Crediting education as the key to his success, Borkan believed everyone should have the opportunity to live up to their potential.
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School of Engineering News
Michael Schleppy, who earned Rutgers University undergraduate degrees in electrical and computer engineering and mathematics in 2023, has received a coveted National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) award.
With funding from Nokia Bell Labs, Rutgers is providing Haydee Pacheco and Zhihao Tao with a one-year scholarship of $10,000.
Héc Maldonado-Reis was honored by the School of Public Health's with its 2025 Alumni Award, which recognizes their innovative data science work focused on translation and social change.
When Tom Maniscalco receives his diploma, he will be thinking of his father, who always wanted him to earn a Rutgers degree
Ilene Rosen has advised the Rutgers chapter of the Society of Hispanic Engineers (SHE) for 38 years. During that time the chapter has grown into what she describes as “one of the largest, most respected, most active and most cooperative organizations not only at the School of Engineering, but in New Brunswick.”
A cap and gown that belonged to Bill Bauer—a beloved Rutgers professor and generous supporter of the university—will be worn at commencement ceremonies this year by Jon Oliver, a former student of Bauer and longtime Rutgers faculty and staff member who is completing his Ph.D. exactly 40 years after earning his bachelor’s degree.
Two School of Engineering professors have been honored this year for their outstanding scholarship and research contributions.
When Alexander Dematracopoulos joined the School of Engineering Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) as an assistant professor in 1980, little did he dream that one day his daughter would also become a Rutgers CEE assistant professor.
