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MANHATTAN COLLEGE HONORED DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI ELECTED TO THE PRESTIGIOUS NATIONAL ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING

Torrance, California, Resident Thomas E. Romesser Elected to NAE

RIVERDALE, N.Y. – Manhattan College has honored Thomas E. Romesser ’71, vice president of technology development for Northrop Grumman Space Technology, at a special event on December 1, 2004. This ceremony, held at the College’s William J. Scala Academy Room, recognized distinguished alumni who were recently inducted into the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) for their outstanding contributions to the field. The NAE is the highest professional distinction accorded an engineer, and recognizes the individual’s contributions in engineering theory, practice and in the pioneering of new technologies.

The College also honored several members of its alumni community at the ceremony, including James W. Cooley ’49 and Richard L. Tomasetti ’63, who were both recently inducted into the NAE, and engineering faculty members Dr. Moujalli Hourani and Dr. Robert Sharp, recipients of faculty fellow awards. Dr. Hourani, associate professor and chair of civil engineering, was named the The Thornton-Tomasetti Faculty Fellow, a professor-student research fellowship established by Mr. Tomasetti’s engineering firm. Dr. Sharp, associate professor of environmental engineering, was named The Donald J. O’Connor Faculty Fellow.

At Northrop Grumman, Mr. Romesser leads an organization responsible for the identification, development and acquisition of Space Technology’s strategic technologies, and manages discretionary investments in technology and product development. He also serves as Space Technology’s senior spokesman on all technology matters.

Mr. Romesser joined Northrop Grumman after it acquired TRW Inc. in 2002. A vice president since 1998, Mr. Romesser most recently served as vice president and deputy of the Space and Electronics Engineering organization. Prior to this, he was vice president and general manager of TRW’s Space and Technology division. Since joining TRW in 1975, he has been involved in the development and management of the broad range of high technology capabilities that established and maintained TRW’s reputation and stake in the marketplace.

Mr. Romesser earned a bachelor’s degree in physics from Manhattan College and master’s and doctorate degrees from the University of Iowa. In 2003, Mr. Romesser was elected to the NAE and cited for pioneering contributions to high-power laser technology and isotope separation.

A plaque in honor of Mr. Romesser was unveiled at the ceremony and is now displayed in the College’s William J. Scala Academy Room at the school of engineering. His plaque joins several others lining the walls of the Scala Room. These plaques acknowledge members of the Manhattan College academic community elected to the NAE. 

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