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Message from Dean Timothy Tong
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It's hard to believe that we've completed another regular academic year here at SEAS and GW. We've just graduated a class of more than 480 engineers and computer scientists and are already gearing up to welcome the Class of 2010 in the fall.
In addition to welcoming new students in the fall, we hope to welcome back some former students, too. We'd like to invite you, our alumni, to "come back." By "come back" I mean this: please consider getting reconnected to SEAS through the Engineer Alumni Association or by participating in one of our many volunteer activities. Many of the activities require a minimal time commitment, and we appreciate any and all donations of your time, talents, or gifts. |
Thanks in advance, and enjoy your summer.
Sincerely,
Timothy W. Tong, Ph.D.
Dean
What's up at SEAS:
Congratulations to the Graduates of The Class of 2006!
SEAS honored its 486 graduates at the 2006 SEAS Celebration on Saturday evening, May 20th. With a full complement of parents, siblings, spouses, children, and other relatives and friends present to honor their accomplishments, the engineers and computer scientists individually walked across the stage at the Smith Center to receive their diplomas, handshakes, and congratulations from Dean Tong and the SEAS faculty.
The ceremony included the presentation of 28 student awards to recognize various forms of student achievement; the Engineer Alumni Achievement Award, which was presented to Mr. Gary Bard (MS '63); the keynote address by Dr. David Karlgaard (D.Sc. '74); a student speech by Nazanin Azizian, the winner of the SEAS Celebration speech competition; and the recognition of each graduate.
After the ceremony, graduates, their guests, and SEAS faculty, staff, and alumni, gathered at the Marvin Center for a post-Celebration reception.
To view more photos from the SEAS Celebration, please click here.
Gary Bard (MS '63) Receives EAA Engineer Alumni Achievement Award
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Gary Bard (left) and Sean Walsh, EAA President (right). Sean presented the EAA Alumni Achievement Award to Gary at the 2006 SEAS Celebration on May 20th. |
At last month's Commencement Exercises, the GW Engineer Alumni Association proudly presented its annual Engineer Alumni Achievement Award to Mr. Gary Bard.
Gary received his master of science degree in engineering from SEAS in 1963 and then spent the next 35 years in a successful career in electronics, communications, and computer science. He was the chief executive officer of five companies during his career, retiring in 1998.
Among his accomplishments are the several patents that he holds in the field of computer display technology and analog to digital conversion, as well as his success in implementing a wholesale distribution system that provided for the stock control and distribution of every spare part of every component of every weapons system used by the US Air Force. At the time, it was possibly the largest wholesale distribution system ever implemented.
Throughout his career Gary was, and remains, active in a wide range of community and other volunteer activities. Gary has been a member of the SEAS National Advisory Council for seven years and has been its chairman for the last six years. He has been an active member of the Council throughout his tenure, contributing his time, energy, and ideas to efforts to improve the School and the education that we provide our students.
In addition, Gary's commitment to SEAS goes beyond service and includes a generous gift to endow a fund that supports an e-commerce curriculum at SEAS.
Upon receiving the Alumni Achievement Award, Gary offered the following words of advice to this year's graduates: "At some time in your careers and even when you are retired, give back. Offer your help, your experience, and your resources. For in giving, you serve a noble purpose and you are rewarded with great self-satisfaction. It is in that satisfaction you learn that in truth you will receive far more than you give."
SEAS congratulates Gary Bard on his career achievements and on receiving the 2006 EAA Engineer Alumni Achievement Award.
SEAS Students Inducted into the Order of the Engineer
On Friday, May 12th the Engineers' Council (E-Council), the Engineer Alumni Association (EAA), and SEAS hosted the 2006 Order of the Engineer Induction Ceremony and reception at Alumni House. Approximately 40 people were in attendance to honor the 20 SEAS students and three SEAS alumni who were inducted into the Order that evening.
The guest speaker at the ceremony was Poh C. Chua (BS'88; JD'97), a senior associate at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LL. Poh and his wife, Claire, were also among those inducted into the Order. Dr. Richard Soland, the acting associate dean for SEAS, spoke to those gathered about the obligations of membership in the Order and then presented a certificate and ring to each inductee.
The evening also included a dessert reception and a toast to new members by Kim Kessler, the programs chair of the EAA, and Sara Cornell, the E-Council president.
SEAS congratulates the 2006 inductees to the Order of the Engineer.
To see more photos from the ceremony, please click here.
Share Your News with Other Alumnae/Alumni!
We're beginning work on the next issue of Synergy, the SEAS alumni magazine, and we hope to include as much information on 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 August 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. (Please note that photos cannot be returned).
If you wish to respond electronically, please send your information and digital photos to: synergy@gwu.edu.
You may also fax information (no photo scans, please) to:
Ms. Joanne Welsh
202-994-3394
If you prefer to send the information via mail, please send it to:
Ms. Joanne Welsh
Director of Communications
School of Engineering and Applied Science
106 Tompkins Hall
The George Washington University
Washington, D.C. 20052
If your home address, e-mail address, or telephone number have recently changed, please go to the University's Online Community to update them: http://www.alumniconnections.com/olc/pub/GEW/oldintro/oldintro.cgi
MAE Students Hold a Winch Car Design Competition
On another beautiful spring day, SEAS faculty, staff and students joined Professor Kerr-Jia Lu and her MAE 191 students for the winch car design competition held outside Tompkins Hall. Students in Professor Lu's mechanical design class participated in the competition as part of the class' design requirements. At the beginning of the semester, MAE 191 students were given a task to build a machine that can winch itself up a 45-degree slope and park itself within a designated area on the slope. Student teams were in charge of the entire design process, from the initial conceptual design to the detailed analysis, and finally the manufacturing and testing of the machine.
While the time required to complete the task was the main criterion on which the designs were judged, the ability to park along the slope and within the designated area were also considered in the evaluation. Six student teams competed, and the winning entry was designed and built by "Team Ramrod," whose car was fastest at 12V.
The course objective of MAE 191 is to integrate and extend theoretical knowledge taught in previous classes into a design environment. The competition provides an opportunity for students to gain hands-on experiences and practice their problem-solving techniques on real engineering problems.
To view more photos from the competition, please click here.
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
Bay Area SEAS Alumni and Student Reception with Dean Timothy W. Tong, Ph.D.
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Sunday, June 11, 2006 |
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3:00 - 5:00 pm |
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The residence of Michael & Parvin Mansouri (address and directions below) |
SEAS alumni Michael (MS'77) and Parvin (MS'81) Mansouri cordially invite all SEAS alumni, parents, friends, and current and incoming students in the San Francisco Bay Area to a reception to meet Timothy W. Tong, PhD, dean of The George Washington University School of Engineering and Applied Science.
Please RSVP no later than Thursday, June 8, 2006, via e-mail to seasalum@gwu.edu (please indicate Bay Area Reception in the subject line), or by phone to the SEAS Advancement and Alumni Programs Office at 202-994-8474.
For a bio of Dean Tim Tong, please visit: http://www.seas.gwu.edu/gwu/iaeg/leadership.php?rsn=iaeg.
Driving Directions to the residence of:
Michael & Parvin Mansouri
227 Park Lane
Atherton, CA 94027
Tel: 650-566-0062
From the 101 North or South:
- Exit Woodside Road (Exit #408) and go west on Woodside
- Take El Camino Real south
- Pass light at 5th Avenue; right at next light onto Atherton Avenue
- Continue about a mile and make left onto Elena
- Keep right at the fork, and make a left at the stop sign, continuing on Elena (Menlo Atherton Club will be on your left)
- Right at the stop sign onto Park Lane
- 227 Park Lane is located in the middle of the block on the left
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