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AT&T and Lucent Bell Laboratories celebrates the 30th
anniversary of their sponsorship of Ph.D. fellowship programs for under-represented
minorities and women in science and engineering on October 28, 2002.
Over the past 30 years, 498 students have received
support and mentoring from the
AT&T Labs Research Fellowship Program (ALFP), and Lucent Cooperative Research
Fellowship Program
(CRFP) and Graduate Research Fellowship Program for Women (GRPW).
The Ph.D. completion rate is 74%, with 86% of students
completing at least a Master's degree, thus placing these programs among the premier graduate fellowship programs in the United States.
Our graduates hold top
positions in industry and academia. Some are founders of
companies while others hold executive positions. Approximately
30% of our
graduates are professors, deans, and administrators at 70
universities throughout the States. These individuals
continue sharing their knowledge and commitment
to developing and mentoring students for the future. The breadth and scope of the positions held by
the programs'
graduates reflect the leadership roles they play across their
professions. The AT&T Labs were recognized and granted the
Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and
Engineering Mentoring, and the Women in Engineering Programs
and Advocates Network ( WEPAN ) Breakthrough Award in 1998. The GRPW
also received the Maria Mitchell Women in Science Award in 1999.
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 AT&T
Labs Research Fellowship Program
Lucent
Cooperative Research Fellowship Program
Lucent
Graduate Research Fellowship Program for Women
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Some Attendees and Fellowship Program Leaders: |
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James West
Co-inventor of Electroacoustic Transducer, Electret Microphone.
CRFP Committee 1972-2001
In 1962, James West and Gerhard Sessler patented the electret microphone while working at
Bell Laboratories.James West, a Fellow of IEEE and recipient of the George
R. Stibitz Trophy, is the recipient of over 200 U.S. and foreign patents. He is
also the leader of a program aimed at minority high school students, encouraging
them to experience science with the assistance of mentors at Bell
Labs.
Paul Fleury
Dean of Engineering , Yale University.
CRFP Committee Chair 1981-1992
Scientist and Engineer of the highest order of excellence , and a distinguished leader in
industrial and Government laboratories. Paul Fleury has received prestigious awards for
his research in condensed matter and optical science, and he is a member of both the National
Academy of Engineering and the National Academy of sciences.
W. Dexter Johnston
Director, Multiplex Inc.
GRPW Committee 1984-2001; CRFP Committee 1990-2001
Dr. W. Dexter Johnston, Jr. was presented the 1998 EDS distinguished Service award at the
opening ceremony of the 1998 International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM) on December 7,
1998 in San Francisco, California.He contributed to numerous activites in both EDS and IEEE.
He is presently the director of laser products and manufacturing technology.
He is a fellow of the IEEE, has published over 100 technical papers and has 20 patents.
Frank Ianna
President , Network Services, AT&T.
Frank Ianna is President of AT&T Network Services and is AT&T's Chief Quality Officer.
In addition, he leads AT&T's Business Customer Care operation, the Customer Relationship
Management group, and the Connectivity Services organization responsible for product
management of AT&T's data and voice services. A 30-year veteran of the communications industry,
Mr. Ianna started his career in Bell Laboratories and later transferred to AT&T. Mr. Ianna
was elected to Wytec's Board of Directors in June 1998.
Patricia F. Russo
President and CEO of Lucent Technologies.
Patricia F. Russo is President and CEO of Lucent Technologies,
one of the largest suppliers of communications hardware, software and services to
the world's communications service providers. Ms. Russo was one of the founding executives
who helped launch Lucent in 1996 and has spent 20 years of her career managing some
of Lucent's and AT&T's largest divisions and most critical corporate functions.
Dr. John Brooks Slaughter
President and CEO of National Action Council for Minorities and Engineering.
Dr. John Brooks is the former director of National Science Foundation.
He is a member of National Academy of Engineering, where he served on the commitee on
Minorities and Engineering. He is also a fellow of the American Association for Advancement
of Science, IEEE, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the Tau Beta Pi Honarary
Engineering society.
Mirian Graddick-Weir
Executive Vice President - Human Resources at AT&T
CRFP Fellow 1976
Dr. Graddick is responsible for the design, planning and administration of Human Resources
programs - including compensation, benefits, recruiting and training - for AT&T's more than
160,000 employees in the United States and around the world. She was most recently
Vice President - Executive Human Resources and Consumer Services.
She also managed AT&T's most successful voluntary workforce reduction program.
Joseph A. Giordmaine
Vice President Emeritius, NEC
CRFP Chair 1972-1976
For his work on optical parametric oscillators, he was awarded the Optical
Society of America's R.W. Wood prize in 1986. He is a Fellow of APS, IEEE, OSA,
AAAS, and NYAS.
Arno Penzias
Chief Scientist Emeritus, Lucent Bell Labs
CRFP Chair 1976-1981
He conducted research in radio communications and took part in the pioneering Echo and Telstar
communications satellite experiments. As a scientist, he is best known for his work in radio
astronomy, winning a Nobel Prize in 1978 for research that enabled a better understanding of
the origins of the universe.
Patricia E. Wirth
Director, AT&T Labs
ALFP Committee Chair 1996 – present
Leads a department of 50 experts chartered to assess and improve the performance
of AT&T's networks, products and services. She is a Fellow of AT&T Labs. She chairs
the AT&T Labs Fellowship Program that provides financial and mentoring support to women
and minorities pursuing doctorates in the sciences and engineering; this
program was awarded the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science,
Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring.
Alastair Glass
Director of Information Technology, Science Foundation of Ireland
CRFP Chair 1992-2001
Dr. Glass also served as ATT's vice president of Photonics Research and chief technical
officer of the Optical Networking Business Unit. His early research on electrooptical and
optoelectronic materials advanced the understanding of these materials for
commercial application. He was elected to the U.S. National Academy of
Engineering, and in 2000 won the prestigious IEEE Sarnoff Award for his
"pioneering research on electrooptical materials and photorefractive phenomena,
and for leadership in development of wavelength division multiplexing
components"
Alice White
Director, Lucent
Chair GRPW Committee 1999 - present; GRPW Fellow 1976.
Her primary effort was a study of the formation of buried
single-crystal silicide layers in silicon using high dose ion implantation,
a technique she invented and called "mesotaxy".White has co-authored 4 patents and over
100 refereed publications. In 1991, she was awarded the Maria Goeppert-Mayer Award
from the APS and, in 1994, she received an Achievement Award from the Middlebury College
Alumni Association. She was elected to Fellow of the APS in 1995.
Armando A. Rodriguez
Associate Professor, Arizona State University
CRFP Fellow 1983
He directs the Electromechanical Systems Laboratory at ASU.He his published over 100 papers in the area of control theory and its
application to manufacturing and aerospace.He has recieved the Presidential Award for Excellence
in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring in 1998.
Serap Savari
Member of Technical Staff, Lucent Technologies
GRPW Fellow 1990
Serap Savari is a member of Technical Staff in the Computing Sciences Research Center at
Bell Labs, Lucent Technologies. Her research interests are data compression,information theory,
computer and communication systems, and data networks.
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