Distinguished Alumni Award

Alumnus David Reid is the latest recipient of the Distinguished Alumni Award. Reid is the president and CEO of Helicon Chemical Company. He founded the company during his last year of graduate studies at UCF to pursue his passion for technology commercialization. This year, Helicon Chemical was awarded its 10th government contract for advanced materials…

As manager of Siemens GT Risk Management Organization, Petya Georgieva Fernlund, ’06, leads a global team responsible for ensuring the quality of the gas turbine engineering products. In her position, she oversees strategy and the portfolio; coordinates on root cause analysis and quality issues resolution; works on risk analysis and management; and supports the professional…