2011 Hall of Fame Recipients [print page]
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Ms. Celeste Volz Ford
CEO/Founder
Stellar Solutions, Inc.
Celeste Volz Ford is the founder and CEO of Stellar Solutions Inc. Stellar Solutions is a professional engineering services firm with operations in California, Colorado and Washington, DC. From its inception in 1995, Stellar Solutions has become a recognized leader in the aerospace industry. Another of Ms. Ford’s enterprises, Stellar Solutions Aerospace Ltd., is based in London. Ms. Ford also established the Stellar Solutions Foundation to support community-based organizations and charities. She launched Stellar Ventures, a venture investment enterprise and incubator to foster early-stage technology development and market applications. Ms. Ford is a co-founder of the Humanitarian Research & Development section of Stellar Solutions, QuakeFinder, which is devoted to provide an early warning system to detect earthquakes.
Ms. Ford has received wide recognition, having served on congressional commissions in the aerospace industry as well as on panels focusing on entrepreneurship and women in business. Ms. Ford has served on several boards including Foundry Networks, Bay Microsystems and California Space Authority. Ms. Ford earned her BS from the University of Notre Dame and received her MS from Stanford University. Celeste and her husband Kevin have three children and are active in their local community.
Dr. Terry E. Shoup
Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Executive Director for International Programs,
Former Dean of Engineering, Santa Clara University
Past President, American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Terry E. Shoup started his career at Ohio State University, earning his B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Mechanical Engineering. In 1969 he went to Rutgers University as an assistant Professor. And in 1975, at the University of Houston he was teaching at high administrative levels. In 1980, he became Assistant Dean at Texas A&M. In 1983, Terry became Dean at Florida Atlantic University.
In 1989, Terry joined Santa Clara University as Dean and Professor of Mechanical Engineering. During his 13 years term, he more than doubled the number of Endowed Chairs and increased Endowed Scholarships from zero to 27. He established a Merit Scholarship raising the average SAT to more than 100 points.
At Santa Clara University he founded the Engineering Alumni and Industry Advisory Boards. In 1991, he inaugurated the Prestigious Distinguished Engineering Alumni Award. Terry has written more than 100 technical papers on Mechanical Design and Applied Mechanisms and is the co-author of “Design of Machine Elements” textbook. Terry has received 18 Awards, including the ASME Larson, ASEE Faculty and Czechoslovakia Academy of Science Awards.
In service to his profession, Terry is an ASME Fellow, a member of the American Society for Engineering Education and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. In 2006-2007 Terry was the 125th President of ASME International. Presently, he is Chair of the ASME Foundation.