CSE Alumni Society Awards
Presented by the University of Minnesota Alumni Association to celebrate exceptional alumni programs sponsored by a collegiate unit, alumni society, or alumni network.
2018 Outstanding Alumni Society of the Year
2010 Program Extraordinaire Award
for the phenomenal expansion of Tech Fest
2009 Outstanding Alumni Society of the Year
2006 Program Extraordinaire
for excellence in programming (Tech Fest 2006)
2005 Society of the Year
2004 Program Extraordinaire Award
for K-12 committee's creative partnership with FIRST Lego League
2004 Faculty/Staff Volunteer of the Year
Richard Westerlund (EE ’60)
2004 Student Volunteer of the Year
Peri Periakaruppan (Biosystems ’04)
2003 National Volunteer of the Year
Jim Clausen (AEM ’63, M.S. ’65)
2003 Rising Star Award
Grant Erickson (EE ’96, M.S. ’98), Bay Area chapter
2002 Program Extraordinaire Award
for excellence in programming
2002 Student Volunteer of the Year
Sara DeRosier (Geology, Geophysics ’04)
2001 Program Extraordinaire Award
for “Cosmic Cabaret,” an IT Public Lecture
2001 Grand Gold Award
for sustained excellence in programming
2001 Society of the Year
Honorable Mention
2000 Program Extraordinaire Award
for the Science & Technology Banquet
2000 Grand Gold Award
for sustained excellence in programming
2000 Hats Off Award
Mike Cepek (CSci ’84)
1999 Society of the Year
1995 Society of the Year
1994 Program Extraordinaire Award
for the IT Mentor Program
1993 National Volunteer of the Year
Bryan Beaulieu (Mechanical ’72)
1988 Program Extraordinaire
for “Developing Effective Job Search Skills”
1987 Society of the Year 1986 Program Extraordinaire
for Science and Technology Day