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FEBRUARY 22, 2013
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2013 Oregon Stater Engineering Awards
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
Oregon State University
13
AcademyofDistinguishedEngineers
FEBRUARY 22, 2013
Paul R. Mather
P
aul Mather had a clear direction
for his life and Oregon State
helped him achieve his goals.
“My education at OSU has enabled me
to fulfill my life’s purpose,” says
Mather. “My college experience opened
doors that allowed me to use my
engineering and leadership skills to
enhance the abilities of those around
me.”
Paul joined the Oregon Department of
Transportation (ODOT) in 1984 in traffic
engineering. Over the years, he has
worked in construction, maintenance,
and project development in Portland,
Salem, and Roseburg. Mather led
ODOT’s response to the state’s
deteriorating bridges by coordinating
the “Economic and Bridge Options
Report,” resulting in a $1.3 billion
funding package approved by the state
legislature.
“Oregon’s deteriorating bridges and
overpasses threatened a $123-million
negative impact to the state’s economy,
placing more than 88,000 jobs at risk,”
says Mather. “With the help of OSU
research, I helped tell this story to the
2003 legislature. Over the last 10 years,
ODOT has completed work on all of
these routes, with a program delivered
on time and under budget.”
B.S. Civil Engineering ’84
HighwayDivisionAdministrator
OregonDepartment of Transportation
Salem, Oregon
“Myeducationat
OSUhas enabled
me to ful ll my
life’s purpose.”
FEBRUARY 22, 2013
BrendaM. Holdener
C
apt. Brenda Holdener enlisted in the
United States Navy in 1978 and
received a Navy ROTC scholarship to
Oregon State University. Her first tour of
dutywas at NavyManpower Engineering
Center Detachment in SanDiego. From
there, Holdener has advanced through the
ranks as a combat helicopter pilot, a
navigator on the USS Kitty Hawk, a
command center director for NORAD, and
the commanding officer of the USSWasp,
among other assignments.
“My construction engineering
management degree was broad enough to
helpme excel as a helicopter pilot and a
ship’s commandingofficer,” saysHoldener.
“The engineering backgroundmade the
technical aspects easy, and the business
background kept me thinking about
efficiencies in large organization
management.” Holdener also earned her
M.A. in national security and strategic
studies from the Naval War College, and a
homeland security graduate certificate
fromUniversity of Colorado.
“I’ve been able to influence and lead
1,100 youngmen andwomen on a daily
basis as the commanding officer of a ship,”
says Holdener. “If I was able to help only
one to reach their goals, then I was
successful at my job.”
B.S. Construction Engineering
Management ’85
Captain, United States Navy
Inspector General
United States Transportation Command
Scott AFB, Illinois
“I’vebeenable to
in uenceand
lead1,100
youngmenand
womenona
dailybasisas the
commanding
o cer of aship.”
FEBRUARY 22, 2013
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
Steven E. Locke
S
teve Locke followed in his father’s
footsteps when he enrolled in
chemical engineering at Oregon
State. Ed Locke had received his chemical
engineering degree fromOregon State
College in 1947.
As soon as he graduated, the younger
Locke took a job as a process engineer with
Chevron USA. In 1987, he made the leap
fromhands-on industry to environmental
consulting with SRHAssociates, SECOR
International, and currently at the United
States branch of SLR International, an
international environmental consultancy
with offices around the world.
“Building a team across North America
that competes well in high-growth,
international markets, enjoys working
together, takes care of friends and family,
and serves meaningfully in the
community is my biggest contribution to
my industry,” says Locke. “Our Oregon
scientists and engineers helpwith
everything fromnon-profit
neurotherapeutic pediatric clinics to
providing cleanwater in developing
countries.”
It was at Oregon State that Locke
learned to solve complex problems. “Real
life is full of interesting developments
which don’t have immediately obvious
solutions,” says Locke. “Being taught a
process at Oregon State for successfully
maneuvering through these problems has
been an extremely valuable tool.”
B.S. Chemical Engineering ’82
President &Chief Operating O cer
SLR International Corporation
Portland, Oregon
“Real life is full
of interesting
developments
whichdon’t have
immediately
obvious
solutions.”
FEBRUARY 22, 2013
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
StephenS. Pawlowski
S
teve Pawlowski is responsible for
ensuring architectural consistency
across all of Intel Architecture and
implementation of such as security and
management across Intel Core and Intel
Atom product lines.
Pawlowski joined Intel in 1982 after
earning bachelor of science degrees in
electronical engineering technology and
computer systems engineering
technology from the Oregon Institute of
Technology. He received a master’s
degree in computer science and
engineering from the Oregon Graduate
Institute in 1993.
Pawlowski led the design of the first
Multibus I Single Board Computer based
on the 386 processor. He was a lead
architect and designer for Intel’s early
desktop PC and high performance serve
products. Pawlowski also helped define
the system bus interfaces for Intel’s P6
family processors, the Pentium 4
processor and Itaniumprocessor.
Pawlowski holds 56 patents in the area
of system and microprocessor
technologies and has received three Intel
Achievement Awards. He served as the
chair of Oregon’s Engineering and
Technology Engineering Council (ETIC)
and continues to serve as a Council
member.
Senior Fellow&General Manager
Architecture and Planning
Intel Corporation
Hillsboro, Oregon
Pawlowski
holds 56patents
in the area of
systemand
microprocessor
technologies
andhas received
three Intel
Achievement
Awards.