College Recognizes Distinguished Alumni
Engineering Alumni Society president Robert Merkert 59 EE welcomes more than 100 guests to the Annual Engineering Alumni Awards Reception.
On November 14, the 裡橖眻畦 University Engineering Alumni Society (EAS) hosted its 39th annual Engineering Alumni Awards reception. Timed to coincide with Homecoming Weekend, more than 100 guests joined the festivities on campus in the Connelly Centers 裡橖眻畦 Room. Family and friends, faculty and staff, current students and fellow alumni were in attendance to recognize recipients of the 2015 awards, which are presented to alumni who exemplify service, leadership, excellence, stewardship and technical advancement in the field of engineering.
Four of the alumni awards are named in honor of the College of Engineerings past deans:
The J. Stanley Morehouse Memorial Award: Presented in memory of Dean J. Stanley Morehouse (19381961), this award recognizes outstanding leadership at the highest level. The 2015 recipient is John F. Hartner 85 ME, Chief Operating Officer of EnvisionTec Inc. Hartner serves on the Engineering Advisory Board and as the College Chair of For the Greater Great: The 裡橖眻畦 Campaign to Ignite Change.
2015 EAS Award recipients: The Rev. Peter M. Donahue, OSA, PhD, 75 CLAS, President; Gerard Gerry Fasano 87 EE, 90 MSEE; Brian H. Lange 88 ME, PE; John F. Hartner 85 ME; Patsy Pat Aguanno 56 CE, PE; Nicholas Piazzola 68 EE; Andrew Blasetti 04 CE, 06 MSCE; John J.P. Gunn 10 ME; Melissa Morea Evola 94 CE; Jenny Papatolis Johnson 03 ChE, 06 JD; Joseph Callaghan 59 CE, 63 MSCE; Drosdick Endowed Dean of Engineering, Gary A. Gabriele, PhD. (Not pictured: Timothy Arcuri 93 ChE, and Joseph R. Brady 15 ChE)
The John J. Gallen Memorial Award: In honor of Dean John J. Gallen (19611975), this award recognizes the technical achievements of an alumnus who graduated from the College less than 15 years ago. The 2015 recipient is Andrew Blasetti 04 CE, 06 MSCE. Blasetti is an Associate with Thornton Thomasetti, where he leads the Philadelphia design team on the citys new Comcast Innovation and Technology Center.
The Carl T. Humphrey Memorial Award: Presented in memory of the Colleges first dean, Carl T. Humphrey (19201938), this award recognizes the professional achievements of an alumnus who earned a masters degree from the College more than five years ago. The 2015 recipient is Gerard Gerry Fasano 87 EE, 90 MSEE. Fasano is Vice President, Strategy & Business Development, and General Manager of Lockheed Martin Information Systems & Global Solutions Valley Forge, Pa. facility.
Presented at the Colleges Recognition Ceremony in May, The Robert D. Lynch Award honors Dean R.D. Lynch (19752000) and acknowledges a graduating senior for outstanding academic achievements and exemplary dedication to serving the community. The 2015 recipient, Joseph R. Brady 15 ChE, is pursuing his doctorate in Chemical Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he holds a graduate research fellowship with the David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research.
Professional achievement awards recognize contributions to technology and technological fields. 2015 recipients are:
- Patsy Pat Aguanno 56 CE, PE
- Timothy Arcuri 93 ChE
- Brian H. Lange 88 ME, PE
- Nicholas Piazzola 68 EE
Meritorious service awards are presented to alumni who have provided continuing support to the College of Engineering. This years honored alumni are:
- Joseph Callaghan 59 CE, 63 MSCE
- John J.P. Gunn 10 ME
- Melissa Morea Evola 94 CE
- Jenny Papatolis Johnson 03 ChE, 06 JD