Alumni Awards

Former BOLD students honored with college alumni awards

Feb. 21, 2024

The College of Engineering and Applied Science recognizes alumni achievements with annual awards. We are pleased to announce our 2024 recipients representing the BOLD Center!

Women in Engineering  Panel & Networking Event March 7

Celebrate Women's History Month with CU Engineering

Feb. 19, 2024

March 7: Women in Engineering Panel & Networking Event – Join alumni, students, faculty, and prospective students as we come together to discuss ways to support each other, make meaningful connections, and hear from a panel of outstanding CU Engineering alumnae leaders.

Thad Sauvain

Thad Sauvain (ChemEngr'91)

Feb. 15, 2024

Thad Sauvain, 2024 Alumni Engagement Medal Award recipient Engineering Alumni Awards 2024 Alumni Engagement Medal Award recipient Current job and employer: Chief Operations Officer, Chevron Lummus Global Current city: San Rafael, California Professional background Upon receiving a BS in chemical engineering from CU in 1991, Thad Sauvain embarked on a...

Mike McCue

Mike McCue (MechEngr'90)

Feb. 15, 2024

Mike McCue, 2024 Alumni Engagement Medal Award recipient Engineering Alumni Awards 2024 Alumni Engagement Medal Award recipient Current Employer: Accu-Precision Current city: Boulder, CO Professional background Michael ("Mike") McCue is president of Accu-Precision, a contract manufacturing company that he owns and operates. Early in his career, he worked at Chevron...

Briana Santa Ana

Briana Santa Ana (CivEngr'20)

Feb. 15, 2024

Briana Santa Ana, 2024 Alumni Engagement Medal Award recipient Engineering Alumni Awards 2024 Alumni Engagement Medal Award recipient Current job and employer: Graduate Engineer, Development Review for the City of Mesquite Current city: Dallas, TX Professional background Briana Santa Ana earned her BS degree in civil engineering at CU Boulder,...

Jonathan Haines

Jonathan Haines ( MElEngr'91)

Feb. 15, 2024

Jonathan Haines, 2024 Alumni Engagement Medal Award recipient Engineering Alumni Awards 2024 Alumni Engagement Medal Award recipient Title and employer: Director, Embedded Software, Western Digital Current city: Boulder, Colorado Professional background Jonathan Haines earned his BS in electrical and computer engineering at the State University of New York at Buffalo...

Ben Finan

Ben Finan (IntDesEngr'22)

Feb. 15, 2024

Ben Finan, 2024 Alumni Engagement Medal Award recipient Engineering Alumni Awards 2024 Alumni Engagement Medal Award recipient Employer and title: Keysight Technologies, New Product Introduction Program Manager Current city: Colorado Springs, CO Professional background Ben Finan is a 2022 graduate of the College of Engineering and Applied Science, having completed...

Avinash Ratnavel

Avinash Ratnavel (MCompSci'18)

Feb. 15, 2024

Avinash Ratnavel, 2024 Alumni Engagement Medal Award recipient Engineering Alumni Awards 2024 Alumni Engagement Medal Award recipient Current job and employer: Software Engineer at Arista Networks Current city: San Jose, CA Professional background Avinash Ratnavel graduated with an MS in computer science in 2018. During his time at CU, he...

Dale Farrand

Dale Farrand (AeroEngr'93)

Feb. 15, 2024

Dale Farrand, 2024 Alumni Engagement Medal Award recipient Engineering Alumni Awards 2024 Alumni Engagement Medal Award recipient Current Job and Employer: Senior Program Manager, Connected Logistics Current City: Washington, D.C. Professional Background Dale Farrand graduated from CU in 1993 with a bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering. Attending school on an...

Denzil Bilson

Denzil Ekow Bilson (CompSci'23)

Feb. 15, 2024

Denzil Bilson, 2024 Alumni Engagement Medal Award recipient Engineering Alumni Awards 2024 Alumni Engagement Medal Award recipient Current Job and Employer: Graduate Research Assistant at CU Boulder Current City: Boulder, CO Professional Background Denzil is a current GRAD CSEN-MS student and a long-time student of the BOLD Center. His journey...

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