On April 10, Berkeley CEE's Academy of Distinguished Alumni inducted ten new members at its annual banquet. (Photo Credit: Adam Lau/ Berkeley College of Engineering)

Featured Faculty: Joan Walker, Filip C. Filippou, Maya Carrasquillo

On April 10, 2025, the Academy of Distinguished Alumni (ADA) at Berkeley CEE held a gala event to induct ten new members into its Class of 2024. This year's banquet celebrated the 13th 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 160 guests. It was a joyous reunion of friends and colleagues who came to honor the remarkable accomplishments of all Academy members. View the program for the event.

Class of 2024

*From left to right: Rafael Sabelli, Marlene Watson, Carl Holmes, Filip Fillipou, Jim Levine, John W. Wallace, and Lindsey Maclise. (Photo Credit: Adam Lau/Berkeley Engineering)*

Reception and Banquet

A collection of photos of ADA members and guests from the annual banquet event. (Photo Credit: Adam Lau/Berkeley Engineering)

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

(Photo Credit: Adam Lau/Berkeley Engineering)

Welcoming Remarks

*Berkeley Engineering Dean Tsu-Jae King Liu offers a warm welcome to ADA members and CEE alumni. (Photo Credit: Adam Lau/Berkeley Engineering)*

Following dessert, (CEE)² Staff Director Kelly Vernon and (CEE)² Faculty Director Maya Carrasquillo spoke about initiatives, events, and volunteer opportunities led by the Civil & Environmental Engineering Community-Engaged Education Program over the past year. (Photo Credit: Adam Lau/Berkeley — Following dessert, (CEE)² Staff Director, Kelly Vernon and (CEE)² Faculty Director, Maya Carrasquillo spoke about initiatives, events, and volunteer opportunities led by the Civil & Environmental Engineering Community-Engaged Education Program over the past year. (Photo Credit: Adam Lau/Berkeley Engineering)

Michael Grant Henderson, Master’s Student and (CEE)² Ambassador, spoke about (CEE)² events and initiatives throughout the year; and Brenda Tuohy, areer & Technical Education Outreach Coach for the Oakland Unified School District spoke about K-12 education outreach events. (Photo Credit: Adam Lau/Berkeley College of Engineering) — Michael Grant Henderson, Master’s Student and (CEE)² Ambassador, spoke about (CEE)² events and initiatives throughout the year; and Brenda Tuohy, Career & Technical Education Outreach Coach for the Oakland Unified School District spoke about K-12 education outreach events. (Photo Credit: Adam Lau/Berkeley College of Engineering)

Brian McGhee, High School Student, spoke about her corporate workstudy for ICA Cristo Rey Academy while at UC Berkeley (Photo Credit: Adam Lau/Berkeley Engineering) — *Jaydy Vail Calderon, High School Student at ICA Cristo Rey Academy spoke about her corporate workstudy experience while at UC Berkeley. (Photo Credit: Adam Lau/Berkeley Engineering)*

*Advisory Council Chair David A. Friedman inducts the Class of 2024. (Photo Credit: Adam Lau/Berkeley Engineering)*

Members of the Class of 2024 accepting citations from CEE Chair Joan Walker: Filip C. Filippou and Carl Holmes. (Photo Credit: Adam Lau/Berkeley Engineering)

Members of the Class of 2024 accepting citations from CEE Chair Joan Walker: Filip C. Filippou and Carl Holmes. (Photo Credit: Adam Lau/Berkeley Engineering)

Members of the Class of 2024 accepting citations from CEE Chair Joan Walker: Jim Levine and Lindsey Maclise. (Photo Credit: Adam Lau/Berkeley Engineering)

Members of the Class of 2024 accepting citations from CEE Chair Joan Walker: Jim Levine and Lindsey Maclise. (Photo Credit: Adam Lau/Berkeley Engineering)

Members of the Class of 2024 accepting citations from CEE Chair Joan Walker: Rafael Sabelli and John W. Wallace (Photo Credit: Adam Lau/Berkeley Engineering)

From top left to bottom: Members of the Class of 2024 accepting citations from CEE Chair Joan Walker: Rafael Sabelli, John W. Wallace, and Marlene Watson (Photo Credit: Adam Lau/Berkeley Engineering)

From top left to bottom: Members of the Class of 2024 accepting citations from CEE Chair Joan Walker: Rafael Sabelli, John W. Wallace, and Marlene Watson (Photo Credit: Adam Lau/Berkeley Engineering)

Funds raised by the Academy in 2024 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 $139K 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 who contribute to both the annual ADA banquet and CEE students. We are grateful for the support of the individual and corporate sponsors listed below.

Double Platinum Sponsors ($30K) - Corporate

Platinum Sponsors ($15K) - Individual

Rudolph & Anna Bonaparte

David A. Friedman & Paulette J. Meyer

Larry L. Russell & Grace K. Livingston

Blue Sponsors ($7.5K) - Corporate

Blue Sponsors

Gold Sponsors ($5K) - Individual

Mark & Peggy Bley

Uri & Cindy Eliahu

Mike Kavanaugh & Carol James

Susan Leal & Susan Hirsch

Robin K. McGuire

Robert L. Taylor

Gold Sponsors ($5K) - Corporate

Gold Sponsors

Silver Sponsors ($3K) - Individual

Reginald DesRoches

Janiele Maffei & Rob Tovani

Faiz & Rima Makdisi

Mason & Ellen Walters

Edward L. Wilson

Silver Sponsors ($3K) - Corporate

Silver Sponsors

Bronze Sponsors ($1.5K) - Individual

Jim Becker

Anil K. Chopra

Gregory L. Fenves

John Gaston

Jefferson M. Hilliard

Susan Hubbard

Richard G. Luthy

Lindsey Maclise & Ibrahim Almufti

James & Jill Malley

Jack P. Moehle

John & Daiana Wallace

Bob Whitley

Bronze Sponsors ($1.5K) - Corporate

Bronze Sponsors

Published 04/21/2025

Academy of Distinguished Alumni Inducts Class of 2024, Raises $153K for (CEE)²