Whiting School of Engineering 1996 Annual Report

Cover Page

Table of Contents

Report from the Dean

Highlights

Statistical Profile

Awards and Distinctions

Biomedical Engineering

Chemical Engineering

Civil Engineering

Computer Science

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Geography and Environmental Engineering

Materials Science and Engineering

Mathematical Sciences

Mechanical Engineering

Center for Language and Speech Processing

Center for Nondestructive Evaluation

Chemical Propulsion Information Agency

Instructional Television Facility

Part-Time Programs in Engineering and Applied Science

Teaching and Research Initiatives

Reasons to Celebrate

Corporation, Foundation, and Organization Support

Grants and Contracts

Publications

Administration and Committees

Corporation, Foundation, and Organization Support

During the 1995-1996 academic year, the Whiting School received support from 1,883 alumni, parents, and friends, and from 147 corporations, donations, and organizations. Particular recognition in this annual report is being given to the following non-individual contributors whose gifts and support greatly enhance the School’s ability to conduct high quality instruction and research. Each and every gift to the Whiting School is greatly appreciated. We will continue to give special recognition of individual contributors in the fall issue of the SEA newsletter.

(The following list includes non-individual donors contributing $500 or more between July 1 and June 30, 1996.)

$25,000 and above
ARAMCO, Inc.
ARCS Foundation, Inc.
Baltimore Gas and Electric Company
Becton Dickinson and Company, Baltimore
Chevron Corporation
Drexelbrook Engineering Company
Exxon Educational Program
GE Fund
General Dynamics Corporation
Howmet Corporation
KAPL Inc.
Lockheed Missiles and Space Company, Inc.
Henry Luce Foundation
MEMTEC America Corporation
PepsiCo Foundation, Inc.

$10,000 to $24,999
American Chemical Society
Bell Atlantic
Exxon Corporation
Grace Foundation, Inc.
W.M. Keck Foundation
United Way of Central Maryland
W.R. Grace and Company
Westinghouse Electric Corporation

$5,000 to $9,999
AT&T Foundation
Amsted Industries Foundation
Baltimore Aircoil Company
Black and Decker Corporation
The Elite Center
IBM International Foundation
Intel Corporation
Matro Properties
Nissan Research and Development Inc.
O’Brien and Gere Engineers, Inc.
Sienna Biotech, Inc.
UB Foundation of Activities

$2,000 to $4,999
American Express Foundation
Norman and Margaretta Augustine Charities
Chrysler Corporation Fund
Commonwealth Fund
Engineering Services
Lee Enterprises, Inc.
Merck and Company, Inc
Mueller Associates II, Inc.
NationsBank Fund
Pharmacia Biotech, Inc.
R. and A.J. Shechtel Fund of the Jewish Communal Fund
Swede Anderson Foundation
Westinghouse Educational Foundation

$1,000 to $1,999
Allied Signal Foundation, Inc.
Bechtel Foundation
Bell Atlantic Foundation
EG&G Foundation
First Advisory Services International Inc.
Hewlett-Packard Company
Klay Anderson Audio, Inc.
Lockheed Martin Corporation
Motorola Foundation
Shell Oil Company Foundation
Square D Company
Square D Foundation
WMX Technologies, Inc.

$500 to $999
Abbott Laboratories Fund
Arthur Andersen and Company Foundation
Borden Foundation, Incorporated
Communities Foundation of Texas
Fifth Third Bancorp
GTE Foundation
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
Harris Foundation
Hercules, Inc.
ICA Export Company, Inc.
MBNA America Bank, NA
Phoenix Health Systems, Inc.
Salomon Foundation, Inc.
Sprint Foundation
Sun Company
Texas Instruments Foundation
Xerox Corporation