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College Honors Distinguished Alumni During 48th VillanovaUniversityEngineeringAlumni Society Awards Dinner

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TheCollege of Engineeringhonored 11alumniNov. 6for theircommitment to the College,communityandfieldduringthe48th91̽University EngineeringAlumniSocietyAwards DinneratDrosdickHall.William“Bill”M. Brown’84 ME, ’87 MSMEreceived the J. Stanley Morehouse Award, the College’s highest honor, in recognition of his outstanding leadership and contributions to the engineering profession.The award acknowledges alumni who have made demonstrable contributions to the planning, administration and management of companiesand organizations.

Brownis thechairmanand CEO of 3M,agloballeader in the fields of automotive and industrial technologies, consumer electronics, personalsafetyand consumer products.In hispreviousrole, aschair and CEO of L3Harris Technologies, Brown was instrumental inestablishingINNOVATE, a summer prototypingprogram for 91̽undergraduates, and the L3Harris Heterogenous Autonomous Vehicle Lab, orHAVLab.In addition,Brownrecentlycontributed to the advancement ofthe College’sdedicationto research and excellence in teaching through a generousgiftestablishingthe William M. Brown ’84, ’87Endowed Chair in Mechanical Engineering.

2025 AWARD RECIPIENTS:

MERITORIOUS SERVICE

Acknowledges alumni who volunteer and/or support society causeson behalfof the College, a nonprofit/religiousorganizationor theiremployer to provide service to others.

SteveCallanen’63 ME

Brian Dempsey’86 CE

JamesMynaugh’80 ChE

PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT

Recognizes contributions to technology through substantial achievements in marketing, management or entrepreneurship, as well as achievements in strictly technical fields.

Harry Clark’64 ME, ’69 MSME

Joseph Tursi’93 CE

Matthew Yakush’12 ChE, ’15MSChE

JeffYatczyn’95 EE

DEANS’ AWARDS

THEGARY A. GABRIELE AWARD

Recognizes alumni who promote equity in the field, suchas bychampioning underrepresented individuals in engineering, supporting STEM outreach activities for diverse students, orempowering these individuals in the workplace.

EmberlePearson’13 ME 

THEJOHN J. GALLEN AWARD

Recognizes thetechnical excellence of our engineering alumni whose achievements yield advances in the engineering profession.

Ronald Triolo, PhD, ’80 EE

THECARL T. HUMPHREY AWARD

Recognizes the professional achievements of alumni who hold a graduate degreefrom the College.

MahmoudKabalan’16PhD 

THEJ. STANLEY MOREHOUSE AWARD

Recognizes outstanding leadership in the engineering profession.

William“Bill”M. Brown ’84 ME, ’87 MSME

Elizabeth Slocum
Director of Communication and Marketing
elizabeth.slocum@villanova.edu
 

Alyson Hersker
Director of Events and Experience
alyson.hersker@villanova.edu