2024 Opus College of Engineering Award Recipients

Distinguished Alumna of the Year Award
Martha Vignovic McJilton, Eng ’87
Cumming, Ga.

Martha Vignovic McJilton is not afraid of a challenge. Over her career, she has conquered not one, but three difficult and traditionally male-dominated industries: finance, engineering and construction. In her current role as CFO for the Better Communities Collaborative (BCC), one of the fastest-growing site development collectives, she enjoys interfacing with all of the groups in the organization to integrate project management with accounting, financial planning and resource allocation.

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Professional Achievement Award
Scott S. Schwab, Eng ’90
Durham, N.C.

Scott Schwab has been shedding light on the LED industry for more than 25 years. Even in his retirement, he is continuing to solve problems, currently working with a medical device startup company to establish and improve its operational efficiency.

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Entrepreneurial Award
Michael A. Weber, Eng ’85
Whitefish Bay, Wis.

Michael Weber’s degree in electrical engineering and his service-driven vision have led him to find the silver lining in clouds. Mike started his career in the aerospace industry, designing cockpit avionics for McDonnell Douglas on the C-17 military aircraft. Today, Integrated Systems Corporation, the company Mike founded in 1987 and continues to lead, is an industry leader in custom design, managed, secure financial and health care cloud services.

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Young Alumna of the Year Award
Angela M. Helfert, Eng ’07
Portland, Ore.

For a Marquette basketball fan like Angela Helfert, the opportunity to work on the Fiserv Forum (home to the Marquette men’s basketball team and the Milwaukee Bucks) was a dream come true. As a senior design phase manager for Mortenson Construction, Angie loves seeing the tangible change created by the projects she works on, especially the positive impact of a construction project on the community.

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