ANN ARBOR—Seventeen distinguished graduates of the University of Michigan’s College of Engineering are being honored with the 2009 Alumni Society Awards. They will receive their awards at the 18th annual Alumni Society Awards dinner on Sept. 25.

“With these awards, we recognize the tremendous accomplishments?across disciplines and around the globe?of 17 individuals who represent just a fraction of the multi-talented alumni of Michigan Engineering,” said David Munson, the Robert J. Vlasic Dean of Engineering.

The 2009 recipients are:

Alumni Society Medal: Ernest Kuh (BSE EE ’49) of Kensington, Calif.; the William S. Floyd Jr. Professor Emeritus in Engineering and a professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, University of California, Berkeley.

Recent Engineering Graduate Award: Michael McCorquodale (MSE EE 2000, PhD in EE 2004) of Ann Arbor; founder, chief technical officer and board member, Mobius Microsystems Inc., which is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA. McCorquodale’s hometown is Chicago.

Distinguished Service Award: Jerry Levin (BSE EE ’66, BSE M ’67) of New York City; chairman and CEO, JW Levin Partners; and Kevin O’Connor (BSE EE ’83) of Santa Barbara, Calif.; managing partner, O’Connor Ventures.

Alumni Society Merit Awards:

? Christopher Bedford (BS AOS ’86) of Watertown, Mass.; founder and chief meteorologist, Sailing Weather Service.

? Patrick Crane (MS ’73 (Bioengineering) of Sedona, Ariz.; retired former CEO, Encision. Crane was born in Muskegon, Mich.

? Usama Fayyad (BSE CompE EE ’84, MSE CSE ’86, MS Math ’89, PhD CSE ’91) of Sunnyvale, Calif.; CEO of Open Insights and former chief data officer and executive vice president of research & strategic data solutions at Yahoo Inc. Fayyad grew up in Jordan.

? Elmer Gilbert (BSE EE ’52, MSE ’53, PhD AS ’57) of Ann Arbor; professor emeritus, U-M Department of Aerospace Engineering.

? Thomas Gougeon (BSE ChE ’58, BSC ’58) of Cincinnati; retired executive, Procter & Gamble.

? David Gustafson (BSE IOE ’62, MSE ’63, PhD ’66) of Madison, Wis.; research professor of industrial and systems engineering, University of Wisconsin, and director of the National Cancer Institute designated Center of Excellence in Cancer Communications. Gustafson was born in Kane, Pa.

? Nino Masnari (BSE EE ’58, MSE ’59, PhD ’64) of Raleigh, N.C.; distinguished professor of electrical and computer engineering, North Carolina State University. Masnari was born in Three Rivers, Mich.

? Leonard Miller (BS MAT ’55, MS ’55) of Orchard Lake, Mich.; retired co-founder of Molmec Inc.

? Charles Newman (BS ’63, MS ’64) of Ann Arbor; founder and chairman of the board of directors, ReCellular Inc.

? Raymond Pittman (BSE ME ’67, MSE ’68) of Allen Park, Mich.; adviser, Coherix.

? Xin Sun (MSE NAME ’93, MSE ME ’94, PhD NAME ’95) of Richland, Wash.; chief scientist in the computational sciences and mathematics division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.

? Kristine Svinicki (BSE NE ’88), of Falls Church, Va.; commissioner, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

? Anne Voshel (BSE CE ’77) of Chicago; principal, AVA Consultants.

Every year, each of the college’s departmental selection committees chooses an individual to receive its Alumni Society Merit Award. The Alumni Society Board selects recipients for three additional awards: the Alumni Society Medal, honoring a graduate who has shown extraordinary overall distinction; the Alumni Society Distinguished Service Award, honoring a graduate who has generously volunteered service to the college; and the Recent Engineering Graduate Award, honoring contributions by a graduate in the early stages of his or her career.

Michigan Engineering

The University of Michigan College of Engineering is ranked among the top engineering schools in the country. At more than $130 million annually, its engineering research budget is one of largest of any public university. Michigan Engineering is home to 11 academic departments and a National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center. The college plays a leading role in the Michigan Memorial Phoenix Energy Institute and hosts the world class Lurie Nanofabrication Facility. Michigan Engineering’s premier scholarship, international scale and multidisciplinary scope combine to create The Michigan Difference. Find out more at www.engin.umich.edu.