In Memoriam

champion in the high jump, four-time All-American, and NCAA decathlon champion. He completed his Master of Science in biomedical engineering at Cleveland State University in 2014.

Tim, a former Spartan wrestler who now lives in Houston, was visiting family in Greater Cleveland when Hurricane Harvey hit. He scrambled to raise funds and transport donated supplies back to Houston, a mission that captured the interest of local TV news: tinyurl.com/y896z8w6

Kate became engaged to Benton Collins.

Mustafa, a recent alumnus of the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, has received the 2017 Ten Outstanding Young Persons (TOYP)—TURKEY award from Junior Chamber International (JCI). He was honored in the medical innovation category for research conducted at Case Western Reserve.

Carl Podwoski ’61, an alumnus honored with the Meritorious Service Award this past Homecoming, passed away Dec. 16, 2017, at his home in New York City at the age of 78. The finisher of 10 marathons is remembered at his alma mater as a steadfast and energetic supporter of the School of Engineering and its Great Lakes Energy Institute.

Carl, who was born and raised in Cleveland, earned his electrical engineering degree from the Case Institute of Technology in 1961 and his MBA at Harvard University. An illustrious career in the energy and paper industries took him around the world, but he never forgot Case Quad.

Carl was one of the first members of the advisory board of the Great Lakes Energy Institute after its founding in 2008. At its May 2017 board meeting, co-director Alexis Abramson formally thanked him for eight years of support, guidance and feedback.

“He was an energetic guy, both physically and intellectually,” she said, adding that he sometimes drove to board meetings from New York City. “You knew that when Carl spoke, it was going to be a different perspective and it was going to be valuable. Absolutely, he contributed to the successes we’ve had.”

She said Carl’s expertise in energy innovation helped to shape the institute’s direction toward grid modernization and commercialization.

At Homecoming and Reunion Weekend in October 2017, Carl accepted the Meritorious Service Award for exemplary service to the Case Alumni Association and the School of Engineering. He is the namesake of the Carl E. Podwoski Scholarship Fund, which was established in 2005 to support undergraduates studying engineering.

A mass was offered in Carl’s memory on Jan. 14 at St. Francis Xavier in Brooklyn. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens for a scarlet oak tree and bench dedication.

Here is a link to the obituary that ran in the New York Times: tinyurl.com/y8t8bu6r

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1923-2017

Wen Hsiung Ko, PhD, an emeritus professor, industry innovator and light to generations of engineering students, died Dec. 4, 2017, in Palo Alto, CA.

In a career spanning six decades, Wen made numerous contributions to the fields of biomedical and electrical engineering. He is credited with helping to pioneer microsensors, actuators, integrated microsystems, medical implants, telemetry and packaging. His work on physical and chemical (gas) microsensors in the early 1970s represents one of the earliest efforts in this field.

The prolific researcher published about 150 journal papers and accrued 26 patents.

Wen, a native of China, received his MS from the Case Institute of Technology in 1956 and his PhD in 1959. He joined the faculty in 1959 and went on to work at Case Western Reserve for nearly 60 years, establishing and leading the Electronics Design Center, before retiring in 1993. During his tenure, he advised more than 150 MS and PhD students.

In recognition of his accomplishments, Wen was elected a Fellow of the IEEE Biomedical Engineering Society and Fellow of the American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering in 1992. In 2014, he received the Meritorious Service Award from the Case Alumni Association for exemplary service to the CAA and the School of Engineering.

Wen and Christina, his wife of 60 years, were leaders in the Chinese American community of Cleveland before moving to Palo Alto in 2014.

A memorial service was held Jan. 27 at the Amasa Stone Chapel on the campus of Case Western Reserve. In lieu of flowers or gifts, the family asks that donations be made to the Wen H. Ko Fellowship at Case Western Reserve University, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Case School of Engineering, Glennan 321, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106-7071. Learn more or donate online at bit.ly/2j2kWXf

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