Alumni award winners

Influential engineering dean leads the list of Homecoming honorees

Gold Medal

Kenneth Lutchen, MS ’80, PhD ’83, helped shape the College of Engineering at Boston University into one of the nation’s top-rated engineering schools. The former dean and interim provost is also a sought-after speaker, writer and thought leader in the engineering field.

For his lifelong devotion to engineering and for the honor he brings to the profession and to Case, Lutchen will receive the Gold Medal — the highest honor bestowed annually by the Case Alumni Association — at Homecoming 2024 in November.

He was chosen for the honor by a panel of CAA past presidents, who met in March to make selections. Lutchen, who earned his advanced degrees in biomedical engineering from Case Institute of Technology, leads a distinguished class of award winners.

Kenneth Lutchen, MS ’80, PhD ’83

Samuel Givelber 1923 Award

Lee Swanger ’68, PhD, a materials scientist and engineering consultant, is well known for promoting science fellowships and for helping Case students and faculty to take advantage of their opportunities. These include Swanger Fellowships, which he made possible. He will receive the award that honors an alumnus who promotes fellowship and kindness in the Case tradition.

Young Alumni Leadership Award

Prince Ghosh ’19, an entrepreneur with offices in New York, Paris and Hong Kong, is never too busy to volunteer for Case and to share his energy and his insight with today’s students. He also encourages his friends and classmates to do the same, magnifying his impact at his alma mater.

Thomas P. Kicher ’59, MS ’62, PhD ’65 Meritorious Service Award

In addition, four people will receive a Thomas P. Kicher ’59, MS ’62, PhD ’65, Meritorious Service Award, which recognizes outstanding service to the CAA and to Case:

Warren Gibson ’65, MS ’69, PhD ’71, a civil engineer, entrepreneur and economist, works to ensure that today’s Case students enjoy an education second to none by supporting labs and programs, especially in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Jennifer Barovian ’99, a computer engineer and a vice president for Intel, helps other women to follow her path through programs like the Grace Hopper Celebration and the Women in Tech and Girls Who Code groups at CWRU.

Raymond Floyd ’70, a chemical engineer who blazed an impactful career in the energy industry, shares his insights with Case and its students as vice chair of the Great Lakes Energy Institute.

Ron Cass ’84, an engineer and an entrepreneur, led the Case Alumni Foundation for an unprecedented six years as its chair. That’s in addition to volunteer roles with the Case Alumni Association and the Case Advisory Board.

The awards program will take place the evening of Friday, Nov. 15, in Strosacker Auditorium. Questions? Email Kelly.Hendricks@casealum.org.