1960s
Frederick W. Wright (BS ’67) recently retired
after 15 years of public service in municipal government, where
he was finance director and city treasurer of three cities in
California, most recently Vallejo. After graduation, he was employed
for more than seven years at Lockheed Missiles and Space Company
in Sunnyvale, California, culminating in his developing the multibillion
dollar US Navy budget for the Trident Submarine-based Weapon System.
Michael A. Russell
(BS ’68) was named chief financial officer at American Technology
Corporation. He has over 20 years experience as a senior financial
executive, and has held senior financial management positions
in both private and public technology companies.
Ronald Sugar
(BS ’68, MS ’69, PhD ’71), president and CEO
of Northrop Grumman Corporation, received the Jacoby Award from
the UCLA Dashew International Center for Students and Scholars,
honoring his exceptional contributions to humanity and commitment
to enhancing international understanding.
1970s
Vikram Budhraja (MS ’70) was named to the
Board of Directors for American Superconductor Corporation. He
is president of Electric Power Group, LLC, a Pasadena, California-based
consulting firm he founded in 2000 to provide management and strategic
consulting services to the electric power industry.
Mark Kushner
(BS ’76) will become dean of Iowa State University’s
College of Engineering, effective January 1, 2005. He will also
hold the James L. and Katherine S. Melsa Professorship.
1980s
Sally Ann McInerny (MS ’84, PhD ’87)
was named head of the department of aerospace engineering and
mechanics at the University of Alabama’s College of Engineering.
She is the first female department head in the College’s
history.
Edmond Mesrobian
(BS ’82, MS ’86, PhD ’92) was appointed vice
president and chief technology officer at RealNetworks, where
he will be responsible for leading efforts to define, build and
operate the media service application platform. In addition, as
the CTO, he is responsible for leading technology strategy and
initiatives across the company.
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