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Clark School Alumni Spotlight: Robert Briskman Honored as Pioneering Technology Leader
 The Consumer Electronics Association has honored Clark School alumnus Robert Briskman (M.S. '61, electrical engineering), co-founder of Sirius Satellite Radio, as a pioneering leader in the consumer technology industry by inducting him into the Consumer Electronics Hall of Fame.
"Nebuchadnezzar" Takes Autonomous Hovercraft Honors
 Read all about this semester's exciting ENES100 Hovercraft competition on the Clark School web site. View photos from the day on Facebook or Flickr.
Gamera Highlighted at College Park Aviation Museum
 Get ready for the June launch of the new Gamera II human-powered helicopter: Relive Gamera I's world record-setting flights and see vehicle components up close at the College Park Aviation Museum. Be sure to watch the Gamera II teaser video too!
Order Your Copy of the WaterShed Book While Supplies Last
 Inspired Innovation: WaterShed at the University of Maryland tells the story of the making of the Solar Decathlon-winning design. Order your copy at http://ter.ps/watershed.
Great Expectations Spotlight: Olatunji Godo, B.S. '11, Establishes Biomedical Research Scholarship
 With a donation of $5,000, alumnus Olatunji Godo (B.S. '11, materials science and engineering) established a scholarship for undergrads conducting biomedical research in the bioengineering, chemical engineering and materials science and engineering departments. To learn more, please contact Leslie Borak.
Clark School Earns Impact Award for Work with Minorities
 The National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) and ExxonMobil honored the Clark School with a 2012 Impact Award for its efforts in retaining underrepresented minority students in engineering programs.
Save the Date! 9th Annual Clark School of Engineering Alumni Chapter Golf Tournament, September 20
An afternoon of fun and networking awaits you at the UMD Golf Course on September 20. Shotgun start is at 1:30 p.m. followed by an awards banquet and silent auction. To assist in planning this tournament, please email clarkalumnigolf@gmail.com.
Recent Alumni
Notes
Each month, we randomly select a name from Alumni Notes to win a Clark School t-shirt. This month's winner is Jeffrey Amateau! Don't miss your chance to win the next t-shirt—send us your news today by emailing Josey Simpson.
Jeffrey Amateau (B.S. '88, civil engineering) was promoted to vice president at VIKA Incorporated in Germantown, Md.
Casey Grant (B.S. '81, fire protection engineering) has been named a "Fellow in the Institution" by the Institution of Fire Engineers.
Stewart Wilson (B.S. '91 and M.S. '95, electrical engineering) was promoted to vice president of semiconductor technology at Palomar Medical Technologies in Burlington, Mass.
See what Sean Andersson, Cathleen Childers, Phillip Friday, Robert F. Houghland, Patricia Gonzales Hurtado, Robert Leonard, Leo Li, Aswin Sankaranarayanan and Kevin Yue have been up to by reading more Clark School Alumni Notes on our site...
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