Gala 2011

Inaugural Greater Los Angeles Engineer of the Year Award Gala
"Inspire, Support, Transform"

The Friends of Engineering, Computer Science, and Technology hosted the Inaugural Greater Los Angeles Engineer of the Year Awards Gala on August 4, 2011 at California State University, Los Angeles. The Inaugural Greater Los Angeles Engineer of the Year Awards Gala honored the outstanding achievements of individuals, government organizations, and corporations in the fields of engineering, information technology, and engineering design whose work has significantly impacted the greater Los Angeles economy and ECST students.

The honorees for our Inaugural event included:

Arne Duncan, United States Secretary of Education
President’s Award
http://www2.ed.gov/news/staff/bios/duncan.html

James Bell, The Boeing Company
Chief Executive Award
http://130.76.96.108/companyoffices/aboutus/execprofiles/bell.html

Kevin McCoy, Vice Admiral, NAVSEA
Title Sponser Award
http://www.navsea.navy.mil/Leadership/Commander.aspx

Wanda Austin, Aerospace Corporation
Engineering Leadership Award
http://www.nasa.gov/offices/hsf/members/austin-bio.html

John Mastrototaro, Medtronic
LA Designer of the Year Award

Noel L. Massie, United Parcel Service
Information Technology Award
http://www.pressroom.ups.com/

Diego Cadena, County of LA, Dept. of Public Works
LA Public Servant of the Year Award

Isaac Larian, MGA
ENTREPRENEUR of the Year Award and
The Greater Los Angeles Engineer of the Year Award
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Larian

Michael J. Doucette, LAWA
Engineering Project of the Year Award

Gregory Blasic, Parsons Grp for LAWA Project
Engineering Project of the Year Award