Distinguished Alumni Award Winners
2025 Distinguished Alumni Award Winner
Huntley Myrie
M.S., Aerospace Engineering, 1995
Former Vice President of Strategy and Business Development, Spirit AeroSystems – Commercial
Bio
2025 Distinguished Young Alumni Award Winner
Devika Gholap
B.S., Biomedical Engineering 2018
Chief Product Officer, OptraSCAN
Bio
Previous Distinguished Alumni
| Name | BU Degrees | Job Title | Company | Award Year | Award Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhonda Harrison | M.S. Biomedical Engineering, 1998 Ph.D. Bioinformatics 2004 |
Biopharma Consultant | Bio-Pharmix Consulting | 2024 | Distinguished Alumni Award |
| Bob Hines | B.S. Aerospace Engineering, 1997 | Astronaut | NASA | 2024 | Distinguished Alumni Award |
| Tye Brady | B.S. Aerospace Engineering, 1990 | Chief Technologist | Amazon Robotics | 2023 | Distinguished Alumni Award |
| Manuel Mendez | B.S. Biomedical Engineering, 1991 | CEO | AliveDX | 2023 | Distinguished Alumni Award |
| Louvere Walker-Hannon | B.S. Biomedical Engineering, 2000 | Application Engineering Senior Team Lead | MathWorks | 2023 | Distinguished Alumni Award |
| Brian Dunkin | B.S. Biomedical Engineering, 1985 | EVP, CTO, and Founder | Verance Corporation | 2021 | Distinguished Alumni Award |
| Kimberly Samaha | B.S. Electrical Engineering, 1989 | Founder and CEO | Born Global Foundation | 2021 | Distinguished Alumni Award |
| Justine Laugharn | M.S. Computer Engineering, 1983 | VP, Finance and Administration | Covaris, Inc. | 2019 | Distinguished Alumni Award |
| Dan Maneval | B.S. Biomedical Engineering, 1982 | Chief Science Officer | January Therapeutics | 2019 | Distinguished Alumni Award |
| Anne Hines | B.S. Biomedical Engineering, 1987 | Data Analyst | Department of Veterans Affairs | 2018 | Distinguished Alumni Award |
| Tonie Leatherberry | B.S. Manufacturing Engineering, 1985 | Former Principal | Deloitte Consulting | 2018 | Distinguished Alumni Award |
| Larry Leszczynski | B.S. Biomedical Engineering, 1985 | Software Consultant | Independent | 2018 | Distinguished Alumni Award |
| Bettina Briz-Himes | B.S. Electrical Engineering, 1986 | Sr. Director, Strategic Alliances | GoPro, Inc | 2017 | Distinguished Alumni Award |
| Denise Schier | B.S. Mechanical Engineering, 1981 | Retired, Corporate VP & General Manager | Ametek | 2017 | Distinguished Alumni Award |
| William Weiss | B.S. Systems Engineering, 1983 M.S. Computer Systems Engineering, 1997 |
VP, Manufacturing & Logistics | General Dynamics Corporation | 2017 | Distinguished Alumni Award |
| Adel Al-Saleh | B.S. Electrical Engineering, 1987 | CEO | T-Systems | 2016 | Distinguished Alumni Award |
| Paul Faustin | B.S. Aerospace Engineering 1985 M.S. Aerospace Engineering 1988 |
COO | Infused Solutions, LLC | 2016 | Distinguished Alumni Award |
| Andrew Marsh | B.S. Mechanical Engineering, 1983 | COO | Dynavac | 2016 | Distinguished Alumni Award |
| Chris Brousseau | B.S. Mechanical Engineering, 1991 | Founder & Data Scientist | Surface Owl | 2015 | Distinguished Alumni Award |
| Vanessa Feliberti | M.S. Systems Engineering, 1993 | Corporate VP, M365 Services Platform Engineering | Microsoft Corporation | 2015 | Distinguished Alumni Award |
| Girish Navani | M.S. Manufacturing Engineering, 1991 | Co-Founder & President | eClinicalWorks | 2015 | Distinguished Alumni Award |
| Aaron Ganick | B.S. Electrical Engineering, 2010 | Co-Founder & CEO | ByteLight | 2013 | Distinguished Alumni Award |
| Anton Papp | B.S. Electrical Engineering, 1990 | VP & Head of Corporate Development | Ping Identity | 2013 | Distinguished Alumni Award |
| Dan Ryan | B.S. Electrical Engineering, 2010 | Co-Founder & CEO | VergeSense | 2013 | Distinguished Alumni Award |
| George Savage | B.S. Biomedical Engineering, 1981 | Former Co-Founder & Chief Medical Officer | Proteus Digital Health | 2013 | Distinguished Alumni Award |
| Peter Cocolis | Engineering Management, 1964 | Retired Aerospace & Municipal Government | USAF | 2012 | Distinguished Alumni Award |
| Paul Karger | B.S. Manufacturing Engineering, 2000 | Co-Founder & Managing Partner | Twin Focus Capital Partners, LLC | 2012 | Distinguished Alumni Award |
| Rao Mulpuri | B.S. Manufacturing Engineering, 1992 M.S. Manufacturing Engineering, 1996 |
CEO | View, Inc | 2012 | Distinguished Alumni Award |
| Mikhail Gurevich | B.S. Electrical Engineering, 2007 M.B.A. Business Administration & Management 2012 |
Managing Partner | Dominion Capital | 2011 | Distinguished Alumni Award |
| Joe Healey | B.S. Biomedical Engineering, 1988 | Senior Managing Director | Healthcor Group | 2011 | Service to Alma Mater |
| Binoy Singh | B.S. Biomedical Engineering, 1989 | Chair of Cardiovascular Medicine | Northwell Health | 2011 | Service to Profession |
| Gregg Adkin | B.S. Electrical Engineering, 1986 | Managing Director | EMC Corporation | 2010 | Service to the Alma Mater |
| Nassib Chamoun | M.S. Computer Engineering, 1986 | Founder & Managing Director | G6 Capital Management | 2010 | Service to Community |
| Roger Hajjar | B.S. Electrical Engineering, 1988 | Co-Founder & CTO | Prysm, Inc | 2010 | Service to the Profession |
| Amit Jain | B.S. Electrical Engineering, 1985 M.S. Electrical Engineering, 1988 |
Co-Founder & CEO | Prysm, Inc | 2010 | Service to the Profession |
| Jim McCoy | B.S. Electrical Engineering, 1985 M.B.A. Business Administration & Management 2005 |
VP of Programs | Science Applications International Corporation | 2010 | Service to the Profession |
| Jacob Miller | B.S. Manufacturing Engineering, 2008 | Senior Product Manager | Gilbane Building Company | 2010 | Distinguished Young Alumni |
| David Casavant | B.S. Biomedical Engineering, 1985 M.S. Biomedical Engineering, 1988 |
Senior Associate in Critical Care Medicine Assistant Professor, Pediatrics |
Boston Children’s Hospital BU CAMED |
2009 | Service to the Profession |
| Peter Cirak | B.S. Aerospace Engineering, 2001 M.S. Aerospace Engineering, 2007 |
VP of Quality | Seal Dynamics | 2009 | Service to the Alma Mater |
| Gregory DeAngelis | B.S. Biomedical Engineering, 1987 | Professor of Brain & Cognitive Sciences | University of Rochester | 2009 | Service to the Profession |
| Prospero Uybarreta | B.S. Aerospace Engineering, 1988 | Principal Experimental Test Pilot | Self-Employed | 2009 | Service to Community |
| Karen Kullas | B.S. Biomedical Engineering, 1977 | Senior Development Engineer | Davol, Inc | 2008 | Service to Community |
| Haidong Pan | Ph.D. Systems Engineering, 2004 | Creator & CEO | Baike.com | 2008 | Service to the Alma Mater |
| Michelle Tortolani | B.S. Electrical Engineering, 1982 M.S. Electrical Engineering, 1989 |
Senior Director, Engineering | L3Harris Technologies | 2008 | Service to the Profession |
| Janet Fraser | B.S. Electrical Engineering, 1981 | Job | Company | 2007 | Service to the Alma Mater |
| Warren Grill | B.S. Biomedical Engineering, 1989 | Co-Founder & Chief Scientific Officer | NDI Medical | 2007 | Service to the Profession |
| Kerry Foley | B.S. Biomedical Engineering, 1991 | Attorney | The Shapiro Firm | 2006 | Service to the Alma Mater |
| Patrick Foley | B.S. Biomedical Engineering, 1991 M.S. Biomedical Engineering 1994 |
Director | Innisfree M&A Incorporated | 2006 | Service to the Alma Mater |
| Karen Panetta | B.S. Computer Engineering, 1985 | Professor & Dean of School of Graduate Education | Tufts University | 2006 | Service to Community |
| Richard Scully | M.S. Computer Engineering, 1981 | VP & General Manager, Carrier Products | Akamai Technologies | 2006 | Service to the Profession |
| Felicita Saiez | B.S. Aerospace Engineering, 1980 | President | Global Institute for Technology and Engineering | 2005 | Service to the Profession |
| Francis Tiernan | B.S. General Engineering, 1970 | Retired, former President | Anritsu Company | 2005 | Service to the Profession |
| Jenny Gruber | B.S. Aerospace Engineering, 1999 M.S. Aerospace Engineering, 1999 |
Chief, Operations Integration Branch | NASA | 2004 | Service to the Alma Mater |
| Arthur Hughes | Associate in Science, 1962 | Owner | Hughes Flooring | 2004 | Service to Community |
| Wayne Cheung | B.S. Manufacturing Engineering, 1999 | Director | Beautiful Ent Co. Ltd. | 2003 | Service to the Alma Mater |
| Nicholas Lippis III | B.S. Electrical Engineering, 1984 M.S. Systems Engineering, 1989 |
President | Lippis Enterprises | 2003 | Service to the Alma Mater |
| Steven Girouard | B.S. Biomedical Engineering, 1989 | President & CEO | ten 15 Ventures | 2002 | Service to the Alma Mater |
| Marco Kaltofen | B.S. General Engineering, 1981 | Civil Engineer | Boston Chemical Data Corp | 2002 | Service to Community |
| Robert Locke | B.S. General Engineering, 1963 | Retired, VP & CTO | W.R. Grace & Co. | 2002 | Service to the Alma Mater |
| John Tegan III | B.S. Manufacturing Engineering, 1988 | President & CEO | Communication Technology Services | 2002 | Service to the Profession |
| Frank Troise | B.S. Electrical Engineering, 1987 | Principal | FJT Resources | 2002 | Service to the Profession |
| Michael Mulhern | M.S. Aerospace Engineering, 1986 | President | TriPyramid Structures, Inc. | 2001 | Award |
| Joanne Pappas | B.S. Electrical Engineering, 1987 M.S. Electrical Engineering, 1991 |
Director, Intellectual Property, Commercial, Brand | The Proctor & Gamble, Co. | 2001 | Service to the Alma Mater |
| Pauline Pappas | B.S. Biomedical Engineering, 1987 M.D. Medicine, 1991 |
Pediatrician | Milton Pediatrics | 2001 | Service to Community |
| Runde Zhou | M.S. Systems Engineering, 1982 | Professor | Tsinghua University | 2001 | Award |
| Michael Duchnowski | B.S. Aerospace Engineering, 1991 M.S. Manufacturing Engineering, 1993 |
Operations Manager | TriPyramid Structures, Inc | 2000 | Alumni Award for Distinguished Service |
| Ronald Garriques | B.S. Mechanical Engineering, 1986 | CEO & Chairman | Gee Partnership Holdings | 2000 | Service to the Profession |
| Kathleen McLaughlin | B.S. Electrical Engineering, 1987 | President & Chief Sustainability Officer | Walmart Foundation | 2000 | Service to Community |
| James Niemi | B.S. Biomedical Engineering, 1987 | Lead Senior Staff | Wyss Institute at Harvard University | 2000 | Service to the Profession |
| Andrew Isaacs | B.S. Biomedical Engineering, 1981 | VP, Head of Marketing | Novartis Corporation | 1999 | Service to Community |
| Ezra Kucharz | B.S. Biomedical Engineering, 1990 | CBO | DraftKings | 1999 |
Service to the Alma Mater
|
| Margaret Lundin | B.S. Systems Engineering, 1973 | Director, Business Operations SUpport | Metropolitan Opera | 1999 |
Service to the Alma Mater
|
| Carol Russo | B.S. Engineering, 1968 | Retired – Deputy Director | NASA | 1999 | Service to the Profession |
| Joseph Coffey Jr. | B.S. Biomedical Engineering, 1972 | Commissioner, Department of Water & Water Supply | City of Albany, NY | 1998 | Service to Community |
| James Bethune | B.S. Engineering, 1964 | 1994 | Service to the Alma Mater |