Alumni News
April 17, 2013
Engineering Excellence
Eaton, a global technology leader, has announced that in addition to an $8,000 gift to student engineering teams, several employees will personally mentor the Sunseeker solar race team, the Formula SAE team, and the SAE Baja team. All three teams design and develop vehicles to compete against other colleges. Engineers...
April 15, 2013
Economic Expert
Shalom Williams (MA ’05, Applied Economics) works for the Bureau of Labor Statistics as an economist— he is also the national women’s earning technical expert. He began at the Bureau in 2006 and was appointed the technical expert in 2010. Although Williams describes his job as more of a computer...
April 08, 2013
Helios Solar
"I'm most proud of the fact that we're able to build economically viable solar installations for our community," said Josh Cook (BS '12, Engineering Management Technology), of Helios Solar. "We're developing economically viable, value driven installations that three years ago people said we could never do. When someone say's you...
April 02, 2013
Xoma CEO, Bronco
John Varian (BBA '80, Accountancy; Lee Honors College) decided to transition to the biomedical field because he wanted to do something for the good of humanity. Now, he is CEO of an innovative biotechnology company that has a strong track record of discovery and development. Xoma Corporation focuses on the...
March 27, 2013
Vintage 60s Broncos
“We had no idea back in the late 60s when we started connecting that we would still be doing so 50 years later,” said Ann McMinn. Every two years they gather somewhere, usually in the Midwest, to catch up, share memories, and have fun. The Vintage 60’s Broncos have been...
March 25, 2013
A Powerful Mission
Jeanne Powers (Master of Public Administration '77) is committing to something big. Beginning May 11, she will embark on a 3,415 mile journey— cycling all the way from LA to Boston on a mission. That mission is to raise awareness and funds for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. "I believe with...