Academy of Distinguished Alumni Inducts Class of 2022, Raises $134K for (CEE)²

On April 27, 2023, the Academy of Distinguished Alumni (ADA) at Berkeley CEE held a gala event to induct ten new members into its Class of 2022. This year's banquet celebrated the 11th 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 150 guests. The occasion 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 2022

Reception and Banquet

A collection of photos of ADA members and guests from the annual banquet event. 

(Photo Credit: Adam Lau & Pooja Nerkar/Berkeley Engineering)

Welcoming Remarks

Members of the Class of 2022 accepting citations from CEE Chair Mark Stacey: Mark Bley, and Louise Foulkes accepting a citation on behalf of her BuildChange colleague, Lisbeth B. Collins. (Photo Credit: Adam Lau/Berkeley Engineering)

Members of the Class of 2022 accepting citations from CEE Chair Mark Stacey: Emily M. Guglielmo and Jack P. Moehle. (Photo Credit: Adam Lau/Berkeley Engineering)

Members of the Class of 2022 accepting citations from CEE Chair Mark Stacey: S. Bry Sarté and Zakiya Seymour. (Photo Credit: Adam Lau/Berkeley Engineering)

Members of the Class of 2022 accepting citations from CEE Chair Mark Stacey: Ken J. Susilo and Shahriar Vahdani. (Photo Credit: Adam Lau/Berkeley Engineering)

Funds raised by the Academy in 2023 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 $134K 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 that 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

Blue Sponsors ($7.5K) - Corporate

Gold Sponsors ($5K) - Individual

Mike Kavanaugh & Carol James

Susan Leal & Susan Hirsch

Robin K. McGuire

Robert L. Taylor
 

Gold Sponsors ($5K) - Corporate

Silver Sponsors ($3K) - Individual

Mark & Peggy Bley

Uri & Cindy Eliahu

Janiele Maffei & Rob Tovani

Lelio & Sandra Mejia

Farhand Ostadan

Mason Walters

Silver Sponsors ($3K) - Corporate

Bronze Sponsors ($1.5K) - Individual

Jim Becker

Glenn & Judy Bell

Anil K. Chopra

Marwan Nader & Rula Deeb

Bill & Rita Dunlay

Gregory L. Fenves

John Gaston

Jefferson M. Hilliard

Susan Hubbard

Adib & Karin Kanafani

John & Junith Koon

Richard G. Luthy

Faiz & Rima Makdisi

James & Jill Malley

Jack P. Moehle

Joe Rashid

Bernard Saunier

Ken J. Susilo

Shahriar Vahdani

Bronze Sponsors ($1.5K) - Corporate