<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">To: All SDSU Engineering Faculty, Staff and Dean’s Advisory Board<br></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">From: Dean Eugene Olevsky and Senior Director of Development Kate Carinder</font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify"><font face="arial, sans-serif">On
behalf of the College of Engineering, we are pleased to announce that Dr.
Andrew Y.J. Szeto, Emeritus Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at
San Diego State University and former Chair of the Department has made a $50,000
gift to the Rehabilitative Engineering and Assistive Technology Program at SDSU
to support travel, senior design projects, graduate student projects, stipends,
etc., for the program.</font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Dr.
Szeto joined the College of Engineering faculty in 1983, served as the
Department's Graduate Program Advisor from 1988-1992, and served as Chair of the Department from 1997 to 2001. Prior to
joining SDSU, he was on the faculty of Biomedical Engineering at Louisiana Tech
University where he led their rehabilitation engineering research and
development efforts. He has held
industrial positions with the Northrop Grumman Corporation (2010), Tanner
Research & Development (2001), La Jolla Technology, Inc. (1982), and Hughes
Aircraft Company. Dr. Szeto received a B.S. degree in 1971 from the University
of California, Los Angeles, the Master of Science (1973) and the Master of
Engineering (1974) in Electrical Engineering from the University of California,
Berkeley, and the Ph.D. in Man-Machine Systems and Bioengineering from the
University of California, Los Angeles, in 1977. His research has been supported
by the National Science Foundation and National Institute for Disability Related
Research on electrocutaneous stimulation for artificial sensory communication,
quantifying the speed of tactile information processing, assistive technology
development, and rehabilitation engineering. He has published over 70 full
length journal papers, book chapters, and abstracts on these and other related
subjects. Dr. Szeto's teaching interests include analog IC design, biomedical
instrumentation, and rehabilitation electronics.</font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify"><font face="arial, sans-serif">During 1999-2001, he served as
the President-elect, President, and Past President of the IEEE Engineering in
Medicine and Biology Society after serving previously as its Vice President for
Financial Planning, member of its Administrative Committee, General Conference
Chair for the 1993 and 1998 Annual International Conferences, and Awards
Committee Chair. He is a member at various times of IEEE, Tau Beta Pi, Sigma
Xi, the Biomedical Engineering Society, Human Factors and Ergonomics Society,
and American Society for Engineering Education. In recognition of his
professional activities, Dr. Szeto was elected Fellow of the Biomedical
Engineering Society (2005); Fellow of the American Institute for Medical & Biological
Engineering (March 2002); and Fellow of the IEEE for "Contributions to
Rehabilitation Engineering" (Jan. 2002). He also was chosen as the “Most
Influential Professor” by the College’s valedictorian in 2006, 2016, 2017 &
2018. </font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify"><font face="arial, sans-serif">As a student who always liked
math and science, Dr. Szeto discovered engineering when he used recycled
batteries and parts from a hardware store to build a DC motor and entered it in
his middle school’s science fair, and thus began a lifelong career in education,
engineering and science. According to Dr.
Szeto, much of his professional and financial fulfillment can be attributed to
SDSU. In gratitude for the career that
he has enjoyed at SDSU, he is paying it forward by providing opportunities for
others to achieve their dreams. </font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify"><font face="arial, sans-serif">The College of Engineering is
grateful to all those who provide much needed philanthropic support. If you
know of anyone who might have an interest in supporting the College of
Engineering, please contact Kate Carinder, Senior Director of Development,
College of Engineering at <a href="mailto:kcarinder@sdsu.edu" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank">kcarinder@sdsu.edu</a>. </font></p><div><img src="cid:ii_k21anoz40" alt="image.png" width="436" height="328"><br></div><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div><span style="font-size:small">Best regards,</span></div><div><span style="font-size:small">Eugene</span></div><div><span style="font-size:small"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:small">Eugene A. Olevsky, Ph.D.; FASME; FACerS; FASM</span><br style="font-size:small"><span style="font-size:small">Dean and Distinguished Professor</span><br style="font-size:small"><span style="font-size:small">College of Engineering</span><br style="font-size:small"><span style="font-size:small">San Diego State University</span><br style="font-size:small"><span style="font-size:small">5500 Campanile Drive</span><br style="font-size:small"><span style="font-size:small">San Diego, CA 92182-1323</span><br style="font-size:small"><span style="font-size:small">Office: (619)-594-6061</span><br style="font-size:small"><span style="font-size:small">E-mail: </span><a href="mailto:eolevsky@mail.sdsu.edu" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-size:small" target="_blank">eolevsky@sdsu.edu</a><span style="font-size:small"> </span><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>