Distinguished Engineering Alumni Awards
2008 Award Winner
Chris Malachowsky, MSCS '86, Distinguished Engineering Alumni Award
Mark Aschheim, Researcher of the Year
Christopher Kitts, Teaching Excellence Award
Santanu Dutta, Adjunct Lecturer of the Year
Nirdosh Bhatnagar, Gerald E. Markle Award for Teaching Excellence
In celebrating Global Entrepreneurship Week, the School of Engineering awarded the prestigious Distinguished Alumni Award to Chris Malachowsky (M.S. Computer Science ’86). Co-founder and senior vice president of engineering and operations of NVIDIA, Malachowsky is a recognized authority on IC design and methodology. He has been instrumental in managing, defining, and driving NVIDIA’s core technologies as the company has grown from a startup in 1993 to a global Fortune 1000 company (and the Forbes 2007 Company of the Year) with a worldwide reputation for engineering and product excellence.
Previous award recipients.
2007 Award Winners
Georgi Hall, BSCE '96, MSCE '98, Distinguished Engineering Alumni Award
Mark Pedrazzi, BSME '81, Outstanding Service Award
The 2007 Solar Decathlon Team, Outstanding Project Award
Timothy Hight, Teaching Excellence Award
Christopher Kitts, Researcher of the Year
Rani Mikkilineni, Adjunct Lecturer of the Year
Michael O'Flynn, Gerald E. Markle Award for Teaching Excellence
This year's Distinguished Engineering Award goes to Georgi Hall, BSCE '96, MSCE '98. Aside from his many contributions to the field of civil engineering, Hall is active in service to his community, providing college counseling to low income and troubled high school students, and running workshops to encourage youth to pursue engineering careers. Hall is a living example of possibilities and a credit to his alma mater.
Mark Pedrazzi is awarded the 2007 Outstanding Service Award for his many accomplishments in the field of mechanical engineering, and of his service to the University, the School of Engineering, and the Society of Automobile Engineers (SAE).
The 2007 Solar Decathlon Team is recognized for their commitment to excellence, their service to their school and to society, and their relentless pursuit of education for a sustainable world.
Please join us in celebrating these remarkable alumni, faculty members, and students.
December 2006
Each year the School of Engineering recognizes outstanding alumni and faculty with its engineering awards. The 2006 recipients of the Distinguished Engineering Alumni Award, the highest honor bestowed by the School, were Mark Boitano, Gilberto Guardia, and Robert Peters. In 2006, we also paid tribute to John Hopkins, who received an Outstanding Service Award. These individuals remind us of the contributions our alumni have made to society, to the engineering profession, and to Santa Clara University. They are role models for future engineering students.
Also serving as outstanding role models are the exemplary members of our faculty. We honor them for their teaching and scholarship with the Engineering Faculty Awards. In recognition of his scholarship, Mahmud Rahman was named Researcher of the Year. Silvia Figueira received the School of Engineering Award for Teaching Excellence. Aaron Melman was the recipient of the Markle Award for Teaching Excellence, and Octave Baker received the Adjunct Lecturer of the Year Award.
We are very proud of the many contributions made by our alumni and faculty members, and it was with great pleasure that we honored these fine members of our community in December.
The 2007 Distinguished Engineering Awards Dinner will be held Sunday, December 2. For more information, or to nominate a distinguished engineer, click here.
Previous award recipients.
More about the 2006 Distinguished Engineering Awards recipients.
