|  | Michael T. Riordan(BSIE 1972) 
      
        Distinguished Engineering Alumnus
        
      
      
      
      (1998)
     President and Chief Operating Officer Fort James Corporation For his outstanding leadership of a premier manufacturer in the consumer-based paper industry. 
      
      
              Outstanding Industrial Engineer
      
      (1998)
     President and Chief Operating Officer Fort James Corporation "The engineering education that I was fortunate to receive at Purdue has been a great assistance to me in my subsequent career.  I taught me how to think and solve problems in a logical and systematic manner." | 
