Four School of Engineering & Applied Science alumni will receive Alumni Achievement Awards, a fifth the Young Alumni Award and a husband and wife the Dean’s Award at the school’s annual alumni awards program April 19 at the Ritz-Carlton, St. Louis.
Andrew M. Bursky, Arnold W. Donald, Harold H. Schreimann, Gary E. Wendlandt, Danielle Forget and Preston M. & Nancy Green will be honored.
Bursky (bachelor’s and master’s in chemical engineering, 1978) will be recognized for his entrepreneurial spirit and professional achievements, as well as his extensive community service.
In 1981, Bursky and a partner formed Interlaken Capital Inc., which focused on the chemical, industrial distribution, food processing and financial services sectors. It was recognized by Forbes magazine in 1990 as one of the country’s largest privately owned businesses.
In 2002, he formed Atlas Holdings LLC.
Today, he is a member of the University’s Board of Trustees and its New York Regional Cabinet.
Donald (bachelor’s in mechanical engineering, 1977) will be recognized for his dynamic leadership with Monsanto Co. and Merisant Co., as well as his extensive community involvement and charitable activities. He joined Monsanto in 1977 and worked there for more than 20 years.
In 2000, he founded Merisant. In 2006, he became president and chief executive officer of the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation International.
He is a member of the University’s Board of Trustees, is on the executive committee of the William Greenleaf Eliot Society and is a member of the School of Engineering’s national council.
Schreimann (bachelor’s in industrial engineering, 1949) will be honored for his career accomplishments and long dedication to the University.
He began his career as an industrial engineer for a diversified paper-converting operation. In 1960, he joined Container Corp. of America, where he eventually took over all phases of operation for plants throughout the United States.
Schreimann later formed MSI Ltd. and continues as its president. He is a member of the Alumni Advisory Council and chair of the Eliot Society for Engineering & Applied Science. He was voted Volunteer of the Year in 2004.
Wendlandt (bachelor’s in applied mathematics and computer science, 1972) will be recognized for his achievements in the insurance industry and his community service, especially his work with the Boy Scouts of America. Wendlandt spent more than two decades with MassMutual, joining New York Life Insurance in 1999.
He is chairman and CEO of New York Life Investment Management LLC, where he oversees all aspects of the business. He is an executive vice president of parent organization New York Life Insurance Co. and a member of its executive management committee.
An Eagle Scout, he is active with the Boy Scouts of America.
Forget (bachelor’s in civil engineering, 1994) will be honored for her innovation in the field of waste management, her extensive leadership in the Society of Women Engineers and her activity with University alumni.
Forget has held a wide variety of positions, and she now is director of engineering and environmental compliance for WCA Waste Corp. Her innovative approaches have allowed her to implement solutions that improved efficiency, enhanced operations and reduced costs.
She has held numerous leadership positions in the Society of Women Engineers and serves as chair of the Houston Alumni Club.
Preston (bachelor’s in electrical engineering, 1936) and Nancy Green will be honored with the Dean’s Award for their extraordinary generosity that will benefit engineering students and faculty for generations, in addition to Preston’s professional achievements in the steel industry.
He joined Southwest Steel Supply Co. in 1941 and had a 45-year career there, rising to president and chairman. He was noted for his leadership, innovation and vision in the steel industry. A native St. Louisan, he died at 88 in 2003.
Nancy, also a St. Louisan, serves on the advisory board for the Preston M. Green Charitable Foundation.
The event will start at 5:45 p.m. with cocktails, dinner at 6:45 and awards at 7:45.
For more information on the event, call 935-8730.