On April 6th, 2009 Oregon State University and the College of Business announced the first recipients for the inaugural Austin Entrepreneurship Program Entrepreneurs and Innovators Awards at a ceremony held at Reser Stadium.
The three of the six awards went to College of Engineering Alumni. They are:
Dick Fosbury (College of Engineering,’72) , innovator of the “Fosbury flop,” a high jumping technique that earned him a gold medal at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City.
Kyle Doyel (College of Business and College of Engineering, ’80), founder and president of Kyzen Corp., leading manufacturers of aqueous cleaning systems for semiconductor and electronic capital equipment.
Ken (College of Engineering, ’53) and Joan Austin (honorary alumna), founders and owners of A-dec, a leading producer of dental systems and equipment.
Kaichang Li, associate professor in the Department of Wood Science and Engineering in the College of Forestry, who invented bonding agents for making formaldehyde-free plywood products.
John Gardner, professor emeritus of physics at OSU, founder and president of ViewPlus Technologies, Inc., developers of raised-image (tactile) computer printing technology for sight-impaired users.
