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24 Sep 2020 Alumni & Donors

In Challenging Times, Look for the Helpers

Since COVID-19 stopped our world in its tracks in early 2020, the virus has done so much more than sicken millions and kill hundreds of thousands. A necessary retreat into self-quarantine…

23 Sep 2020 Alumni & Donors

During COVID-19, Physician’s Unique Talents and Perspective Make All the Difference

The astonishing path of Dr. Herman Morchel MD PE M.Eng. ’80 makes him a man of talents and life experiences desperately needed in the battle against COVID-19 — a crisis,…

23 Sep 2020 Alumni & Donors

Building Better Global Healthcare, for the Lone Star State and Beyond

COVID-19 cases are spiking across Texas this early July day when Walter Ulrich ’68 answers the phone from his office in Houston. Based at an essential healthcare facility,…

23 Sep 2020 Alumni & Donors

Pandemic by the Numbers

When it comes to combatting a pandemic, data is key in knowing the enemy. The numbers of infections, deaths and recoveries have been important signposts for governments and public…

23 Sep 2020 Alumni & Donors

Robots Are Training to Scale Up — and Speed Up — COVID-19 Testing

While the discovery and production timeline for an effective COVID-19 vaccine remains uncertain, schools and businesses across the country are formulating plans to enable a return…

23 Sep 2020 Alumni & Donors

From Spacecraft to Ventilators, Stevens Alumna Joins NASA’s Coronavirus Effort

When COVID-19 cases flooded the New York metropolitan area’s healthcare facilities this past spring at the peak of the coronavirus outbreak in that region, the dwindling supply…

23 Sep 2020 Alumni & Donors

Inside a Brooklyn Emergency Department During the COVID-19 Pandemic

In early July, Irene Rahman-Garcia ’12 logged on to Zoom to speak with The Stevens Indicator at the end of a long shift at Brookdale University Hospital Medical Center in Brooklyn…

23 Sep 2020 Alumni & Donors

His Quest to Diagnose COVID-19 and Contain Future Pandemics

Before the world confronted a new and deadly virus, Ke Du Ph.D. ’15 was working to combat other infectious diseases that have taken a tragic toll in some corners of the globe:…

8 Jul 2020 Alumni & Donors

Working Toward a COVID-19 Vaccine: AstraZeneca EVP Pam Cheng '92 M.Eng. '95

The COVID-19 pandemic has produced an unprecedented global effort to discover, test and manufacture a vaccine that will successfully protect against the virus. Stevens graduate…

15 May 2020 Alumni & Donors

A Co-op Experience Becomes a Career in Cleaning Up NYC's Waterways

He has visited his father's home country of Uruguay since he was a young child and has noticed, at his favorite beach, ocean overtaking the sand more every season, a legacy of…

14 May 2020 Alumni & Donors

Alumna Entrepreneur Harvests Sustainable Power From Ocean Breezes

“The class I liked least when I was at Stevens was energy conversion. I was like, ‘Ugh. I don’t want to do that.’ Guess what I do now?” asks Alla Weinstein ’77, founder…

7 May 2020 Alumni & Donors

Davidson Lab Icon Passes

Daniel Savitsky M.S. ’52, the esteemed Stevens professor who, during an extraordinary 70-year career at Davidson Laboratory, touched generations of students and faculty while…

19 Feb 2020 Alumni & Donors

When Tech Talk is Taxing to Her Clients, Alumna Shows Strategic Value of Digital Transformation

When EY opened its Hoboken, NJ, office, it was a commuting dream come true for Carolyn Cochran ’15, who lived a short walk from the new location. The bad news? Most days…

10 Feb 2020 Alumni & Donors

Going the Distance

She captured an astounding six national championships for cross-country and track and is one of the greatest athletes ever to have walked the Stevens campus. But Amy Regan ’17…

27 Jan 2020 Alumni & Donors

New Sounds

The headquarters of Nokia Bell Labs sits on a sprawling campus in Murray Hill, New Jersey, where engineers and scientists have made more advancements than can possibly be listed…

23 Jan 2020 Alumni & Donors

Change Agent: The Life and Legacy of Charles Stewart Mott, Class of 1897

He was born ten years after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln and died four years after man first walked on the moon. The 97-year life of Charles Stewart Mott, Stevens Class…

10 Nov 2019 Alumni & Donors

Catching Up with Major John Golden ’09, Air Force Pilot and Instructor

When The Indicator first interviewed Air Force Major John Golden ’09, in the Summer 2015 issue, he was stationed across the pond in England, piloting his beloved HH-60 Pave…

4 Nov 2019 Alumni & Donors

Paying it Forward: Alumna, a Force in Fintech, Returns to Stevens for Service on Dean's Board

When she was deciding where to go to college, Annie DeStefano ’12 thought she might end up as a reporter. “I was looking at communications and liberal arts, because I always…

1 Nov 2019 Alumni & Donors

Major Kaitlyn Roes ’08 Makes Virtual Training a Reality for the U.S. Air Force

Military officials huddled together in a war room, poring over real-time intelligence briefings beamed in from satellites. Airmen planning strategic maneuvers to thwart adversarial…

7 Oct 2019 Alumni & Donors

A Q&A with Angie Hankins ’95

When she was last interviewed by The Stevens Indicator alumni magazine back in 2008, Air Force veteran Angie Hankins ’95 had just made partner with Stroock & Stroock & Lavan…

30 Sep 2019 Alumni & Donors

Alumni Q&A: Jacob Stillman

Last April at Mana Contemporary, a cultural and arts center in Jersey City, graduating students of the visual arts and technology program displayed their final projects, collectively creating…

9 Sep 2019 Alumni & Donors

A Life in the Skies

On a wall just outside Colonel John’s in the Wesley J. Howe Center hangs an American flag in memory of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. The flag was flown over…

2 Jul 2019 Alumni & Donors

Stevens’ Longtime Women’s Fencing Coach Vollkommer-Lynch Marks 45th Year at Castle Point

Some women are considered pioneers in women’s sports. Babe Didrikson Zaharias, Billie Jean King, Wilma Rudolph and Althea Gibson, to name a few. Women who helped pave the way…

11 Jun 2019 Alumni & Donors

Stevens Alumnus Sets Up Fundraiser That Gets Noticed by Facebook and Officials in India

When a suicide bomber killed more than 40 Indian soldiers in Pulwama, in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir this past February, Stevens alumnus Vivek Patel M.Eng. '16 was…

2 Jun 2019 Alumni & Donors

Lean On Me: For Stevens women, mentorship matters

Fattum Abbad — who’s known as Febe — had not even completed her first year at Stevens but was already seeking and embracing the help of other women on campus, mentors who…

2 Jun 2019 Alumni & Donors

Alumna Creates Award-Winning Projects and a Better Community

When Katie Twomey ’90 told her high school guidance counselor she wanted to become an engineer, she was told that “females can’t be engineers,” and that she should consider…

1 Jun 2019 Alumni & Donors

Stevens alumna Clarelle DeGraffe ‘84 follows the leadership track at PATH

For Clarelle DeGraffe ’84, newly promoted director of rail transit and general manager of Port Authority Trans-Hudson (PATH), the journey started at Stevens. A campus job fair…

31 May 2019 Alumni & Donors

Dean Jean Zu on Using Setbacks and Challenges as Motivation to Achieve Goals

Jean Zu never set out to be the first anything, or to break any barriers. But she would follow her own path — one that included conflicting messages and unexpected hurdles…

24 Jan 2019 Alumni & Donors

Alumna Keeps Consumers Safe and Students Informed

Arriving in the U.S. from the Dominican Republic when she was in middle school, Laura Dee ’00 didn’t speak English. What she did know was numbers. Her teachers noticed that…

24 Jan 2019 Alumni & Donors

David Luzzi ’80 Leads Impactful Research at Northeastern

David Luzzi ’80 would probably agree: He is his father’s son. He’s an optimist, and though he would defer to others — the retired generals he has worked with; the soldiers…

24 Jan 2019 Alumni & Donors

IBM’s Tim Dalton ’88 Helps Lead the Future of Technology

IBM Master Inventor Tim Dalton ’88 (yes, this is a real title) suggests that if you want to begin to grasp the staggering pace of technology, read a newspaper ad for Radio…

11 Dec 2018 Alumni & Donors

WSP’s Bernie McNeilly Returns to Stevens to Inspire Future Leaders

When Bernie McNeilly entered college, he realized it would be a transition from being a top high school student to being one of many talented students. His learning process would…

30 Oct 2018 Alumni & Donors

Shoot The Moon: NASA Pioneer Aaron Cohen M.S. '58 Hon. D.Eng. '82

Ambitious plans by NASA to restart America's successful lunar-landing program — and by NASA and SpaceX to launch manned rockets to Mars within the next decade — are big news…

10 Oct 2018 Alumni & Donors

Alumni Q&A: Taylore Fowler

Alumna Taylore Fowler's success is now on an international level. After working as a Community Specialist at Disney Music Group, Fowler joined Netflix, taking on the role of…

9 Oct 2018 Alumni & Donors

Alumni Q&A: Soetkin Van Landegem

After graduating from the Visual Arts and Technology program, alumna Soetkin Van Landegem jumped right into the fashion industry. She’s interning at Tapestry’s Kate Spade…

5 Oct 2018 Alumni & Donors

Alumni Q&A: Aashray Harishankar '18

After visiting Hoboken and campus, Aashray Harishankar ’18 asked himself a simple question, "where can I see myself living for the next chunk of my life?" It didn’t take…

2 Oct 2018 Alumni & Donors

Slipknot Drummer Jay Weinberg ’14 Takes His Business Seriously

Appearances can be deceiving. Take, for example, Jay Weinberg ’14. If you first saw him performing with his band, metal juggernaut Slipknot, you may make certain assumptions…

1 Oct 2018 Alumni & Donors

Julia Howe ’01 is Taking on Hollywood

Julia Howe ’01 is breathless when you catch her on her lunch break in Burbank, California. She recently wrapped up special effects work on Ellen’s Game of Games, Ellen DeGeneres’…

19 Sep 2018 Alumni & Donors

Dance and Special Events World Impresario Knows How to Put on a Show

When we caught up with the producer Richard M. Kielar ’70, he had just returned to New York City from a trip to Paris, where he attended several performances at an international…

11 Jun 2018 Alumni & Donors

Lisa Valencia '90 Inspires the Next Generation of Women Engineers at NASA

Lisa Potenza Valencia ’90 was convinced that her two daughters, ages 18 and 21, would want to go into engineering fields. After all, Valencia, a NASA engineer and project manager…

30 May 2018 Alumni & Donors

Caroline Amaba '12 Loves Her Work — and the Culture — at Digital Media Giant BuzzFeed

Graduating in 2012 with two degrees — a B.S. in computer science and a B.A. in visual arts & technology — Caroline Amaba turned a part-time internship at VaynerMedia into…

30 May 2018 Alumni & Donors

Mission Success: Carlton Peters ’99 On Satellites, Goddard Space Flight Center and His Longtime Career at NASA

The 15-foot weather satellite is now rotating 253 miles above Earth, tracking rain and snow from the Arctic to Antarctica, and from every corner of the globe. The Global Precipitation…

30 May 2018 Alumni & Donors

Reaching New Heights

Watching a rocket launch for the first time from his family’s small, black and white TV is an enduring memory for Ron Cobbs M.Eng. ’12, NASA’s avionics and utilization…

14 May 2018 Alumni & Donors

Stevens Awards Gala Honored Generations of Extraordinary Achievers

They included an eight-time Grammy Award winner, a YouTube megastar, top executives from SpaceX, MetLife and Wall Street, and a highly esteemed professor and benefactors who…

29 Mar 2018 Alumni & Donors

How a Stevens Graduate Helps Guide Elon Musk's SpaceX Mars Mission, Rocket Launches

It seems SpaceX is everywhere in the news these days. Founder Elon Musk has brushed aside the naysayers at every stage for 15 years, to the point where fewer and fewer pundits…

27 Mar 2018 Alumni & Donors

What Drives MKBHD? It’s His Tesla, But Also His Passion, Commitment to Excellence

If you asked Marques Brownlee ’15 about his biggest challenge as a business student at Stevens Institute of Technology, he would have told you it was running a YouTube channel…

9 Mar 2018 Alumni & Donors

Students and Donors Share Stories at Scholarship Lunch

Every scholarship has a story, as the attendees of the annual Family and Individual Scholarship Luncheon learned on March 3. Over 50 people attended the luncheon in the Bissinger…

9 Mar 2018 Alumni & Donors

Tech Influencer And Stevens Alum Marques Brownlee '15 Talks Latest Tech Trends and Growing the MKBHD Brand

(This article originally appeared in the Fall 2017 issue of The Stevens Indicator) 4.9 million YouTube subscribers. 684 million views. 1.46 million Twitter followers. * An…

1 Jan 2018 Alumni & Donors

Alumni Q&A: Rebecca Sass, Visual Arts & Technology '19

Your project was definitely an experience for everyone in the room, but can you describe the work for those who didn't get to see it in person? The Rules Around Eggs was an interactive…

1 Jan 2018 Alumni & Donors

Alumni Q&A: Aidan Mutschler, Music & Technology '19

After graduating from Stevens' music and technology program in 2019, Aidan Mutschler went on to release 97 CLASSIC, a genre-bending, full-length album that he developed during…

28 Nov 2017 Alumni & Donors

Alumnus at MIT Lincoln Laboratory Praises Stevens’ Online Master’s in Space Systems Engineering

At the Fall Career Fair at Stevens Institute of Technology September 27, Christopher Nutting M.Eng. '17 of MIT's famed Lincoln Laboratory was chatting and exchanging questions…

1 Nov 2017 Alumni & Donors

Students and Supporters Celebrate Scholarships at Annual Luncheon

Every fall, exceptional students and generous supporters meet during the Class, Greek and Affinity Scholarship Luncheon, where they celebrate the impact philanthropy has on helping…

26 Oct 2017 Alumni & Donors

For Stevens Alumni, Academic Rigor and Faculty in Systems Program Sets the University Apart

From coast to coast and across the world, Stevens alumni are on the forefront of complex systems research making an impact across industry and academia. As the Stevens School…

26 Sep 2017 Alumni & Donors

Cybersecurity CEO Rita Gurevich '06 Credits Stevens Education With Preparing Her Startup to Succeed

It was during her sophomore year at Stevens when SPHERE Technology Solutions founder and CEO Rita Gurevich ’06 made a life-changing decision: to seek a cooperative-education…

22 Aug 2017 Alumni & Donors

Stevens Graduate's Commercial Chosen By Tesla, Elon Musk in Electric-Car Video Contest

A video produced by Stevens Institute of Technology graduate and social media star Marques Brownlee '15 was selected by automaker Tesla as the winner of a nationwide contest…

5 Jul 2017 Alumni & Donors

Stevens Alumnus Strikes a Chord with Beginner Musicians Worldwide

You might call Bruce Zhang ’14 a professional guitar teacher. Just not the kind you would call for a lesson. Instead, the Stevens Institute of Technology graduate created…

13 Jun 2017 Alumni & Donors

Yahoo! Donates 40 Server Systems to Stevens Visual Arts & Technology Program

A recent delivery of a wooden crate that weighed in at over 2,000 lbs and stood at eight feet tall is the source of many exciting projects to come at Stevens Institute of Technology…

21 Apr 2017 Alumni & Donors

Evening of Stevens Excellence

There were messages of hope and gratitude, reflections on the past and optimism for the future at the event of the year for Stevens Institute of Technology. College of Arts …

14 Mar 2017 Alumni & Donors

Engineering New Solutions

Last November, Stevens Institute of Technology unveiled and dedicated the three-story ABS Engineering Center, enabled by the generous support of the Houston-based American Bureau…

9 Feb 2017 Alumni & Donors

Stevens Alumni Collaborate on Mobile Game Selected for 2017 PAX East Indie Showcase

In 2014, Frank DiCola was finishing up his bachelor’s degree at Stevens Institute of Technology and, like many of his peers, had a burning entrepreneurial spirit he had to…

30 Jan 2017 Alumni & Donors

Financial Analytics Lab Plays Starring Role at Stevens Alumni Event

A decade ago, finance was a blip on the radar at Stevens. Today, it accounts for nearly 10 percent of the university’s footprint — the result of smart strategic planning…

5 Jan 2017 Alumni & Donors

Stevens Alumnus and Former CEO of Instapaper Named to Forbes ‘30 Under 30’ List

Brian Donohue ’11 keeps good company. Recently named to Forbes' 2017 “30 Under 30: Media” list, the Jersey native has several friends who also made “the list” in their…

7 Dec 2016 Alumni & Donors

Ceremony Welcomes Giuseppe Ateniese as Farber Chair in Computer Science

One of the most celebrated alums in Stevens history returned for a campus event recognizing both his generosity and the great potential of a new faculty member. David Farber…

16 Nov 2016 Alumni & Donors

Alumnus: Skills, Smarts Important, But No Substitute for Hard Work in Career Success

John Schwall may be a household name — at least, if your household reads the Wall Street Journal or Michael Lewis — but it wasn’t long ago that the co-founder and chief…

10 Oct 2016 Alumni & Donors

Five Groundbreakers Enter Athletics Hall of Fame at Homecoming 2016

Most are record-holders or pioneers — the five elite alumni athletes who entered the Stevens Athletics Hall of Fame over a rainy weekend in Hoboken this fall. But they are…

26 Sep 2016 Alumni & Donors

Alumni and Friends Gather for Annual Celebration of Philanthropy Dinner

Every fall, eager students and faculty return to Stevens, and so do loyal and generous donors for a special event. On September 17, more than 100 alumni and friends gathered…

14 Jun 2016 Alumni & Donors

Pride in the ‘Red and Gray’ as Hundreds Return for Alumni Weekend

David George ’96 has lived and worked abroad for 15 of the last 20 years since he left Stevens, from Chile to China, Turkey to France. Now living in London, all roads recently…

2 Jun 2016 Alumni & Donors

Alumni Weekend 2016 Opens With Celebration of Frank Semcer '65

The Stevens community opened Alumni Weekend 2016 by celebrating one of its most successful and generous alumni, Frank Semcer of the Class of 1965. More than 150 guests assembled…

18 May 2016 Alumni & Donors

Alumna Keeps Things Personal in Practicing Medicine

Living and working in College Station, Texas, as a family physician practicing obstetrics for the past 11 years, Elizabeth Suarez-Cedeño '94 is realizing a dream she didn’t…

18 May 2016 Alumni & Donors

For Half a Century, Alumnus Has Solved Problems as a NASA Engineer

Neill Myers ’67 was two years into his career when his employer did something pretty interesting: it landed men on the moon. The recent Stevens grad contributed to the famous…

10 May 2016 Alumni & Donors

Stevens Announces Hall of Achievement to Celebrate Extraordinary Alumni

On May 7 on the Hoboken waterfront, as part of the festivities surrounding the launch of the new Power of Stevens fundraising campaign, the university also announced the creation…

19 Jan 2016 Alumni & Donors

Stevens Alumnus Takes Center Stage at Democratic Presidential Debate

Marques Brownlee ’15 is better known for his technology prowess than his politics, but he blends them better than many of his peers. That’s a key reason Brownlee, who runs…

14 Jan 2016 Alumni & Donors

A Taste for Stevens: B&G Foods Names Alumnus as its First Chief Information Officer

In its many years of doing business, B&G Foods never had a chief information officer — until meeting Chris Colla, an alumnus of the School of Business at Stevens. Colla,…

1 Dec 2015 Alumni & Donors

New Professional Development Programs Give Business Leaders the Edge in Technology

Stevens Institute of Technology has announced its professional development programs for 2016, offering courses that combine the latest technical knowledge and business skills…

29 Oct 2015 Alumni & Donors

Hanlon Family's Gift Establishes Second High-Tech Finance Lab at Stevens

One of the best reasons to study finance at Stevens is about to become two of the best reasons. In 2012, a gift from John J. “Sean” Hanlon IV ’80 and his wife, Cathy…

8 Oct 2015 Alumni & Donors

Homecoming Celebrates Stevens Athletics Past and Present

Stormy remnants of Hurricane Joaquin may have left Castle Point damp and windswept, but spirits shined brightly during Homecoming Weekend. Despite some wind and rain, more than…

6 Oct 2015 Alumni & Donors

Thomas Conroy ’79 Leads Company’s Global Push for Solar

The journey of Thomas Conroy ’79 — from lead startup engineer of the first coal-fired plant in the Dominican Republic to provider of wind and solar power in the U.S. and…

1 Oct 2015 Alumni & Donors

Kabul Entrepreneur Seeks Solution for Literacy Through Technology

A Fulbright scholar from Afghanistan, Bahadur Hellali M.S. ’12 had one of the world’s great cities – New York – within his sight and grasp while at Castle Point. Opportunities…

21 Sep 2015 Alumni & Donors

Answering the Call: Master’s Degree Prepares Verizon Manager for Promotion

When Jim Martin was seeking a promotion at Verizon Wireless earlier this year, the executive director conducting the interview asked him about the master’s degree in Telecommunication…

28 Jul 2015 Alumni & Donors

Thanks to a Corporate Internship Rob Galos ’15 Lands Analyst Position at Accenture

When Rob Galos ’15 applied for a corporate internship with Accenture, he was one of roughly 45 students interviewed, and among the 13 who were selected. Ultimately, he was…

9 Jul 2015 Alumni & Donors

Stevens Ph.D. Graduate Excited to Grow Systems Engineering at Virginia Tech

For the past 10 years, Alejandro Salado was quite content living in Europe and working in the space industry there. But something changed while he was pursuing his Ph.D. in systems…

18 Jun 2015 Alumni & Donors

Alumni Celebrate 145 Years of Stevens History With Record Fundraising Campaign

With plenty of help from Stevens alumni, Attila the Duck went on a long swim. Keeping the mascot virtually afloat was the theme of one of the most successful fundraising campaigns…

10 Jun 2015 Alumni & Donors

Hundreds Return for Alumni Weekend 2015

The 95th annual Stevens Alumni Weekend was held in June as hundreds of alumni and guests journeyed to Castle Point to reminisce with old friends, renew ties with their alma mater…

2 Jun 2015 Alumni & Donors

Bound for a Career with NASA, Former Model Turned Stevens Graduate Hopes to Serve as Role Model for Future Engineers

Newly graduated from Stevens with a bachelor’s in mechanical engineering, Mary Michelle Easter ’15 will begin her dream job at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in…

1 Jun 2015 Alumni & Donors

A Whole New World: Lauren Harpst ’15 Heads to Walt Disney World for Dream Career in Stage Management

“How would you like to move to Florida?” Those were the words spoken to Lauren Harpst ’15 during a phone interview with Walt Disney World Resorts. Having already discussed…

19 May 2015 Alumni & Donors

A Stevens Foundation Helps This Air Force Rescue Pilot Soar

John Golden ’09 says he felt a desire to serve at an early age. Coming from a Navy family, he felt this calling in a big way and considered studying at the U.S. Naval Academy…

28 Apr 2015 Alumni & Donors

Trading Day Offers High School Students 'Real-World Learning at its Best'

It’s hard to imagine something better than helping your students take top prize during Trading Day at Stevens Institute of Technology. But how about the thrill of celebrating…

31 Mar 2015 Alumni & Donors

3rd Annual Stevens Awards Gala honors 11 community members

Check out the social media buzz around #StevensGala on Tagboard. From South Africa to the White House, from the hallowed halls of Bell Laboratories to the most prestigious jobs…

16 Mar 2015 Alumni & Donors

Game Changer: Stevens Alumnus Launches Kickstarter Campaign for Senior Design Board Game

It all started at a Stevens Game Development Club event on campus. The theme of the night was “Tabletop Game Jam,” where participants were tasked to create a board game from…

24 Feb 2015 Alumni & Donors

Stevens Alumnus Receives Top Award From NASA

"Space…the final frontier, where no man has gone before.” This phrase from the famous TV show ‘Star Trek’ enthralled and captured millions of imaginations around the…

19 Feb 2015 Alumni & Donors

Alumnus Schwall Says Hard Work, Fairness Key to Building Trust on Wall Street

John Schwall is the co-founder and chief operating officer of a disruptive company that’s looking to shut the technological loopholes that have given electronic trading a bad…

6 Feb 2015 Alumni & Donors

Stevens Business Club Welcoming Alumnus, a 'Flash Boys' Subject, to Campus

Phi Beta Lambda, the Stevens Business Society, is excited to welcome Stevens alumnus and financial entrepreneur John Schwall to campus for a discussion about success and the…

22 Dec 2014 Alumni & Donors

Career Outcomes Report Reveals Post-Graduation Success for Class of 2014

The future is looking stronger than ever for Stevens Institute of Technology’s Class of 2014. Six months after graduation, the Office of Career Development’s newly-released…

25 Nov 2014 Alumni & Donors

Stevens Alumni Rise to the Chairman’s Challenge

The momentum continues to build at Stevens Institute of Technology as the university community achieves a major milestone in alumni support. A tremendous response from alumni…

22 Oct 2014 Alumni & Donors

Hundreds from Coast to Coast Return for Homecoming 2014

Stevens welcomed back alumni and the families of our newest students for a warm October Homecoming and Freshman Parents weekend. Close to 500 people enjoyed a mild, breezy weekend…

23 Sep 2014 Alumni & Donors

Stevens Training Helps Retailer Speed a Kickstarter Campaign

Many entrepreneurs speak of the “a-ha” moment, where they have a sudden insight into how they will develop their business idea or company. Gino Mazzarella had his while he…

19 Sep 2014 Alumni & Donors

Music to our Ears: Music and Technology Alumnus Will Stackpole ‘12 Accepted to The Juilliard School of Music

Composing music and attending Juilliard were not on Will Stackpole’s radar when he began his undergraduate degree in Music & Technology at Stevens. “I came to Stevens as an…

15 Sep 2014 Alumni & Donors

Homecoming 2014 Invites Past and Present Ducks for Weekend of Festivities and Reunions

Come join the entire Stevens community – alumni, faculty, staff, current students and their families – at the university’s annual tradition of Homecoming on Oct. 17-19…

28 Jul 2014 Alumni & Donors

Eager Class of Business Ph.D. Graduates Excited to Create Impact

The doctoral program at the School of Business may be small, with about two dozen students, but Ph.D. candidates in the program say the small size is a big asset as they look…

15 Jul 2014 Alumni & Donors

Co-op Student of the Year Sylvana Azana ’14 Makes Smooth Transition to Dream Job

The job readiness of college graduates and the role higher education institutions should play in creating candidates who are in demand by employers continue to be a hot topic…

3 Jul 2014 Alumni & Donors

A Career in Medicine is Finally Realized for Peter Movilla ‘10

Scared, nervous and excited — those were the words Peter Movilla ’10 used to describe his feelings the day before he was about to begin his medical residency in obstetrics…

26 Jun 2014 Alumni & Donors

Alumna combines two loves in her dream job at bike company

Amanda Nauman loves to push herself. While at the School of Systems & Enterprises(SSE) at Stevens, earning her undergraduate degree in engineering management and systems engineering…

11 Jun 2014 Alumni & Donors

Alumni Weekend 2014—A Rousing Success

With more than 800 people attending at least one event for Alumni Weekend, from Friday, May 30, to Sunday, June 1, the Stevens Alumni Association continued to break event attendance…

11 Jun 2014 Alumni & Donors

A Sense of Wanderlust and Social Responsibility Is the Catalyst for a Journey to the South Pacific

Laura Josephson ’14 exudes a palpable energy and zest for life, a life so full that it’s difficult to keep track of the many diverse interests and passions that motivate…

20 May 2014 Alumni & Donors

Longtime Stevens Supporter to Receive Alumni Award

When Bob Thoelen graduated from Stevens in 1974 and landed his dream job with the Hamilton Standard division of United Technologies Corporation (UTC) in Connecticut, he never…

8 Apr 2014 Alumni & Donors

Stevens Luminaries Shine at Awards Gala

Stevens pride — and some of the university’s most illustrious alumni — filled the historic Plaza Hotel in Midtown Manhattan on April 5, when the university honored 10 people…

1 Apr 2014 Alumni & Donors

Eyes on the Skies

For Ken Venner ’84, an innocent day of “catch up’’ with a former colleague led to a chance to change the world. The man wanted to show off his new employer to Venner…

27 Mar 2014 Alumni & Donors

Prominent alumnae panel shares insights on career and personal success

Embrace your leadership style, and don’t be something that you’re not. Make sure people at work know your accomplishments. Don’t “Lean In”— jump in. Five highly…

17 Mar 2014 Alumni & Donors

From Classroom to Control Room: Music & Technology Alumnus Rob May '13 Composes Career at MSNBC

Rob May entered Stevens in 2009 with his mind set on music. “I’ve always had a passion for music, so studying and finding a career as an audio engineer made sense,” he…

27 Feb 2014 Alumni & Donors

Achievement, Contribution Distinguish 2014 Stevens Awards Recipients

Ten alumni and friends of Stevens Institute of Technology have been selected as honorees for the 2014 Stevens Awards, recognizing outstanding service to the university and notable…

29 Jan 2014 Alumni & Donors

Visual Arts and Technology Alumnus Brands a Career in New York City

Zak Moy was ready to pursue a career in brand management well before the completion of his B.A. in Visual Arts and Technology last spring. "I've always found branding fascinating…

3 Jan 2014 Alumni & Donors

Stevens Alumnus Experiences Wall Street from a World Away

Suresh Gopal had to travel halfway across the world to the fast-paced Wall Street experience he’d always dreamed of, but he finally got it. Gopal, a native of India with a…

2 Jan 2014 Alumni & Donors

Stevens Alumnus Aims to Improve New Jersey Cities through Transit-Oriented Development

The collective desire to lead healthier lifestyles, enjoy open space, be rid of long and stressful commutes and sustain the environment have sparked a movement toward walkable…

17 Dec 2013 Alumni & Donors

Madwoman: Alumna Leads Digital Production for Madison Avenue Ad Agency

Stevens alumna Ann Marie Guanlao McCaughey ’05 – a talented and bubbly Madison Avenue digital producer – found her niche through Stevens’ Cooperative Education program…

11 Dec 2013 Alumni & Donors

From Satellites to Trading Technology, Colin McCaughey ’05 Makes Expensive Stuff Work

Whether it’s controlling autonomous spacecraft or high frequency trading algorithms, there isn’t an engineering challenge that Stevens alumnus Colin McCaughey can’t solve…

6 Dec 2013 Alumni & Donors

Family Ties: Davis Family Coming to Stevens for Four Generations

The Davis family has been coming to Stevens since World War I, when Herbert Wainwright Davis, Class of 1920, joined Stevens’ Naval Unit and yearned to drive his father’s…

6 Dec 2013 Alumni & Donors

Stepping Toward a Bright Future: STEP Marks 45th Reunion with Many Success Stories

She had endured a 14-hour flight from Dubai to New York, arriving just the morning before. But Judy Pitchford ’86 showed no signs of jet lag. She simply glowed—exchanging…

24 Oct 2013 Alumni & Donors

Stevens Pharmaceutical Manufacturing and Engineering Graduates Make a Difference in China

Three recent graduates of the Stevens master’s degree program in pharmaceutical manufacturing and engineering (PME) – Long Zhao, Wenqing Jin and Zhen Li – are serving as…

17 Oct 2013 Alumni & Donors

Nominate Alumni and Friends for Stevens Awards

Submit your nomination for the 2013 Stevens Awards today! This spring, Stevens will present the second annual Stevens Awards Gala, a celebration of our remarkably talented alumni…

23 Sep 2013 Alumni & Donors

Stevens Alumnus Mitchell Kerman Joins Systems Engineering Research Center’s Leadership Team

Dr. Mitchell C. Kerman ‘09 will join the Systems Engineering Research Center's leadership team as the newly appointed director of program development and transition on Oct…

3 Sep 2013 Alumni & Donors

Alumnus Launches Medical Goods Company for the Elderly and Disabled

Whether we’ve watched it happen to a loved one or gone through it ourselves, we all know that growing old is hard. Stevens alumnus Vadim Gordin ’07 is doing all he can to…

29 Jul 2013 Alumni & Donors

Stevens Reports Record $26 Million in Philanthropy During FY2013, President’s Initiative for Excellence Concludes More Than One Year Ahead of Schedule

The second year of Stevens President Nariman Farvardin's service to the University has concluded with a record $26.3 million in annual fundraising, the Office of Development…

18 Jul 2013 Alumni & Donors

Lasting Legacy: Anita Lang Retiring after 47 Years of Service

In June of 1966, the Supreme Court established Miranda Rights, the National Organization for Women (NOW) was founded and the ABC soap opera “Dark Shadows” premiered. And…

18 Jul 2013 Alumni & Donors

Showtime! Alumnus Celebrates ‘Jeopardy’ Appearance with Friends in Hoboken

Answer: This young alumnus is able to cross one thing off his “bucket list’’ after appearing on a popular television game show. Question: Who is Mike Munley? Munley ’09…

1 Jul 2013 Alumni & Donors

Internet Pioneer David Farber, a Stevens Institute of Technology Alumnus, Selected for Internet Hall of Fame

Hoboken, N.J. - Stevens Institute of Technology alumnus David Farber '56, M.S. '61 has been named one of 32 inductees to the Internet Hall of Fame, a prestigious annual awards…

27 Jun 2013 Alumni & Donors

Stevens Institute of Technology Dean Hosts Chinese Alumni at Beijing Reception

Hoboken, N.J. – Chinese alumni of Stevens Institute of Technology, The Innovation University® – a premier, private research university situated in Hoboken, N.J. overlooking…

26 Jun 2013 Alumni & Donors

Stevens Alumnus Launches Startup to Help People Fight Speeding Tickets

If you need to fight a speeding ticket, Stevens alumnus Pratik Joshi is your guy. He is a co-founder of LegalJacket.com, a startup dedicated to helping Hudson County citizens…

24 Jun 2013 Alumni & Donors

As June 30 approaches, make your gift count today!

As Stevens approaches the end of the Fiscal Year, we can look back with pride at many accomplishments. These would not have been possible without the support of the community…

6 Jun 2013 Alumni & Donors

Stevens Alumni Weekend Breaks Attendance Record

Hundreds of people returned to campus recently for Alumni Weekend ’13, as beautiful weather helped to make this year’s event the biggest turnout in alumni history. With…

17 May 2013 Alumni & Donors

Alumni Weekend 2013 Promises to be Memorable

Registration is now open for Alumni Weekend 2013 and several new events have been added to the lineup. Alumni Weekend, to take place May 31, and June 1 and 2, will feature more…

14 May 2013 Alumni & Donors

Command of Chain: Robert Talbot '83 Manages the Supply Infrastructure for One of the World's Largest Consumer-Goods Conglomerates

Dove soap. Knorr soup. Ben & Jerry's New York Super Fudge Chunk. Axe body spray. Klondike bars. Q-tips. Bertolli pastas and sauces. Popsicles. They all have one thing in common…

25 Apr 2013 Alumni & Donors

Despite Sandy, Stevens Alumnus on Track with PATH Career

Imagine landing your dream job promotion in transportation, a job where your main objective is to keep the trains operating, trains that take approximately 259,000 people a day…

25 Apr 2013 Alumni & Donors

Stevens Alumnus Updates Biden on Jersey Damage

A Stevens alumnus was part of the team who briefed Vice President Joe Biden on Superstorm Sandy damage to the Jersey Shore coastline. Dr. Harry Friebel, Ph.D. ’05, a coastal…

25 Apr 2013 Alumni & Donors

Stevens Alumnus Shares What He Saw in Area Hard Hit by Sandy

Editor’s Note: Dick McCormack ’53 chronicled his experience while volunteering with Operation Gut and Pump at Breezy Point, Queens, N.Y., this past December. “With many…

25 Apr 2013 Alumni & Donors

A Call to Serve: Stevens Alumni Volunteer to Repair What Sandy Damaged

Superstorm Sandy made landfall in New Jersey on Oct. 29, 2012, at approximately 8 p.m., causing storm surges in rivers and the Atlantic Ocean. Winds reached hurricane-force levels…

19 Apr 2013 Alumni & Donors

An “ACE” in Their Pockets: Alumna Nurtures Future Engineers, Architects

She’s surrounded by architectural gems, from the Flatiron Building across Madison Square Park, to the historic New York Life Building, where, from the 18th floor, she’s helping…

18 Apr 2013 Alumni & Donors

Stevens Alumni Lead Engineering Deans in Insider’s Tour of World Trade Center Site

When the World Trade Center site opens for business on the hallowed ground where the Twin Towers once stood, it will be a true testament to America’s spirit and resiliency…

18 Apr 2013 Alumni & Donors

Stevens Alumnus, Now College Professor, Visits K-12 Students to Instill a Love of Math

Dr. Mike Ferrara ’00 has a big presence in a room and an even bigger voice. His voice, booming and attention-getting now, was just beginning to show its strength during his…

16 Apr 2013 Alumni & Donors

Stevens Alumna Dening Lohez Decorated as Knight in the French National Order of Merit

The French government has bestowed one of its highest civilian service awards on Stevens alumna Dening Wu Lohez for her tireless support of international education and French-American…

9 Apr 2013 Alumni & Donors

Inaugural Stevens Awards Gala Celebrates Honorees in Style

More than 350 faculty, staff, alumni and friends of Stevens turned out in New York City on April 6 to attend the first annual Stevens Awards Gala and celebrate the accomplishments…

27 Mar 2013 Alumni & Donors

Stevens Alumni Welcome Graduating Seniors with Party

With 62 days until graduation, the Stevens Class of 2013 got the party started in March, with a big, warm welcome from their fellow alumni. The “Welcome Seniors” event on…

21 Mar 2013 Alumni & Donors

Alumnus Authors First Book on Economic Turbulence

Stevens alumnus James Owen Weatherall, Ph.D. ’09, recently published his first book, “The Physics of Wall Street: A Brief History of Predicting the Unpredictable,’’ a…

18 Mar 2013 Alumni & Donors

Celebrating Our Rich Academic Heritage

On April 6, 2013, Stevens celebrates a long tradition of leadership and innovation. From the founding family to Nobel Prize winners and present-day leaders in many technical…

28 Feb 2013 Alumni & Donors

NickelBus, an Online Bus Trip Planner, Launched by Stevens Class of 2012 Alumni

Stevens Class of 2012 alumni Nick Catania and Ralph Mattiaccio have founded a company which provides an online service to travelers searching for the most convenient and affordable…

22 Jan 2013 Alumni & Donors

Men at Work: Stevens Alumni Continue Careers into Their 80s and 90s

Stevens alumni continue to inhabit the workforce, including graduates from the 1930s and 1940s. Several of these working alumni agreed to share the story of their careers with…

10 Jan 2013 Alumni & Donors

Eilertsen '62 Gifts Stevens with New Scholarship Fund

When John Eilertsen, Sr. ’62 returned to the Stevens campus in the spring of 2012 for Alumni Weekend and his 50th reunion with his fellow Class of 1962 members, he brought…

10 Jan 2013 Alumni & Donors

Blue Chip: Stevens Alumnus Michael Polcari

The semiconductor industry is collectively worth a staggering $300 billion or more worldwide, and is undergoing continual change and consolidation. It’s a good thing Michael…

10 Jan 2013 Alumni & Donors

Golden Opportunity: Keith Cassidy '09 Gives Back to Radio Station, Other Student Programming

Keith Cassidy spends his days in a tasteful office park in Paramus, crunching and analyzing big data and working with supply-chain, design and other logistical and technical…

10 Jan 2013 Alumni & Donors

Team Player: David Bonifacic ’86 Leads Manhattan Engineering Firm, Gives to Athletics

David Bonifacic ’86 co-founded WB Engineers|Consultants, headquartered in lower Manhattan, in 1999. As CEO, Bonifacic manages WB’s engineering, marketing, and financial teams…

10 Jan 2013 Alumni & Donors

Bright Future: Jay Lewis '93 Succeeds in the Field of Green Energy, and Supports Stevens Solar Decathletes

When the U.S. Department of Energy announced a call for solar-home builders in a 2011 competition known as the Solar Decathlon, Stevens students and faculty leapt at the opportunity…

10 Jan 2013 Alumni & Donors

Generations of Success: Stephen Boswell '89 Leads the Engineering Firm his Grandfather Founded

When Stephen Boswell ‘89 drives to work — or nearly anywhere else in the Northeast, for that matter — he feels secure knowing his engineering firm likely designed or…

20 Dec 2012 Alumni & Donors

Stevens Alumnus Named President of Top Architecture and Engineering Firm

Stevens alumnus John Sartor, a 20-year veteran in the architecture and engineering industry and who has been instrumental in major environmental and development projects in the…

10 Dec 2012 Alumni & Donors

First Maritime Systems Fellowship Graduate Works to Deter Terrorist Threats

As the very first graduate of Stevens’ Maritime Systems Fellowship program, Brandon Gorton ’12 (M.S. in Maritime Systems and Maritime Security) has spent the past two years…

20 Nov 2012 Alumni & Donors

Stevens Alumni Win Funding for Start-Up Venture Built Around Medical Device Invention

As a senior Biomedical Engineering major at Stevens, Samantha Music ’12 set out to find a solution to the problem of radiation exposure to spinal surgery patients. Little…

19 Nov 2012 Alumni & Donors

Entrepreneur Brian Donohue ’11 Launches Echo, a Location-Based Social Networking App

For the past year, Stevens alumnus Brian Donohue ’11 has spent 80+ hours per week building his company, worked out of a tiny basement, and moved office spaces five times, but…

12 Nov 2012 Alumni & Donors

SSE Celebrates Recipients of Virginia and Kevin Ruesterholz Award

Award sponsors Kevin and Virginia Ruesterholz with current and past award recipients - (from L to R) Kevin Ruesterholz; Richard Delos Reyes, 2012 award recipient; Lauren Gallart…

26 Oct 2012 Alumni & Donors

Nominate Alumni for Stevens Awards

Stevens and the Stevens Alumni Association have a long and proud history of recognizing alumni and non-alumni for outstanding service to the university and for notable professional…

17 Oct 2012 Alumni & Donors

Two Stevens Alumni Recipients of the Robert Reed Service Award

On October 13, 2012, Giovanni Gaccione ’09 ’11 and Katherina Imperial ’10 ’11 were announced as the 2012 recipients of the Robert Reed Service Award at DeBaun Auditorium…

16 Oct 2012 Alumni & Donors

Alumnus Dave Farber, Internet Pioneer, Gifts Stevens with Computer Science Chair

As new technologies continually change the ways we read, write, and communicate, Stevens has played a key role in the information age from the outset. This was the first U.S…

9 Oct 2012 Alumni & Donors

Descendants of the Stevens Founding Family Unite on Campus for Unforgettable Reunion

Approximately 75 descendants of Stevens’ founding family returned to campus on Oct. 5 and 6, 2012 for a special reunion celebrating their ancestors’ tremendous contributions…

3 Oct 2012 Alumni & Donors

Stevens Celebrates Legacy Society Members

On Sept. 29, 2012, new and long-standing members of the Stevens Legacy Society, Stevens' planned giving society, gathered in the S. C. Williams Library to recognize and celebrate…

2 Oct 2012 Alumni & Donors

The Heart of the Matter: Alumni Brothers Hope to Save Lives with New Medical Devices

It’s obvious when meeting Brad Schreck ’78 and his brother, David Schreck ’75, that the two are close. Both earned their undergraduate degrees in chemistry and their masters’…

2 Oct 2012 Alumni & Donors

A Tribute to Freedom and Memory: Tom O’Connor ’80, Jason Tirri ’00 Help Rebuild the World Trade Center

Tom O’Connor knows he’s making history, from 105 floors above Manhattan to deep into the earth, on this hallowed ground that once held the Twin Towers. On a perfect July…

26 Sep 2012 Alumni & Donors

Alumna Mary Farley '03 Provides Valuable Voice at GE Healthcare

There have been a number of dramatic turning points in the career of Stevens alumna Mary Farley (B.E. in Computer Engineering, 2003; M.E. in Systems Engineering, 2009), but none…

21 Sep 2012 Alumni & Donors

Ram Pemmaraju '84 Invents New Cybersecurity Technology

Combining technology and business, Stevens alumnus Ram Pemmaraju (B.E. 1984) embodies the Stevens ideal of cross-disciplinary innovation. From the invention of keystroke encryption…

13 Sep 2012 Alumni & Donors

Stevens Institute of Technology Invites Founding Family’s Descendants Back to Campus

Hoboken, N.J. – Stevens Institute of Technology is honored to host a reunion of the family which bears its name on campus on Oct. 6, 2012. Stevens, founded in 1870, is named…

13 Sep 2012 Alumni & Donors

Stevens Alumnus Pete Yurkowski to Compete on Survivor: Philippines

Stevens alumnus Pete Yurkowski has a chance to win $1 million, and you can watch him do it. The Class of 2011 graduate is a contestant on the 25th season of Survivor, the hit…

11 Sep 2012 Alumni & Donors

Do You Remember Castle Stevens?

Do you have memories of Castle Stevens, the ancestral home of the Stevens family that occupied Castle Point prior to the construction of the Howe Center? Do you have photos…

15 Aug 2012 Alumni & Donors

Pioneering Path: Audrey Leef M.S. '47 transformed her Stevens graduate education into decades of guidance for mathematics students

Audrey Vincentz Leef '47. It has been nearly 70 years, but the day she was accepted into Stevens is still clear as day for Audrey Vincentz Leef M.S. '47. "The way I got in was…

9 Aug 2012 Alumni & Donors

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