2009 Outstanding Engineering Alumni Named
The architectural engineering department is pleased to announce Charles (Chip) Israel (AE class of 1984) as a 2009
recipient of the Outstanding Engineering Alumni Award. An award ceremony will be held on Monday, April 26, 2009 at the University Park campus.
The Outstanding Engineering Alumni Award is the
highest honor conferred by the College of Engineering and recognizes graduates
who have reached exceptional levels of professional achievements.
Chip Israel has been a lighting designer for over 20 years. In 1992, he founded Lighting Design Alliance, a full-service architectural lighting design firm, where he built a highly-select team of lighting-design professionals who now serve a variety of clients worldwide. As President, Chip works closely with the owner, the design team, and manufacturers to ensure lighting systems are fully integrated with the architectural design and enhance the designer’s concepts.
He serves on the Board of Directors and is Director of Education for the International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD); President of the IALD Education Trust; Past President of the Designers Lighting Forum; member of the hospitality Committee and Bridges & Building Committee of the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IESNA); and member of the Board of Directors of the La Sfacciata Lighting Academy.