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In early February, the NCAA Division III Women’s BasketballCommittee released its first regional poll of the 2006-07 season,which ranked Stevens fifth in the Atlantic Region. The committeeranks the top six eligible teams in each of the eight regions, exceptfor the Northeast Region, which ranks eight teams.

In the Atlantic Region, the University of Mary Washington(Capital AthleticConference)earned the topspot in the rank-ings. Mount SaintMary College fromthe SkylineConference wassecond. NewJersey AthleticConference repre-sentatives WilliamPaterson Universityand KeanUniversity followedin the third andfourth spots,respectively.Rutgers University-Newark (NJAC)came in sixth.– SM

As increasing atten-tion is given to security atthe local, state and federallevels, maritime securityhas come into focus asone area where improve-ment is critical. In aresponse to this need,Stevens, in partnershipwith the US Navy, hasestablished the MaritimeSecurity Laboratory (MSL).This research facility,established with an initialgrant from the US Officeof Naval Research, willsoon be located in TheBabbio Center. George P.Korfiatis, Provost andUniversity Vice President,serves as founding direc-tor; Michael S. Bruno,Director of The Center forMaritime Systems andDean of the SchaeferSchool of Engineering, isthe lab’s principal investi-gator for major researchinitiatives; and BarryBunin, Professor in theElectrical and Computer Engineeringdepartment, is a chief architect of its infra-structure.

Maritime security poses an immensechallenge: The US has a maritime borderof 95,000 miles of shoreline and morethan 350 official ports of entry. MSL willaddress awareness of threats and vulnera-bilities, prevention and protection againstthreats and the response to potentialattacks.

Stevens is uniquely positioned toaddress multiple areas of maritime security.The Institute has developed technical andpractical expertise in areas such as oceanengineering, wireless networking, commu-nications, computer science and decisionanalysis, all of which will be used to sup-port MSL.

“Stevens’ location on the HudsonRiver is a unique advantage. It gives usaccess to a realistic environment thatallows us to perform practical testing,measurements and research in estuariesand environments with shallow water,high spatial and temporal variability, highturbidity, fresh water inflow, variable tides,

strong currents, strong stratification, vesseltraffic, and limited shoreline access,” saidHady R. Salloum, Director of TechnologyApplications at MSL. “The combination ofthe expertise in various technical domainscoupled with the access to and knowledgeof the realistic environment of the NewYork Harbor and the Hudson River makesMSL a uniquely qualified national laborato-ry for research and technology for mar-itime security.”

MSL will take advantage of existingStevens Centers, including: The Center forMaritime Systems, The New York HarborObserving and Prediction Center, TheDesign and Manufacturing Institute (DMI),The Wireless Network Security Center(WiNSeC), The Center for IntelligentNetworked Systems (iNetS) and The Centerfor Decision Technology (CDT).

To demonstrate the uniqueness andutility of MSL, a multi-disciplinary, intensivesix-month project to run an experiment onthe detection and classification of movingunderwater objects was commissioned.This experiment is running in the maritimeenvironment of the New York Harbor,

using threat assessment algorithms, con-trol algorithms, systems-level data man-agement and fusion, and addressing sce-narios of concern to the Navy as well asother DoD and DHS agencies

“We have purchased two UUVs –unmanned underwater vehicles – to facili-tate our research work in the harbor,” saidCapt. Tom Barnes, Deputy Director of MSL.

The launch of the UUVs is expected totake place near the campus waterfront inMay. – SM

Stevens senior defender NickGkionis has been named a first teamAll-American by the National SoccerCoaches Association of America(NSCAA).

Gkionis is Stevens’ second men’ssoccer player to earn first team All-America honors. Former teammatesBrian Marks was a first-team selectionin 2004, while Giuseppe Incitti was asecond-team selection in 2002.

He was named to the All-Metrofirst-team for the second-straight yearafter anchoring a Stevens’ defensethat allowed only 15 goals in 2006.Gkionis ended his final season withnine goals and eight assists for 26points.

Gkionis was the team’s fifth-lead-ing scorer in 2005 with 28 points. Hewas an All-Skyline selection in 2004and 2005. In the 2005 conferencechampionship, he netted the game-

winning goal in double overtimeagainst the US Merchant MarineAcademy and was named the tourna-ment MVP. That same year he was anNSCAA All-Metro first-team selection.

“He has been a force on the teamfor the last four years. He is one of thebest center backs in the country at anylevel. He is also a complete player whohas added dimensions to his gameevery year,” said head coach TimO’Donohue.

Gkionis, the Skyline ConferencePlayer of the Year, helped Stevens toan 18-0-3 unbeaten season and itsfourth-straight Skyline championshipand NCAA Division III Tournamentappearance. Stevens also advanced tothe Sweet 16 of the NCAATournament for the fourth year. TheDucks were ranked No. 10 in thenation in the final NSCAA Division IIIpoll. – SM

Nick Gkionis named a first team All-AmericanMaritime Security Lab addresses shoreline and port threats and vulnerabilities

Women’s Basketball ranked No. 5 inNCAA Atlantic region

In its first regional poll of the2006-07 season, the NCAA DivisionIII Men’s Basketball Committeeplaced Stevens at No. 2 in theAtlantic Region – marking the pro-gram’s first-ever NCAA regional rank-ing. On the men’s side, the numberof ranked teams depends on thenumber of teams in each of the eightregions.

At press time, Stevens had gone16-1 since starting the season with a3-3 record, and was in first place inthe Skyline Conference with a leaguemark of 12-2. The Ducks havealready set a new school record forwins in a season. The previous markof 16 wins was set in 1995-96. – SM

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Maritime Security Lab Deputy Director Capt.Tom Barnes

In December, Dr. George P. Korfiatiswas appointed Provost and UniversityVice President of Stevens. The responsi-bilities of this new office include academ-ic strategy for all educational andresearch programs, all revenues andexpenditures related to academics, over-sight for alignment of the Institute’s rev-enues and expenses with priorities, nur-turing the continuous growth of spon-sored research, advancing the develop-ment of the research thrust areas, andpromoting the growth and success of theresearch centers.

“Stevens is a growing, constantlyadvancing technological university,” saidStevens President Harold J. Raveché.“Increased interdisciplinary collaborationin engineering, science and technologymanagement, as well as enhanced multi-disciplinary research centers to meet sig-nificant global needs, are priorities of theInstitute. Such dynamism in education,research and technology developmentrequires nurturing at the highest adminis-trative levels – and sound managementfor continuous growth and accomplish-ment.

“I can think of no better proponentof Stevens’ vision to provide this leader-ship than Dean George P. Korfiatis. He isan original architect of the Stevens envi-ronment for integrating education andresearch with external partnerships,known as Technogenesis®. As a profes-sor, research center director, dean andentrepreneur, he has exemplified the con-cept of creative-inventiveness that theStevens family helped to enshrine in ourAmerican culture when they founded theInstitute.

“As Stevens continues to meet thechallenges of an interdependent world,Provost and University Vice PresidentKorfiatis will be responsible for ensuringthe sustained ascent of the Institute’sacademics and its high level of globalacademic engagement.”

Korfiatis has served since 2002 asDean of Stevens’ Charles V. Schaefer, Jr.School of Engineering. He served previ-ously as the Founding Director of the

Stevens Center for EnvironmentalSystems, as well as holding the title ofMcLean Chair Professor of EnvironmentalEngineering in the Department of Civil,Environmental and Ocean Engineering.

Korfiatis has been responsible forthe execution and management of morethan 200 major research projects, valuedat more than $30 million, and has servedas a consultant and advisor to numerousprivate and government organizations.He has authored more than 110 articlesin professional journals, conference pro-ceedings, handbooks and severalresearch reports.

In addition to his academic duties,Korfiatis has worked actively in the fieldof technology commercialization, in thecontext of Stevens’ Technogenesis envi-ronment, in which students, faculty andpartners in industry nurture new tech-nologies from discovery to marketplaceimplementation. He has co-authoredseven environmental technology USpatents and has served on numerousenvironmental committees and taskforces for professional organizations,industry and government. He is a co-founder of two technology commercial-ization companies, PlasmaSolCorporation and HydroGlobe, both ofwhich have been acquired by globalindustrial groups.

Korfiatis has also performed environ-mental remediation research funded byNASA, the National Science Foundation,the US Army, and other government andmilitary research agencies. Under hisleadership the Schaefer School ofEngineering has become a world-renowned center for research and devel-opment in maritime systems, marinesecurity, complex systems and nano-engi-neering.

A native of Greece, Korfiatis holds aDoctorate in Water Resources/EnvironmentalEngineering from Rutgers University(1984). He also earned at Rutgers aMaster’s degree in Water ResourcesEngineering (1980), as well as a Bachelorof Science degree in Civil Engineering(1978). – PB

Victor Lawrence, Associate Dean andBatchelor Chair Professor of ElectricalEngineering in Stevens’ Charles V. Schaefer,Jr. School of Engineering, has been award-ed the IEEE Simon Ramo Medal.

The Simon Ramo Medal was estab-lished by the IEEE Board of Directors in1982 for exceptional achievement in sys-tems engineering and systems science. Theaward is named in honor of the distin-guished engineering contributions of Dr.Simon Ramo, former Vice Chairman of theBoard and Chairman of the ExecutiveCommittee of TRW, Inc.

Nominees are evaluated based on sig-nificance of achievement in systems engi-neering and systems science or for techni-cal leadership in a major innovative engi-neering project within the scope of theIEEE, originality, breadth, impact on tech-nology, patents/publications, and the quali-ty of the nomination.

At Stevens, Lawrence is also theDirector of the Center for IntelligentNetworked Systems (iNetS), which wasestablished to explore opportunities forinsertion of intelligence within networkedsystems to achieve "smart" systems whosecomponents easily work with one another.Networked systems extend from large scalesystems of diverse interconnected networksthrough specialized networks optimized fortargeted applications to the end-points ofnetworks. iNetS explores the systematicinsertion of intelligence at all points

throughout this complex system of systemsto achieve ease of operation and quality ofservice. For this purpose, iNetS exploresinsertion of intelligence within points ofthe overall networked system, consistentwith the needs of adjacent connectedcomponents

A pioneer in the application of digitalsignal processing concepts and techniquesto data communications, Lawrence hasmade seminal contributions to the evolu-tion of voiceband modems, digital sub-scriber line technology and broadbandtransmission. His work on V-series modemtechnology and international standards haspaved the way for worldwide Internetaccess and made high-speed data commu-nication over international networks possi-ble. He has served on the IEEE FellowCommittee, as editor-in-chief of IEEETransactions on Communications, as chairof the IEEE Awards Board and on the IEEECommunications Society Board ofGovernors.

An IEEE Fellow, his many awardsinclude the IEEE Third Millennium Medal,the IEEE Circuits and Systems Society'sGuillemin-Cauer Prize Award and an EmmyAward. A member of the U.S. NationalAcademy of Engineering and an AT&T BellLaboratories Fellow, Lawrence was former-ly vice president of Lucent Technologies'advanced communications technology cen-ter in Holmdel, N.J. – SM

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Professor Ann Mooney is a recipient of the BrightIdea Award, sponsored by the Stillman School of Businessat Seton Hall University and the NJPRO Foundation.Mooney was selected for her paper, “Executive jobdemands: new insights for explaining strategic decisionsand leader behaviors,” co-authored with DonaldHambrick of The Smeal College of Business atPennsylvania State University and Sydney Finkelstein ofThe Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College.Mooney is an Assistant Professor of Management in theWesley J. Howe School of Technology Management.

The Stillman School of Business and the NJPRO foun-dation, the public policy research affiliate of the NewJersey Business and Industry Association, have compiledthe Fifth Annual Volume of the Published ResearchedWorks of business faculty within New Jersey. Mooney’spaper was selected as one of the top manuscripts frommore than 100 publications. – SM

Dr. James McClellan III,Interim Dean of StevensInstitute of Technology’sSchool of Sciences and Arts,has announced the appoint-ment of Professor DominicDuggan as Director of theDepartment of ComputerScience.

“Dominic brings tremen-dous expertise and energy tothe job of DepartmentDirector, and there’s no doubtthat he and his talented col-leagues will do the depart-ment, the field of computerscience and the Instituteproud,” McClellan said.

A native of Ireland,Duggan received hisDoctorate in computer sci-ence from the University ofMaryland. He has worked atStevens for nine years as anAssociate Professor ofComputer Science. His areasof specialty include networksecurity, cryptographic typesand object-oriented program-ming. – SM

Manu Malek, Industry Professor of ComputerScience and Director of the Graduate Certificate inCyberSecurity program, in November conducted anIEEE-sponsored Distinguished Lecture Tour to LatinAmerica. The tour was supported by the IEEECommunications Society and the local IEEE Chaptersand included three cities: Sao Paulo, Brazil; Lima, Peru;and San Salvador, El Salvador. Malek made two presen-tations in each location on the topics of security andinformation assurance, WLAN security and securityforensics. IEEE members and non-members from acade-mia and industry were in attendance at each presentation.

Malek’s research focuses on internet security, (wire-less) network security, security management, and securityforensics. He serves as editor-in-chief of the Journal ofNetwork and Systems Management and editor of SpringerBook Series on Network and Systems Management. Inaddition to his position as an IEEE distinguished lecturer,he is a member of the Steering Committee of MidwestSymposium on Circuits and Systems and a member of theInternational Federation for Information Processing. – SM

A patent from HydroGlobe, aTechnogenesis environmental technologycompany incubated at Stevens, has wonthe Thomas Alva Edison Patent Award forTechnology Transfer from the Research andDevelopment Council of New Jersey. Theoriginal patent is owned by Stevens, whichhas given to HydroGlobe the rights ofexclusive use of the technology.HydroGlobe, which produces patentedproducts for the removal of heavy metals –including lead and arsenic – from water,was acquired in 2004 by GraverTechnologies, a leading manufacturer offiltration and separation products.

HydroGlobe was founded in 2000 bythree Stevens professors based on researchconducted at the Center for EnvironmentalSystems (CES), directed by Dr. ChristosChristodoulatos. In addition toChristodoulatos, the HydroGlobe foundersinclude Dr. George P. Korfiatis (CESFounding Director and also Provost andUniversity Vice President) and Dr.Xiaoguang Meng, Director of Technicaland Academic Development at CES. Thetechnologies are included in a series of

patents obtained by the founders of thecompany. The merged business is run outof Graver Technologies’ facility in Glasgow,Del.

“The partnership with, and help frommany areas within Stevens, including tech-nical, marketing and finance, was instru-mental in moving HydroGlobe heavy-metalremoval technology to a commercial level.Equally, the experience interacting with thecommercial world should help thoseinvolved from Stevens in future technologystartup enterprises,” said John H.Schroeder, former CEO of HydroGlobe.

The award-winning patent, titled“Methods of Preparing a Surface-ActivatedTitanium Oxide Product and of Using Samein Water Treatment Process,” is known asMetsorb™, a highly effective, low-costabsorbent for reduction of arsenic and awide variety of heavy metals from groundand surface water. The invention details amethod for producing a surface-activatedcrystalline titanium oxide product having ahigh adsorptive capacity and high rate ofadsorption with respect to dissolved con-taminants. The invention further includes

steps of preparing a titanium oxide precipi-tate from a mixture comprising ahydrolysable titanium compound.

“This award is an affirmation of theTechnogenesis process of laboratoryresearch leading to real-world applicationsof technology, meeting critical needs on anational and global scale,” said Dr. HelenaS. Wisniewski, Stevens’ Vice President forResearch and Enterprise Development.“Drs. Korfiatis, Meng and Christodoulatosare exemplars in their field in developingenvironmental solutions that have thepotential to improve the lives of peopleacross the globe. This is a true illustrationof a Technogenesis outcome.” – SM

Stevens is named among ThePrinceton Review and PC Magazine’s Top20 Wired Colleges 2007 – a top rankingthat acknowledges Stevens’ nationalprowess in wired and wireless technologyfor students on campus.

“With graduate-level facilities andresources offered to undergrads,” writesPC Magazine in its January 2007 issue,“Stevens Institute in Hoboken, New Jersey,is a tech student’s dream-come-true.Stevens offers classes in robotics andcybersecurity, and the Computer andConsole Gaming Society (C2GS) gives stu-dents a chance to kick back, interact andunwind.”

“Stevens’ inclusion among the Top 20Wired Colleges demonstrates once againthat Stevens is at the forefront of educa-tion that integrates the latest informationtechnology and computer science acumenacross the curriculum,” said Stevens’

President, Harold J. Raveché. “Being onthis leading edge means that Stevensgraduates are exceptionally well preparedto thrive and flourish in the networkedprofessional world.”

Being at the forefront in “connected-ness” is not new for Stevens. “In 1982,Stevens was the first institution to requireall undergraduates to own and use a per-sonal computer,” said Eric Rosenberg,Associate Vice President for Technologyand Information Services. “In the mid-1980s, Stevens was one of the first univer-sities to provide wired network accessfrom all residence hall rooms to the cam-pus network and the Internet.”

Today, Stevens is continuing toexpand its network as part of new con-struction on campus. The university'sBabbio Center for TechnologyManagement, opened for classes in April2006, adds to Stevens’ already robust

wired and wireless campus network. Thisnew signature headquarters for technolo-gy management education is thoroughlynetworked for both wired and wirelesstechnology, making it a unique state-of-the-art facility for leading-edge educationin business and technology management.This connectedness has advanced furtherwith the recent opening of the RiverTerrace Apartments, a thoroughly modernstudent residence complex located withina suite of completely restored and updatedearly twentieth-century brick and brown-stone buildings, accessed through a fullynetworked, keyless swipe-card entry sys-tem that extends to each student’s individ-ual room. – PB

Stevens is among Top 20 ‘Wired Colleges’ in the US

HydroGlobe patent wins Thomas Alva Edison Award

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Manu Malek conducts IEEE distinguished lecture tour

Duggan appointed director ofComputer Science department

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Professor Malek

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Professor Mooney

R.M. “Erik” Gordon has been appointed as the AssociateDean for Management Programs in The Wesley J. Howe School ofTechnology Management. In addition, Gordon also was named theShulman Family Chair Professor of Technology and BusinessManagement.

As Associate Dean, Gordon will be responsible for the associ-ated research and the academic, administrative and financial oper-ations of The Howe School’s Master’s programs in general man-agement, technology management and business administration, aswell as its graduate programs for experienced professionals.

Gordon has made significant scholarly and business contribu-tions in the areas of marketing, intellectual property, technologycommercialization, technology-based innovation and technologyventuring. He also has a stellar record of crafting and growinggraduate education programs across the board range of technolo-gy management disciplines.

Gordon will play a pivotal leadership role in The Howe Schoolresearch and education programs in technology innovation andentrepreneurship, which programs form the core of the HoweSchool strategy. He comes to Stevens from Johns Hopkins, wherehe was leading the Graduate Division of Business andManagement. Prior to that, he served as the director of the MBAprogram at the University of Florida. – SM

Marjorie H. Everitt, Associate Vice Presidentfor Development and External Affairs, has beennamed Vice President for Development andUniversity Communications. She had also served asActing Vice President following the recent retire-ment of James N. Snyder.

“On behalf of the Institute, I have the privi-lege of expressing support for the great accom-plishments of Vice President Everitt and the Officeof Development and University Communications,and look forward to much success in the yearsahead,” said Stevens President Harold J. Raveché inhis announcement.

Everitt, an alumna of Smith College, hasextensive experience in senior fund-raising roles,

which positions her strongly to lead the Institute’sresource development and communication activi-ties.

Everitt will focus on preparing the Institute fora major endowment-building initiative. Planning isunder way to implement measures for increasingannual and major gifts as well as identifying newprospects and new donors. Expanding communica-tions efforts to alumni and others will be a signifi-cant part of the early efforts toward the nextStevens campaign, in addition to working coopera-tively with the Stevens Alumni Association. Theseinitiatives will involve trustees, faculty and academ-ic and administration leadership, as well as stu-dents. – PB

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In a signing ceremony at the New York Yacht Club,Stevens and The Embedded Systems Institute of TheNetherlands formalized an agreement of cooperation in thearea of embedded-systems engineering research and educa-tion.

The agreement was signed by Dr. George P. Korfiatis,Provost and University VP, and Dr. H. Brinksma, ScientificDirector and Chair of the Embedded Systems Institute. Thesigning ceremony was attended by Dr. Harold J. Raveché,Stevens President, and Dr. Amandus Lunqvist, President of TheTechnical University of Eindhoven, The Netherlands.

The agreement establishes a foundation for joint learningthrough exchange of knowledge in the area of architectingand engineering within the embedded systems domain. Inaddition, there will be cooperation between the two in pro-grams for knowledge dissemination and joint research work-shops and seminars.

“I am very confident that this strategic partnership withESI will result in the creation of new knowledge and willadvance the field of Systems Engineering,” said Korfiatis. “Weare looking forward to what promises to be a very exciting,mutually beneficial collaboration.”

“Our institution is proud to be joined in transatlantic part-nership with a great American technological university such asStevens Institute of Technology,” said Brinksma.

The Embedded Systems Institute is Europe’s foremostleader in research of systems architecture and embedded sys-tems. – PB

Stevens and Embedded SystemsInstitute of The Netherlands signMemorandum of Understanding

Highlights from Development and External Affairs

Marjorie H. Everitt named VP for Development & University Communications

Erik Gordon appointed Howe Schoolassociate dean for management programs

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In July, the Office of Development and UniversityCommunications prepared for an eventful school year by hostingthe Graduates of the Last Decade (G.O.L.D.) Summer Beach Partyat Jenkinson’s Inlet and Restaurant of Point Pleasant. Recentgraduates enjoyed a fun-filled day at one of New Jersey’s premierbeaches as well as the All-You-Can-Eat-and-Drink barbeque.

The Class of 1957 kicked off its 50th Anniversary Reunionyear at the home of John Hovey ’57 in September. Members ofthe Class of 1957 were treated to an afternoon of fine food andtours of Hovey’s collection of classic cars.

In November, the G.O.L.D. program hosted a Wine Tastingand Food Pairing Event at the Park Avenue Club in Florham Park,N.J. Recent graduates of the past 20 years were invited to tastesix different wines and sample a light meal designed to comple-ment the wine. Two of the six highlighted wines were raffled offat the end of the evening.

December started off with a G.O.L.D. Wine and CheeseReception following the Annual Career Fair. The annual recep-tion is an opportunity for recent graduates to network with eachother in a relaxed and social atmosphere.

Also in December, the Edwin A. Stevens Society held itsannual Gala at the Park Avenue Club in Florham Park, N.J. At thegala, the society presented Dr. Michael Bruno with the inauguralPresident’s Leadership Award and Dr. Edith Flanigen with TheStevens Honor Award. Members of the society dined and dancedto the sounds of the Bob Dawson Band.

Upcoming events for the Office of Development include aG.O.L.D. Financial Planning Seminar, Scholarship Luncheon, EASFaculty and Staff Reception and more. If you would like to learnmore about these events, please contact the Development Officeat (201) 216-5241. – CPB

VP Everitt

Dean Gordon

Dr. Korfiatis, Dr. Dinesh Verma, and Dr. H. Brinksma

Stevens celebrated the re-commissioning of the DavidsonLaboratory high-speed towing tank with a three-day event inDecember.

The event included a formal grand opening ceremony onDecember 11, with welcoming remarks from Michael Bruno,Dean of the Schaefer School of Engineering and Director of theCenter for Maritime Systems; George Korfiatis, Provost andUniversity Vice President; and Stevens President Harold J.Raveché. It was followed by a two-day Technical Symposium,“The Experimental Method in Naval Architecture and OceanEngineering,” in which invited speakers provided their perspec-tives on the future of technology development and educationin naval architecture and ocean engineering.

First opened in 1944, the facility remains one of theworld’s leading centers for research and education in the fieldsof naval architecture and ocean engineering. The recently com-pleted renovations have significantly enhanced the facility’scapabilities. – SM

Three-day event marks Davidson high-speed towing tank re-commissioning

Bruno honored with President’s Leadershipaward at annual Edwin A. Stevens Gala

The Edwin A. Stevens Society this year honored MichaelBruno, Dean of The Schaefer School of Engineering, with thePresident’s Leadership award at its annual Gala in December

The President’s Leadership Award is presented to a distin-guished individual who has rendered exceptional service toStevens and for his or her significant achievements and dedicationto their field. The recipient will have demonstrated eminent com-mitment to advancing the students at the Institute through his orher engineering or scientific expertise and achievements. Theaward is given to an individual who demonstrates, by example, acommitment to advancing Stevens global standing in the educa-tional and research community and has personally reachedbeyond campus to build alliances that raise the public’s apprecia-tion for the resources needed to enhance the mission at Stevens.

Bruno holds a Doctor of Science degree in OceanographicEngineering jointly from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Instituteand Massachusetts Institute of Technology, was a 1996 FulbrightScholar and was a recipient of the American Society of CivilEngineers’ Outstanding Service Award.

The Ocean Engineering Graduate Assistance Fund was creat-ed in 2006 by friends and colleagues of Bruno to aid graduatestudents from the Department of Ocean Engineering who seekprofessional development opportunities around the world foradvancement in their studies. The fund was established in honorof Bruno for his many achievements, dedication to his field andcommitment to advancing the student experience at the Institute.

The Fund aims to increase the amount of dollars available tofull-time graduate students pursuing a career in OceanEngineering. It will support important opportunities that are notcovered through grants, such as conference fees, travel and train-ing.

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Ann Davidson, daughter of the laboratory’s founder, delivers remarksat the ceremony..