Opus College of Engineering Award Recipients
Distinguished Alumnus of the Year Award
Edward G. Parrone, Eng ’70
East Rochester, N.Y.
With more than 45 years of experience, Edward has designed everything from college campuses to roadways, along the way connecting his abilities of communicating with people and respecting diverse ways of thinking to the foundational engineering knowledge he received at Marquette.
Entrepreneurial Award
Mark A. Gehring, Eng ’86
Monona, Wis.
Marquette ignited in Mark a passion for medical software development that he parlayed into a fulfilling career, joining forces with world-renowned clinicians to produce products that have helped patients and enabled a continued cycle of innovation.
Professional Achievement Award
Adonica Henley Randall, Grad ’79
Oconomowoc, Wis.
For Adonica, success is knowing what you want to do, then having a plan to do it. She is president and CEO of Abaxent LLC, a full-service business solutions provider, bringing with her 30 years of technical and business experience in strategic planning, project management and process improvement. In addition, she is an associate professor at Alverno College.
Young Alumnus of the Year Award
Jason A. Schoen, Eng ’05
Seattle
As an entrepreneur and the co-founder of the medical device company Cadence Biomedical, Jason knows what it’s like to take the first steps to develop something that’s life-changing. Which is good because he’s helping people take first steps of their own.
