Alumni, Page 12

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Ron Wood receives 2020 Citation of Merit Award

Ron Wood (BS EE ’64) has been named to 2020 winner of the Citation of Merit Award, part of Mizzou Engineering’s Hall of Fame.

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IMSE Hall of Fame Spotlight: IMSE Alumni as Business Leaders

Four Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering alumni have been inducted into the IMSE Hall of Fame for their significant career contributions to the business sector. Dennis Jaeger and Michael Salerno are the most recent inductees, having been honored in 2020. Other alumni recognized for successes in business include Ken Cooper and Christine Pierson.

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Career takeoff

Electrical engineering alumnus Sean Earl leads flight testing efforts for major Boeing projects.

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Striving to serve the public

As the new president and CEO of the Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) regional transit agency, Nadine Lee, BS CiE ’92, believes in serving all people well and connecting her daily work to broader societal goals.

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MAE alumnus to be professor at Hong Kong university

Yangyang Chen, a research assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, will begin his faculty career at a world-renowned institution. He is going to the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), rated the 56th best university in the world in 2021, according to Times Higher…

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PayneCrest Electric CEO Reflects on Experiences at Mizzou Engineering

“The biggest thing Mizzou did for me was it taught me how to figure out things for myself."

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Blosses Use Blessings to Give Back

Through Giving Day 2021 contributions, Bob and Pam Bloss are ensuring that the College of Engineering and the Sinclair School of Nursing can solve current and future challenges.

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New endowed fund and scholarship to honor Larry David

Larry David, a long-tenured and beloved Mizzou Engineering professor, will be permanently honored with the establishment of a new endowed fund and scholarship bearing his name.

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Creating Her Own Path

Emily Pagel, BS IE '19, is putting her industrial engineering degree to work as a technology consultant for Rockwell Automation in Denver. There, she helps with implementation, troubleshooting product migrations and creating projects for clients.

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Engineering Love

They say if you walk across the Engineering Shamrock between Lafferre and Switzler halls near the Francis Quadrangle, you are destined to marry an engineer. Only a legend? Not for these couples. Just in time for Valentine’s Day, we caught up with two pairs of Mizzou Engineering alumni who shared their tales of love and legacy.