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his Wings of Hope Servant of Man-
emphasis on fatigue reliability. Efforts fo-
Paul Wirsching graduated
isting structures, but also development of
kind award.
from the Institute of Technology with a degree in civil engineer-
ing. He is a professor emeritus
of the aerospace and mechanical
engineering department at the University of Arizona-Tucson.
Wi r s c h -
ing’s prin-
cipal research
cused not only on risk assessment of exprobability-based fatigue design criteria.
In 2003, Wirsching was inducted
into the Offshore Energy Center’s Hall of Fame as a Technology Pioneer in the Reliability-Based
Design
of
Marine
Structures. Pioneers are individuals who
distinguish themselves and become the
character of the industry through their vision, drive, innovation and leadership. In
2008, he received the prestigious ASCE
Offshore Technology Conference Hall of Fame Award.
The MAGIS service awards were also
presented to alumni, faculty and staff at the luncheon. The MAGIS Service Award
is presented to individuals who demonstrate the commitment to choose to apply
their talents where they are needed the most, and to consistently do more because it needs to be done. Alumni Paul Kutz,
John Cappelupo, Andy Thurmond, Jack focused on
reliability of marine structures
with
Groenick, Don Ferris, Jim Conway, Lorre
Bannes, Fred Koch and Kevin McGuire received the award. Associate dean and
chair of aerospace and mechanical engineering, Krishnaswamy Ravindra, Ph.D., SUMMER ‘10
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