Maseeh College of Engineering and Computer Science

ADA 2023

Academy of Distinguished Alumni

The Maseeh College Academy of Distinguished Alumni was founded in 1997 with the mission to recognize and honor alumni who have attained excellence in the field of engineering or computer science. Members are community leaders and role models for future engineers and computer scientists. These individuals have given service to their profession and the community, and elevated the stature of the Maseeh College and Portland State University through their achievements.

2023 Distinguished Alumni Awards 

Congratulations to 2024's new Distinguished Alumni members

  • Douglas Hall ’92 M.S., ‘95 Ph.D. Electrical and Computer Engineering
    Portland State University
  • Daniel Houf ’88 B.S. Civil Engineering
    Harper Houf Peterson Righellis Inc.
  • Narendra Konda ’93 M.S. Electrical and Computer Engineering
    Nvidia
  • Gerard Kordonowy ’92 B.S. Mechanical Engineering
    Retired-Oregon Aero
  • Rebekah Leslie-Hurd ’11 Ph.D. Computer Science
    Rain AI
  • And Ozbay ‘04 M.S., ’09 Ph.D. Engineering Management
    Etsy
  • Ronald Peterson ’88 B.S. Civil Engineering
    Harper Houf Peterson Righellis Inc.

Check back soon for images from the 2024 awards ceremony!

ACADEMY ROSTER

Jory Miller Abrams '79
Retired from CH2M HILL

Ali R. Afghan '82 and '83
Genentech

Hamid R. Afghan '77, '85
AAI Engineering

Esina Alic, ‘97
Res Novae Group

Gary C. Anderson* '85, '93
Anderson Construction Management

Morteza Anoushiravani '78
Portland Bureau of Water Works

Al Barkouli ’83, ‘87
David Evans Enterprises, Inc.

Bridget J. Barnes ’02 MBA, ’03 M.S. Engineering Management, ’21 Ph.D. Engineering Technology Management 
Oregon Health and Sciences University

Tim Bennington-Davis '97
Smart/RG

Mark S. Borquist '78
Retired from PacifiCorp

John H. Brunke '74, '80
Bonneville Power Administration

Jim Calnon '00, '02
US Army Corps of Engineers

Matthew D. Carter '86
The Boeing Company

Selahattin Cimen '92
Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources, Turkey

Hermann Colas, Jr. ‘77
Colas Construction

Alan L. Courts '72
AC Engineering LLC

Philip S. Crosby '65
Retired from Network Elements, Inc.

Darrell K. Cross '88
Nacco Materials Handling Group, Inc.

Tugrul U. Daim '94, '98
PSU Department of Engineering & Technology Management

Subha Dhesikan,‘96
Amazon Web Services

Andreas Eberhart ‘96
Dashjoin GmbH i.G.

Karen Beekman Eden '96 and '97
Oregon Health Science University

H. Chik M. Erzurumlu* Honorary Member
Founding Dean of Maseeh College

Judith Estep '17
Bonneville Power Administration

Douglas Wrenn Fiala '70
Mackenzie

Richard S. Fitterer '70
GHD, Inc.

Tom Garrison ’94 B.S. Electrical and Computer Engineering
Intel

John R. Goulding '90, '96, '97
Electro Scientific Industries, Inc.

Erwin "Al" L. Herman* '98
Quantric Corporation

Daniel R. Higgins '88
Sullivan, Higgins, and Brion Power Plant Engineering

Loren Christien Hotchkiss ’94, ‘00
Intel Corporation

Deanna Hotchkiss Agostinelli '88
Intel Corporation

James T. Hubler* '65
Retired from Freightliner LLC

William Hung ’02 Ph.D. Electrical and Computer Engineering
Cadence Design Systems

Laila R. Jones '94
Axian, Inc.

Tricia R. Justice '88
Video Server Group

Leon Kempner Jr. '97
Retired from Bonneville Power Administration

James W. Laughton '82
Atlas Pacific Engineering Company

Gerald E. Lee '74
Bonneville Power Administration

Ross A. Lisle '70
NW Natural

Tom Long Sr. '98
Network Elements, Inc.

Jeff Lusardi '98 and '00
Department of Defense

Tom Mackenzie ’23 Honorary Alumnus
Mackenzie

Michelle Maynard Collins '85
NASA

Fariborz Maseeh '80 and'84
Picoco LLC

Thomas C. McCormack '75, '87, and '96
Saint Martin's College

Roger McGarrigle '66
Consultant, Civil & Structural Engineering

Raymond T. Miller '66
Miller Consulting Engineers

Kathryn Mohror '99, '04, and '10
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Emerson Murphy-Hill ’09 Ph.D. Computer Science
Google

Blake Patsy '90
KPFF Consulting Engineers

Erik Peterson '97
Peterson Structural Engineers

Janice C. Peterson '83
Retired from Bonneville Power Administration

Sujata Ramamoorthy ’95 M.S. Computer Science
Verizon

Brian L. Ray '85
Kittelson & Associates, Inc.

Reynold "Dale" Richwine '81 and '92
Richwine Environmental, Inc.

Dennis H. Ross '76
Retired from American Public Works Association

Linda R. Schaefer '88, '91
Credence Systems Corporation

Cathryn Scott '86 and '94
Retired from Intel Corporation

George Stathakopoulos ’94 B.S. Computer Science
Apple

James R. Teeter '95
SmartRG

Hans Vatheuer *’23 Honorary Alumnus
Vatheuer Family Foundation

Russell Watt ’12 M.S. Engineering Technology Management
Nike

Jack Weast '99
Intel Corporation

Leonard Weitman '93
Veeco

Manuela Whelan '83, '94
Retired from URS Corporation

Gerald H. Williams Jr. ‘03
Construction Research, LLC.

Pan Wu '94
Panwireless, Inc.

Angela Wykoff '72, '75, '80
Retired from Bonneville Power Administration

Mo Zareh '69 and '71
Retired from MZ Consulting, LLC

*deceased

row of diplomas on table

Academy of Distinguished Alumni Scholarship

The Academy of Distinguished Alumni Scholarship was created in 2019 to invest in the success of Maseeh College students. This scholarship is sustained through the generosity of faculty, alumni, and Academy members. As our Academy membership grows we also hope to grow this scholarship year after year.

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