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7 p.m., April 12, 2021 (YouTube Premiere)

Class of 2020 Virtual Outstanding Aerospace Engineer Award Event

The Purdue University designation Outstanding Aerospace Engineer (OAE) recognizes the professional contributions of graduates from the School of Aeronautics and Astronautics and thanks them for the recognition that their success brings to Purdue and the School. Criteria for the award state recipients must have demonstrated excellence in industry, academia, governmental service or other endeavors that reflect the value of an aerospace engineering degree. A listing of all OAE honorees can be found on AAE's website.

Class of 2020

Douglas Adams, BSAAE 1994, MSAAE 1996, PhD AAE 2001, Spacecraft Systems Engineer, Dragonfly, Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory

Christopher Clark, MSAAE 1987, Chief Test Engineer, Air Test and Evaluation Squadron 23, Naval Air Warfare Center (Retired)

Darin DiTommaso, BSAAE 1988, Vice President, Military Engineering, GE Aviation

Douglas Joyce, BSAAE 1967, MSAAE 1968, Colonel U.S. Air Force, (Retired), Professor of Aviation and Aeronautical Engineering, (Retired), Daniel Webster College

Yen Matsutomi, BSAAE 2003, MSAAE 2005, PhD AAE 2009, Senior Director, Engines Design Office, Blue Origin

Loral O’Hara, MSAAE 2009, Astronaut, NASA

David Schmidt, BSAAE 1965, PhD AAE 1972, Professor Emeritus of Engineering, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs

Steven Slijepcevic, BSAAE 1993, MSAAE 1994, President, Electronic Solutions, Honeywell Aerospace

Rhonda Walthall, BSAAE 1986, Technical Fellow, Enterprise Engineering, Collins Aerospace