The Oregon Stater Awards celebrate achievements at the frontiers of engineering and honor alumni and industry partners whose contributions exemplify Oregon State’s leadership over the past 150 years.
2023 Oregon Stater Awards
Thank you to everyone who joined us for this year’s Oregon Stater Awards Ceremony. Please read more about our award recipients in the 2023 tribute magazine.
Thanks to our presenting sponsor:
2023 Award Recipients
Engineering Hall of Fame
Dennis Fritz
’67 M.S. Mechanical Engineering
’64 B.S. Mechanical Engineering
Academy of Distinguished Engineers
Modjtaba “Moji” Ghodoussi, PhD
’85 M.S. Mechanical Engineering
Pavan Kumar Hanumolu
’06 Ph.D. Electrical and Computer Engineering
Carl “Brady” Haynes
’01 B.S. Nuclear Engineering
Jay D. McRae, PE, MBA
’83 B.S. Civil Engineering
Tsai-Chen Wang
’96 Ph.D. Chemical Engineering
’92 M.S. Chemical Engineering
Council of Outstanding Early Career Engineers
Elizabeth Crain, PE
’08 B.S. Chemical Engineering
Wesley Deason
’13 M.S. Nuclear Engineering
R. Brian Jackson
’12 Ph.D. Nuclear Engineering
’08 M.S. Nuclear Engineering
Sarah Jones
’09 B.S. Civil Engineering
Kevin Kemper
’11 M.S. Mechanical Engineering
’09 B.S. Electrical and Computer Engineering
Michael Levy
’19 B.S. Mechanical Engineering
Paige Molzahn
’16 M.S. Environmental Engineering
’14 B.S. Chemical Engineering
Alison Tanaka
’09 H.B.S. Civil Engineering
Anh B. Tong
’18 Ph.D. Industrial Engineering
David Zier
’09 Ph.D. Electrical and Computer Engineering
’04 M.S. Electrical and Computer Engineering
’02 B.S. Computer Engineering
Oregon Stater Awards by Type
Previous Awards
On Nov. 17, the 24th Oregon Stater Awards celebrated the achievements of our alumni at the frontiers of engineering and their profound impact on our profession and our world.
Oregon Stater Awards Ceremony
2022 Oregon Stater Award Recipients
Hall of Fame
Major General Julie A. Bentz, Ph.D., USA, Retired
’86 B.A. General Sciences (Radiological Health)
’86 B.S. General Sciences (Radiological Health)
Academy of Distinguished Engineers
Hubert A. Gasteiger
’89 M.S. Chemical Engineering
Brian Gray
’93 B.S. Civil Engineering
Jorge Grilo
’94 M.S. Electrical Engineering
’97 Ph.D. Electrical and Computer Engineering
Daniel Jordheim
’87 B.S. Nuclear Engineering
’91 M.S. Nuclear Engineering
Melinda Sych
’97 B.S. Chemical Engineering
Steve Vincent
’82 B.S. Mechanical Engineering
Council Of Outstanding Early Career Engineers
Alan Blood
’04 B.S. Computer Engineering
’05 B.S. Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Alex Brown
’10 M.S. Radiation Health Physics
’13 Ph.D. Radiochemistry
Jason Hower
’06 B.S. Chemical Engineering
Parth Nilesh Khimsaria
’16 B.S. Manufacturing Engineering
’16 B.S. Industrial Engineering
Monica Morales, PE, ENV SP
’12 B.S. Civil Engineering
’15 M.S. Civil Engineering
Andrew Patterson
’02 B.S. Construction Engineering Management
Nadia Payet
’11 Ph.D. Computer Science
Jordan Reed
’12 B.S. Industrial Engineering
Mark W. Shaver
’05 H.B.S. Nuclear Engineering
Samantha Wallace
’17 B.S. Bioengineering
The 23rd anniversary of the Oregon Stater Awards hosted by Oregon State University’s College of Engineering celebrated achievements at the frontiers of engineering and their profound impact on the profession and our world. The Oregon Stater Awards honor alumni and industry partners whose contributions exemplify Oregon State’s leadership over the past 150 years.
2021 Oregon Stater Award Recipients
Hall of Fame
Theodore G. Lewis
’66 B.S. Mathematics
Academy of Distinguished Engineers
Christopher Carpenter
’85 B.S. Mechanical Engineering
Jeanette Ourada
’87 B.S. Computer Science
Rachele Turnbull
’96 B.S. Construction Engineering Management
Pieter van Zee
’95 M.S. Computer Science
Kent Welter
’03 Ph.D. Nuclear Engineering
’01 M.S. Nuclear Engineering
Kenneth J. Williamson
’70 M.S. Environmental Engineering
’68 B.S. Civil Engineering
Council Of Outstanding Early Career Engineers
Jacob Benz
’08 M.S. Nuclear Engineering
’05 B.S. Nuclear Engineering
Christopher Burke
’00 B.S. Construction Engineering Management
Joshua Hille
’16 M.S. Industrial Engineering
’14 B.S. Mechanical Engineering
Charles Keller
’07 B.S. Nuclear Engineering
Amy Ko
’02 H.B.S. Computer Science and Psychology
Katie Merrill
’15 B.S. Industrial Engineering and Finance
Tadesse Meskele
’13 Ph.D. Civil Engineering
Staci (Van Norman) Moulton
’09 B.S. Chemical Engineering
Gregory Newbloom
’09 B.S. Chemical Engineering
Robert Rose
’06 M.S. Electrical and Computer Engineering
’02 B.S. Computer Science and Computer Engineering
Please join Oregon State University’s College of Engineering for the 21st anniversary of the Oregon Stater Awards to celebrate achievements at the frontiers of engineering and their profound impact on the profession and our world. The Oregon Stater Awards honor alumni and industry partners whose contributions exemplify Oregon State’s leadership over the past 150 years.
2019 Oregon Stater Award Recipients
Hall of Fame
Robert Yüksel Yildirim
'89 M.S. Mechanical Engineering
Academy of Distinguished Engineers
James Culbertson
’72 B.S. Business Administration
Yunteng Huang
’97 Ph.D. Electrical Engineering
Walter Pebley
’84 B.S. Agricultural Engineering
Ronald Sarazin
’76 B.S. Industrial Engineering
Daniel Wachs
’95 B.S & ’97 M.S. Mechanical Engineering, ’97 M.S. Nuclear Engineering
Council Of Outstanding Early Career Engineers
Kelly Aust
’10 B.S. Construction Engineering Management
Teresa S. Bailey
’02 B.S. Nuclear Engineering
Emily A. Caffrey
’10 B.S. Nuclear Engineering, ’12 M.S. & ’16 Ph.D. Radiation Health Physics
Jason M. Culp
’99 B.S. Mechanical Engineering
Farhad Farahbakhshian
’08 M.S. Electrical & Computer Engineering
Debra Gale
’12 Ph.D. Chemical Engineering
Todd Gerlach
’00 B.S. Mechanical Engineering
Richard Przybyla
’08 H.B.S. Electrical Engineering
Jeffrey Rask
’02 B.S. Chemical Engineering
Tim Sissel
’97 B.S. Construction Engineering Management
Please join Oregon State University’s College of Engineering for the 20th anniversary of the Oregon Stater Awards to celebrate achievements at the frontiers of engineering and their profound impact on the profession and our world. The Oregon Stater Awards honor alumni and industry partners whose contributions exemplify Oregon State’s leadership over the past 150 years.
2018 Oregon Stater Award Recipients
Hall of Fame
Jim Piro
’74 B.S. Civil Engineering
Academy of Distinguished Engineers
Doug Adkisson
’76 B.S. Nuclear Engineering
Jeremy L. Corwin
’11 M.S. Radiation Health Physics
Terri S. Fiez
’90 Ph.D. Electrical & Computer Engineering
Tom Gerding
’84 B.S. Construction Engineering Management
Sarady Tan
’88 B.S Chemical Engineering & General Science
’90 M.S. Chemical Engineering
Randall A. Worsech
’83 B.S. Mechanical Engineering
Council of Outstanding Early Career Engineers
Joel Andersen
’04 B.S. Construction Engineering Management
Colette Gaona
’08 B.S. Chemical Engineering
Stephanie Y. Harsche
’00 B.S., ’02 M.S. Nuclear Engineering
Brad Heller
’09 B.S. Computer Science
Jill Lewis
’11 B.S. Mechanical Engineering
Eric MacKender
’00 B.S. Chemical Engineering
Con O’Connor
’99 B.S. Construction Engineering Management
Heidi Wolfe
’06 B.S. Mechanical Engineering