McKenzie Lavelle is a freshman in mechanical science and engineering from Owasso, Okla. Lavelle is a member of the Society of Women Engineers, where she is part of a project team creating a solar generator for developing countries in Africa. And eventually, throughout the course of her four years at Illinois, she hopes to get involved with […]
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Choosing Illinois Over Purdue
Michelle Boehm grew up near Cincinnati, about a 3-½ hour drive from the University of Illinois campus and chose Illinois over Purdue after being offered an Engineering Visionary Scholarship. These are awarded based on academic ability and leadership potential and recipients are expected to excel in their class work and develop as leaders. This year, the […]
Phillip Lachman “Giving Back is One of the Pillars I Live By”
Phillip Lachman knows a thing or two about national security from his time at Lockheed Martin, where he currently provides electronic security systems and manages several projects in support of the U.S. Navy’s nuclear submarine fleet. Perhaps no security was tougher when, in 2011, the 31-year-old surprised his friend and mentor, Brad Griffis (BSEE ’01, MSEE ’03), […]
Vamshidhar Kommineni: An Alum Who Believes in Giving Back
Vamshidhar Kommineni is an Electrical and Computer Engineering alum of the University of Illinois. Since graduating in 2003 he has built a career at Microsoft, advancing from systems engineering to be the software design engineer and program manager he is today. He attributes much of that success to his education from the U of […]