Cal Tech President and Nobel Prize winner, Dr. David Baltimore delivers the keynote speech at this year’s awards luncheon.
28th Annual Engineering Awards Luncheon
On Wednesday, April 5, 2006 alumni, faculty and USC trustees gathered for the 28th Annual Engineering Awards Luncheon held on campus at Town and Gown. This year, alumnus Ming Hsieh (BSEE ’83, MSEE ’84) was awarded the Distinguished Alumni Award; alumna Dr. Nan Marie Jokerst (MSEE ’84, Ph.D. EE ’89) was awarded the Distinguished Alumni in Academia award; and Chevron CEO David O’Reilly was given the Engineering Management award. A special award went to USC President, Steven B. Sample, who was honored with the Viterbi School of Engineering Centennial Medallion. Guests enjoyed a keynote speech from Nobel Prize winner and Cal Tech President, Dr. David Baltimore. The USC Viterbi School of Engineering extends its gratitude to the many corporate and individual sponsors who helped make this event a success.
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Ming Hsieh (BSEE ’83 MSEE ’84) celebrates his distinguished alumni award with wife Fong Liu and daughter Tiffany at the luncheon’s VIP reception.
Dean Yortsos presents USC president, Steven Sample with the Viterbi School of Engineering Centennial Medallion.
Dean Yortsos celebrates with honorees Nan Marie Jokerst (MSEE ’84, Ph.D. EE ’89) and Chevron’s Vice Chairman Peter Robertson. |
USC on the Road
Texas Viterbi Alumni Event
The Viterbi School and the USC Alumni Association marked USC’s 125th anniversary celebration with their “USC on the Road” program. In Dallas and Houston on February 1 and 2, Dean Yortsos; USC trustee,Major General Charles Bolden, Jr.; and Michael Zyda, director of the Viterbi School’s GamePipe Laboratory, presented “Creating a Science of Games.” The presentation allowed the Viterbi School to showcase this exciting technology to an enthusiastic crowd of alumni and friends. |
