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Alumni Notes
WVU ENGINEERING AND MINERAL RESOURCES Volume 3 Issue 1
2000s
Don Edwards, IMSE ’01, wrote: “I am a
U.S. Army captain, currently stationed at
Fort Hood, Texas. I am the senior advisor
to the brigade commander for all matters
concerning chemical, biological,
radiological, and nuclear warfare. I am
grateful to the staff and faculty of IMSE
for equipping me with the tools necessary
to plan, resource, and execute training
with the outcomes expected by my
superiors.”
Elyce Biddle, PhD OSH ’04, was
awarded The International Association of
Industrial Accident Boards and
Commission’s (IAIABC) 2006 Samuel
Gompers Award, in recognition of her
“outstanding efforts in improving working
conditions of the masses.” The award notes
that, “Elyce truly exemplifies the passion
that Samuel Gompers had for improving
the working conditions for the average
industrial worker.”
Preetanshu Pandey, PhD ChE ’06, was
one of three recipients of the 2006 AAPS
Outstanding Graduate Student Research
Award in Pharmaceutical Technologies.
Dr. Pandey is employed by Shering Plough
in New Jersey.
1990s
Gary Fleming, MSME ’93, is the
assistant branch head of the Advanced
Sensing and Optical Measurement Branch
at NASA’s Langley Research Center. When
he was a student at WVU, he participated
in internship and fellowship opportunities
with NASA.
Phillip Burnside, PhD ME ’97,wrote:
“My skills from WVU have led me on
many great adventures around the world
with the US Navy. I spent nine months in
Baghdad working on sewer, water, and
electrical systems, as well as Iraqi police
and army facilities. The US Army and
Navy have nominated me for the Bronze
Star. I now work as a senior scientist for
Rolls Royce in Indianapolis, designing new
jet engines.” Home address: 7126 Manship
Circle, Avon, IN 46123. Email:
phillip.h.burnside@rolls-royce.com
1980s
John McCray, EE ’86, was named the
director of the Hydrologic Science and
Engineering Graduate Program at the
Colorado School of Mines.
Min-ki Lee, PhD ME ’88, is a professor
at Changwon National University. He was
the project leader at the Mechatronics
Research Institute of Changwon National
University, working on the development of
a robot designed to make harbor
construction safer, dubbed “Stone Man.”
He visited WVU recently with his family.
1970s
H.S. Muralidhara, PhD ChE ’77, was
selected for the ACS Industrial and
Engineering Chemistry Award from the
Spring of 2007. He was inducted into the
WVU Chemical Engineering
Distinguished Alumni Academy in 2005.
Paul Wielgus, BS ’77 MS ’79 (mineral
and energy resources) was recently
appointed vice president of NRG Energy.
He resides in Georgia.
1960s
William Fourney, MSAE ’64,is
associate dean and chair of the Aerospace
Engineering Department at the University
of Maryland. Fourney received the
President’s Medal from campus president
C.D. Mote, Jr., the highest award bestowed
by the University of Maryland.
Raymond Brace, IE ’67, intends to
retire in May of this year as senior vice
president of Global Operations at The
Hershey Co., where he enjoyed a successful
career since his graduation from WVU. In
his retirement, he hopes to travel with his
wife, Patricia, and spend time with his
three children and four grandchildren.
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