2025 Fee Award Recipient - Aimee (Fries) Alonso ’00
Aimee (Fries) Alonso ’00
Harold R. Fee 1920 Alumni Achievement Award
When Aimee (Fries) Alonso ’00 was in high school, she attended a competition at Stevens. She knew right away that this is where she wanted to pursue her college education. “I fell in love with the campus,” she recalls.
Alonso also met and fell in love with her future husband, Eddie Alonso ’97, at Stevens. To commemorate their shared Stevens history, the two returned to campus to have their engagement photos taken. Alonso’s Stevens memories also include countless hours studying (and laughing!) with classmates who would become lifelong friends.
Following graduation, Alonso began her career as a validation/HVAC engineer with the architecture and engineering firm PS&S. By 2010, she joined Honeywell as an energy engineer. In 2021 she was promoted to the role of energy engineering supervisor.
“I manage a team of energy engineers who support Energy Performance Contracts across the country, providing them with guaranteed energy savings. We also assist the company’s Commercial/Industrial customers with their sustainability and carbon reduction goals,” Alonso explains. “The thing I find most exciting about my job is developing different solutions to help customers solve their problems.”
Alonso points out that her Stevens education helped prepare her to think outside the box and to work under stress. “My Stevens degree opened doors for me,” she adds. “I was able to obtain a good mechanical consulting engineering job right out of college and 10 years later I landed a job with Honeywell. Having Stevens on my resume has been, and continues to be, very prestigious.”
In addition to building a highly successful career, Alonso has maintained her connections with Stevens and the friends she made here. “I’ve been the Class of 2000 vice president since 2019, assisting with Stevens Indicator Class Log updates, and I was heavily involved in planning our 20th year reunion,” she says. “I also visit campus from time to time to recruit new graduates.”
“It is important for alumni to strengthen connections with other alumni, students and the university community,” Alonso continues. “Alumni involvement helps to keep the legacy and prestige of the university strong.”
Alonso is honored to receive the Harold R. Fee 1920 Alumni Achievement Award. Although she cannot be present to accept the award, she would like to encourage today’s Stevens students to follow their hearts. “Don’t choose a school or major based only on finances,” she counsels. “Choose based on your interests and passions. You are going to be working for many years. Do something you enjoy and it won’t always feel like work!”