Alumni

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2008 Distinguished Alumni

The Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science 2008 Distinguished Alumni awardee is Edward F. Sobota (BS Metallurgical Engineering '67). Sobota is founder of Derry, Pa.-based Tech Spec, Inc., a nationally acclaimed manufacturer and supplier of titanium bar and forging products for the aerospace, medical, chemical, and industrial product industries.

2007 distinguished Alumni

The Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science 2007 Distinguished Alumni awardee is Craig Staresinich (BS Aerospace Engineering '69). Mr. Staresinich is the Vice President & General Manager of Northrop Grumman Corp., Mission Systems Sector located in Fairfax, VA.

2006 dISTINGUISHED aLUMNI

The Materials Science and Engineering 2006 Distinguished Alumni awardee is Jack B. Allen (BSMSE '71, MSMSE '80). Mr. Allen is the senior vice president, operational excellence, based out of Westinghouse's Windsor, CT, location. He is responsible for the
Westinghouse behavioral and operational transformation initiative called Customer 1st.

The Mechanical Engineering 2006 Distinguished Alumni awardee is Andy J. Benedict (BSME '71). Mr. Benedict served as the executive director, global facilities, materials and services purchasing, Ford Motor Company.

2005 distinguished alumni

The Materials Science and Engineering 2005 Distinguished Alumni awardee is Dennis McGlone (BSMSE '71). Mr. McGlone is the president and chief executive officer of the Copperweld Corporation.

The Mechanical Engineering 2005 Distinguished Alumni awardee is M. Roger Eshelman, class of 1962. Mr. Eshelman was the vice president of Carrier Overhaul and Nuclear Services for Northrop Grumman Newport News.

2004 Distinguished Alumni

The Mechanical Engineering 2004 Distinguished Alumni Awardee is Frederick L. Kocher, class of 1977. Mr. Kocher was the senior vice president of customer support for Rolls-Royce North America.

Featured Alumnus

Karol Galik (PhD '02), a mechanical engineer at Allegheny General Hospital's Orthopedic Biomechanics Laboratory on the North Side, used computer technology to analyze the fossil remains of the earliest known human-like creature. His findings, published Sept. 3 in the journal Science, suggest that the fossils are indeed the earliest known hominid to be bipedal.

For details, see the full article in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.

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