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Greetings, SEAS Alumni:
Here's a look at recent and upcoming SEAS activities and events:
SEAS Alumnus Larry Sumney Receives National Medal of Technology on Behalf of SRC
On July 27th, President Bush presented the National Medal of Technology to Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC) for its critical contributions to the U.S. chip industry. Receiving the award for SRC was Larry W. Sumney (MEA), the CEO and president of SRC and a SEAS alumnus.
The National Medal of Technology represents the nation’s highest honor for technological innovation. According to the U.S. Department of Commerce,
SRC was recognized “for building the world’s largest and most successful university research force to support the rapid growth of the semiconductor industry; for proving the concept of collaborative research as the first high-tech research consortium; and for creating the concept and methodology that evolved into the International Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors.”
Based in Research Park, North Carolina, SRC is a university-research consortium for semiconductors and related technologies. Larry Sumney has been CEO and president of SRC since its inception 25 years ago
SEAS congratulates alumnus Larry Sumney!
Share Your News With Other SEAS Alumni!
SEAS will publish our alumni magazine, Synergy, this fall and we hope to include as much information on you, our alumni, as possible.
We know that many of you enjoy keeping up with your classmates, and the magazine is a great way to do that. Please share your news with us, and we’ll share it with your friends and classmates by publishing it in the magazine’s alumni section.
You can send us any news that is important to you – where you currently work, promotions, professional or academic honors, weddings, births, or other events – and we’ll do our best to publish all the news that we receive by September 1st. Please be sure to include your name, degree, and year of graduation in your information, and feel free to send any photos, as well.
If you wish to respond, please send your information and digital photos to: synergy@gwu.edu.
Thank you and we look forward to hearing from you.
SEAS Hosts Engineering Lab Day for Middle School Students
For the second year in a row, SEAS hosted an Engineering Laboratory Day for middle school students from the TEMS (Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Science) Program of Alexandria City Public Schools. The TEMS Program is a five-week summer enrichment program that aims to keep middle school students interested in engineering, mathematics, and science by allowing them to explore these areas through fun projects.
This year, the TEMS students explored engineering through cars, robots, bridges, and roller coasters. On July 13th, 50 students participated in civil and mechanical engineering laboratories at GW to prepare them for these projects. During the half-day of activities here, the students learned about basic principles of structural design, geo-technical issues, material testing, design planning and team work. They also were introduced to the Steel Bridge and Mini-Baja student competitions at GW, and they had the opportunity to see a college campus first hand.
SEAS is proud to announce the GW Engineering group on LinkedIn, an independent, commercial, online networking tool.
SEAS has partnered with LinkedIn to provide this service for SEAS alumni, students, faculty, and staff, and we invite you to join the GW Engineering group. We hope that you will find it a useful tool for business networking, job searches, or simply for locating other members of the SEAS community.
To join the GW Engineering group, just click here and complete a LinkedIn member profile. Access to the group is free, completely optional, and is available only to members of the SEAS community.
About online business networking: You can use LinkedIn to expand and track your network in an organized and systematic way. The GW Engineering group on LinkedIn provides an ideal starting point, and it also provides a point of contact for people outside the SEAS community who are connected to your fellow GW Engineering group members.
About privacy: Please read the LinkedIn privacy policy to answer any concerns about privacy.
Upcoming SEAS Events
Engineering Alumni Association Annual Meeting and Dinner
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Wednesday, August 15, 2007 |
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7:00 - 9:00 pm |
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Clydes of Gallery Place
707 - 7th Street, N.W. (7th and H Streets)
Washington, D.C. 2001 |
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$15/person |
The Engineer Alumni Association (EAA) will hold its annual dinner and elections at Clyde’s of Gallery Place. The EAA meeting is a time for different committees to provide annual reports and to plan for the upcoming year. Between 20-30 alumni and school deans and staff are expected to attend.
During the meeting, the EAA will present its annual award, which recognizes a SEAS alumnus/a who has generously contributed their time to the EAA, SEAS, and GW. This year, the Engineer Alumni Service Award will be presented to Arthur L. Howard (BS ’63).
This event is open to all SEAS alumni, and the EAA welcomes your participation in their many activities to promote and strengthen SEAS. For additional information, please call the SEAS Office of Advancement at 202-994-8474.
SEAS Alumnus Anousheh Ansari to Speak on Campus – SAVE THE DATE!
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Friday, September 28, 2007 |
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2:30 - 5:00 pm |
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To be determined |
During the GW Alumni Reunion Weekend, SEAS alumna Anousheh Ansari, entrepreneur and private space explorer, will speak about her life, her career as an engineer and business woman, and how all of that led to her flight aboard a Russian Soyus spacecraft for an eight-day expedition to the International Space Station.
Earlier in the day, she will be recognized by President Knapp and the GW Alumni Association for her tremendous achievements on and above planet earth and will be presented with the GW Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award.
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