The William A. Chittenden Award

To an outstanding Master of Science Graduate in General Engineering.

Conrad S. Tucker

William Chittenden received his B.S. degree in General Engineering in 1950 and served in the United States Marines from 1950 to 1952. Bill joined Sargent and Lundy, Engineers, in Chicago in 1952, where he moved through the ranks of Project Manager, Project Director, and Manager of the Mechanical Engineering Department. In 1977 he was named Director of Engineering and several years later Director of Services. He currently is a retired Senior Partner of the firm. During his years with the firm he was responsible for the design and construction of many power plants, both fossil-fueled and nuclear, and was one of the pioneers in the development of design procedures for nuclear power plants. He is the author of more than 41 technical papers and is a registered professional engineer in 21 states. He is a Fellow of both the American Nuclear Society and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and is a member of the prestigious National Academy of Engineering. In 1978, Bill received the Gamma Epsilon Distinguished Alumnus Award. In 1989 he received the U of I College of Engineering’s Distinguished Alumnus Award. The Chittenden Award is presented each year to the Outstanding Graduate Student based primarily upon criteria that includes, but is not limited to, quality of the dissertation or project, teaching and/or research accomplishments, professional promise, and scholarship.

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