On April 4, 2024, the Academy of Distinguished Alumni (ADA) at Berkeley CEE held a gala event to induct ten new members into its Class of 2023. This year's banquet celebrated the 12th anniversary of the ADA's founding and brought together alumni, faculty, students, and supporters from near and far.
The event took place at the University Club, located in the California Memorial Stadium on the Berkeley campus, and was attended by over 135 guests. It was a joyous reunion of friends and colleagues who came to honor the remarkable accomplishments of all Academy members. You can view the program for the event here.
Class of 2023
Reception and Banquet
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A collection of photos of ADA members and guests from the annual banquet event.
(Photo Credit: Adam Lau/Berkeley Engineering)
Welcoming Remarks
Members of the Class of 2023 accepting citations from CEE Chair Joan Walker: Clifford Chan and D. Vaughan Griffiths. (Photo Credit: Adam Lau/Berkeley Engineering)
Members of the Class of 2023 accepting citations from CEE Chair Joan Walker: Shaily Mahendra and Professor Adib Kanafani accepting a citation on behalf of inductee Juan Carlos Muñoz Abogabir. (Photo Credit: Adam Lau/Berkeley Engineering)
Members of the Class of 2023 accepting citations from CEE Chair Joan Walker: Laurel Schaider and Jonathan P. Stewart. (Photo Credit: Adam Lau/Berkeley Engineering)
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Members of the Class of 2023 accepting citations from CEE Chair Joan Walker: Thaleia Travasarou and Professor Jack P. Moehle accepting a citation on behalf of inductee Kejin Wang. (Photo Credit: Adam Lau/Berkeley Engineering)
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In-Memoriam inductee families of the Class of 2023 accepting citations from CEE Chair Joan Walker: Karen and Robert Holtermann accepting a citation on behalf of Alexander C. Scordelis, and Scott Moorhouse accepting a citation on behalf of Doug Moorhouse. (Photo Credit: Adam Lau/Berkeley Engineering)
Funds raised by the Academy in 2024 will support Community-Engaged Education in Civil & Environmental Engineering, or (CEE)², a program designed to attract more young students with greater gender and racial diversity to engineering. From earthquake resilience to green infrastructure, (CEE)² engages Bay Area grade school students in projects within their own neighborhoods, emphasizing the role that they have in envisioning and developing solutions to some of our most fundamental challenges.
This year, banquet sponsors raised $139K to support (CEE)², leading the way in growing the program in the next three years to more than 1,000 students from a number of under-represented Bay Area communities.
We celebrate and thank our sponsors for their unwavering support!
Individual and Corporate Sponsors
The Academy has many committed friends who contribute to both the annual ADA banquet and CEE students. We are grateful for the support of the individual and corporate sponsors listed below.
Platinum Sponsors ($15K) - Individual
Rudolph & Anna Bonaparte
David A. Friedman & Paulette J. Meyer
Larry L. Russell & Grace K. Livingston
Platinum Sponsors ($15K) - Corporate
Gold Sponsors ($5K) - Individual
Mark & Peggy Bley
Mike Kavanaugh & Carol James
Susan Leal & Susan Hirsch
Robin K. McGuire
Robert L. Taylor
Kejin Wang
Gold Sponsors ($5K) - Corporate
Silver Sponsors ($3K) - Individual
Reginald DesRoches
Uri & Cindy Eliahu
Janiele Maffei & Rob Tovani
Shaily Mahendra & Lakshman Rao
Lelio & Sandra Mejia
Farhang Ostadan
Mason & Ellen Walters
Silver Sponsors ($3K) - Corporate
Bronze Sponsors ($1.5K) - Individual
Jim Becker
Paul A. Cocotis
Gregory & Carmel Fenves
D. Vaughan Griffiths
Jefferson M. Hilliard
Susan Hubbard
Adib & Karin Kanafani
Philip Lorenzo
Richard G. Luthy
Faiz & Rima Makdisi
James & Jill Malley
Jack P. Moehle
Ken J. Susilo
Bob Whitley
Bronze Sponsors ($1.5K) - Corporate
