The Carnegie Mellon Alumni Association recognized the achievements of 20 alumni and students during Homecoming 2005. Four alumni received the highest honors: Barry Frank (A’54); Robert Krieger (E’64,’66,’68); and Robert Summer (PM’55) were awarded Distinguished Achievement Awards, while John Fisher (A’58,’61) received the Distinguished Service Award.
Distinguished Achievement Awards recognize accomplishments in any field of human endeavor that bring honor to the recipient and to Carnegie Mellon. These contributions need not bring public acclaim; rather, their value consists of important creative effort in organizations or developments that have social or educational value. The Distinguished Service Award, meanwhile, specifically honors alumni who have provided prolonged, outstanding service to Carnegie Mellon or to any of its alumni organizations.
Presented with this year’s Merit Awards were Harold Hambrose (A’89), Joyce Kozloff (A’64), Bernard Meisner (S’71), Drew Perkins (E’86), Morley Stone (S’97) and Julius Vida (S’60, ’61). Merit Award winners have excelled in their professions, bringing a degree of progress or becoming distinguished leaders.
Service Awards recognize those who have been active participants in alumni or university affairs. These alumni assist in expanding the usefulness, influence and prestige of Carnegie Mellon and its alumni organizations. This year’s Service Award winners were Marco Delgado (HNZ’90), Ronald Frank (E’69), Janet Carol Norton (A’92, '96) and Erin Quill (A’92).
To be considered for Young Alumni Awards, alumni must have graduated from Carnegie Mellon within the past 10 years. The Young Alumni Award recognizes exceptional accomplishments in the recipient’s profession. The university honored Greg Marcks (HS’98) and Melissa Sarko (A’97) with Young Alumni Awards.
Established in 1992, the Student Service Award is given to seniors at Carnegie Mellon who have demonstrated a balance of good grades and participation in extracurricular activities, while providing exemplary service to the university, the student body and the community. Patrick Cao (TPR’06), Mingi Kim (TPR’06), Vijay Jesrani (HS’06) and Darbi Roberts (HS’06) received Student Service Awards.
Barry Frank, a drama graduate, is senior corporate vice president for International Management Group and vice chairman of its television arm, Trans World International. One of the foremost sports rights agents and packager, Frank has negotiated some of the most important contracts in sports television, including representing the International Olympic Committee, Major League Baseball, the NHL, the NBA, the International Skating Union and the United States Tennis Association. He has created numerous made-for-television shows, including The Skins Game, The Battle of the Network Stars and American Gladiators. He represents many of the top television sports broadcasters, including John Madden, Bob Costas and Jim Nantz.
Robert Krieger has been president of Boeing Phantom Works since 2002, overseeing Boeing’s advanced research and development. Phantom Works focuses on advancing Boeing’s competitiveness through technology development, process improvement and new products development. Krieger previously served at Boeing as vice president of engineering technology for Phantom Works, as general manager of the Military Aircraft and Missile Systems Group and as general manager of the AV-8B Harrier Program. He holds bachelor’s, master’s and doctorate degrees from Carnegie Mellon in civil engineering.
Robert Summer has spent his career as a leader of the music industry. In June, he was named executive chairman of iMesh, a peer-to-peer music service. Prior to his current position, he was the executive chairman and chairman of the board of directors for World Theatre, Inc., where he led the company’s efforts to initiate numerous content and distribution partnerships. Summer formerly served as president of Sony Music International, president of RCA Record and as chair of the Recording Industry Association of America. He earned his bachelor’s degree in printing management.
This year’s Distinguished Service Award winner, John Fisher, earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in architecture from Carnegie Mellon. An international expert on design and performance spaces, he has designed more than 100 theaters throughout the United States, Europe and Asia, including the Philip Chosky Theater in the Purnell Center for the Arts at Carnegie Mellon. Fisher is a long time board member and program leader for West Coast Drama Alumni Clan. Among his many contributions to the Clan’s stellar growth and history, Fisher and his late wife, Bonnie Johns Fisher (A’62), hosted the Clan’s annual holiday party for many years.
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