4th Alumni Career Celebration

A Business, Technology & Careers Conference

Friday, April 25, 2008

Clayton Hall Conference Center

University of Delaware

Highlights - Opportunities

●  Celebrate alumni careers including this year’s recipients of the Distinguished Career Alumni Award.

●  Keynote address by President Patrick Harker on the exciting new vision of the University of Delaware.

●  Seminars by faculty, alumni and students on engineering, business and career topics— earn CEUs!

●  Research and technology displays and extensive periods for interaction among alums, faculty and students.

●  Social times for reunion and further networking.

●  Cocktail hour and buffet!

Program Events

12:00 / Sign-in; Refreshments; Technology Displays; Live Demo Planned
1:00 / Seminars (Track A or Track B)
Track A (Room 120) / Track B (Room 119)
1:00 / Survivor: Engineering
How to Outplay, Outwit, and Outlast in Your Career
Shawn Riley, '98
Product Engineer, Rohm & Haas
Dina Riley, '98
Procurement/Engineering Manager, Agilent / UD-CCM Composites Research
From Research to Applications: A Model for Knowledge Based Partnerships
Stephen M. Andersen, '90
Asstant Director for Miltary Programs, Center for Composite Materials
1:45 / Networking Break (Central Pit Area), including Refreshments; Technology Displays
2:00 / Robotics: Training and Neuro-Rehabilitation
Exoskeletons, Baby Robots
Dr. Sunil Agrawal
Professor, Mechanical Engineering / Senior Design Projects
Vibration Fatigue Tester for Southco's Compression Latches
Marykate Wioncek '08, and Team
Removing Heat from a New Black & Decker Drill
Julianne Twomey '08, and Team
Sr. Students, Mechanical Engineering
2:45 / Networking Break (Central Pit Area), including Refreshments; Technology Displays
3:00 / Biomechanics of Osteoarthritis
Analyzing knee forces and functions
Dr. Jill Higginson
Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering / The Flat World for Smaller Businesses
Two Case Studies of Global Practices
Jim Hutchison '78, CEO StudioJaed
Pat Reynolds '67, President, PoolPAK
3:45 / Networking Break (Central Pit Area), including Refreshments; Technology Displays
4:00 / Welcome (Room 128)
Tom Buchanan, Chair, Department of Mechanical Engineering
4:15 / Distinguished Career Alumni Presentations
4:45 / Panel Discussion with all Distinguished Career Alumni
5:30 / Keynote Address:
Patrick Harker, President, University of Delaware
6:15 / Social/Networking/Buffet Dinner (Central Pit Area/Lobby)
7:30 / Adjourn

Distinguished Career Awards

One of the objectives of this conference is to recognize alumni career achievements. This year's recipients include:

Raymond Feehery (1974)—podiatrist in private practice in Wilmington, Delaware

James Gitney (1978)— President and Founder of Group 50 Consulting in Los Angeles, California

Martha Meaney Murray (1987)—Assistant Professor in Orthopaedic Surgery at Children’s Hospital Boston

David Meyers (1981)— Chief Operating Officer at Apogee Technology, a publicly traded technology company in Massachusetts

Oren Phillips (1968)—Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Utah State

University Research Foundation (USURF)