Medal of Excellence 2023 Presented by Corning Incorporated
6 p.m. to 7 p.m. | Cocktail Reception
7 p.m. to 9 p.m. | Dinner and Awards Presentation
Richard Weeks Hall of Engineering
500 Bartholomew Road
Piscataway, NJ 08854
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Medal of Excellence 2023 Honorees
Medal of Excellence Award
John Sharkey (BS’79, MS’90 Industrial Engineering)
Vice President, Chief of Staff to the CEO (Retired)
Corning Incorporated
Distinguished Engineer Award
David Litton, PhD (BS'93, MS'95, PhD'98 Materials Science & Engineering)
Associate Director, Materials Engineering
Pratt & Whitney
Distinguished Achievement in Research
Heidi Taboada, PhD (MS’05, PhD’07 Industrial Engineering)
Dean, Frank H. Dotterweich College of Engineering, Texas A&M University-Kingsville
Distinguished Achievement in Industry
Rina Parikh (BS’88 Electrical & Computer Engineering)
Executive Vice President
MAG Aerospace
Bharat Parikh (BS’87 Electrical & Computer Engineering)
Board Director, Strategic Advisor Army C51SR
MAG Aerospace
Dean’s Award for Service and Lifetime Achievement
Peter D. Cherasia (BS’84 Electrical & Computer Engineering)
Former Chairman
Trade Informatics LLC
Distinguished Young Alumnus
Nicole DiStefano Gonzalez (BS’13, ME’17 Biomedical Engineering)
Principal Manager, Healthcare
Microsoft
About the Medal of Excellence
The Medal of Excellence Awards, established in 2006, recognize graduates of Rutgers University School of Engineering who have distinguished themselves professionally since graduation in industry, academia, government, research, and business, while raising scholarship funds to support success.
Honorees are celebrated at a networking dinner event that is attended by alumni and SoE faculty and students, as well as an impressive representation of local industry members and other distinguished guests. In addition, the Rutgers Engineering Society (RES) presents its Distinguished Engineer Award at this event.