Stevens alumnus Harold Holz to be honored by his alma mater

Plastics engineer Harold Holz will receive the 2001 Stevens Honor Award from his alma mater, Stevens Institute of Technology, in Hoboken, N. J., at the Alumni Association's autumn festivities.

The award will be presented at the Stevens Alumni Association's Awards Banquet and Dinner/Dance on Oct 13 on the Stevens campus. In receiving this award, Mr. Holz will join a list of such distinguished individuals as former New Jersey Governor Thomas Kean, R. Buckminster Fuller and Peter F. Drucker.

Holding bachelor's degrees from Stevens in both science and engineering, Holz is credited by the Stevens Alumni Awards chairman, Ronald Parisi, with having distinguished himself in a life's career devoted to the plastics industry. Starting with the Bakelite Company (now Union Carbide), Holz's work ranged from the development of 33 1/3 rpm vinyl records to Tupperware food containers. Holz currently is a consultant for Marvel Industries, Mamaroneck, N.Y.

Last year Holz received the plastics industry's highest award with his induction into the Plastics Hall of Fame. His professional industry associations include leadership roles in the Society of Plastics Engineers, the National Plastics Center and Museum in Massachusetts, the Plastic Institute of America, and the Plastics Academy.

Holz and his wife, Joanne, have made Chappaqua, N.Y., their hometown for the last 35 years.

Friends and neighbors wishing to the share in Mr. Holz's special day with their attendance at the event are invited to contact the Stevens Alumni Office at (201) 216-5163.

About Stevens Institute of Technology

Founded in 1870, Stevens Institute of Technology is one of the leading technological universities in the world dedicated to learning and research. Through its broad-based curricula, nurturing of creative inventiveness, and cross disciplinary research, the Institute is at the forefront of global challenges in engineering, science, and technology management. Partnerships and collaboration between, and among, business, industry, government and other universities contribute to the enriched environment of the Institute. A new model for technology commercialization in academe, known as Technogenesis®, involves external partners in launching business enterprises to create broad opportunities and shared value.

Stevens offers baccalaureates, master’s and doctoral degrees in engineering, science, computer science and management, in addition to a baccalaureate degree in the humanities and liberal arts, and in business and technology. The university has a total enrollment of 2,150 undergraduate and 3,500 graduate students, with about 250 full-time faculty. Stevens’ graduate programs have attracted international participation from China, India, Southeast Asia, Europe and Latin America. Additional information may be obtained from its web page at www.stevens.edu.  

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