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Benton F. Baugh Cullen College Announces 2018 EAA Gala Honorees

The 2018 UH Cullen College of Engineering Alumni Awards Gala will be held at the Bayou City Event Center on Thursday, June 7. The annual event, hosted by the Engineering Alumni… Read More
Brookshire’s Legacy of Generosity Lives on at Luncheon for Scholarship Recipients Brookshire’s Legacy of Generosity Lives on at Luncheon for Scholarship Recipients

The legacy of kindness, hard work and generosity left behind by UH engineering alumnus William A. Brookshire† (BSChE '57) continues to live on at the Cullen College, where… Read More
Inaugural 2018 Mechanical Engineering Alumni Mixer Inaugural 2018 Mechanical Engineering Alumni Mixer

The 8th Wonder Brewery was buzzing with activity last Thursday as UH mechanical engineering alumni, faculty and students gathered to mingle, catch up and hear the latest updates… Read More
Engineering Alumni Association Kicks Off eWeek with Reception & Program Engineering Alumni Association Kicks Off eWeek with Reception & Program

For one week in February engineers around the country are celebrated as part of National Engineers Week, a program that raises awareness of the crucial contributions made by… Read More
Industrial engineering alumnus Victor Zaloom A Passion for Paying it Forward: Q&A With Victor Zaloom

Victor Zaloom (Ph.D. IE '70) is a man with interests as broad and deep as the industrial engineering (IE) field in which he works. A professor of industrial engineering at Lamar… Read More
D. Wayne Klotz, a University Houston engineering alumnus, received the 2018 Outstanding Practitioner in Water Resources Engineering Award from the American Academy of Water Resources Engineers (AAWRE) UH Alumnus Wins Prestigious National Engineering Award

Klotz views engineering as a 'license to change the world.' Houston civil engineer D. Wayne Klotz (1976 MSCE) has added another feather in his cap. The University of Houston… Read More
Dean Tedesco shares his perspective on growth and successes for UH Cullen College. 2018 Alumni Breakfast with Dean Tedesco: UH Engineering’s Growth, Success and Goals for the Future

Alumni and friends of the UH Cullen College of Engineering gathered at the Dish Society restaurant in Katy for the first Alumni Breakfast with Dean Joseph Tedesco on Friday, Feb.… Read More
Abe Najjar established an endowed scholarship for electrical and computer engineering students at UH with financial need. Photo Credit: Yuri Gevrasev From Lebanon, With Love: Alumnus Abe Najjar Supports Electrical Engineering Students With Endowed Scholarship

As a child in Lebanon, Abe Najjar (BSEE ’89, MSEE ’91) never dreamed he would one day be working in Houston as an engineer for one of the largest engineering, procurement and… Read More
Petroleum engineering alumnus Stuart Filler donated the first library to the petroleum engineering department Alumnus Donates First Library to Petroleum Engineering Department

Since earning his master’s degree in petroleum engineering from the UH Cullen College in 1986 Stuart Filler has witnessed his alma mater undergo many positive transformations,… Read More
Joseph Tedesco (right), Dean of the Cullen College, poses with his wife Sue (middle) and Nayeli Martinez, a member of the UH Society of Automotive Engineers PHOTOS: 2017 Engineering Homecoming Celebration

Students, faculty, alumni and friends of the UH Cullen College of Engineering gathered for breakfast tacos, drinks and games to celebrate the 2017 Engineering Homecoming and gear… Read More