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1940s
Robert T. Schroth, B.M.E. 1949, worked for the Naval Ordinance Laboratory,
NASA Headquarters Apollo Program, and the National Highway Traffic Safety
Program. He retired from federal service in 1977 and from the Naval Reserve
in 1980 as a LCDR. Most recently, he has engaged in sheep farming, home
center retailing, and volunteer work with Habitat for Humanity in rural Virginia.
1950s
Ross B. McMullen, B.A.E. 1955, now retired, was the senior simulation
engineer, simulators and training devices, for several companies. He also
served as managing editor and publisher for Model Aviation Magazine.
James G. Winkler, B.E.E. 1956, spent 40 years at NRL, participating in the
design, fabrication, testing, and launching of more than 70 earth-orbiting
satellites and spacecraft. In June 1998, he was awarded “Pioneer” status for
participation in the one of the nation’s earliest reconnaissance satellite programs.
He retired in 2001.
John Holden, B.Ch.E. 1957, received his M.A. in 1959 and Ph.D. in 1961 in
chemistry from Princeton. He taught chemistry and directed the Environmental
Studies Institute for the Chemistry Department of Mankato State College
(now Minnesota State University Mankato), retiring in 2000.
1960s
James J. Kennedy, B.M.E. 1963, received his J.D. from CUA Columbus
School of Law in 1967 and became a member of the bar in D.C. and Pennsylvania.
He was general counsel for Case New Holland and general counsel
and senior vice president for Fiat North America, Inc. before retiring and
moving to Bethany Beach, Del., in 2003.
Roy Czernikowski, B.E.E. 1964, received his master’s degree and Ph.D. in
electrical engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He is a professor
of computer science at Rochester Institute of Technology, part-time flight instructor,
and amateur musician on piano and horn.
Leonard S. Hecht, M.M.E. 1969, pioneered the use of ultraviolet-cured inks
at a multiplant printing and packaging corporation rising to VP of special
projects and presiding over the sale of the company in 1998. He is general
manager of a small start-up company providing songs and religious programs
to church congregations and others.
1970s
Francisco Javier Garcia-Sanchez, B.E.E. 1970, M.E.E. 1972, Ph.D. 1976,
became a faculty member of the Electronics Department at Universidad
Simón Bolívar (USB), Caracas, Venezuela, in 1977, and founded USB’s Solid
State Electronics Lab in 1979. Among his excellence in research awards is
the Distinguished Lecturer of IEEE’s Electron Devices Society (EDS). In 2007,
he was named emeritus professor. He is the vice-chair for Latin America of
EDS Subcommittee for Regions & Chapters and the Editor of EDS Electron
Devices Newsletter for IEEE’s Region 9.
Joseph A. Ricci, B.S.Ch.E. 1975, retired from the federal government after
a 34-year career, the last 29 + with the U.S. Army Environmental Command
as an environmental engineer and technical adviser. He is now a regional
workforce coordinator with the Susquehanna Workforce Network in Maryland.
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Jeffrey Carroll Taylor, B.M.E. 1977, was employed by Ford Motor Company
as senior product engineer of occupant safety systems and holds a U.S.
patent for a seatbelt anchor design. While at Ford, he also worked on the
design, packing/integration, and release of the occupant safety hardware in
the 2005 Ford GT production model.
Stephen E. Richter, B.E.E. 1979, owns and is president of Richter & Associates,
Inc., specializing in utility engineering and project management, in
Rockville, Md.
1980s
Patrick Hurd, B.Ch.E. 1980, worked as an engineer with Eastman Kodak,
International Paper, Eka Chemicals, and Georgia-Pacific through 2001. He
received his M.B.A. from the University of Phoenix in 2001, became procurement
manager with Georgia-Pacific, and was granted “Certified Purchasing
Manager” status in 2005.
Kathryn Tyler Prigmore FAIA, M.S.E. 1981, is vice president at HDR Architecture,
Inc., in Alexandria, Va.
Sudhikumar P. Sapre, M.C.E. 1981, became a lecturer at Cept University in
Ahmedabad, India, in 1984 and was promoted to professor in 1991. In January
2010, he was promoted to dean, Faculty of Technology.
Carlos Ostria P.E., M.S. 1983, is senior vice president and general manager
of Loiederman Soltesz Associates, Inc. (LSA). While at LSA he has diversified
the firm’s portfolio by winning major design-build contracts and international
work. Under his direction and participation, LSA gives back to the community
with substantial pro-bono efforts. He has been honored to work on a recent
Catholic University Master Plan in addition to various other projects on campus.
1990s
Anthony Mazzuca, B.B.E. 1990, joined Globallogic, located in McLean, Va.,
as director of program management in February 2011.
Mamoun Alaoui, B.M.E. 1993, M.M.E. 1995, serves as head of the
Acoustics Laboratory at the Royal Gendarmerie. He is a member of ASME
and IAFPA.
Antonio (Tony) Delgado P.E., B.M.E. 1993, is principal Food and Consumer
Products Sector leader for Alliance Engineering, a consulting company to
large manufacturing clients.
Brian P. Walsh, B.M.E. 1997, was promoted to station manager of Duke
Energy’s Gallagher Station and Markland Hydro station in Southern Indiana.
2000s
Matthew B. Pinckney, B.M.E. 2005, works as a patent attorney with the
aw firm of Hoffman Warnick, LLC, in Albany, N.Y., where he was recently
promoted to senior associate.
Francis Corso, B.M.E. 2009, is the CEO and founder of GreenPrint Group, L.L.C.
Samantha McClellan, B.B.E. 2009, was hired by Beckman Coulter, Inc. into
the Service Leadership Program as a transition to field service engineering
in the Mid-Atlantic area in the Washington D.C./Maryland/Northern Virginia
district. She works in hematology on the LH500 analyzer.
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