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CEE,alumni NewsJuly 13, 2009
Durham, NC -- J. Stephen Simon, chair of the Board of Visitors for the Pratt School of Engineering and a former director and senior vice president of Exxon Mobil Corporation, passed away unexpectedly at his home in Dallas, Texas, on Wednesday, July 8, at age 66.
Simon had a distinguished career of more than 40 years with the corporation. During this time he held a series of increasingly senior roles, culminating in his election to the ...
June 24, 2009
DURHAM, N.C. -- Four new members and three new observers will join the Duke University Board of Trustees, the university announced Wednesday.
Martha Monserrate E’81, G’82, of Rye, N.Y., Dr. Paul Farmer T’82, of Cambridge, Mass., Peter J. Kahn L’76 of Bethesda, Md., and Ralph Eads III T’81, of Houston, assume their six-year terms on the governing body July 1.
Monserrate, 49, is a licensed professional engineer and president and founder of the consulting firm Environmental Excellence ...
November 5, 2007
Note: The following represents a speech presented by Sy Sternberg, chairman and CEO of New York Life Insurance Co., at Duke's Pratt School of Engineering on Saturday, Nov. 3, during Parents Weekend. Sternberg is an engineer by education, with bachelor's and master's degrees in electrical engineering. Download his power point slides.
It’s great to be here this week with so many other Duke parents. My son, Matthew, has just entered his senior year at ...
June 1, 2007
As an undergrad, Deirdre McShane (second from left) traveled to Indonesia with the Engineers Without Borders (EWB) chapter she co-founded. Now, she works as a structural engineer at Thornton Tomasetti and is a professional member of New York City's EWB chapter. Photo credit: Matthew Edmundson
Just two years after graduation, CEE alumna Deirdre McShane spends her days designing concrete and steel elements for major academic and commercial buildings around the country as a structural engineer for ...
December 1, 2006
Brook Byers
Brook Byers, a venture capitalist and Pratt parent, kicked off the 2006 Parents' Weekend seminar and barbeque by soothing parents’ fears that their child wouldn't get a good job. He described five hot technology areas, and gave seniors advice on how to choose their first position.
His presentation to the crowd of 600 parents and students Oct. 27 was followed by an interactive panel of four Duke engineering seniors who provided their own take on ...
August 1, 2006
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. —M. Katherine Banks, who received her Ph.D. in civil and environmental engineering from Duke University in 1989, has been named head of Purdue University’s School of Civil Engineering.
Banks, a Purdue civil engineering professor, assumed her new post on Aug. 1.
"Kathy's vision, creativity and energy, combined with a stellar research record, set her apart from the rest of the candidates," said Leah Jamieson, interim dean for the Purdue College of Engineering and Ransburg ...
June 1, 2006
Ian Kazi Shakil receives the Pratt School of Engineering Student Service Award from Associate Dean Linda Franzoni
Duke University awarded degrees to 346 undergraduate and graduate engineering students on May 14 in ceremonies beginning with a university-wide commencement celebration in Wallace Wade Stadium and ending with a Pratt School of Engineering ceremony in Duke Chapel.
Pratt Dean Kristina M. Johnson presented Bachelor of Science in Engineering diplomas to 244 students, including 12 who completed their work in ...
May 1, 2006
Three distinguished alumni and six faculty members were honored for their career accomplishments, service to Pratt and excellence in teaching, mentoring and research at the 2006 annual Engineering Alumni Council Banquet held at the Searle Center on April 28.
William A. Hawkins III E'76, was awarded the Distinguished Alumnus Award. James G. Whayne E'90, was awarded the Distinguished Young Alumnus Award. And Pratt Senior Associate Dean of Development and Alumni Affairss Judge Carr was awarded the ...
May 1, 2005
Duke’s Engineering Alumni Association Saturday night honored 1974 graduate Capers McDonald of Potomac, Md., with its Distinguished Alumnus Award and 1990 graduate Edward L. Trimble of Atlanta with the Distinguished Young Alumnus Award.
Professor F. Hadley Cocks of the Pratt School of Engineering Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science (MEMS), received the Distinguished Service Award for 33 years of service to the School of Engineering, joining the school in 1972 as assistant professor after six ...
May 1, 2004
On April 24, the Pratt School of Engineering honored three exceptional individuals at the annual Engineering Alumni Banquet, held at the Washington Duke Inn. Alan L. Kaganov BSME'60, received the Distinguished Alumnus Award; Gregory R. Maletic BSE'90, received the Distinguished Young Alumnus Award; and William H. Younger Jr. received the Distinguished Service Award.
Kaganov was awarded the 2004 Distinguished Alumnus by the Engineering Alumni Association for his achievement in the health care and medical device industries, ...
April 28, 2004
Karl Linden receives his research award from Stacy Klein
Karl Linden, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering at Duke University’s Pratt School of Engineering, has received the new Stansell Family Distinguished Research Award for his work on using ultraviolet light to disinfect drinking water and destroy chemical pollutants.
Linden, who joined the Pratt faculty in 1999, was selected by a committee of senior associate deans headed by Pratt Dean Kristina M. Johnson. The award, consisting of ...
December 16, 2003
A $2.3 million gift by Randy K. Repass, chairman of West Marine Inc., and his wife, Sally-Christine Rodgers, will fund a joint professorship in marine conservation technology in the Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences and in the Pratt School of Engineering.
The gift also will enable the construction of Duke University’s first totally “green” building at the Duke Marine Laboratory in Beaufort, President Nannerl O. Keohane announced Monday.
A total of $1.3 million of ...
May 1, 2003
Duke University’s Pratt School of Engineering recognized two alumni for their
achievements and two faculty members for excellence in teaching and research at
the annual alumni banquet April 26 that concluded the spring meeting of the
school’s Board of Visitors.
Mechanical Engineering and Materials Sciences Professor Charles Harman received
the distinguished faculty teaching award, consisting of a plaque and $2,000.
The award, selected by a faculty committee with student input, recognizes
“superior dedication to undergraduate teaching.”
Harman joined the faculty in 1961 and ...
October 16, 1998
BS in Civil Engineering
1981
Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Vinik Asset Management, which has grown in less than five years into one of the largest hedge ...
October 16, 1997
Architecture and engineering, although often considered separate disciplines, result in a unique and powerful course when Combined. This is the very path that Mr. Edward Reefe has chosen, and ...
October 16, 1994
The average Duke Engineering graduate either goes on to graduate school or uses the degree to buy a bigger salary in the job ...
October 16, 1990
When some people hear the word “engineer,” they immediately picture smart people with thick glasses clutching a calculator in one hand and a computer disk in the other. ...
October 16, 1988
Minutes after calling his secretary to say he is on his way, an impressive Jerry Hudson arrives and extends a firm hand ...
October 16, 1987
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Duke University School of Engineering, making it appropriate to recognize a man whose family has helped to nurture and lead the school ...
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