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Alumni & Parents

The Pratt School of Engineering is dedicated to supporting programs, events and activities intended to form and enhance lifelong and mutually beneficial relationships between the University and alumni and parents of students.

Distinguished Alumni

Information about our award and other distinguished alumni.

Volunteering

Opportunities to get involved, stay connected, and support the school.

Pratt Parents

Information about the parent's campaign, parent's weekend and the parent's committee.

Giving Opportunities

Details about the annual fund, how corporations and foundations give and major gift opportunities.

Major Gift Donors

Learn how past major gifts have made an impact on the school.

Make a Gift

Make a one time gift or pledge online.

Alumni & Giving News

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MEMP Grad Works on Navy Radar
Sep 21, 2011
When Todd Stevens (MEMP ’06) was a graduate student at the Pratt School of Engineering, he never imagined himself building defense systems for the Navy. “With a mechanical engineering background, why would I want to build radar?” said Stevens,...
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Engineer Networked Her Way into Television
Sep 14, 2011
The lights are up, the cameraman is ready. Only five seconds to check makeup and review notes before going live in front of a major metropolitan audience. While this may not sound like the typical morning of most Duke engineering alumni, for Holly...
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An Entrepreneurial Journey to Google
Sep 14, 2011
As a self-professed nerd in college, Richard Alfonsi (ECE ’93) is now probably at the coolest place there is to work – Google – and in probably one of the coolest places to live – the San Francisco Bay area. It seems his engineering studies at Duke...
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Expanding Hong Kong Rail
Aug 1, 2011
For most of his life, Danal Blessis was rooted to the East Coast of the U.S. He lived in North Carolina since the sixth grade, graduating from Duke in 1982 with a civil engineering degree in 1982, followed by 13 more years in his first career stop....
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MEMS Alum Started Four Companies
Jul 7, 2011
When Duke alumni fondly recall memories from their undergraduate years, such recollections invariably include impromptu games of Frisbee on the quad, hanging out on a bench, and running to catch a bus on West Campus. However, for Court Lorenzini,...
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Two Duke Engineers Named to Board of Trustees
Jul 6, 2011
DURHAM, N.C. -- Two engineering alumnus--Bill Hawkins and Ali Saaem--were named to join the Duke University Board of Trustees on July 1, the university announced Wednesday.

Learn About Pratt's New Engineering Education and Research Building

Our Goals

We are committed to celebrating the rich heritage of Duke University. This is accomplished by:

  • Cultivating leadership, participation and loyalty from alumni and parents
  • Helping alumni reconnect with each other and the university while protecting their privacy
  • Facilitating networking between alumni, parents and current students while protecting their privacy
  • Providing quality programs to meet the needs of alumni and parents
  • Supporting the mission of Pratt by promoting giving in support of student life, scholarship or academic programming
  • Communicating information in timely and effective ways
  • Respectfully responding to inquiries with prompt information
2012 Engineering Alumni Newsletter

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Keeping In Touch

We are happy to collect and report Alumni news each year. You can see this information here online and also in the DukEngineer. If you would like to send us your update, please fill out the form below.

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