currently on active duty at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri), and Katie Jo (junior at Juniata College majoring in Health Sciences and Business Management, and captain of the soccer team). Mr. Szczur’s extended family holds strong ties to the University of Pittsburgh. His wife Lisa is a 1986 graduate of the University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown with a BS in Secondary Education and a Master’s Degree in Education from St. Francis University. Additionally: • • • • • • •
Father, John is a 1949 graduate with a BS in Mechanical Engineering Brother, John is a 1980 graduate of Pitt-Johnstown with BA in Business Economics Sister, Constance is a 1974 graduate with BS in Nursing and is a retired (2012) US Lieutenant Colonel Sister, Kathleen is a 1975 graduate with a BS in Math and received her MBA from Katz Business School in 1981 Sister, Maria is a 1978 graduate with BS in Child Development and a 1980 graduate with a Masters of Education in Special Education Brother, Tim attended Pitt-Johnstown for two years before graduating from Point Park College in 1987 Daughter, Katie Jo, plans to pursue her Master’s Degree at the University of Pittsburgh in Health and Rehabilitation Science with a concentration in Wellness and Human Performance as part of the School of Health and Rehabilitation and the Department of Sports Medicine and nutrition
Electrical and Computer Engineering: Dr. Donald H. Gillott BSEE ’56, MSEE ’59, PhD ‘64 Retired Dean, College of Engineering and Computer Science Sacramento State University of California Dr. Donald H. Gillott has devoted his career to higher education and community leadership roles. His career in higher education focused on University Administration with special emphasis on Engineering and Computer Science education and on improving the status of young men and women through education. He placed special emphasis on increasing the enrollments of women and ethnic minorities in science and engineering where they are usually sadly underrepresented. A graduate of the Connellsville High School class of 1949, Dr. Gillott attended St. Vincent College in Latrobe, Pa. prior to transferring to the University of Pittsburgh where he received BS, MS, and PhD degrees in electrical engineering. After attaining his PhD, he served as an associate professor at Pitt for five years; then in 1968 he accepted the position of Chairperson of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at Sacramento State University in California. In 1976, after a national search, he was appointed to the position of Dean of the College of Engineering and Computer Science, the position he held until his retirement in 1993. Dr. Gillott was one of the main architects in developing the State of California Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement (MESA) program, which gained national recognition and is credited with playing a major role in significantly increasing the enrollment of young men and women from these underrepresented groups. He has received a MESA California Statewide award in recognition of outstanding service as Faculty Sponsor of the Sacramento State University’s MESA Center, and the Centennial medal for extraordinary achievement by the International Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineering. In 1993, the California State Legislature passed a special resolution upon Dr. Gillott’s retirement as Dean, acknowledging his years of dedicated service to the citizens of the State of California. The resolution
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