Diamond Awards
The Diamond Awards honor outstanding alumni and friends who have made significant contributions to the field of engineering.
The 2020 Diamond Awards will be held on Saturday, June 6.
The 2020 Diamond Award honorees
Dean's Award
Allen D. Israel
’68 B.S. Mechanical Engineering; ’71 MBA; ’78 J.D.
Distinguished Achievement in Industry
James Skaggs
’59 B.S. Mechanical Engineering
Distinguished Achievement in Academia
Jane Grande-Allen
’98 Ph.D. Bioengineering
Entrepreneurial Excellence
Greg Newbloom
’11 M.S., ’14 Ph.D. Chemical Engineering
Distinguished Service
Scott Roberts
’74 Ph.D. Chemical Engineering
Catherine Roberts
Early Career
Armon Dadgar
’11 B.S. Computer Science and Engineering
Mitchell Hashimoto
’11 B.S. Computer Science and Engineering






Deirdre Sumida