Distinguished Engineering Alumnus
Award Recipient
Donald H. Roy — 1986
This distinguished alumnus, who has made significant contributions to the nuclear power field, earned two degrees in Nuclear Engineering from this university: the B.S. degree in 1958 and the Ph.D. degree in 1963. He earned his M.S. degree in Nuclear Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
His entire professional career has been with Babcock and Wilcox. His outstanding record of technical and managerial skills has led him to his present position with the company as Vice President of Engineering and Systems Development in the Power Generation Group at Barberton, Ohio. He is responsible for the Departments of Fossil Systems Engineering, Design and Equipment Engineering, Engineering Design Graphics, Systems Development and Integration, Automation and Advanced Systems, and Engineering Operations.
A leader in his profession, he was major technical contributor to the thermalhydraulic models used to evaluate the emergency core cooling systems of Babcock and Wilcox nuclear power plants. He served this university as a member of the Engineering Foundation, the Engineering School Advisory Council, and the Nuclear Engineering Industrial Advisory Group.
Donald H. Roy