Engineering alumni awards are given by the departments. Please contact the engineering department chairs if you have a nomination for an engineering alumni award.
These awards are given to celebrate the accomplishments of our engineering and computer science alumni. Normally two awards are given in each program each year, the Gold Award to an alumnus who graduated more than 10 years ago, and a Silver Award to an alumnus who graduated up to 10 year ago. Each individual engineering and computer science department’s faculty choose alumni who are successful in their field, dynamic leaders, and show a commitment to their profession and community.
Union College Engineering Outstanding Alumnus Award (formerly Deans award) is presented to an outstanding engineering graduate who has advanced the College by providing recognition to Union in a national context. These recipients are outstanding examples of Union alumni with eminent careers that provide resources through personal or corporate support and provide service to academic or administrative needs of the college.
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2020 & 2021 Awards
None due to the Covid-19 pandemic issues.
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2019 Awards
Gold Award
Matthew W. Beenen '09 - Mechanical Engineering
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2016 Awards
Electrical Engineering Gold Award
Clark A. Hamilton, Class of 1966 -
2015 Awards
Computer Systems Gold Award
Cregg Brown, Class of 2000Electrical Engineering Gold Award
Richard Templeton, Class of 1980Mechanical Engineering Gold Award
Brian Reh, Class of 1995 -
2014 Awards
Outstanding Alumnus Award
Nelson O. Hayer ‘47 - Electrical EngineeringGold Award
Daniel J. Feldman ’99 - Computer Engineering
Thomas B. Welles ’79 - Electrical Engineering
Andrew M. Vesey ‘78 - Mechanical EngineeringSilver Award
Nickolas R. Potvin ‘09 - Computer Engineering
Carla J. Jiminez ‘’04 - Electrical Engineering
Malysa M. Cheng ‘09 - Mechanical Engineering -
2013 Awards
Outstanding Alumnus Award
Brian L. Fennelly - ’58 Mechanical Engineering & ’63 MusicGold Award
Jed Cahill ’01 - Civil Engineering
Eugene R. Cacciamani ’58 - Electrical Engineering
John C. Hanson ’78 - Mechanical EngineeringSilver Award
Edward P. Larkin ’05 - Civil Engineering
Christopher D. Roblee ’03 - Computer Engineering
Joseph M. Martel ’08 - Mechanical Engineering -
2012 Awards
Outstanding Alumnus Award
Victoria A. Rockwell '78 - Mechanical EngineeringGold Award
Peter Hayden Chapman '82 - Electrical Engineering
David A. Pacyna '82 - Mechanical EngineeringSilver Award
Andrew P. Stone '02 - Computer Engineering
Sherri Buchardt '02 - Electrical Engineering
Glenn P. Sanders '04 - Mechanical Engineering -
2011 Awards
Deans Award
William B. Marx '61 - Mechanical Engineering
Dr. R. Allen Miller '66 Mechanical EngineeringGold Award Charles
Charles Becht '76 - Civil Engineering
Mark A. Skolnik '76 - Electrical Engineering
Jason R. Allen '01 - Mechanical Engineering
Silver Award
Robin N. Stevenson '06 - Electrical Engineering
David C. Korim '06 - Mechanical Engineering -
2010 Awards
Deans Award
John D. Harnden, Jr. '50 - Electrical EngineeringGold Award
Kenneth Browning Haefner '55 - Electrical Engineering
Lewis W. Hallenbeck '40 - Civil Engineering
Johanna W. Wellington '92 - Mechanical EngineeringSilver Award
George L. Powers '00 - Computer Engineering
Jenny Moon Lippmann '03 - Civil Engineering
Robert Scott Briody '02 - Mechanical Engineering -
2009 Awards
Dean's Award
Beno B. Sternlicht '50 – Electrical EngineeringGold Award
A. Brian Aronne '83 – Civil Engineering
Richard M. Tyndall '44 – Electrical Engineering
Richard G. Budynas '64 – Mechanical EngineeringSilver Award
Christopher R. Stolicky '00 – Civil Engineering
Stephen R. Dumais, Jr. '04 – Computer Engineering
Archna Bajaj '04 – Electrical Engineering
Matthew E. Bazydlo '99 – Mechanical Engineering -
2008 Awards
Dean's Award
Leslie Hill '63 – Civil EngineeringGold Award
David Duchscherer, PE '67 – Civil Engineering
Herbert Freeman '47 – Electrical Engineering
Alexander Gelston '68 – Mechanical EngineeringSilver Award
Mary McKay '98 – Civil Engineering
Yvonne Turchetti '02 – Electrical Engineering
Smitesh Bakrania '03 – Mechanical Engineering -
2007 Awards
Dean's Award
Lawrence HollanderGold Award
Lisa Freed '86 – Civil Engineering
Ivan Kaminow '52 – Electrical Engineering (accepted by Joe Handler)Silver Award
Samuel Tolkoff '96 – Civil Engineering
Jonathan Comeau '97 – Electrical Engineering -
2006 Awards
Dean's Award
Robert G. Huntington '56Gold Award
Thomas Goemaat '76 – Civil Engineering
Charles Persico '85 – Electrical Engineering
James Libous '81 – Electrical Engineering
John Ciovacco '87 – Mechanical EngineeringSilver Award
Matthew Parlakian '97 – Civil Engineering
Thomas Proctor '98 – Electrical Engineering
Kurt Kimball '02 – Mechanical Engineering -
2005 Awards
Dean's Award
Edward G. Craig '45Gold Award
RADM Albert H. Stevenson '36 – Civil Engineering
Paul S. Chang '88 – Electrical EngineeringSilver Award
Matthew King '03 – Mechanical Engineering
Ira S. Adler '98 – Civil Engineering
Andrew S. Fradkin '98 – Computer Science
Jennifer C. Martin '03 – Computer Engineering
Barry M. Baker '99 – Computer Engineering
Justin Creticos '03 – Electrical Engineering -
2004 Awards
Dean's Award
Roland Fitzroy '43 - PosthumouslyGold Award
Matthew H. Fronk '79 – Mechanical Engineering
Joseph D. Goldreich '45 – Civil Engineering
Michael J. Mahoney '85 – Electrical Engineering
David M. Madden '84 – Electrical Engineering
Marshall Yovits '44 – Computer ScienceSilver Award
Michael J. Bowman '95 – Mechanical Engineering
Seth H. Condell '97 – Civil Engineering
Jennifer Trotts '99 – Computer Science -
2003 Awards
Dean's Award
Donald S. Feigenbaum '46
Armand V. Feigenbaum '42Gold Award
Paul J. Burton, III '82 – Mechanical Engineering
Jack J. Woolf '55 – Civil Engineering
Catherine A. Keim '83 – Electrical Engineering
George H. Williams '64 – Computer ScienceSilver
Award Charles Howarth - '95 Mechanical Engineering
Grant W. Gagnier, Jr. '96 – Civil Engineering
Qian Zhang '95 – Electrical Engineering
Joseph M. Marocco '93 – Computer Science -
2002 Awards
Dean's Award
Don Loughry '52 – Electrical EngineeringGold Award
Seena K. Drapula '84 – Mechanical Engineering
Steven A. Gyory '76 – Civil Engineering
Abdallah M. Itani '80 – Electrical Engineering
Bruce E. Hopkins '89 – Computer ScienceSilver Award
Robert J. Langone '96 – Mechanical Engineering
Richard Malaczynski '91 – Civil Engineering
Brian S. Macherone '92 – Computer Science -
2001 Awards
Gold Award
James Day ’81 – Mechanical Engineering
W. Dennis Moran '64 – Civil Engineering
Edward J. Craig '45 – Electrical Engineering
Walter V. Dixon '93 – Computer ScienceSilver Award
Alexandra E. Conway '95 – Civil Engineering
Yvonne M. Szymko '87 – Electrical Engineering
Walter V. Dixon, III '93 – Computer Science -
2000 Awards
Gold Award
John Corey '76 – Mechanical Engineering
Kenneth Male '45 & C. T. Male '66 – Civil Engineering
Steven Spencer ’80 – Electrical Engineering
Glenn Davison '80 – Computer ScienceSilver Award
Gretchen Voegler '97 – Mechanical Engineering
Peter Cocozza '93 – Civil Engineering
David Davenport '93 – Electrical Engineering
James Teresco ’92 – Computer Science