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Engineering Alumni Association

Alumni Awards—Distinguished Engineering Alumni Awards

The Distinguished Engineering Alumni Awards were established to recognize and honor alumni who have made significant contributions to society and whose accomplishments and careers have brought credit to the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering. Portraits of the honorees are hung in the Hall of Distinction in Engineering Building D.

2024
  • Eliza Paul, P.E., MS ’88
  • Prof. Abdeldjelil Belarbi, Ph.D., P.E., MSCE ’86, Ph.D. ’91
2023
  • James Ortiz, Ph.D. ECE '96
2021
  • Erick C. Jones, MSIE '96, Ph.D. '03
2020
  • Nancy Currie-Gregg, Ph.D. ’97
  • Ram V. Seetharam, MS ’84, Ph.D. ’87
2019
  • Charles N. Grichar, P.E., BSChE ’73
    Corporate Legal Liaison, National Oilwell Varco, Inc.
  • The Honorable Dennis R. Paul, P.E., BSCE ’86, MSCE ’91
    Texas State Representative for House District 129 in Harris County
2018
  • Cynthia Oliver Coleman, P.E., BSChE '71
  • Dean C. Rietz, P.E., MSPETE '92, MHM '94
2017
  • The Honorable Joe Zimmerman, P.E., BSCE '83
    Mayor, City of Sugar Land
  • David Eastwood, P.E., C.A.P.M., BSCE '77, MSCE '78
    President, Geotech Engineering and Testing, Inc.
2016
  • Dale A. Rudick, P.E., BSCE '91
    Director of Public Works and Engineering, City of Houston
  • Terrance "Terri" N. Ivers, P.E., BSME '80
    Oil & Gas Industry Expert
2015
  • Kenneth "Kenny Mercado, P.E., BSEE '85, MSIE '91
    Senior VP of Electric Operations, Centerpoint Energy
  • Frederic Wasden, Ph.D., ChE '89
    General Manager, Carmon Creek Development, Shell Canada Ltd.
2014
  • Randy J. Wester, BSME '89
    Global Director, Subsea Engineering, FMC Technologies
  • David L. Collins, Sr., P.E., BSCE '71
    President, PTI, Inc.
2013
  • Mark Loethen, P.E., BSCE '81
  • Christopher Rhine, P.E., BSEE '69
2012
  • D. Wayne Klotz, MSCE ’76
  • C. Rick Coneway, BSCE ’73, MSCE ’76
2011
  • Micky Fleischer, MSChE '75, Ph.D. ChE '78
  • Rafael Ortega, BSCE '81
2010
  • Delvin L. Dennis, BSCE '80
  • John N. Randall, BSEE '75, MSEE '77, Ph.D. '81
2009
  • Gabriel W. Cuadra, BSChE '88
  • Daniel O. Wong, BSCE '83, MSCE '85, Ph.D. CE '88
2008
  • Billy M. Cooke, BSCE '78
  • Charles E. Jones, BSME '90
2007
  • Brij M. Agrawal, BSME '88
  • The Honorable Bill Callegari, MSCE '72
2006
  • Michael A. Ervin, BSChE '66, MSChE '69, Ph.D. ChE '70
  • Michael J. Piwetz, BSChE '73
2005
  • Benton F. Baugh, BSME '67
  • Steven E. Simmons, BSCE '81
2004
  • William C. Miller Jr., BSPE '55
  • John W. Rouse, BSCE '73
2003
  • Jesse Gonzalez, BSCE '69
  • Manmohan S. Kalsi, MSME '69, Ph.D. '75
2002
  • Frank Adamek, BSME '72, MSME '75
  • Dennis Petersen, BSIE '78, MBA '79
2001
  • Charles Beyer, BSCE '72, MSCE '77
  • Ravi Singhania, Ph.D. 2000
  • Bill Fendley, BSCE '71
1999
  • J. Odis Cobb, P.E., BSCE '71, MSCE '79
  • J.D. Kimmel, P.E., BSME '53
1998
  • Durga Agrawal, MSIE '71, Ph.D. '74
  • Terry A. Anderson, P.E., BSME '64
1997
  • John M. Duty, Jr., BSME '69
1996
  • Joe E. Compton, BSIE '51
  • Cheng Ming "Jimmy" Lee, Ph.D., ChE, '70
1995
  • Terence S. Cheng, BSEE '70, MSEE '72
  • Sidney P. Victory, Jr., BSCE '59
1994
  • C.J. Tamborello, BSCE '61
  • Edward A. Turner, BSCE '52
1993
  • Guy N. Furgiuele, BSME '51
  • Charles D. Roxburgh, BSPE '62, MSPE '63
1992
  • Jimmie Schindewolf, BSCE '67
1991
  • Dr. Bonnie J. Dunbar, Ph.D. BioMed '83
  • R. Larry Snider, BSIE '55
1990
  • Robert M. Zoch, Jr., BSChE '68
  • Paul C. Koomey, BSME '49
1989
  • James A. Binkley, BSCE '61
  • Dr. William A. Brookshire, BSChE '57
  • Charles L. Buck, Jr., BSME '50
1988
  • Henry O. Boswell, BSPE '54
  • J. Rodney Canion, BSEE '66, MSEE '68
  • Joe W. Jeanes, BSCE '49
1987
  • Robert W. Baldwin, BSChE '49
  • Richard P. Doss, BSCE '48
  • Walter E. Heffler, BSME '48
  • William A. Kistler, Jr., BSME '50