is the largest in the history of the Progress Energy Foundation.

“This is a wonderful and well-deserved honor for an outstanding member of our faculty,” said Dr. Louis A. Martin-Vega, dean of the College of Engineering. “We are grateful to Progress Energy for their generous gift and their longstanding interest in engineering education and research at NC State.”