Hector Ruiz and Patrick Frantz honored by Rice Engineering Alumni

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The Rice Engineering Alumni (REA) board of directors has announced its 2006 awards for Outstanding Engineering Alumnus (OEA) and Outstanding Young Engineering Alumnus (OYEA). Named OEA was Hector Ruiz, chair and chief executive officer of Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), who earned his Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Rice in 1973. Named OYEA was J. Patrick Frantz, operations manager for Xilinx, Inc., who earned his master’s degree in electrical engineering from Rice in 1997.

Hector and Patrick were honored during the
REA Reunion Lecture and Reception held on
Friday, November 17 at 4pm in McMurtry Auditorium, Duncan Hall.

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