Join us on October 26, 2012, to celebrate
the 65th annual Engineers' Day
Join us on Homecoming weekend for a unique opportunity to reacquaint yourself with the college. For more information, contact Peggy Conklin at 608/265-4048, pconklin@engr.wisc.edu.
2012 DISTINGUISHED ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS RECIPIENTS
Baldovin |
Benes |
Gigante |
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Gunkel |
Hanrahan |
Thompson |
Donald E. Baldovin
» BIO
Vice President, Finance and Business Support (retired)
Worldwide Exploration Business Group
Amoco
Austin, Texas
Thomas A. Benes
» BIO
Major General (USMC, retired)
Vice President, Strategic Planning and Development
Alion Science and Technology Corporation
Dumfries, Virginia
Gary M. Gigante
» BIO
President and Chief Executive Officer
Waupaca Foundry, Inc.
Waupaca, Wisconsin
Thomas F. Gunkel
» BIO
Chief Executive Officer
Mortenson Construction
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Patrick M. Hanrahan
» BIO
Canon Professor of Computer Science
Stanford University
Stanford, California
James H. Thompson
» BIO
Executive Vice President of Engineering
Qualcomm, Inc.
San Diego, California
2012 EARLY-CAREER ACHIEVEMENT AWARD RECIPIENT
Higgins |
Tanya M. Higgins
» BIO
Quality/Deployment Manager
John Deere Agricultural and Turf Division
Waterloo, Iowa
2012 FACULTY AND STAFF HONORS
Fratta |
Nealey |
Negrut |
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Neis |
O'Leary |
Sridharan |
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Witt |
The 2012 Benjamin Smith Reynolds Award
for Excellence in Teaching
Dante Fratta
» BIO
Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
The 2012 Byron Bird Award
for Excellence in a Research Publication
Paul F. Nealey
» BIO
Milton J. and A. Maude Shoemaker Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering
The 2012 Harvey Spangler Award
for Technology Enhanced Instruction
Dan Negrut
» BIO
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
The 2012 Classified Staff
Distinguished Achievement Award
Lynn J. Neis
» BIO
University Services Program Associate B of Materials Science and Engineering
The 2012 Ragnar E. Onstad
Service to Society Award
Philip R. O’Leary
» BIO
Professor and Chair of Engineering Professional Development
The Bollinger Academic Staff
Distinguished Achievement Award
Kumar Sridharan
» BIO
Distinguished Research Professor of Engineering Physics
James G. Woodburn Award
for Excellence in Teaching
Robert J. Witt
» BIO
Associate Professor of Engineering Physics
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- Registration: Online signup closed. Contact Peggy Conklin.
- Award recipients
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2012 brochure and
order form (PDF)
2012 ACTIVITIES
Room 1610
Engineering Hall
1415 Engineering Drive
NOTE: Football tickets will only be available for pick-up on Friday evening prior to dinner. Tickets will not be mailed or available for pick-up at any other location.
MORNING
8:15
Continental breakfast
8:45
WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION
Professor Willis J. Tompkins
Chair, E-Day Committee
Department of Biomedical Engineering
8:50
COLLEGE UPDATE
Dean Paul S. Peercy
College of Engineering
9:15
SEMINAR
50 Years of Excellence in Nuclear Engineering at UW-Madison
Michael Corradini
Professor
Engineering Physics
9:45
SEMINAR
Wisconsin Collaboratory for Enhanced Learning (WisCEL): College Instruction for the 21st Century
John Booske
Professor and Chair
Electrical and Computer Engineering
10:15
BREAK
Coffee, tea, juice, pastries
10:45
SEMINAR
The Evolution of Innovation: Lessons from Nature
Dr. David Krakauer
Director
Wisconsin Institutes
for Discovery
11:15
SEMINAR
Impact of Commercializing Student Innovation from Competitions
Chad Sorenson
Founder
Sologear, LLC
11:55
ADJOURN FOR LUNCH
Luncheons will be held by some college departments. Please contact individual department offices for details and to make your reservations in advance.
AFTERNOON AND EVENING
1:45
TOUR OF WISCONSIN ENERGY INSTITUTE
Assemble in Engineering Hall Lobby, 1415 Engineering Drive
Contact Peggy Conklin to register for the tour.
5:30
SOCIAL HOUR, DINNER AND AWARDS CEREMONY
The Madison Concourse Hotel
One West Dayton Street, Madison, WI
Ballroom
SOCIAL HOUR—5:30 p.m. (Cash bar)
DINNER—Seating at 6:15 p.m.
AWARDS CEREMONY—
Following dinner.
- Distinguished Achievement Awards
- Early-Career Achievement Award
- College of Engineering faculty and staff awards recipients