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Distinguished Engineering Alumni – Kenneth “Kenny” Mercado EAA Announces 2015 Gala Award Winners

The 2015 Cullen College of Engineering Alumni Awards Gala will be held at the Petroleum Club of Houston on Thursday, June 11, 2015. The annual event, hosted by the Engineering… Read More
EAA Past President Elected to UHAA Board of Directors EAA Past President Elected to UHAA Board of Directors

A distinguished member of the Cullen College community has been granted the opportunity to make her mark on a new alumni board — this time, at the university-wide level.Cynthia… Read More
Dean Joseph Tedesco addresses the crowd at the ECE alumni mixer. PHOTOS: 2014 ECE Alumni Mixer

Alumni from the Cullen College department of electrical and computer engineering gathered for their annual alumni mixer at the St. Arnolds brewery this month in a celebration of… Read More
12th Annual Civil Engineering Luncheon PHOTOS: 12th Annual Civil Engineering Luncheon

Hundreds of civil and environmental engineers gathered for lunch in Houston this month to celebrate one thing they all have in common: a civil engineering degree from the… Read More
Shivakumar “Shiv” Vaithyanathan IBM Fellow and Engineering Alumnus to Give Talk on Big Data Analytics

Watson, a computer program named for IBM’s founder, defeated the two best human players on “Jeopardy!” one of the most challenging game shows of all time, in 2011, marking a… Read More
Doug Haude (top row, second from left) with the EAA board. Texas Public Works Association Honors Cullen College Alumnus

Every year, the Texas Public Works Association honors a select few public works employees with the prestigious Top Public Works Leader of the Year Award. This year, Cullen College… Read More
De Grazia's initial CarEye prototype. Cullen College Alum Takes Hackathon Win with Life-Saving Invention

Rocco De Grazia graduated in 2004 with a B.S.in electrical engineering from the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering. Now, 10 years later, he’s still making waves… Read More
2014 EAA Gala PHOTOS: 2014 EAA Gala

The Engineering Alumni Association (EAA) held its annual Alumni Awards Gala on June 12 at the Houston Petroleum Club. The event is held every year in honor of several Cullen… Read More
Cullen College Alumnus and Compaq CEO and Co-Founder Speaks at MIT Enterprise Forum Cullen College Alumnus and Compaq CEO and Co-Founder Speaks at MIT Enterprise Forum

Cullen College alumnus as well as Compaq co-founder and CEO Rod Canion recently spoke about the future of technology at an MIT Enterprise Forum on June 5 at the University of… Read More
FMC Technologies FMC Technologies Donates $15K to EAA Gala

Thanks to the boundless support and generosity of corporate sponsors as well as Cullen College alumni and donors, the UH Cullen College of Engineering is able to offer academic… Read More