Each award recipient has demonstrated excellence in the engineering profession and an interest in promoting the name and programs of Villanova University College of Engineering. More specifically:
Past Recipients
The J. Stanley Morehouse Memorial Award
Outstanding leadership at the highest level.
2020 - Patrick Treacy ’87 ME |
1995 - Stephen B. Lester, CEE '65 MCE '69 |
2019 - Susan M. Ward ’80 ChE |
1994 - Nance Dicciani, PhD, ChE '64 |
2017 - Charles DeAngelis '85 CE, PE |
1993 - David J. Collins, CEE '57 |
2016 - Anne K. Roby, Ph.D., ChE ‘86 |
1992 - Merrill Buckley Jr. EE '49 |
2015 - John F. Hartner, ME '85 |
1991 - Clyde D. Keaton, ME '64 |
2014 - Peter A. Naccarato, CE '65 |
1990 - Charles A. Ruibal, ChE '68 |
2013 - John B. Canuso, Sr. CE ‘63 |
1989 - Joseph D'Ambrisi, ChE '50 |
2012 - Kurt G. Conti, CE '84 |
1988 - James R. Birle, ME '58 |
2011 - Louis (Gene) G. Alessandrini, EE '86 |
1987 - Donald H. Piser, CE ‘62 |
2010 - Anthony J. Melone, EE '82 |
1986 - Richard T. Gerstrner, ChE ’60 |
2009 - Thomas J. Hanratty, Ph.D, ChE '47 |
1985 - Charles A. Meyer, ME ’33 |
2008 - Zareh Baghdasarian, EE '83 |
1984 - Frank J. Ryan, ChE ’53 |
2007 - Robert M. Farrell, PhD., EE '69 |
1983 - Gerald A. White, ChE ‘57 |
2006 - Robert J. Bettacchi, ChE '64 |
1982 - Allen F. Rhodes, ME ‘47 |
2005 - Anthony Cavanna, ChE '61 |
1981 - Thomas H. Kuhn, CE ‘33 |
2004 - John M. Robins, CEE ‘70 |
1980 - William J. Scharle, ChE ‘50 |
2003 - Donald P. Fusilli Jr., BCE '73 |
1979 - Thomas J. McCormick, CEE ‘20 |
2002 - Robert Bartolini, PhD, EE, '64 |
1978 - Edward J. Goronowski, ChE ‘38 |
2001 - John P. Jones III, ChE '72 |
1977 - Daniel J. Keating, Jr., ME ‘41 |
2000 - Barry C. Johnson, PhD, ME, '70 |
1976 - No Award |
1999 - John G. Drosdick, ChE, '65 |
1975 - Charles F. Kain, CEE ‘36 |
1998 - Francis N. Cavalier, CE '60, '59 |
1974 - James A. Drobile, ChE ‘49 |
1997 - John L. Hennessy, PhD, BEE '73 |
1973 - Paetrus Banmiller, EE ‘35 |
1996 - John J. Janitz, MCE '69 |
1972 - Eugene A. Barr, ChE ‘37 |
The John J. Gallen Memorial Award
Technical achievements by an alumnus who graduated from the College less than 15 years ago.
2020 - Christine Wood ’05 CE | 1998 - John O’Rourke, Esq. MSEE, ’84, ‘89 |
2019 - Sherrie-Ann Martin ’09 ChE, ’15 MSChE | 1997 - Geordi K. Borsari, PhD, BEE, ’87, ‘93 |
2017 - Francis B. Homer '03 CE | 1996 - Gloria Lipovsky, BChE ‘85 |
2016 - Brian C. Glaister, ME ‘03 | 1995 - Dr. Gregory Muldowney, MchE ‘83 |
2015 - Andrew Blasetti, CE ’04, MSCE’ 06 | 1994 - Gregory E. Johnson, CE ‘84 |
2014 - John C. Duda, ME '07 | 1993 - Charles D. Jones, ChE ‘77 |
2013 - David J. Cappelleri, Ph.D., ME ‘98 | 1992 - Paul V. Knechtel, ME ‘81 |
2012 - Eric M. Ricci ChE '01, MS ChE '03 | 1991 - David B. Campbell, CE ‘76 |
2011 - Joseph A. Powers, Esq., EE '96, JD '99 | 1990 - Michael T. McCullough, CE’76 |
2010 - Steven J. Spear, BME '93, MME '99 | 1989 - Kevin M. Buckley, EE ‘76 |
2009 - Amy Kleist Holovaty, ChE'97 | 1988 - Howard J. Woods, Jr., CE ‘77 |
2008 - Craig Fennie, Ph.D., BEE '93, MCSC '96 | 1987 - Andrew J. Milligan, ChE ’73 |
2007 - Kathleen A. (Bielomyza) Mitchell, BChE ‘91 | 1986 - Glenn A. Reitmeier, EE ’77 |
2006 - Brian T. Smith, BEE ‘93 | 1985 - Janice A. Phillips, ChE ‘73 |
2005 - Joseph Wartman, Ph.D., CEE '90 | 1984 - Martin W. McCann, CE ‘75 |
2004 - Steven J. Christini, ME ‘95 | 1983 - John L. Hennessy, EE ‘73 |
2003 - Matthew Stober, BChE, ‘89 | 1982 - John M. Shea, ChE, ‘68 |
2002 - John P. Harrison, MCE ‘97 | 1981 - John L. Lear, ChE ‘68 |
2001 - Coleen M. Burke, ME ‘90 | 1980 - William J. Leighton, EE ‘73 |
2000 - Richard J. Pauls, PhD, EE ‘87 | 1979 - Alan J. Zupko, ChE ‘68 |
1999 - Mark E. Lewis, CE ‘87 | 1978 - Richard M. Gatti, EE ‘68 |
1977 - H. Richard Orth, CE ’63 |
The Carl T. Humphrey Memorial Award
For an alumnus who earned a master’s degree from the College more than 5 years ago.
2020 - Thomas Cassin ’83 ME, ’86 MSME | 2004 - Ravikanth Pappu, Ph.D. EE ‘93 | ||
2019 - Lawrence J. Scally, PhD ’83 EE, ’85 MSEE, ’06 MBA | 2003 - Philip Morgan, MSEE ‘94 | ||
2017 - Mark K. Muller '90 ME, '98 MSME | 2002 - Abhijit Dasgupta, PhD, ME ‘89 | ||
2016 - William M. Brown, ME ’84, MSME ‘87 | 2001 - William M. Goble, PhD, MSEE ‘88 | ||
2015 - Gerard “Gerry” A. Fasano, EE ’87, MSEE ’90 |
2000 - John Collura, PhD, MSCE, ’71, ‘76 | ||
2014 - Richard K. Faris, CE '69, MCE '70 | 1999 - Yongping, Gu, PhD, MSME, ’84, ’98 | ||
2013 - Anne Mullins, MEE ‘87 | 1998 - Elaine A. Mitchell, ChE ’83, 90 | ||
2012 - Victor Manuel Garcia '98 EE | 1997 - Donald G. Bright, PhD, ChE, ’72 | ||
2011 - Thomas A. Caramanico, CE '71, MCE '83 | 1996 - Anthony J. Kelly, MCE ‘86 | ||
2010 - Gregory Paxson, PE, MCE '00 | 1995 - Atef M. Sha’aban, MCE ‘74 | ||
2009 - Maury B. Bayer, ECE '04 | 1994 - Timothy F. Dyson, EE ’79 | ||
2008 - Sudhakar Goverdhanam, MME '95 | 1993 - John J. Coscia, Sr., MCE ‘80 | ||
2007 - Alessandro (Alex) Perrotta, MSEE ‘94 | 1992 - Gerald Bauldock, MChE ’86 | ||
2006 - Hanuman Mallubhotla, MChE ‘92 | 1991 - Albert M. Tantala, CE ‘65 | ||
2005 - Farshid Maghami, MME '98 | 1990 - Dr. John M. Mason, Jr., MSTE ‘77 | ||
The Robert D. Lynch Award
Outstanding academic achievement and exemplary dedication to service by a graduating senior.
2020 - Andrew Lee ’19 ME | 2010 - Kent M. Grosh, ME '10 | |
2019 - Stephen Spada ’18 ChE | 2009 - Bryan William Wagner, CE '09 | |
2017 - Thomas Saldutti '17 CE | 2008 - Angela Lynn Russo, CE '08 | |
2016 - Brandon T. Wesley, ChE '16 | 2007 - John C. Duda, ME '07 | |
2015 - Joseph R. Brady, ChE ’15 | 2006 - Nicholas A. O’Donoughue ECE ‘06 | |
2014 - Gregory Campbell ME '14 | 2005 - Kathleen M. Halcovage, CE '05 | |
2013 - Ian P. Dardani ME ’13 | 2004 - Sarah Banas, ME ‘04 | |
2012 - William Albert |
The Gary A. Gabriele Memorial Award
Recognizes an alumnus who has promoted equity in the field.
2020 - Sheena White ’06 ME | ||
2019 - Amy Fleischer, Ph.D. ’91 ME, ’96 MSME |
Professional Achievement
Outstanding achievement in a technological environment.
2021 April E. Barkasi Steven Benvenuto David Guro Phillip A. Piro |
2002 Thomas Portland, MChE ‘72 Gerard Mayer, EE ‘73 Steven J. Christini, ME ‘95 Jay Beratan, CE ‘69 |
2020 Michael Gillin ’99 ME Christopher McCartin '91 CE Elizabeth Porter ’93 EE James Rolston '10 ChE |
2001 Stephen R. Fitzgerald, ChE ’72 Stephen G. Sawyer, PhD, CE ’65 Peter J. Sevcik, EE ’69 Alberto J. Sanchez, ME ’65 |
2019 Marc Cammarata ’98 CE John Palme ’88 ME, ’91 MSME David Kolesar ’76 ChE, ’78 MSChE, ’82 MBA Bernard Borghei ’94 EE |
2000 William K. Lorenz, ChE ’68 Francis G. Fleming, Esq., CE ’67 James C. Wood, EE ’78 William J. Midon, Esq., ME ’75 |
2017 Kerry Cooley Bruggemann, ME ‘06 Christopher Damico, EE ‘84 Joseph Krackeler Ph.D., ChE ‘59 W. Todd Pohlig, CEE ‘72 |
1998 Carl DeMartino, ChE ‘48 Henry J. Rumbarger, Jr., ME ‘65 Edward H. Reese, EE ‘59 Joseph P. Welsh, CE ‘55 |
2015 Patsy “Pat” Aguanno ’56 CE, PE Timothy Arcuri ’93 ChE Brian H. Lange ’88 ME, PE Nicholas Piazzola ’68 EE |
1997 Martin J. Karpenski, ChE ‘71 Richard Kropp, MCE ‘81 William R. Hansell, EE ‘70 John Karpowicz, ME ‘78 |
2014 William C. Allen, ChE '69 Marc A. Franciosa, ME ‘90 Elizabeth A. Catania, CE ‘81 John I. Menzies, EE ‘92 |
1996 William J. Mazzafro, ChE ‘71 Lawrence M. Moy, CE ‘56 Katherine J. Palmer, ME ‘85 Dr. Robert M. Farrell, EE ‘69 |
2013 Aaron Cote, PhD, ChE ‘95 Robert C. Braun, ME ‘82 James J. Colantonio, CE ’68 Thomas V. Sanzone, EE ‘68 |
1995 Dr. Frank G. Dwyer, ChE ‘53 Robert M. Gallen, CE ‘64 Joseph W. Gallagher, EE ‘49 Michael S. Gaffney, ME ‘49 |
2012 Daniel C. Flynn '82 ChE Paul J. Varello '65 CE Karl R. Zurn '66 ECE, MEE ‘69 Glenn J. DeSimone '69 ME |
1994 John T. Doherty, CE ‘68 John E. Sague, ME ‘75 James L. Meyer, ChE ‘68 Casimir S. Skrzyczak, ME ‘62 |
2011 Jessica M. Sant, CPE '00 Joseph P. Lingle, CE '90, MCE '97 Kevin P. White, CHE '80 Nicholas A. Calio, ME '65 |
1993 Michael F. Ferreri, CE ‘58 Dr. Randolph Phillips, EE ‘76 John A. Rossi, ChE ‘70 Neil J. Sheehan, ME ‘68 |
2010 David P. Didier, BCE '92 Adelene Q. Perkins, BChE '81 Christine M. Slocumb, BEE '90, MSEE '92 David J. Quinn, BME '02 |
1992 Francis T. Maher, ChE ‘65 Paul L. Streb, CE ‘54 Ronald J. Triolo, EE ‘80 Brian J. Ludwig, ME ‘68 |
2009 Sean McDermott, ECE '88 Irene Kropp, CE '83 Janice Peterson, ChE '82 Ron DeGregorio, ME '91 |
1991 Thomas E. Reilly, ChE ‘74 William F. Thompson, CE ‘70 Joseph H. Yuen, EE ‘66 Joseph T. Threston, ME ‘57 |
2008 Raymond Hozalski, Ph.D., ChE '90 Nelson J. Shaffer, MTE '81 Bruno Pattan, BEE '52 Peter Fong, BME '86 |
1990 Karen Mudry Avil, EE ‘71 Harold W. Blot, ME ‘62 Anthony J. Cavanna, ChE ‘61 Alfred J. Panepinto, CE ‘27 |
2007 James J. Schuster, Ph.D., BCE ’57, MCE ‘61 Luis A. Urrutia, BChE ‘75 Teresa M. Bassitt, BEE ‘84 Georges Facas, Ph.D., BME ‘81 |
1989 Andrew M. Allen, ME ‘77 John Collura, MSCE ‘71 John Paul Jones, III, ChE ‘72 Robert F. Wagner, EE ‘59 |
2006 James B. Mynaugh, Jr., ChE ‘80 Vito A. Genua, PE, BCE ‘72 Robert F. Slattery, BEE ‘92 Edward J. Phillips, BME ‘73 |
1988 Joseph S. Graci, CE ‘70 Donald E. Hawk, Jr., ME ‘81 Carlos B. Rosas, ChE ‘62 Lawrence J. Ziomek, EE ‘71 |
2005 Gerald P. Quindlen, ChE ‘81 Ronald Fender, MSWREE ‘79 Thomas J. Duffy, PhD,BEE ‘63 James McAssey, ME ‘85 |
1987 Robert F. Bonner, Jr., CE ‘58 Joseph Gerngross, Sr., EE ‘45 Barry C. Johnson, ME ‘70 Douglas F. Munch, ChE ‘69 |
2004 Elmer Roskovensky, ChE ‘67 Kurt G. Conti, CE ‘84 Joseph Dougherty, PhD, EE ‘63 Scott N. Marks, ME ‘99 |
1986 Robert A. Bartolini, EE ‘64 Frederick A. Costello, ME ‘57 Nance K. Dicciani, ChE ‘69 Putinas V. Masalaitis, CE ‘58 |
2003 Philippe A. Jacques, EE '73 Michele Finn Itell, ChE '85 Patrick E. McLaughlin, ME '85 Thomas Caramanico, MCE '71 |
1985 Anthony Y. Kam, ChE ‘69 Mark W. Nansteel, ME ‘77 Robert J. Yannes, EE ‘79 Chester J. Zegler, CE ‘57 |
1984 Frank J. Kempf, CE ‘49 Robert J. Leahy, ChE ‘48 Christopher E. Strangio, EE ‘72 Brian J. Sullivan, CE ‘74 |
Meritorious Service
Support for the educational and service activities of the College, including recommending Villanova to exceptional student prospects.
2020 Robert Creighton ’01 CpE David Diehl ’00 CE Ashley Ferguson ’09 ME Thomas Portland ’69 ChE |
2001 Jeremy T. Kampp, ChE ‘97 John M. Robins, CE ‘70 Samuel V. Brattini, EE ‘63 William G. DiMaio, Jr. ME ‘80 |
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2019 Tyler Ladd ’02 CE, ’04 MSWREE, ’15 MBA JoAnn Garbin ’98 ME Maria Sauer ’12 ChE Robert J. Merkert, Sr. ’59 EE |
2000 Alan J. Uszynski, EE ‘93 Nicholas A. Calio, ME ‘65 Robert F. Gordon, ChE ‘80 James J. Daloisio, Esq., CE ‘70 |
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2017 John P. Beyer, ECE ‘11 Adam R. Butler, ME ‘15 John E. Durrant, CEE ’76, MCE ‘80 Kevin Fogash, Ph.D., ChE ‘92 |
1999 Edmond Dougherty, EE ’69, MSCS ‘86 Petra K. Spencer, ME, MME ‘89, ‘97 Matthew R. Stober, ChE ‘89 John N. Scopetta, CE ‘49 |
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2016 Brian P. Bozzo, ME ‘07 Karen Damara, ECE ‘11 Alexander Myers, ChE ‘08, MSChE'10 Joshua Smolinsky, CEE ’03, MSCE ‘13 |
1998 Henry Acchione, Jr., Esq., CE ‘66, ‘73 Walter McDonald, III, MSEE ‘89, ‘92 Theodore R. Flint, ChE ‘58 William J. Albertus, MSME ‘82 |
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2015 Joseph Callaghan, CE’59, MSCE,’63 John P. “JP” Gunn, ME’10 Melissa Morea Evola, CE’94 Jenny Papatolis Johnson, ChE’03, JD’06 |
1997 William F. O’Donnell, CE ‘65 David M. Kolesar, MChE ‘70 Daniel V. Wylde, EE ‘48 Coleen Burke, ME ’90 |
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2014 Alisha M. Trocciola, ChE '05 Frank Ferrese, MCPE '06, PHD '13 Joseph K. Posillico, CE '81 Thomas A. DuBois, PhD '12 |
1996 Paul M. Ashline, ChE ‘79 Michael J. Howe, EE ‘70 Robert J. Fitzmyer, ME ‘50 John F. Igoe, CE ‘63 |
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2013 Kimberly R. Palladino, ChE ’97, MChE ‘01 Matthew D. Bochanski, ME ’06, MTM ’08, MME ‘10 Robert L. Lund, Jr., CE ’78, MCE ’81 Mary C. Galvin, CpE ‘03 |
1995 James Maher, ChE ‘59 Joseph M. Giannone, CE ‘70 Zalpha Hashem, EE ‘79 John G. Gilfillian, III, ME ‘56 |
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2012 William J. Leighton, Ph.D. (Bill) '73 EE Michael P. Gigliotti '70 CE James O'Leary '00 ChE Daniel Weeden '89 ME |
1994 Thomas A. Caramanico, MCE ‘83 Robert J. Casey, ME ‘44 Thomas C. Mullin, MChE ‘83 John N. Happ, EE ‘85 |
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2011 Marie V. Maguire, EE '69 Karl F. Schmidt, MCE '82, CE '78 Joseph J. McMullen, Jr., CHE '00, MBA '04 Vincent J. D’Imperio, Jr., MME '87 |
1993 Alexander S. Baran, Jr., EE ‘75 Eugene N. Castellano, ChE ‘73 Paul K. Dainora, ME ‘86 J. Richard Tompkins, CE ‘62 |
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2010 David B. Campbell, BCE '76, MCE '81 Christos E. Dantos, BME '80 Michael F. Hnatow, BChE '93 Richard P. Thompson, BEE '64 |
1992 Edward G. Barry, ChE ‘54 Susan M. Castellan, CE ‘84 Christine A. Heaney, EE ‘83 James M. McMonagle, ME ‘62 |
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2009 Anthony J. Donadeo, ECE '95 Nelson J. Shaffer, CE'81 William K. Lorenz, ChE'68 Erin Vogel, ME'05 |
1991 Thomas F. Bailey, ChE ‘71 Frank E. Falcone, CE ’70, MCE ‘73 Robert A. DiRita, EE ‘62 Mary Cornell, ME ‘84 |
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2008 Joseph Lamack, ChE '87 John J. McFadden, Ph.D., BCE '91, MCE '94 Peter Michel, BCPE '02, MCSC '05 Jordan Ermilio, BME '98, EMWRE '06 |
1990 Joseph P. Campion, CE ‘75 Diann L. Hritzo, EE ‘85 Stephen F. Salvo, ChE ‘81 Michael J. Stapf, ME ‘63 |
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2007 Robert J. Grossi, MCE ‘67 Thomas A. Nowlan, BChE ’84, MChE ‘85 Arthur P. Ryan, III BEE ‘65 William P. Dierkes, BME ‘85 |
1989 James J. Ahrens, CE ‘73 William Crouse, Jr., ChE ‘59 Donald C. Dunn, EE ‘58 Richard P. Shinners, ME ‘48 |
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2006 Robert F. Gordon, BChE ‘80 Pasquale A. Dougherty, PE, CE ’68,’75 Gerard J. Mayer, BEE, ‘73 Gary J. Nevard, BME ‘91 |
1988 John Del Ferro, CE ‘82 Thomas J. Duffy, EE ‘63 John F. Heilmann, ME ‘49 Joseph Sanborn, Sr., ChE ‘38 |
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2005 James K. Logue, ChE ‘71 William O’Donnell, CE ‘65 Todd Little, CPE ‘01 Vincent Wagner, ME ‘89 |
1987 James A. D’Arcy, EE ‘59 Joseph G. Denny, ChE ‘37 James W. Eastwood, CE ‘68 David F. Graziano, ME ‘77 |
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2004 Joseph G. Lamack, III, ChE ‘87 Michael Gillin, ME ‘99 Dennis V. Mordan, CE ‘88 Patricia Dougherty Stump, CPE ‘00 |
1986 Steven J. Casper, CE ‘80 Donald J. Koestler, ChE ‘58 Douglas J. Murray, CE ‘61 Frank B. Solis, EE ‘45 |
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2003 Marie Maguire, EE '69 Peter Edwards, ChE '85 Amy Gauntner, ME '96 John J. Stranix, CE '78 |
1985 Robert J. Durney, ChE ‘61 Louis R. Kahl, ME ‘55 Gerald J. Palatucci, EE ‘64 Eugene A. Petracca, CE ‘75 |
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2002 Bruce Uhlman, ChE ‘90 Anthony F. Naccarato, CE ‘88 Rory Sparrow, EE ‘80 Karen Hauck, ME ‘98 |
1984 Richard D. Avil, EE ‘31 Thomas G. Byrne, CE ‘32 Ralph V. Robb, ChE ‘52 Douglas M. Rode, ME ‘73 |
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