William G. Lowrie Wins Alumni Medalist Award
William G. Lowrie was awarded the Alumni Medalist Award on September 26, 2008. This award is given for national or international career achievement and is the single highest honor accorded by The Ohio State University Alumni Association, Inc. It is presented to alumni who have gained national or international distinction as outstanding exponents of a chosen field or profession and who have brought extraordinary credit to the University and significant benefit to humankind. Lowrie received his B.S. in Chemical Engineering in 1966.

Over the course of a 33-year career with Amoco Production Co. in Louisiana, William Lowrie rose from engineer to president and played a major role in increasing oil recovery and advancing drilling technology. He supervised the development of environmental fuels, managed international oil acquisitions, and directed projects leading to technology for producing methane from coal beds.

When BP and Amoco came together in 1998 in what was the world's largest merger, Lowrie became the company's deputy chief executive before retiring the following year.

Lowrie has received many industry awards, including the Charles F. Rand Gold Medal from the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers.

In 1998, Lowrie and his wife established the William G. and Ernestine R. Lowrie Endowment Fund for Chemical Engineering Excellence at Ohio State. In addition, Lowrie is chair of the national committee for renovating and expanding the university's Koffolt Laboratories.

Lowrie's many contributions to Ohio State have been recognized with the 1979 Texnikoi Outstanding Alumnus Award; a Distinguished Alumnus Award from the College of Engineering; and the Benjamin G. Lamme Meritorious Achievement Medal, the College of Engineering's highest honor. Lowrie is the only engineering alumnus to receive all three awards. In 2005, the university recognized his years of dedicated service with the Everett D. Reese Medal.

Harold A. Sorgenti Named in Industrial Executive List Developed by the AIChE
In celebration of the 100 th Anniversary of the founding of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), the Awards and Recognition Subcommittee of the Centennial Celebration Committee has developed lists of individuals who contributed to the profession and society in a variety of times and ways.

In the July 2008 issue, they present a selection of corporate executives with backgrounds in chemical engineering. OSU Alumni, Harold A. Sorgenti, was named in this list. He received his M.S. in Chemical Engineering from Ohio State University in 1959. He was the former CEO of ARCO Chemical and the co-inventor of the dominating polypropylene oxidation process.

Min Enze Receives State Scientific and Technological Award
China granted its State Scientific and Technological Award for 2007 to petrochemical scientist Min Enze for his outstanding achievements. Chinese President Hu Jintao presented the award at the annual national science-technology award ceremony at the Great Hall of the People. Senior petrochemical engineer Min is a member of the Sinopec Science and Technology Committee and academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences ( CAS) in 1980, a research fellow of the Third World Academy of Sciences in 1993 and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering in 1994. Min graduated in 1946 from the then National Central University and obtained a doctorate in chemical engineering from Ohio State University in 1950. He received the Distinguished Engineering Alumni Award from Ohio State in 1989. More...

C.Y. Chen Receives Government Award
C.Y. Cheng (Ph.D., 1992) received the annual National Award to Top Ten Outstanding Corporate Managers given by the Taiwanese central government. This is a great honor for him. Cr. Cheng was the first Ph.D. student graduated from S.T. Yang's group at OSU.