NJIT Newsroom tagged with "medal"

Savion Glover Wows Guests at NJIT's Annual "Celebration"

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Tony Award-winning choreographer Savion Glover thrilled friends of NJIT at the university’s recent annual black-tie benefit dinner, Celebration.

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Princeton Architect Hillier, ING Exec, Savion Glover Highlight NJIT Celebration

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

NJIT will hold its annual black-tie benefit dinner, Celebration, on Friday, Nov. 13, 2009, at Pleasantdale Chateau, West Orange.

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Princeton Architect Hillier, ING Exec, Savion Glover Highlight NJIT Celebration

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400

NJIT will hold its annual black-tie benefit dinner, Celebration, on Friday, Nov. 13, 2009, at Pleasantdale Chateau, West Orange. Tony Award-winning dancer, choreographer and producer Savion Glover, who was born and raised in Newark, will provide the entertainment.

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Membrane Separations Technology Takes Limelight at NJIT Ceremony for Sirkar

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Using a colander to separate pasta from the water in which it was cooked is a commonplace kitchen experience. But what about the cooking water that usually disappears down the drain? Suppose you had a colander with holes that could not only separate pasta and water, but just as easily remove the salt and starch added to the water in the cooking process — making the water so pure that it would taste great.

Tagged: awards, honors, biological and pharmaceutical engineering, board of overseers, department of chemical, kamalesh sirkar, excellence in research prize and medal, membrane separations

NJIT To Dedicate New Telescope at Big Bear Solar Observatory on Oct. 3, 2009

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400

During the next decade, solar physicists will learn more than they might have dreamed possible about the Sun, thanks to current technologies that have advanced the capacity of ground-based and space-based instruments. All the more reason for the excitement on Oct. 3, 2009 when NJIT formally dedicates the new solar telescope at Big Bear Solar Observatory (BBSO), CA.

Tagged: donald sebastian, robert altenkirch, department of physics, board of overseers, big bear solar observatory, philip goode, excellence in research prize and medal, solar telescope, center for solar terrestrial research, bbso

Membrane Separation Expert To Be Feted at NJIT

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400

NJIT Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering Kamalesh K. Sirkar will be honored Oct. 7, 2009 for his pioneering research in membrane separation processes. These processes play a critical and greater role today in several areas of national interest including health care and the production of drinking water.

Tagged: awards, honors, board of overseers, engineering, kamalesh sirkar, membrane separation

NJIT Honors Ed Cruz, Steve Kalafer, and Wachovia Bank at Black-Tie Benefit

Tue, 16 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500

NJIT held its annual black-tie benefit dinner Celebration on Nov. 14, 2008 at Pleasantdale Chateau, West Orange. Former New Jersey Governor and President of the New Jersey State Senate, the Hon. Richard J. Codey served as the special guest master of ceremonies. The world-renowned Duprees, who started their 1960s musical careers in Jersey City provided entertainment.

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NJIT Honored Flemington’s Steve Kalafer at Black-Tie Benefit

Mon, 15 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500

Steve Kalafer, chairman of the Flemington Car and Truck Country Family of Dealerships and the Somerset Patriots received NJIT’s highest honor—the President’s Medal at NJIT’s annual black-tie benefit dinner Celebration on Nov. 14, 2008 at Pleasantdale Chateau, West Orange.

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NJIT To Honor Ed Cruz, Steve Kalafer, and Wachovia Bank at Upcoming Black-Tie Benefit

Fri, 24 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0400

NJIT will hold its annual black-tie benefit dinner Celebration, on Nov. 14, 2008, at Pleasantdale Chateau, West Orange. Former New Jersey Governor and President of the New Jersey State Senate, the Hon. Richard J. Codey, will serve as the special guest master of ceremonies. The world-renowned Duprees, who started their 1960s musical careers in Jersey City with hits like “You Belong to Me,” will provide entertainment.

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NJIT Alum and Head of NYC Construction Firm Peter Papanicolaou To be Honored at NJIT Convocation

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Peter Papanicolaou, the president of J.F. Contracting Corporation, a Brooklyn construction and engineering firm, will receive NJIT’s Edward F. Weston Medal for Professional Achievement at NJIT’s annual University Convocation on Sept. 3, 2008, 3 p.m. at NJIT. A reception follows.

Tagged: albert dorman honors college, convocation, american society of civil engineers, edward f. weston medal, ellis island medal of honor, peter papanicolaou

NJIT Awards Set Sept. 3, 2008; Bell Labs Physicist Delivers Keynote Address

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400

NJIT will mark, once again, the new school year with University Convocation, an annual celebration and awards ceremony recognizing students, faculty and staff accomplishments.

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NJIT President Awarded Ellis Island Medal of Honor

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400

NJIT President Robert A. Altenkirch, PhD received the 2008 Ellis Island Medal of Honor in a ceremony held May 10, 2008 on Ellis Island. The medals are awarded annually to a group of distinguished American citizens who exemplify a life dedicated to community service.

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NJIT President Robert A. Altenkirch Awarded Ellis Island Medal of Honor

Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400

NJIT President Robert A. Altenkirch received the 2008 Ellis Island Medal of Honor in a ceremony held on May 10 on Ellis Island. The medals are awarded annually to a group of distinguished American citizens who exemplify a life dedicated to community service.

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NJIT Commencement 2008 at the Rock, May 17, 9 a.m.

Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400

The University Commencement Ceremony for NJIT will be held Saturday, May 17, 2008, at the Prudential Center, Newark from 9 a.m.-noon. During the ceremony, more than 2,000 honorary doctoral degrees and earned doctoral, master’s, and bachelor’s degrees will be conferred on the Class of 2008.

Tagged: commencement, class of 2008, newark preservation and landmarks committee, prudential center, thom mayne, elizabeth del tufo

NJIT Solar Astronomer Philip R. Goode Receives First Board of Overseers Excellence in Research Prize and Medal

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400

The NJIT Board of Overseers and NJIT President Robert A. Altenkirch presented yesterday to Philip R. Goode, PhD the first NJIT Excellence in Research Prize and Medal. Goode, who has led a five-year project to build the world’s most capable 1.6-meter solar telescope at Big Bear Solar Observatory in Big Bear Lake, CA, is distinguished professor of physics and director of the Center for Solar-Terrestrial Research, which manages the observatory.

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NJIT Astronomer Philip R. Goode To Detail World’s Most Capable Solar Telescope on March 26

Wed, 26 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400

During the next decade, solar physicists will learn more than they have dreamed possible about the Sun, thanks to current technologies that have advanced the capacity of land-based instruments. Such advancements will be the focus of a talk on March 26 by noted NJIT solar astronomer Philip R. Goode, PhD. The inaugural presentation of the NJIT Board of Overseers Excellence in Research Prize and Medal will begin at 3:30 p.m. in the Jim Wise Theatre, Kupfrian Hall.

Tagged: college of science and liberal arts, department of physics, philip r. goode, excellence in research prize and medal, solar telescope

NJIT Astronomer To Detail World’s Most Capable Solar Telescope March 26

Tue, 18 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400

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NJIT Overseers To Award NJIT Physicist New Prize and Medal for Design, Development and Construction of New, Top Solar Observatory

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400

The first NJIT Excellence in Research Prize and Medal will be awarded to Philip R. Goode, PhD, distinguished professor of physics by the NJIT Board of Overseers and NJIT President Robert A. Altenkirch on March 26, 2008.

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NJIT’s Celebration Raises $400,000; Devils’ Vanderbeek Honored

Wed, 19 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0500

Jeffrey Vanderbeek, whose name is synonymous with Newark, New Jersey’s Prudential Center, and the New Jersey Devils hockey franchise, received the NJIT President’s Medal for Lifetime Achievement at Celebration 2007.

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NJIT Alumnus Frank Cassidy, PSEG Power President, Receives NJIT Award

Thu, 30 Nov 2006 00:00:00 -0500

Frank Cassidy, president and chief operating officer of PSEG Power, a subsidiary of Public Service Enterprise Group and affiliate of Public Service Electric and Gas, received the President’s Medal from NJIT President Robert A. Altenkirch at NJIT’s annual black-tie benefit dinner, called Celebration, on Nov. 10 at the Pleasantdale Chateau in West Orange.

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Alumnus John W. Seazholtz Receives NJIT’s Highest Honor

Fri, 08 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0400

John W. Seazholtz, a member of the board of overseers at NJIT and a 1959 graduate of Newark College of Engineering, received NJIT’s highest honor: the Edward F. Weston Medal for Distinguished Professional Achievement by an alumnus.

Tagged: newark college of engineering, alumni, board of overseers, edward f. weston medal, john w. seazholtz

Silicon Valley Patent Attorney To Receive NJIT’s Highest Honor

Tue, 16 Aug 2005 00:00:00 -0400

Patent attorney and Newark native George M. Newcombe will receive the highest alumni honor at NJIT’s annual convocation ceremony on Sept. 28 at 2:30 p.m. in Kupfrian Hall. Newcombe will receive the Weston Medal, NJIT’s highest honor recognizing his leadership in the field of corporate litigation and intellectual property. Nineteen other honors will also be awarded during the ceremony to NJIT professors and students

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Peggy Tomasula, Who Has Improved the Nation’s Food Supply, to Receive Distinguished Alumni Achievement Medal from New Jersey Institute of Technology

Fri, 29 Oct 2004 00:00:00 -0400

Peggy M. Tomasula, a lead researcher for the Department of Agriculture whose engineering skills have both improved and secured the nation’s food supply, will receive the Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award during New Jersey Institute of Technology’s (NJIT) annual Fall Awards ceremony. The ceremony will be held Oct. 6 at the university.

Tagged: peggy tomasula, department of agriculture

Iris to Receive Professional Achievement Medal Today at University Awards Ceremony

Wed, 06 Oct 2004 00:00:00 -0400

Herbert M. Iris, a civil engineer whose firm has helped to design and construct major commercial, industrial and office facilities throughout the state, will receive the Edward F. Weston Medal for Professional Achievement during NJIT's University Awards ceremony today at 4 p.m. in the Jim Wise Theatre.

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Herbert Iris, Whose Firm Helped Build Up New Jersey’s Infrastructure, to Receive Professional Achievement Medal From New Jersey Institute of Technology

Wed, 29 Sep 2004 00:00:00 -0400

Herbert M. Iris, a civil engineer whose firm has helped to design and construct major commercial, industrial and office facilities throughout the state, will receive the Edward F. Weston Medal for Professional Achievement during New Jersey Institute of Technology’s (NJIT) annual Fall Awards ceremony. The ceremony will be held Oct. 6 at the university.

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Distinguished NJIT Physicist To Receive International Medal For Space Science

Wed, 14 Jul 2004 00:00:00 -0400

The Committee on Space Research (COSPAR) will present next week the William Nordberg Medal for space science to Louis J. Lanzerotti, distinguished professor of physics at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT). Lanzerotti, a member of the National Academy of Engineering and the International Academy of Astronautics, is chairing the 20-person, blue-ribbon panel to study whether or not to prolong the mission of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). Lanzerotti is also a consulting physicist to Bell Laboratories-Lucent Technologies, Murray Hill.

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Distinguished NJIT Physicist To Receive International Medal For Space Science

Wed, 14 Jul 2004 00:00:00 -0400

The Committee on Space Research (COSPAR) will present the William Nordberg Medal for space science to Louis J. Lanzerotti, distinguished professor of physics at NJIT, on July 19, 2004. Lanzerotti, a member of the National Academy of Engineering and the International Academy of Astronautics, is chairing the 20-person, blue-ribbon panel to study whether or not to prolong the mission of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). The Nordberg Medal is awarded to a scientist who has made a distinguished contribution to the application of space science in a field covered by COSPAR.

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Derish Wolff, Bernardsville Resident And Chairman of Berger Holdings, Honored by NJIT

Tue, 18 Nov 2003 00:00:00 -0500

Derish Wolff, chairman of Berger Holdings, Inc., received the President’s Medal For Lifetime Achievement from the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) during its annual black-tie benefit known as Celebration.

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