Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

The Department of Electrical Engineering created its first computer engineering degree, a bachelor's degree, in 1976. In 1984, the department changed its name to Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. The timeline below shows the first computer engineering degrees awarded.

1978

The department awards the first bachelor’s degrees in computer engineering to Stephen C. Beilby, Stanley D. Smith, Glenn M. Stark, and Michael A. Warner.

1979

Karen L. (Meinert) Murillo is the first female to receive a bachelor’s degree in computer engineering 

1985

Jonathan S. Eckrich, Syed M. Sarwar, and Hah Young Yoo are awarded the first Master of Science degrees in computer engineering

1985

Vineet Kumar and Mehrdad R. Mehrdad are awarded the first PhD degrees in computer engineering

1985

Roza Eskandari is the first female to receive a Master of Science degree in computer engineering

1988

Kevin L. McGahee is awarded the first Master of Engineering degree in computer engineering 

1989

Diane (Thiede) Rover, who is now a professor in the department and associate dean of the College of Engineering, is the first female to receive a PhD in computer engineering 

1991

Aimée R. Willoz is the first female to receive a Master of Engineering degree in computer engineering