4th Alumni Career Celebration

A Business, Technology & Careers Conference

Friday, April 25, 2008
Clayton Hall Conference Center
University of Delaware

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Highlights - Opportunities

Celebrate alumni careers including this year’s recipients of the Distinguished Career Alumni Award.
Keynote address by President Patrick Harker on the exciting new vision of the University of Delaware.
Seminars by faculty, alumni and students on engineering, business and career topics— earn CEUs!
Research and technology displays and extensive periods for interaction among alums, faculty and students.
Social times for reunion and further networking.
Cocktail hour and buffet!

Program Events

12:00	Sign-in; Refreshments; Technology Displays; Live Demo Planned
1:00	Seminars (Track A or Track B)
	Track A (Room 120)	Track B (Room 119)
1:00	Survivor: Engineering How to Outplay, Outwit, and Outlast in Your Career Shawn Riley, '98 Product Engineer, Rohm & Haas Dina Riley, '98 Procurement/Engineering Manager, Agilent	UD-CCM Composites Research From Research to Applications: A Model for Knowledge Based Partnerships Stephen M. Andersen, '90 Asstant Director for Miltary Programs, Center for Composite Materials
1:45	Networking Break (Central Pit Area), including Refreshments; Technology Displays
2:00	Robotics: Training and Neuro-Rehabilitation Exoskeletons, Baby Robots Dr. Sunil Agrawal Professor, Mechanical Engineering	Senior Design Projects Vibration Fatigue Tester for Southco's Compression Latches Marykate Wioncek '08, and Team Removing Heat from a New Black & Decker Drill Julianne Twomey '08, and Team Sr. Students, Mechanical Engineering
2:45	Networking Break (Central Pit Area), including Refreshments; Technology Displays
3:00	Biomechanics of Osteoarthritis Analyzing knee forces and functions Dr. Jill Higginson Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering	The Flat World for Smaller Businesses Two Case Studies of Global Practices Jim Hutchison '78, CEO StudioJaed Pat Reynolds '67, President, PoolPAK
3:45	Networking Break (Central Pit Area), including Refreshments; Technology Displays
4:00	Welcome (Room 128) Tom Buchanan, Chair, Department of Mechanical Engineering
4:15	Distinguished Career Alumni Presentations
4:45	Panel Discussion with all Distinguished Career Alumni
5:30	Keynote Address: Patrick Harker, President, University of Delaware
6:15	Social/Networking/Buffet Dinner (Central Pit Area/Lobby)
7:30	Adjourn

Registration

All alumni should receive an invitation by mail for this event.
Please register before April 18, 2008!

RSVP

Lodging

If you require lodging, we suggest the Courtyard by Marriott Hotel located immediately adjacent to the Clayton Hall facility. For rates and reservations, call (302) 737-0900 or visit www.udel.edu/hotel/

Distinguished Career Awards

One of the objectives of this conference is to recognize alumni career achievements. This year's recipients include:

Raymond Feehery (1974)—podiatrist in private practice in Wilmington, Delaware

James Gitney (1978)— President and Founder of Group 50 Consulting in Los Angeles, California

Martha Meaney Murray (1987)—Assistant Professor in Orthopaedic Surgery at Children’s Hospital Boston

David Meyers (1981)— Chief Operating Officer at Apogee Technology, a publicly traded technology company in Massachusetts

Oren Phillips (1968)—Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Utah State
University Research Foundation (USURF)

Previous recipients...

More information

Preparations for the upcoming Business, Technology & Career Conference are highlighted in the 2008 Winter ME Newsletter. Details from previous career celebrations can be found on the Alumni Events pages.

Contact Nate Cloud for more information.