The Engineering at Illinois Hall of Fame recognizes Illinois engineering alumni, and others affiliated with the College, who have significant achievements in leadership, entrepreneurship, and innovation of great impact to society. Each year the college will honor these remarkable accomplishments by inducting a class of honorees into the Engineering at Illinois Hall of Fame.

2012 Engineering at Illinois Hall of Fame Ceremony
Friday, September 14, 2012, 5:15 p.m.
Beckman Auditorium
The Beckman Institute for Science and Technology
405 North Mathews Avenue
Urbana, IL 61801

2012 Inductees

Sohaib Assasi
BS CS 78
MS CS 80

Technology pioneer and business leader; Early employee and innovator at Oracle Corporation; Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Informatica Corporation, an enterprise software category leader.
James V. Barnett, II
BS Ceramic Eng 67

Innovator in the fields of semiconductors, liquid crystal displays, and digital watches; pioneered the industry of programmable gate arrays; Co-founder of XILINX, the field programmable gate array creators.
Preston A. Henne
BS AAE 69

Global leader in new aircraft development programs introducing advanced technology in aerodynamics, acoustics, avionics, and systems.
Charles H. Henry
Phd Physics 65

Inventor of the quantum well laser, who also introduced the Henry linewidth enhancement factor to explain the significant line broadening of semiconductor lasers.
Carl J. Johnson
PhD EE 69

Entrepreneur and Co-Founder, Chairman, Director and Former CEO of II-VI, Inc.; Innovator in infrared optical materials, and the growth of II-VI compound semiconductor crystals and other optical, laser, and electronic materials.
Steven Sample
BS EE 62
MS EE 63
PhD EE 65

Innovative leader in higher education; Model administrator, teacher and researcher; Award-winning scientist and inventor of digital appliance controls used in appliances and microwave ovens worldwide.
Mac E. Van Valkenburg
BS U of Utah
MA MIT
PhD Stanford

Distinguished engineering educator and author of internationally renowned textbooks. As Engineering Dean, he led the College of Engineering to international eminence during a time of great growth and innovation within the College.
M.T. Geoffrey Yeh
BS Civil 53
MA Harvard 54
Phd St. Johns 82

Entrepreneurial leader, global philanthropist; Founder and Retired Chairman of Hsin Chong Construction Group, Ltd