Eight College of Engineering Alumni Receive Honor Awards
On Saturday, April 16, 2005, College of Engineering faculty, staff and students joined alumni and friends at the CSU Lory Student Center for an evening of dancing, dining and celebration.
This year's event featured the presentation of an honor award to one alumnus from each of the College's five academic departments, as well as to one engineering science alumnus and one College-wide recipient.
The 2005 award winners are:
College of Engineering, Dennis Peery, '71, and Mary Peery, '84; atmospheric science, William Frank, '73, '76; chemical engineering, Elizabeth Walzel, '84; civil engineering, Edward Lecuyer, '50; electrical & computer engineering, Parker Stafford, '59; engineering science, David Ferguson, '83; and mechanical engineering, Scott Delp, '83.
College of Engineering: Dennis Peery and Mary Peery
Dennis L. Peery (EE, 1971) retired from Hewlett Packard in 2000 after serving 35 years in positions ranging from R&D Engineer to Project Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, Customer Satisfaction and Regional Facilities Managers. In addition to his degree from Colorado State University, he earned an associate's degree in electrical engineering technology from Brigham Young University in 1965.
He was a volunteer for the 2002 Olympics and currently assists his homeowners association, Habitat for Humanity and his local church.
Mary E. Peery (EE, 1984) is currently the Senior Vice President of Strategic Change Management for Hewlett-Packard's Imaging and Printing Group. She joined Hewlett Packard in 1984 and throughout her career worked in divisions that focused on mass storage, digital imaging and other leading edge technologies. Her professional highlights include being named the general manager of Hewlett-Packard's hardcopy scanner division in Greeley, Colo., in 1998, and becoming Hewlett Packard's Vice President of Digital Imaging in 2000. In 2002, Mrs. Peery was named Hewlett Packard's Senior Vice President of Digital Imaging and Publishing.
Since her graduation from Colorado State University, Mrs. Peery has remained actively involved with campus initiatives. She participated in the University's diversity forums as well as in the "Women in Technology Conference," at which she received the "Lifetime Contribution Award." Mrs. Peery has also lectured senior engineering classes and provided advising services to the College.
As a student at Colorado State University, Mrs. Peery was a member of the College of Engineering Student/Professor Advisory Council. She is currently a member of the Larimer County Hospice Board of Directors and is a youth leader in her church.
Mr. and Mrs. Peery reside in Loveland, Colo.
Atmospheric Science: William Frank, '73, '76
Dr. William Frank (ATS, 1973, 1976) is currently a professor at Pennsylvania State University. Prior to attending Colorado State University, Dr. Frank earned a Bachelor of Science in aeronautical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1968.
Dr. Frank was a Flight Test Engineer in the U.S. Air Force from 1968-1972 and served as a CSU research associate from 1976 to 1978. He served as an assistant professor at the University of Virginia from 1978-1982 and began his work at Pennsylvania State University in 1982 as an assistant professor. He served as the Head of the Department of Meteorology at Pennsylvania State University from 1986 to 1992.
Dr. Frank is a fellow of the American Meteorological Society (AMS) and served as councilor of that organization from 1991-1995. He earned the Banner I. Miller Award of the AMS in 1980, was the editor of the Monthly Weather Review from 1983 to 1986 and was named a Fulbright Senior Scholar in 1995.
As a student at Colorado State University, Dr. Frank served as a graduate student representative one year, taught one course, attempted to learn how to fly fish, and participated on a number of intramural teams. He received an outstanding student award from the College of Engineering in 1975.
Dr. Frank and his wife, Kathy, reside in Boalsburg, Penn.
Chemical Engineering: Elizabeth Walzel, '84
Elizabeth Caldwell Walzel (ChemE, 1984) has been employed by The Dow Chemical Company for more than 20 years and currently serves as the director of the Specialties and Ventures Technology Center. Although her major focus throughout the years has been in manufacturing, she has also completed assignments in EH&S, engineering, and Integrated Supply Chain. She has held leadership positions since 1989 and has completed executive education coursework at the Thunderbird American Graduate School of International Management. She is actively involved in a Dow's mentoring program and serves as an internal network consultant to the GLAD diversity and inclusion network (Gays, Lesbians and Allies at Dow).
As a student at Colorado State University, Mrs. Walzel was actively involved in AIChE, Tau Beta Pi and the Society of Women Engineers. She was a charter member of CSU's chapter of Omega Chi Epsilon and participated in CSU's first "Phone-A-Thon" to ask alumni for support. She is a current member of the College of Engineering's Dean's Advisory Board.
Mrs. Walzel and her husband, Michael, reside in Lake Jackson, Texas with their two children Tommy and Katie.
Civil Engineering: Edward Lecuyer, '50
H. Edward Lecuyer (CE, 1950) is the co-founder of Merrick & Company, which began primarily as a civil engineering and surveying company. In response to client demands for a broader range of services from a single source, the company steadily expanded its scope of operations to embrace all of the traditional engineering disciplines as well as architecture. The company further expanded its range of technical services in the late 1980s to include geographical information services (GIS), process engineering and material handling equipment design and fabrication. Since 1991 Merrick & Company has been consistently ranked by Engineering News Record (ENR) as one of the top 200 design firms in the United States. Merrick and Company has partnered with the College of Engineering by sponsoring internship programs for undergraduate students.
During his years as a student at Colorado State University, Mr. Lecuyer served as the editor of "SlideRule" in 1948 and 1949, updated the university's topographical map of campus, was a member of the Sigma Nu Fraternity and worked for Dr. Maurice Albertson in the Hydraulics lab during the summer and fall of 1949.
Mr. Lecuyer and his wife, Marjie, reside in Hays, Kansas.
Electrical & Computer Engineering: Parker Stafford, '59
Parker S. Stafford (EE, 1959) has been involved with the aerospace industry for more than 45 years. His career highlights include serving as the Vice President and Chief Engineer of Lockheed Martin Astronautics Division & AstroSpace Divisions, earning the NASA Public Service Award for Viking Mars Lander in 1977. He completed the Harvard Advanced Management Program in 1983 and received the LMC Jefferson Cup as Manager of the Year in 1989. After retiring from LMC, he received the General Palmer Consulting Award in 1997. He is currently a consultant to NASA on several space programs.
Mr. Stafford has been a loyal volunteer to the College of Engineering for many years. He served on the Engineering Dean's Council and also led that group as president in 1993. He has been a financial supporter of the Women and Minorities in Engineering (WMEP) program and contributed to the creation of the WMEP Conference Room.
While a student at Colorado State University, Mr. Stafford was active with Lambda Chi Alpha and the Lancers. His current interests include golfing and spending time with his two children and three grandchildren.
Mr. Stafford and his wife, Sally, reside in Melbourne, Florida.
Engineering Science: David Ferguson, '83
David K. Ferguson (Eng. Science, 1983) is currently employed by Apple Computer, where he is responsible for the USB software team. He was the founder of two start-up companies: PerFit, a computerized exercise equipment manufacturer, and Outbound Systems, a portable computer manufacturer. He also assists his wife, Ellen, with her race car data acquisition business, Veracity Racing Data.
Mr. Ferguson has a passion for motorsports and has been involved for more than 20 years with Marque Club Driver Training and Sports Car Racing. He has won numerous season championships in SCCA autocrossing and road racing at the regional, divisional and professional levels and was featured in the College of Engineering's 2003-2004 Annual Report.
As a student at Colorado State University, Mr. Ferguson worked with Dr. Gearold Johnson in the undergraduate computer laboratories and was a member of the first class that pursued the "computing engineering" option in the engineering science program.
Mr. Ferguson's subsequent involvement with the College of Engineering includes serving on the Dean's Council, facilitating the donation of a Clarinval S22 race car to the motorsports engineering program and financially supporting the Formula SAE program.
Mr. Ferguson and his wife, Ellen, reside in Sunnyvale, Calif.
Mechanical Engineering: Scott Delp, '83
Dr. Scott L. Delp (ME, 1983) is a Professor of Bioengineering and of Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University. He was employed by Hewlett-Packard in Fort Collins for two years following graduation from Colorado State University and subsequently earned his Ph.D. from Stanford University in 1990. Dr. Delp joined the faculty at Northwestern University in 1991, and in 1999 he returned to Stanford and began serving as the Chairman of the Biomechanical Engineering Division of Stanford's Mechanical Engineering Department. In 2002 he was named the Founding Chairman of Stanford's Bioengineering Department, a new department based in the Schools of Engineering and Medicine.
Dr. Delp's research focuses on improving treatments for movement disorders that arise from cerebral palsy, stroke and Parkinson's disease, and he has published over 200 scientific articles and conference papers on these topics. He has received faculty fellowships from the Baxter and Powell Foundations, was the recipient of the National Science Foundation's National Young Investigator Award and is a fellow of the American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering.
As a student at Colorado State University, Dr. Delp was a member of the rugby team, the lacrosse team and the student chapter of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
Dr. Delp currently resides in Stanford, Calif.