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The ISE Distinguished Alumni Award is presented to graduates of the department who have distinguished themselves professionally, made significant contributions to society, and through their achievements, have reflected credit on Lehigh University. Recipients are selected by members of the ISE faculty and the department’s Advisory Council.

Past recipients include:
 
2024 
 
ISE Distinguished Alumni Award For Excellence in Industry: Christine Burke, '89 Executive Director, Morgan Stanley
 
2023
 
ISE Distinguished Alumni Award For Excellence in Industry: Paul Camuti, '83 EVP & Chief Technology, Strategy and Sustainability Officer at Trane Technologies
 
2022
 
ISE Distinguished Alumni Award For Excellence in Industry: Tais O'Dwyer, '00 Head of Global Financial Services Industry, Vice President UI Path
 
2021
 
ISE Distinguished Alumni Award For Excellence in Industry: Philip Sheibly '81, Chairman of the Board, Fiberight

2020

ISE Distinguished Alumni Award For Excellence in Industry: David Burdakin '77, President, JBT AeroTech for John Bean Technologies Corporation

2019

ISE Distinguished Alumni Award For Excellence in Industry: Stacey Cunningham '96, President, NYSE Group

2018

ISE Distinguished Alumni Award in Academia: Mikell P. Groover ′61, Professor Emeritus, Lehigh University

ISE Distinguished Alumni Award For Excellence in Industry: Lawrence E. White ′64, ′65G, ′69 Ph.D., Consultant, Red Jacket Development

2017

ISE Distinguished Alumni Award For Excellence in Industry: Sunil Misser ′88, Chief Executive Officer, AccountAbility

2016

ISE Distinguished Alumni Award in Academia: Ronald G. Askin ′75, Professor of Industrial Engineering, Arizona State University

ISE Distinguished Alumni Award For Excellence in Industry: Richard Verma ′90, U.S. Ambassador

2015

ISE Distinguished Alumni Award For Excellence in Industry: Andy Greenawalt ′76G, Dell (retired)

2014

ISE Distinguished Alumni Award in Academia: J. Michael Harrison ′66, Professor Emeritus, Stanford University

ISE Distinguished Alumni Award For Excellence in Industry: Everett Van Hoesen ′55, IBM (retired)

2013

ISE Distinguished Alumni Award For Excellence in Industry: J. Robert Baum ′64, Highmark (retired)

2012

ISE Distinguished Alumni Award in Academia: Arthur F. “Pete” Veinott, Jr. ′56, Professor Emeritus, Stanford University

ISE Distinguished Alumni Award For Excellence in Industry: Timothy J. Wilmott ′80, ′81G, Penn National Gaming, Inc.

2011

ISE Distinguished Alumni Award For Excellence in Industry: Irwin Young ′50, Du Art Film Laboratories

2010

ISE Distinguished Alumni Award in Academia: Paul E. Torgersen ′53, Professor Emeritus, Virginia Tech

ISE Distinguished Alumni Award For Excellence in Industry: Lee Iacocca ′45, Chrysler (retired)

2009

ISE Distinguished Alumni Award in Academia: Gary Whitehouse ′60, ′62G, Professor Emeritus, University of Central Florida

ISE Distinguished Alumni Award For Excellence in Industry: John McGlade ′76, Air Products