EE/ECE Alums held a meeting at the reunion Sept. 5, 2008 and officially voted in the Society's Board of Governors and ratified the draft constitution. Once the election of officers is complete, the constitution will be taken to the OSU Alumni Association Board of Directors for final approval, upon which we officially become an Alumni Society.
ALUMNI REUNION WEEKEND 2008
All department alums were invited back to Dreese Laboratories for some specially arranged events on Sept. 5, 2008. We had a good turn-out - approximately 40 people throughout the day. The numbers increased from last year and we are confident that as word spreads of our reunions, participation will continue to grow. I'd like to thank all of our alums who joined us for the days' events, University Catering for providing an excellent (and abundant) lunch, several faculty/researchers/students from the IMR Nanotech West Lab and the ElectroScience Laboratory for taking their time in giving 22 of us facility tours, and a special thank you to professor and Chair Robert Lee, for providing the resources to make this event so successful. If anyone has suggestions for next year's reunion please send them to Carol Duhigg. It's never too early to start planning!
At the reunion we held the Alumni Day John D. and Alice Nelson Kraus Memorial Student Poster Competition. There were 27 entries and all attending alums and faculty voted on their favorite poster/presentation. The voting was recently tallied and the winners were announced:
- 1st place ($500): Yijun Zhou, "Polymer-Based Carbon Nanotube Antenna," advisor John Volakis.
- 2nd place ($300): Liya Ding, "Precise Detailed Detection of Faces and Facial Features," advisor Aleix Martinez.
- 3rd place ($100): William Moulder, "A Portable Low Power Harmonic Radar System and Conformal Tag for Insect Tracking," advisor John Volakis.
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2nd place winner, Liya Ding, describes her poster. |
MEMBERSHIP
Every EE/ECE alum is automatically a member of the Society. No dues are required for members, however, if you would like to donate to the organization for activities and operational costs, you may send your donation to: Ronald J. Koch, Attorney at Law, 698 Morrison Road, Suite B, Columbus OH 43213.
SPECIAL OSU ALUMNI EVENTS and ANNOUNCEMENTS
Quarterly news article from Archie Griffin, President and CEO of OSU Alumni Association regarding technology.
ENGINEERING CAREER SERVICES (ECS) FOR ALUMNI
Engineering Career Services serves alumni within twelve months of graduation seeking initial post-graduate career opportunities. The following services are available to alumni who are more than one year past graduation from The Ohio State University College of Engineering.
For more details and additional job search links, company search links, and resume/interview tips, view this .pdf provided by Engineering Career Services.
ALUMNI IN THE NEWS
Vyomesh (VJ) Joshi (MS '80) received the Distinguished Alumnus Award from the College of Engineering at the 2008 OSU Alumni Reunion. VJ is executive vice president of HP's Imaging and Printing Group (IPG). The "Distinguished Alumnus" Awards were established by the faculty of the College of Engineering at OSU in 1954. Their purpose is to recognize distinguished achievement in one's profession by reason of significant inventions, important research or design, administrative leadership, or genius in production.
Vineet Arya (BSEE '93) has been named the Texnikoi Award recipient in the College of Engineering and was recognized at the 2008 OSU Alumni Reunion. Vineet is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Everest Technologies, an IT consulting company that provides software design, architecture, development, testing and implementation services, based in Worthington, Ohio. The Texnikoi Award was first presented in 1955 and has been given annually since then. The requirements of the recipient are as follows: 1. A person who has risen rapidly in the field of engineering; 2. A person who has made outstanding contributions through civic and social activites; 3. Approximately 40 years of age or under; and 4. A person from one of the engineering departments not recognized in the recent past.
Rob Olmon, BSECE Wi06, and Paul Birkmeyer, BSECE Sp07, were recently named Honorable Mention in the NSF Fellowship competition. Congratulations!
If you know of a particular accomplishment (and we know there are many) of one of our alums please let use know about it by sending email to duhigg@ece.osu.edu.
SCHOLARSHIP AND FELLOWSHIP ACCOUNTS
Three new development accounts have been estabilished to support students in the department. Anyone can contribute to any of these funds either online or by sending a check made payable to "The Ohio State University" (with the scholarship fund number in the 'memo' line) to: The Ohio State University, Office of University Development, 1480 W. Lane Avenue, Columbus OH 43221.
Account No. 312547: EE/ECE Alumni Society Undergraduate Scholarships for Ohio Residents. Purpose: to provide merit based scholarships for Ohio Residents enrolled or pre-enrolled in the undergraduate major in Electrical and Computer Engineering.
Account No. 312548: EE/ECE Alumni Society Undergraduate Scholarships for Nonresidents. Purpose: to provide merit based scholarships for nonresidents enrolled or pre-enrolled in the undergraduate major in Electrical and Computer Engineering.
Account No. 312549: EE/ECE Alumni Society Fellowships for Ohio State Graduates. Purpose: to provide merit based graduate fellowship support for graduates of Ohio State majoring in graduate degree programs in Electrical and Computer Engineering
THE MARLIN THURSTON MEMORIAL FUND
At the request of several ECE alumni, the Department has established the Marlin Thurston Memorial Fund to recognize the many achievements of Prof. Thurston as an educator, researcher, and leader. The goal of the Fund is to establish an endowed professorship in the department. Prof. Thurston’s former students have volunteered to lead the fundraising effort: Dr. John Swartz will chair the effort and Dr. Bami Bastani and Dr. Marv White will also serve. A website will likely be set up to help in the fund raising. If you are interested in contributing to this fund or helping with the fundraising effort, please contact Margaret Dodd.
OTHER ALUMNI SITES
College of Engineering Alumni site
OSU Alumni Association
