Header Image: Attendees at the banquet, including 2024 honoree Jack Elston (in blue tie).
Above: Prof. Hanspeter Schaub and Jen Uchida with her alumni award.
The Ann and H.J. Smead Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences has honored nine alumni for outstanding contributions to industry, for technical achievement, and public service.
The 2024 AeroBuffs Club Alumni Academy inductees were recognized during a banquet April 19 for work in business, civil, and military aerospace spheres.
“Smead Aerospace has outstanding graduates serving as leaders across the aerospace industry," said Hanspeter Schaub, professor and chair of Smead Aerospace. "We're excited to recognize these individuals for their personal achievements and what they've given to our industry as a whole. They're solving big challenges and pushing the limits of what is possible in aerospace engineering sciences."
Honorees were recognized in three categories:
Outstanding Alumni for Excellence in Commercial Enterprise
Outstanding Alumni for Excellence in Public Service
Outstanding Alumni for Excellence in Technical Achievement
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Teaching Assistant Professor Matt Rhode, Teaching Professor Emerita Donna Gerren, Rick Gerren, and Larry Price.
Attendees enjoying the banquet.
Attendees at the banquet, including 2022 alumni honoree Diana Loucks.