The School of Engineering & Applied Science will honor four of its alumni at an awards ceremony at 5 p.m. May 18, with a reception to follow, in Whitaker Hall.
Honorees are Vincent H. Li; Richard P. Mattione, Ph.D.; and Jonathan S. Turner, Ph.D., who will receive the Alumni Achievement Award. Richard A. Roloff will receive the Dean’s Award.
Vincent H. Li
Li earned two bachelor’s degrees in 1973, in electrical engineering and in applied math and computer science. He earned a master of science in electrical engineering in 1975.
In 1983, Li returned to his native Hong Kong to manage publicly listed companies and became a leading entrepreneur. In 1990, Li founded Countkey Ltd. and Sunrays Electronics Ltd., the former becoming so successful that it later merged with a publicly listed company in Hong Kong.
In 1998, Li founded Keysbond Ltd., a successful company with worldwide outreach.
He serves as group chairman and managing director of Keysbond, employing approximately 2,000 people in China who work on products ranging from digital cameras to telephones and health-care items.
Li is a fellow of the Asian Knowledge Management Association and founded the Vincent H. Li Scholarship for Hong Kong Students at Washington University to help underprivileged students.
Richard P. Mattione
Mattione earned a bachelor’s degree in systems science and mathematics in 1977.
He earned a master of science in engineering (’78), a master of art (’80) and a doctorate in economics (’81), all from Harvard University.
He is a partner and portfolio manager for Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo and Co. LLC (GMO), a global money-management firm with more than $67 billion invested worldwide for institutional clients.
He is responsible for the International Active Division’s equity investments in Japan, Hong Kong, China and Latin America.
Prior to GMO, Mattione worked as an economist and market strategist at J.P. Morgan & Co. in Tokyo and New York.
Before that, he was a research associate in foreign policy studies at The Brookings Institution in Washington.
Jonathan S. Turner
Turner, the Bobby and Jerry Cox Professor of Computer Science, earned a bachelor’s degree in both computer science and electrical engineering in 1977 as a double-major in WUSTL’s “three-two” engineering double-degree program.
He also earned a bachelor’s degree in theatre from Oberlin College in 1977.
He has a master’s degree (’79) and a doctorate (’82) in computer science from Northwestern University.
Turner, formerly the Henry Edwin Sever Professor of Engineering, has had a distinguished career at the University.
He joined in 1983 as assistant professor of computer science, and by 1990, became a full professor. He served as department chair from 1992-97. He received a Distinguished Faculty Award in 1993.
His primary research focus is on the design and analysis of communication networks, with a focus on high-performance routers and switching systems.
Turner is working on the design of diversified networks. Under his direction, the Applied Research Laboratory in the computer science department has been a leading contributor to advancing innovations in network technology.
Richard A. Roloff
Prior to his appointment as vice chancellor for capital projects at WUSTL, Roloff served as a trustee of the University from 1984-1991 and as president of Plaza Development Co., which was responsible for building The Ritz-Carlton, St. Louis.
Roloff is receiving the Dean’s Award for guiding the school through a master planning process that will eventually lead to three new engineering buildings at the northeast end of campus.
A 1951 graduate of the engineering school, Roloff is a leader in St. Louis business development.
As a volunteer, Roloff has been active in the revitalization of the Central West End through his support and leadership of the Washington University Medical Center Redevelopment Corp.
In 1976, he received the engineering school’s Alumni Achievement Award, and he has been a member of the engineering school’s National Council.
In 2000, he received the Dean’s Medal from Arts & Sciences.
For more information, call Libby Gutberlet at 935-8730 or e-mail libby_gutberlet@wustl.edu.