David Griffin Honored at Western New England College School of Engineering

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(L-R) School of Engineering Dean S. Hossein Cheraghi, David Griffin, and Chair and Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering Richard Mindek

SPRINGFIELD, MA (06/20/2011)(readMedia)-- David R. Griffin of Manchester, ME received the School of Engineering's Wellen G. Davison Award during Baccalaureate ceremonies at Western New England College. The award is presented annually to the graduating senior who has demonstrated outstanding performance in the mechanical engineering laboratory.

Griffin was honored for his senior design project, an alternative energy active learning platform, which will be used by students studying green engineering. The platform allows students to explore various forms of alternative energy, including wind, solar, and hydrogen fuel cell technologies.

Griffin graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering. He was inducted into the Alpha Lambda Delta, Omicron Delta Kappa, and Mortar Board honor societies, and is a winner of the Alumni Association's prestigious Skookum Award. He also served as a Peer Advisor for freshman students and as President of the Western New England Chapter of One in Four, an organization devoted to combating sexual assault. Griffin has been hired by Pratt and Whitney as a Heat Transfer and Secondary Flow Engineer.

Western New England College is a private, independent, coeducational institution founded in 1919. Located on an attractive 215-acre suburban campus in Springfield, Massachusetts, Western New England serves 3,700 students, including 2,500 full-time undergraduate students. Undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs are offered through Schools of Arts and Sciences, Business, Engineering, Law, and Pharmacy.