Alumni Distinguished Alumni

For more than 40 years, the University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering has honored the outstanding professional achievements of its graduates through the Distinguished Alumni Award program. The accomplishments of these outstanding School of Engineering graduates have brought recognition to this University and its academic departments, to our profession, and to the entire School of Engineering alumni community.

Distinguished Alumni Awards are distributed during the Distinguished Alumni Banquet, held annually in the spring.

2009 School of Engineering Distinguished Alumni Award

Stephen R. Tritch, BSME '71—Chairman, Westinghouse Electric Company

2009 Departmental Distinguished Alumni Awards

Richard C. Baxendell, BSCHE '80
James J. McCaffrey, BSCE '78
Ronald G. Stovash, BSEE '70
Timothy G. Shack, BSIE '72
Luke J. Gill, BSME '65
Young Alumni Award: Ray W. Andrick, BSEE '90
Student Leadership Award: David A. Nelles, BSE '09

View bios of the 2009 Distinguished Alumni.

2008 School of Engineering Distinguished Alumni Award

Mahmoud K. Dabbous, PhD '71—President and CEO, The IPR Group of Companies

2008 Departmental Distinguished Alumni Awards

Raymond P. Niro, BSCHE '64
James J. Lombardi, BSCE '72
Marlin H. Mickle, BSEE '61, MSEE '64
Barbara L. Shelton, BSIE '79
Edward F. Sobota, BSMET '67
Young Alumni Award: Alka Patel, BSMSE '96
Student Leadership Award: Julie Kleinman, BSEE '08

View bios of the 2008 Distinguished Alumni.

2007 School of Engineering Distinguished Alumni Award

John A. Jurenko, BSEE '56—Cofounder, Adtran, Inc.

2007 Departmental Distinguished Alumni Awards

The Honorable Michael Bilirakis, Pet '59
Dennis P. Yeskey, CE '72, MSCE '73
Thomas D. Mino, EE '68
Aldo Zini, IE '75
Craig Staresinich, AE '69
Young Alumni Award: Michael J. Fasolka, MSE '94
Student Leadership Award: Daniel Armanios, ME '07
Goldwater scholar, Marshall scholar, Rhodes scholar, and Donald M. Henderson scholar in School of Engineering

2006 School of Engineering Distinguished Alumni Award

James J. McGrath, BSCHE '71—President, Aker Kvaerner Inc.

2006 Departmental Distinguished Alumni Awards

David W. Wohlfarth, Pet '68
Joseph A. Massaro, CE '58
Dennis Wisnosky, EE '68
Glenn Foglio, IE '83, '90
Jack B. Allen, Jr., ME '71, '80
Andy J. Benedict, ME '71
Young Alumni Award: Vibha Rustagi, EE '87

2005 School of Engineering Distinguished Alumni Award

Gerald E. McGinnis, MSME '60—Chairman and Founder, Respironics Inc.

2005 Departmental Distinguished Alumni Awards

Bruce M. Coull, ChE '67, '68
Wanda M. Austin, CE '77
Kenneth F. Cooper, PhD, EE '59, '80
John Innocenti, IE '72
Dennis McGlone, Mat '71
M. Roger Eshelman, ME '62
Young Alumni Award: Richard D. Schaub, Jr., '89, '93 ChE, '99 PhD BIOENG

2004 School of Engineering Distinguished Alumni Award

John C. Mascaro, BSCE '66, MSCE '80—President and Chief Executive Officer, Mascaro Construction Company LP

2004 Departmental Distinguished Alumni Awards

C.L. Mike Winget, ChE Energy Resources '78
James M. Coull, CE '57
John W. Pavia, EE '69
Kenneth Smialek, IE '78
Charles E. Eckert, PhD, Mat '76
Federick L. Kocher, ME '77
Young Alumni Award (introduced in 2004): Keith E. LeJeune, ChE '94, '96

2003 School of Engineering Distinguished Alumni Award

Jack W. Shilling, Met PhD '75—Executive Vice President, Strategic Initiatives and Technology and Chief Technology Officer, Allegheny Technologies

2003 Departmental Distinguished Alumni Awards

Humberto Vanieri, ChE '70, '72, '74
Paul R. Bridges, CE '59
David Toth, EE '78
Roman M. Hlutkowsky, IE '80, '83
Eric J. Palmiere, Mat '85, '87, '91
Stephen R. Tritch, ME '71

2002 School of Engineering Distinguished Alumni Award

Richard Madden, BS EE '56—Founder of The Future Fund

2002 Departmental Distinguished Alumni Awards

H. Baird Whitehead, Pet '72
Michael H. Dufalla, CE '67, '70
Herman E. Reedy, EE '75
William B. Mallin, IE '55
Mary Grace Burke, MSE '76
Harvey L. Cupp, ME '40

2001 School of Engineering Distinguished Alumni Award

Krish A. Prabhu, MSEE '77, '80 (PhD)—COO, Alcatel Telecom

2001 Departmental Distinguished Alumni Awards

Roberta A. Luxbacher, ChE '78
Lester C. Snyder III, CE '79
Susan Zellman-Rohrer, EE '77
Ching-wen Li, IE '88 (MS)
Jon C. Schaeffer, MSE '84, '87, '89
Wayne J. DiBartola Sr., ME '55

2000 School of Engineering Distinguished Alumni Award

David L. Brown, ME '63—Chair, Telescan

2000 Departmental Distinguished Alumni Awards

Walter R. Arnheim, ChE '66
John T. Lucey Jr., CE '84
Robert P. Colwell, EE '77
Richard C. Frank, IE '71
Robert E. Rumcik, MetE '68
Wilson J. Farmerie, ME '68

1999 School of Engineering Distinguished Alumni Award

Mark G. Papa, PETE '68—President, EOG Resources, Inc.

1999 Departmental Distinguished Alumni Awards

James L. Gallagher, ChE '58, '69
Charles M. Russell Jr., CE '59, '70
John A. Jurenko, EE '56
Francis J. Kramer, IE '71
Henry F. Andrejasik, MSE '49, '53
Joel E. Peterson, ME PhD '67

1998 School of Engineering Distinguished Alumni Award

John A. Swanson, ME PhD '66—Founder, ANSYS Inc.

1998 Departmental Distinguished Alumni Awards

James J. McGrath, ChE '71
Alex G. Sciulli, CE '75, '81
Larry P. Yermack, EE '60
Richard J. Slember, MSME '58, PhD '61

1997 School of Engineering Distinguished Alumni Award

Robert H. Luffy, CE '72—President and CEO, American Bridge Co.

1997 Departmental Distinguished Alumni Awards

Leonard K. Peters, ChE '62, '69, '71
Allen D. Biehler, CE '67
Roger L. Barna, EE '63
George A. Huber, IE '65
Susan Wood, MSE '73, '76
Leighton E. Orr, ME '28

1996 School of Engineering Distinguished Alumni Award

Teofilo J. Ramos, EE '69, '75—Dean of Engineering and Architecture, Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey

1996 Departmental Distinguished Alumni Awards

Mahmoud K. Dabbous, ChE '69, '71
Michael A. Gross, CE '30
Richard P. Clark, EE '69
George W. Whetsell, IE '72, '73
James T. Staley, MSE '62, '68
William J. O'Donnell, MSME '59, PhD '63

1995 School of Engineering Distinguished Alumni Award

James J. Degnan, ChE '59—Vice Chair and CEO, W.M. Kellogg Ltd.

1995 Departmental Distinguished Alumni Awards

Joseph Field, ChE '44
John C. Mascaro, CE '66, '80
Rex J. Lysinger, IE '59
Gary T. Martin, EE '67
Stan A. David, MSE PhD '72
Joseph Buster Weinzierl, IE '69
Ronald Gronsky, MSE '72
Bernard Fedak, ME '68

1994 School of Engineering Distinguished Alumni Award

Edward F. Kondis, ChE '62, '63—Vice President, Mobil Corp.

1994 Departmental Distinguished Alumni Awards

Edward J. Nemeth, ChE '60
Donald A. Landis, CE '52
J. Thomas Cain, EE '64, '66, '70
Barry J. Wetzel, IE '65
Jack W. Shilling, MSE PhD '75
Gerald E. McGinnis, ME '60 (MS)

1993 School of Engineering Distinguished Alumni Award

Regis F. Filtz, ME '58 (posthumous)—Vice President, Bell Atlantic
Mitchell Kozikowski, ChE '57—Public Relations Industry Leader

1993 Departmental Distinguished Alumni Awards

James Shields, IE '37

1992

Aloysius T. McLaughlin Jr., CE '57—President and COO (retired), Dick Corp.
Donald A. Mosites, CE '56—President, Mosites Construction Company
Ephraim Werner, ChE '40—Chair, National Torch Tip Company Inc.

1991

James W. Estep, ChE '40—Senior Vice President, Texasgulf Sulphur Co.
Val P. Peline, ME '52, '54—President, Stanford Communications

1990

William S. Barrack Jr., IE '50—Senior Vice President, Texaco
Charles L. Cost, CE '58—President, Cost Company
Paul A. Witherspoon Jr., PETE '41—Professor, Geological Engineering, University of California, Berkeley

1989

Selwyn Berson, ME '49, '54—President, Pratt & Whitney, Aircraft Group
Joseph F. Lagnese, CE '51—Environmental Engineering Consultant
Robert v.d. Luft, ChE '57—Chair and CEO, Entergy Corp.

1988

George A. Davidson Jr., PETE '61—Chair and CEO, Consolidated Natural Gas
Frank E. Mosier, ChE '53—Vice Chair, BP America

1987

Donald H. Jones, EE '59—Founder, Control Systems Research
Clovis F. Obermesser, EE '55—President, Asia Pacific, Westinghouse Electric Corporation
Lee A. Weaver, ME '58—President, Salem Furnace Company

1986

Paul F. Fulton, PETE '51—Professor of Chemical Engineering, University of Pittsburgh
Paul E. Lego, EE '58—Chair and CEO, Westinghouse Electric Corp.
William G. MacLaren, IE '51—Senior Official, NATO
Thomas J. Usher, IE '65, '66, '71—Chair and CEO, USX Corporation

1985

Murray A. Goldman, EE '61—Senior Vice President, Motorola
Joseph A. Hardy, IE '47—Founder and President, 84 Lumber Company
Walter L. Henry, EE '63—Chief of Cardiology, University of California

1984

William M. Aiken, IE '40—Chair and President, H.B. Maynard & Company
Gino P. Giusti, ChE '49, '53, '59—Vice Chair, Texasgulf Sulphur Co.
Winthrop M. Leeds, MSEE '30, PhD '45—Executive, Westinghouse Electric Corp.

1983

Stephen J. Botos, ME '70—President, Aerotech Inc.
Charles W. Parry, EE '48—Chair and CEO, Aluminum Company of America
Robert L. Schneider, EE '49—Plant Manager, U.S. Steel

1982

Albert G. Holzman, IE '49, '54, '58—Professor and Former Chair of Industrial Engineering, University of Pittsburgh
John C. Marous Jr., EE '49—Chair and CEO, Westinghouse Electric Corp.
Edward B. Stuart, EE '48, '49, '58—Professor and Former Chair of Chemical Engineering, University of Pittsburgh

1981

Edward P. Czapor, EE '48—Vice President, General Motors
Jameel Al-Jishi, IE '66, PhD '74—Chair, Arab Investment Co.
George E. Moore, EE '43—Executive Director, Westinghouse Electric Corp.

1980

Robert L. Ferris, PETE '41—Vice President, Shell Oil Co.
William B. Goffe Jr., PETE '37—Vice President, Equitable Gas Co.
James R. West, ChE '44—Vice President, Texasgulf Sulphur Co.

1979

Harvey J. Trilli, CE '50—Executive Vice President and General Manager, Davy International

1978

G. Raymond Fitterer, METE '30—Former Dean of Engineering, University of Pittsburgh
Vernon Houghton, CE '32—President, Environmental Resources of Western PA
Edward Slack, GenE '56—President and CEO, PPG Industries Inc.

1977

Edwin V. Clarke, IE '48—Senior Executive Vice President, Westinghouse Electric Corp.
Eugene E. Sillaman, ME '50—President and CEO, Harris Pump and Supply Co.

1976

James E. Davis, ME '49—Executive, Allegheny Power Systems
Donald E. Rathbone, PhD EE '62—Dean, School of Engineering, Kansas State University
Joseph Salvucci, ME '43—President, Salvucci Engineers
Nels E. Sylvander, ChE '44—Vice President, Pennwalt Corporation

1975

Gordon F. Ahalt, PETE '51—President, GFA Inc.
Edward H. Greenwald, MINE '42—Mining Industry Leader
G. Arthur Webb, ChE '34, PhD '41—Director of Engineering, Mellon Institute

1974

Alfred C. Ackenheil, CE '39, PhD Geo '54—Consultant
William L. Horner, PETE '28, '34, '51—Prominent Petroleum Engineer
Frank J. Lydick, PETE '42—Senior Vice President, Peoples Natural Gas

1973

Charles P. Showalter, IE '33—Superintendent of Primary Mills, Duquesne Works, USX Corporation
Charles S. Cusick, IE '43—Executive, PPG Industries
Paul N. Kuzmich, PETE '48—Vice President, Columbia Gas
Mathias J. McDonough, EE '43—Vice President, Westinghouse Electric Corp.

1972

George M. Esler, METE '49—Vice President/Operations, Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel
William P. Smith, EE '41—Chair and CEO, Midrex Corporation
John W. Simpson, EE '41—Executive Vice President, Westinghouse Electric Corp.

1971

None awarded

1970

Charles R. DeCarlo Jr., PETE '48—President, Sarah Lawrence College
Robert E. McMillen, PETE '36—Executive, Marathon Oil
Charles F. Ryman, ME '20—Prominent Mechanical Engineer

1969

Russell M. Arnold, ChE '34—President, Burrell Corp.
Walter R. Turkes, IE '34—Professor and Former Chair, Industrial Engineering, University of Pittsburgh
William J. Veenis, EE '48—President, VeeMetCo. Inc.

1968

John M. Arthur, EE '44—Chair, Duquesne Light Company
Paul W. Neuenschwander, PETE '22—Chair and CEO, Wiser Oil
Robert J. Varga, ME '54—Head, Space Exploration Systems, Advanced Programs, Hughes Aircraft Co.

1967

George S. Dively, EE '25—Chair, Harris-Intertype Corp.
Robert M. Lloyd, EE '36—Administrative Vice President, United States Steel Corp.
Ronald B. Smith, ME '37—Prominent Mechanical Engineer