We wish to congratulate alumni & friends of the College of Engineering who are recipients of the following campus awards & recognitions.
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Chancellor’s Medal
The Chancellor’s Medal is the highest honor bestowed on individuals for exemplary and extraordinary service to the campus.
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Honorary Degrees
Recipients of an honorary degree are individuals of exceptional distinction who have achieved outstanding intellectual, social, or creative achievements in a specific field of endeavor and/or have made extraordinary contributions to the University of Massachusetts Amherst or to the Commonwealth.
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Distinguished Achievement Awards
Recognizes individuals for their exceptional achievements in a chosen profession, for demonstrated leadership, and for other exemplary accomplishments that merit the special recognition of the university.
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University of Massachusetts Amherst Alumni Awards
These awards recognize personal or professional achievement or outstanding contributions of service to the community, the Alumni Association, or the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
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College of Engineering Outstanding Alumni Award Recipients
(2010-present)
Recipients of the Distinguished Alumni Award have brought recognition and honor to the College of Engineering through their professional achievements, leadership, and service to the profession, university, and society.
Recipients of the Outstanding Young Alumni Award are worthy ambassadors for the UMass Amherst College of Engineering and have shown extraordinary effort and notable success in their early careers.
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College of Engineering Distinguished Alumni Award Recipients
(1974-1998)
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College of Engineering Alumnus/Alumna of the Year Award
(2000-2003)
This award recognizes outstanding career achievement, civic involvement, and service to the College of Engineering and the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
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College of Engineering Duane E. Cromack Young Alumni Award
This award was established in 1996 by the Engineering Alumni Association in honor of Dean Cromack on his retirement. It recognizes alumni, age 35 or younger, for their success in the application of their engineering education in work after graduation from the university. Such achievement may be in a number of fields such as engineering practice, administration, research, consulting, and teaching.
Chancellor's Medal - Alumni
| 1987 | Marshall G. Jones '72G, '74PhD |
| 1995 | Duane E. Cromack '59 |
| 1996 | Daeje Chin '79 MS |
| 1997 | Robert C. Wiesel '72 |
| 1998 | Robert C. Gunness '32 |
| 2012 | David McLaughlin '84, '89 PhD |
Honorary Degrees
| 1963 | Doctor of Science | Robert Charles Gunness '32 |
| 1979 | Doctor of Science | Bernard B. Berger |
| 1982 | Doctor of Engineering | Andrew C. Knowles, III '57 |
| 1982 | Doctor of Science | John F. Welch, Jr. '57 |
| 1991 | Doctor of Engineering | Nicholas N. Boraski '50 |
| 1999 | Doctor of Engineering | Vladimir Haensel |
| 2007 | Doctor of Engineering | James M. Smith '67 |
| 2012 | Doctor of Engineering | Mark E. Russell '85 MS |
Distinguished Achievement Awards
| 2010 | Jerome M. Paros '60 |
| 2009 | Robert Brack '60 |
University of Massachusetts Amherst Alumni Awards
Honorary Alumnus
| 1996 | Raymond A. Nash |
| 1998 | Vladimir Haensal '99 HD |
| 2003 | John and Elizabeth Armstrong |
Distinguished Alumni Award
| 2001 | John G. Drosdick '68 MS |
| 2004 | Chang-Gyu Hwang '86 PhD |
| 2006 | Mark E. Russell '85 MS |
| 2007 | Arlindo Jorge '50 BS |
Distinguished Faculty Award
| 2009 | Ting-wei Tang |
Distinguished Service to the University
| 1975 | Joseph S. Marcus '54 MS |
| 1977 | Andrew C. Knowles, III '57, '82 HD |
| 1978 | Robert P. Lawrence |
| 1980 | Robert Charles Gunness '32, '63 HD |
| 1984 | Janice Rittenburg Rossbach '49 |
| 1987 | David J. Beaubien '57 |
| 1996 |
Marshall G. Jones '72 MS, '74 PhD Distinguished Professional and Community Service Award |
| 1996 |
Kristen Breder '88PhD Distinguished Young Alumnus Award for Professional Service |
College of Engineering Outstanding Alumni Award Recipients
2022
Distinguished Alumni Award
- Carl Christenson ’82, ’84 MS, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
- Gillian Gregory ’82 MS, ’86 PhD, Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Thomas Martin ’94, Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Antonis Papadourakis ’85 PhD, Chemical Engineering
- Karen St. Germain ’93 PhD, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Outstanding Young Alumni Award
- Monique Farrell ’14, Chemical Engineering
- David Hurwitz ’04, ’06 MS, ’09 PhD, Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Julie E. Matthew ’04, Chemical Engineering
- Dragana Perkovic-Martin ’08 PhD, Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Thomas Sebastian ’12 PhD, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
2021
Distinguished Alumni Award
- Victor Bahl ’97 PhD, Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Jeffrey Elkins ’86, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
- Robert W. Ivester ’91, ’93 MS, ’96 PhD, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
- Edward H. Kalajian ’69 MS, ’71 PhD, Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Christine Seymour ’95 PhD, Chemical Engineering
Outstanding Young Alumni Award
- Kokui Francisca Adesokan ’09, Chemical Engineering
- Jacob Lauzier ’07, Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Christine Roy ’04, ’05 MS, Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Banafsheh Seyed-Aghazadeh ’15 PhD, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
- Akshaya Shanmugam ’12 MS, ’15 PhD, Electrical and Computer Engineering
2020
Distinguished Alumni Award
- Amir Amini ’83, Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Rena Bizios ’68, Chemical Engineering
- Nick Bowen ’92 PhD, Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Lizetta Fennessy ’92, ’94 MS, Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Emanuel Melachrinoudis ’80 PhD, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
Outstanding Young Alumni Award
- David Babson ’04, Chemical Engineering
- Ivan Bercovich ’09, Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Christina Jones ’07, ’09 MS, Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Paul Witherell ’04, ’06 MS, ’09 PhD, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
2018
Senior
- Mark Bradley ’79, Chemical Engineering
- Sadiye F. Guler ’96 PhD, Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Jennifer Jordan ’93, ’96 MS, Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Frank Riordan ’91, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
Junior
- Daniel S. Amichetti ’12, Chemical Engineering
- Seth J. Berkowitz ’12, Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Kenneth B. Canty ’98, Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Brian Mullen ’04, ’07 MS, ’09 PhD, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
2017
Senior
- Jon W. Dietrich ’69, ’74 MS, Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Ellen J. Ferraro ’89, ’94 PhD, Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Spyros Michail ’88 MS, ’91 MS, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
- Karin Rotem ’99 PhD, Chemical Engineering
Junior
- Marnie A. Bonner ’09, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
- Dawn T. Eriksen-Stapleton ’07, Chemical Engineering
- Yong Liu ’02 PhD, Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Heather A. Rothenberg ’03 MS, ’09 PhD, Civil and Environmental Engineering
2016
Senior
- Roberto Padovani ’83MS, ’85PhD, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department
- Edward S. Price ’90, Chemical Engineering Department
- Martin C. Ross ’86, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Department
- John P. Sullivan Jr. ’72, Civil and Environmental Engineering Department
Junior
- Vered Bisker-Leib ’02MBA, ’03PhD, Chemical Engineering Department
- Aaron M. Dollar ’00, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Department
- Tiffany (Tauscher) Labrie ’03, ’05MS, Civil and Environmental Engineering Department
- Justin Peavey ’93, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department
2015
Senior
- David Eley '91MS, Civil and Environmental Engineering Department
- Gordon (Don) Hutchins Jr. '70, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department
- Ronald LaBarre '73, Chemical Engineering Department
- G. Don Taylor Jr. '90PhD, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Department
Junior
- Jordan H. Crafts ’05, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department
- Kevin Machado Ferreira '07, Chemical Engineering Department
- Lisandra Garay-Vega '04MS, '08PhD, Civil and Environmental Engineering Department
- Juan (Jay) F. Latorre III '07, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department
- Miriam Pabón-González '01PhD, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Department
2014
Senior
- Daniel Adams, B.S. ’86, M.S. ’88, Civil and Environmental Engineering Department
- Robert (Bob) Hagerty, B.S. ’74, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Department
- Dave Barry, B.S. ’73, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Department
- David White, B.S. ’77; M.S. ‘78, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Department
Junior
- Rakesh Keswani, B.S. ’95, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Department
- Bing Mei, Ph.D. ’08, Chemical Engineering Department
- Vishal Misra, M.S. ’96, Ph.D. ’00, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department
- Huiya Wu, B.S. ’96, Chemical Engineering Department
2013
Senior
- Massoud Amin, B.S. '82, M.S. '85, Electrical and Computer Engineering
- John M. Cryan, B.S. '58, Mechanical Engineering
- Paul D. Engel, B.S. '74, Computer Systems Engineering
- Kenneth A. Lloyd, B.S. '73, Mechanical Engineering
- Michael S. Sarli, B.S. '75, Chemical Engineering
Junior
- Anatoly M. Darov, B.S. '94, M.S. '96, Civil and Environmental Engineering
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Thomas J. Laramee, B.S. '94, Mechanical Engineering,
M.S. '97, Electrical &Computer Engineering - David M. Lucia, B.S. '92, Electrical Engineering
2012
Senior
- Najmi Jarwala, M.S. '86, Ph.D. '88, Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Roberto Leon, B.S. '79, Civil Engineering
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F. Michael Mahoney, B.S. '83, Civil Engineering,
M.S. '85, Mechanical Engineering -
Barry Siadat, M.S. '77, Polymer Science and Engineering,
Ph.D. '79, Chemical Engineering - Eric Swanson, B.S. '82, Electrical Engineering
Junior
- Shawn P. Kelley, B.S. '94, MS '97, Ph.D. '03, Civil Engineering
- Borislava Kostova, Ph.D. '06, Chemical Engineering
- Jessica Townsend, B.S. '94, Mechanical Engineering
- Joel Voldman, B.S. '95, Electrical Engineering
2011
Senior
- Ruth M. Bonsignore, B.S. '83, Civil Engineering
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Apostle G. Cardiasmenos, M.S. '76, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ph.D. '78,
Astronomy (posthumous) - Thomas J. Lyden, B.S. '72, M.S. '73, Mechanical Engineering
- Vincent G. Murphy, M.S. '67, Ph.D. '71, Chemical Engineering
Junior
- Amy B. Cerato, M.S. '01, Civil and Environmental Engineering, M.S. '04, Geoscience, Ph.D. '05, Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Scot P. Chisholm, B.S. '04, Industrial Engineering
- Brian Q. Huppi, B.S. '93, Civil Engineering, B.S. '98, Electrical Engineering
- David A. Sturgis, B.S. '00, Chemical Engineering
- Thomas A. Sturgis, B.S. '00, Chemical Engineering
- Patrick D. Walsh, B.S. '03, Mechanical Engineering
2010
Senior
- Michael G. Hluchyj '76, Electrical and Computer Engineering
- David C. Jeanes '73, Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Paul C. Washburn, III '81, Industrial Engineering, '84 MBA
- William E. Woodburn, Jr. '56, Chemical Engineering
Junior
- Alaina B. Hanlon MS '05, PhD '08, Mechanical Engineering
- Willard S. MacDonald '94, Electrical and Computer Engineering, MS '96 Computer Science
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Stephanie Raimondeau PhD '02, Chemical Engineering
& Joseph Watson '00, Chemical Engineering - Prabhjeet Raj Singh MS '01, Civil and Environmental Engineering
College of Engineering Distinguished Alumni Award Recipients (1974 –1998)
| 1974 | John F. Welch, Jr., ChE '57 | 1987 | William A. Gardner, EE PhD '72 |
| 1974 | Andrew C. Knowles III, EE '57 | 1987 | Stanley F. Gizienski, '43 |
| 1974 | George A. Marston, Dean | 1987 | James E. A. John, Dean |
| 1975 | Ardashus A. Aykanian, ME '50 | 1988 | Duane E. Cromack, ME PhD '59 |
| 1975 | John R. Picard, EE '58 | 1988 | Stephen R. Kellogg, Sr., CE '72 |
| 1975 | Joseph S. Marcus, CEE '54 | 1988 | John G. Whitehead, IE/OR '59 |
| 1976 | David R. Horsefield, CE '52 | 1988 | Harpal S. Dhillon, IE/OR PhD '74 |
| 1976 | Eugene A. Taylor, CE '50 | 1989 | William F. O'Neill, EE '64 |
| 1976 | Kenneth G. Picha, Dean | 1989 | Doris G. Preston, ChE '58 |
| 1977 | Nicholas N. Boraski, IE/OR '50 | 1989 | John P. Sullivan, Jr., CE '72 |
| 1977 | Chester H. Clarridge, EE '56 | 1989 | Robert D. Vanasse, CE '68 |
| 1977 | Theodore P. Theodores, ME '58 | 1990 | William D. O'Neill, CE '60 |
| 1978 | Royal P. Allaire '38 | 1990 | H. Brian Thompson, ChE '60 |
| 1978 | David J. Beaubien, EE '57 | 1990 | Robert F. Trocchi, EE '55 |
| 1978 | Richard V. deGrasse, EE '61 | 1991 | Robert P. Mozgala, IE '61 |
| 1978 | E. Ernest Lindsey, Professor | 1991 | Dwight A. Sangrey, MS CE '64 |
| 1979 | Alden H. Howard, EE '51 | 1991 | Robert A. Trotta, ME '74 |
| 1979 | Rexford Wilson, EE '57 | 1991 | John H. Underwood, ME '62 |
| 1979 | Ellsworth L. Sharpe, ME '59 | 1992 | Nancy B. Hellman, Asst. Dean |
| 1979 | Karl N. Hendrickson, Professor | 1992 | Ghazi Darkazalli, ME MS '72, PhD '77 |
| 1980 | Clinton F. Goodwin, '16 | 1992 | Lawrence D. Shayer, MS ChE '61 |
| 1980 | Ara Aykanian, EE '56 | 1992 | William L. Schweber, MS EE '74 |
| 1980 | James Constantino, IE '58 | 1993 | Lynn M. Campana, IE/OR '81 |
| 1980 | John Corsi, Jr. IE '61 | 1993 | Donald C. Tucker, ME '59 |
| 1981 | Samuel J. Ameen, EE '50 | 1993 | Richard D. Reardon, CE '58 |
| 1981 | Robert J. Byrne, IE '70 | 1994 | Robert B. Brack, CE '60 |
| 1981 | John A. Paraskos, ChE '69 | 1994 | Benedict Galas, ChE '51 |
| 1982 | Charles J. Gibowicz, Jr. CE '57 | 1994 | Lance A. Glasser, ECE '74 |
| 1983 | Frank R. L. Daley, Jr. '40 | 1995 | Hugh R. Mackenzie, ME '55 |
| 1983 | Charles F. Reeves, CE '54 | 1995 | Janice R. Rossbach, Math '49 |
| 1983 | Russel C. Jones, Dean | 1995 | Richard H. Sioui, ChE '68 |
| 1984 | Frederick E. Crory, CE '55 | 1995 | Paul C. Washburn, III, IE '81 |
| 1984 | Donald R. Muzyka, ME '60 | 1996 | P. Michael Masterson, ChE '75 |
| 1984 | William Boyer, Prof., Posthumous | 1996 | Trent Poole, ME '73 |
| 1985 | James D. Walker, '41 | 1996 | Cheryl L. Watkins, ME '81 |
| 1985 | Joseph A. Dombrowski, EE '51 | 1997 | Irving J. Winters, Jr. IE MS '84, PhD '88 |
| 1986 | Edwin L. Thomas, ME '69 | 1997 | Barbara Gatslick Jessel, EE '77 |
| 1986 | Frederick B. Seel, ME '51 | 1998 | David F. Bonneau, ECE '77 |
| 1986 | Marshall G. Jones, ME MS '72, PhD '74 | 1998 | Edward S. Jamro, MS EVE '75 |
| 1998 | Marie P. Laplante, ChE '87 |
College of Engineering Alumnus/Alumna of the Year Award (2000-2003)
| 2000 | Charles F. Perrell, IE '71, MBA '72 |
| 2001 | Marshall G. Jones, ME MS '72, PhD '74 |
| 2002 | Dev V. Gupta, EE PhD '77 |
| 2003 | Diane P. Mellor, IE/OR '78 |
College of Engineering Duane E. Cromack Young Alumni Award
| 1996 | Robert A. Smith, IE/OR '88 |
| 1997 | Jill Boski, ME '95 |
| 1998 | Stephen R. Dunne, ME '89 |
| 2000 | Leslie K. Jelalian, EE '88, ECE MS '91 |
| 2002 | Robert R. Derosier III, ChE '97 |
| 2003 | Matthew T. Valade, CEE '93, EVE MS '95 |
| 2003 | Wendy L. Parmenter, CEE '99, EVE MS '01 |
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