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Engineering Alumni Recognized During Dean Nguyen’s Trip to Taiwan
Recently, two CUA engineering alums were
recognized for their outstanding achievements
in engineering. Dean Charles Nguyen presented
awards to General Ko-Kung Chu and Col.
Shih-Ting Wang, who both earned Master
Dean Nguyen with General Chu and Professor Wang.
of Science in Atmospheric Science degrees
from CUA, at a dinner at the National Taiwan
University during a February trip to Taiwan.
Chu, who graduated in 1975, served as a
major general and commander of the Taiwanese
Air Force Weather Wing from 1976
to 1980. From 1975 to 1976 he was
vice commander of the above unit
in the rank of colonel. From 1981
to 1985 he served as an associate
professor and from 1985 to 1992
as a professor in the Department
of Meteorology of the Chinese Culture
University, serving as the department
chair for several years. Chu also
studied at the Academy of Chinese
Air Force and the U.S. Air Force,
Texas A&M University and Industrial
College of the U.S. Armed Forces.
Wang graduated with his master’s
degree in 1973. He served as the director of
Weather Center of Chinese Air Force Weather
Wing as a colonel until 1977. He went on to
serve as director for the Center for Research
and Development and from 1996 to 2005
as adviser to the Central Weather Bureau
in Taiwan. He served as an adjunct professor
at National Taiwan University, National Taiwan
Ocean University and Chinese Culture
University from 1976 to 1996. Wang published
more than 100 technical papers and a book
on Taiwan’s typhoon and has received many
honors and awards.
Friends and family of the alumni attended the
event, at which time Dean Nguyen presented
Chu and Wang with plaques signifying the CUA
School of Engineering’s acknowledgement and
pride in their achievements as alumni. In the
future, the School of Engineering hopes to honor
other notable alumni now living abroad.
Alumnus Honored with Engineering Distinguished
Alumni Award
Get Moy B.C.E. 1974, was awarded the 2005
Engineering Distinguished Alumni Award at the
October 2005 homecoming luncheon. Moy is
the director of installations requirements and
management for the U.S. Department of Defense,
overseeing installations worldwide. He is responsible
for supporting military readiness and quality
of life, sizing domestic and overseas base
structures appropriately, and improving installation
management, while ensuring that energy and
environmental mandates are met. Moy is also the
functional adviser for DoD’s Facilities Engineering
Career Field.
From 1995 to 2001, Moy served as the chief
engineer for the Naval Facilities Engineering
Command; he was the final technical authority for
the Navy on shore facilities. In addition, Moy provided
direction, management and leadership in
the shaping of the Navy ashore facilities infrastructure
as director of planning/base development.
From 1989 to 1995, Moy was employed by
the Office of the Secretary of Defense. There he
was director of engineering and construction for
the deputy assistant secretary of defense (installations).
Subsequently, he became assistant
deputy under secretary of defense, pollution prevention,
in the Office of Environmental Security.
While on the Office of Secretary of Defense staff,
Moy led the Tiger Team effort that resulted in
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Prior to 1989, Moy worked as a civil engineer
in the Naval Facilities Engineering
Command, ending his Navy tour as director,
design policy, and branch manager in
the Navy Military Construction Division. He
also worked as a general engineer in various
capacities for the Marine Corps’
deputy chief of staff for installations and
logistics.
Moy is a fellow in the American Society
of Civil Engineers and a member of the
United States Naval Institute and the Tau
Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society. A registered
professional engineer in the
Commonwealth of Virginia, he received his
bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from
the CUA School of Engineering in 1974,
and master’s and Doctor of Science
degrees in engineering administration
from The George Washington University in
1976 and 1989, respectively. He graduated
from the Naval War College in 1976.
The Engineering Distinguished Alumni Award,
established in 2004, is given annually to outstanding
engineering alumni to recognize their achievements
in and contributions to their fields.
The luncheon was attended by about 90 alumni,
faculty, staff, students and CUA administrators.
Get Moy, D.Sc., and Dean Nguyen at the homecoming luncheon.
After brief remarks by George Garvey, CUA vice
provost and dean of graduate studies, Dean
Charles Nguyen presented Moy with the award. In
his acceptance speech, Moy summarized his
experiences at CUA and discussed how skills and
knowledge he gained at Catholic University have
contributed to his accomplishments throughout
his career.