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“Keep the Dream Alive” February 28, 2015 The 60th Annual Honors and Awards Banquet “Keep the Dream Alive” February 28, 2015 th 60 Honors & Awards Banquet Diamond Anniversary 1 The 60th Annual Honors and Awards Banquet February 28, 2015 National Engineers Week Committees ~ BANQUET COMMITTEE ~ Kenneth Davis, Sonja Domazet, Stephen Guine, William Johnson, Sharlene Katz, Paul Landry, Robert Tarn, Thomas R. Tarn, Charles Volk ~ HONORS & AWARDS COMMITTEE ~ Marek Barylak, Kenneth Davis, Stephen Guine, Sharlene Katz, Paul Landry, Charles Olsefsky, R. Freeman Straub, Robert B. Tarn ~ AWARDS ASSEMBLY ~ Ken Davis, Sonja Domazet, James Flynn, Bill Johnson, Sharlene Katz, Charles Olsefsky ~ HOST / HOSTESSES ~ Olivia Landry, Maria Tarn ~ SOUVENIR PROGRAM GRAPHICS & DESIGN ~ Paul Landry ~ AWARD GRAPHICS ~ Mike Matte ~ AUDIO / VIDEO ~ Swank Audio Visuals, Carlos Guerra ~ BANQUET SETUP / AWARDS DISTRIBUTION ~ Marissa Bayless, Margo Guerra ~ MATH COUNTS ~ Jerry Kraim, Eli Stiny Engineers’ Council Past Presidents 1970 William B. Johnson 1992 Robert Budica 2005 Robert B. Tarn 1980 Clifford B. Shiepe, PE 1993 Lloyd W. Higginbotham, FIAE 2006 Paul F. Landry 1981 Clifford B. Shiepe, PE 1994 Lloyd W. Higginbotham, FIAE 2007 Paul F. Landry 1982 Lloyd W. Higginbotham, FIAE 1995 Lloyd W. Higginbotham, FIAE 2008 Patrick Berbon 1983 William F. Hassel, PE, FIAE 1996 Lloyd W. Higginbotham, FIAE 2009 Dr. Charles H. Volk 1984 Clifford Terry 1997 Lloyd W. Higginbotham, FIAE 2010 Dr. Charles H. Volk 1985 Roland V. Roggero 1998 Lloyd W. Higginbotham, FIAE 2011 Kenneth G. Davis 1986 James P. Ritchey 1999 Lloyd W. Higginbotham, FIAE 2012 Kenneth G. Davis 1987 James P. Ritchey 2000 Lloyd W. Higginbotham, FIAE 2013 Sonja Domazet 1988 Harlan L. Russ 2001 Lloyd W. Higginbotham, FIAE 2014 Sonja Domazet 1989 A. F. Ratcliffe 2002 Lloyd W. Higginbotham, FIAE 2015 Sonja Domazet 1990 A. F. Ratcliffe 2003 Robert B. Tarn 1991 Robert Budica 2004 Robert B. Tarn 2 February 28, 2015 The 60th Annual Honors and Awards Banquet The Engineers’ Universal City, Honors & Awards Saturday, February 28, 2015 Welcome & Introductions – 6:00 p. Council esident Sonja Domazet Dinner Presentation of Awards – 7:00 Master of Eli Stiny Presenters Kenneth G. Davis William J. Johnson Paul Gill Guine Robert Tarn Thomas R. Tarn Charles H. Volk, Ph.D. Rob Weiss 3 The 60th Annual Honors and Awards Banquet February 28, 2015 The Engineers’ Council Board of Directors President Vice President Sonja Domazet Stephen Guine Treasurer Secretary Charles H. Volk, Ph.D. Eli Stiny Trustees Robert J. Budica, Ph.D., Kenneth G. Davis, Paul F. Landry, A. F. Ratcliffe, Ph.D., Robert B. Tarn, Charles H. Volk, Ph.D. Directors-at-Large Marek Z. Barylak, Ph.D., Sharlene Katz, Ph.D., William J. Johnson, Jerry Kraim, Victor M. Moreno, Ph.D. Charles Olsefsky, R. Freeman Straub 4 February 28, 2015 The 60th Annual Honors and Awards Banquet OUTSTANDING ENGINEERING ACHIEVEMENT MERIT AWARDS Merit A Gordon M. Moro Keith A. Anderson Aerojet Rocketdyne The Boeing Company Los Angeles, CA El Segundo, California For outstanding leadership, support and resolution of RS-68 In recognition of outstanding technical accomplishments and investigations and corrective actions business leadership while defining and implementing the Environmental Work Cell Ashley J. Hill Kevin A. Gulbrandsen The Boeing Company Aerojet Rocketdyne St. Louis, MO Los Angeles, CA For outstanding leadership of the F-15 Full Scale Fatigue Test For outstanding technical leadership on the THAAD Divert and program, working with multiple program teams to understand Attitude Control System, achieving consistent delivery and complex problems and develop innovative solutions to meet 100% mission success program contract requirements Johnny L. Mandel Aerojet Rocketdyne Los Angeles, CA For advancing the state of the art in Selective Laser Melt technology for liquid rocket engine applications 5 The 60th Annual Honors and Awards Banquet February 28, 2015 DISTINGUISHED ENGINEERING PROJECT ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS Group A U-2 SYERS Mission Installation Kit Primary Mirror Backplane Support Build Structure Lockheed Martin Aerospace Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems Palmdale, California Seabrook, Maryland Team Members Team Members Street J. Beguhl Isidro Celeste Donald R. Bradley Sharon Haase Christopher J. Budd Reem Hejal Joe G. Dickey Stanley Klyza Daniel Doss Cary Leavitt Philip F. Heery Joshua Levi Steven R. Menke Robert Luetgens Donald T. Perry Matthew Macias Kevin D. Schelske Michael Moschos Craig L. Smith Donald Prior Richard Rifelli Gregory Young Accepting the Project Award Accepting the Project Award Christopher R. Short Charles B. Atkinson Description of Project: Description of Project: For the successful design, production and delivery of a SYERS Mission Installation Kit, with numerous For the successful design, fabrication and testing of product improvements, approximately eleven months the James Webb Space Telescope primary mirror ahead of schedule and substantially under budget backplane support structure 6 February 28, 2015 The 60th Annual Honors and Awards Banquet DISTINGUISHED ENGINEERING PROJECT ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS Group A Software Defined GPS Receiver RS-68 Engine Affordability Program Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems Aerojet Rocketdyne Woodland Hills, California Los Angeles, California Team Members Team Members Andrezj Biernacki Tom Booth Matt Cosgrove Elliot Bostick George Kalb Robert Cuadros Todd Khacherian Matt Fuselier Michael Van Antwerp Jim Grayson Aram Vartanian Craig Norris Stuart Westerman Brian Sterkel Accepting the Project Award Accepting the Project Award Jeffrey Dickman Jose R. Covarrubias Description of Project: Description of Project: For excellence in developing software-defined In recognition of dedication and excellence while military GPS receiver technology, providing the developing and executing a plan to reduce RS-68 warfighter with continued superiority in assured engine costs by 30% while maintaining its positioning, navigation and timing performance, reliability and 100% mission success record 7 The 60th Annual Honors and Awards Banquet February 28, 2015 MATHCOUNTS 2015 MATHCOUNTS is a National Mathematics Competition sponsored by the National Society of Professional Engineers. The competition is for students from the sixth to eighth grades. A school sends a team of four students and as many as six individuals to the local competition. The team coach is a teacher-volunteer from that school. MATHCOUNTS is an extra- curricular activity for the students and the coach. Study guides and teaching materials are provided to participating schools by the National Society of Professional Engineers. The team winning the local competition participates in the state competition. A team of very bright students, from individuals competing in the state competition are chosen to represent the state in the national competition in Washington, D.C. This is the 32nd year for the NSPE MATHCOUNTS PROGRAM. Local MATHCOUNTS competition is supported by the Southern Chapters Council of the California Society of Professional Engineers (CSPE). Support at the State and National level for the NSPE MATHCOUNTS competition is by major corporations and local businesses. 8 February 28, 2015 The 60th Annual Honors and Awards Banquet John J. Guarrera Engineering Educator of the Year Award Dr. Alan N. Willson, Jr. Charles P. Reames Research Professor University of California Los Angeles Presented Dr. S. K. Ramesh Dean College of Engineering and Computer Science California State University Northridge Northridge, California For outstanding achievements as an electrical engineering educator and for significant research and leadership contributions to the electrical engineering profession. Dr. Willson has educated hundreds of engineers during his over 40 year career as an electrical engineering professor at UCLA. His work and publications in the areas of digital signal processing and nonlinear circuit behavior has garnered numerous awards and patents. John J. Guarrera Engineering Educator of the Year Award The Engineering Educator of the Year Award is given in recognition of signi cant achievements by a professor in the successful involvement of students in learning, research and in the application of science and mathematics to the solution of problems in engineering design or theory. Recognition of a top educator began in 1982, with the “Education Achievements Award.” In 1985, the top educator award was renamed the “Distinguished Education Achievements Award”, which became the “Distinguished Engineering Education Achievements Award” in 1987. At the National Engineers Week Banquet of 1991, the award became the “Engineering Educator of the Year Award”. Past Recipients 1982 Dr. Alfonso F. Ratcliffe 1994 Dr. John W. Adams 2006 Dr. Mihri Ozkan 1983 Dr. Robert Y. Wong 1995 Dr. Sembian R. Rengarajan 2007 Dr. Diane Schwartz 1984 Dr. Edmond S. Gillespie 1996 Dr. Roger Di Julio 2008 Dr. Behzad Bavarian 1985 Dr. Thelma Estrin 1997 Dr. Martin S. Roden 2009 Dr. Chi-Tsen Lin 1986 Dr. Gregg W. Dixon 1998 Dr. Ramin Roosta 2010 Dr. Hamid Johari 1987 Dr. Michael A. Melkanoff, P.E. 2000 Dr. Helen A. Ryaciotaki-Boussalis 2011 Dr. Melvin A. Breuer 1988 Dr. Diane Schwartz 2001 Dr. Sharlene Katz 2012 Dr. S. K. Ramesh 1989 Dr. Larry Lichten 2002 Dr. Stewart Prince 2013 Dr Vijay K. Dhir 1991 Dr. B. J. Shell 2003 Dr. Nagwa Bekir 2014 Dr . Mau-Chung F. Chang 1992 Dr. Mihran S. Agbabian 2004 Tarek A. Shraibati 1993 Dr. Michael Hassul 2005 Dr. Robert G. Ryan 9 The 60th Annual Honors and Awards Banquet February 28, 2015 OUTSTANDING ENGINEERING
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