The David Ford McFarland Award for Achievement in Materials was established in 1948 by the Penn State Chapter of the American Society for Metals (now ASM International) to honor graduates of Penn State who have honorably distinguished themselves in some field of materials. The award was named in honor of Dr. David Ford McFarland—former professor and department head. Read more
2024 McFarland Award
3:05 to 4:20 p.m. on Thursday, April 11, 2024 in 111 Wartik Lab
“How MatSE prepared me for a career that I love (outside of MatSE)”
Melissa Marshall
Vice President – Global Audit, Risk, & Controls,
Westinghouse Electric Company
Melissa Marshall has been the vice president of Global Internal Audit, Risk, and Controls since September 2019 with accountability for the global internal audit, enterprise risk management, and global financial controls programs. She is responsible for rebuilding and transforming the internal audit team into a strategic business partner. In addition, the enterprise risk management team focuses on promoting a risk aware culture and increasing enterprise value by facilitating risk-informed decision making. In 2020, Marshall created the Finance Leadership Development Program (FLDP) to develop leadership skills and build finance and strategic acumen for recent undergraduates beginning their careers at Westinghouse.
Previously, Marshall was the vice president and chief compliance and risk officer and oversaw global trade compliance and enterprise risk management while building the global ethics and compliance function. Before that, she managed the new plant commercial offer process as the director of commercial planning. Her first role at Westinghouse was the manager of the enterprise risk management program where she developed the program and processes to identify and mitigate large, enterprise-wide risks. Prior to Westinghouse, Marshall worked in Alcoa’s internal audit group and Deloitte Consulting’s state government – technology integration practice.
Marshall has a bachelor of science degree in materials science and engineering from Penn State with honors in metals science and engineering and a minor in economics. She has an MBA from Carnegie Mellon’s Tepper School of Business. Also, she earned a graduate certificate in strategic decision and risk management from Stanford University. Marshall is a licensed certified public accountant in Pennsylvania and received her certified internal auditor and qualification in internal audit leadership certifications.
Marshall is an active Penn State alumna volunteer. Since 2016, she has been a member of the External Advisory Board for Schreyer Honors College and was a member of the Schreyer Alumni Society Board from 2010-16. She was honored by the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences as a 125th Anniversary Fellow in 2022.
2023: David M. Simpson, Ph.D.
2022: Ruth Ann Wood, M.S.
2020: William Woodford
2019: John Creek '07
2018: Jeffrey M. Breznak
2017: Lucille A. Giannuzzi '92
2016: John MacChesney
2015: Yeshwanth Narendar
2014: Vladimir Ban
2013: Russ Reber
2012: Theresa Kotanchek '84, '87, '91
2011: Mike Petrucci '82, '85
2010: Sid Nelson '80
2009: Warren Wolf '63
2008: Harvey P. Hack ’87
2007: Mahlon Dennis ’69, ’71
2006: Jack Coppola ’69, ’71
2005: Gary Weber ’65, ’75
2004: Hong Shih ’86
2003: Jo-Won Lee ’83, ’86
2002: Peter B. Lake ’64
2001: James D. Beckman ’75, ’77
2000: John A. Halchak ’62
1999: Charles G. Carson ’66, ’70
1998: Richard L. Shultz ’70
1997: Karl Kimmerling ’79
1996: Gregory K. Yurek ’69, ’70
1995: Richard M. Wardrop, Jr. ’68
1994: Sang-Joo Kim ’68
1993: Ralph M. Smailer ’62
1992: Frank W. Luerssen ’50
1991: George Simkovich ’59
1990: Norris McFarlane ’34
1989: Rolf Weil ’51
1988: Howard R. Peiffer ’56
1987: John E. Werner ’54, ’60
1986: Ronald M. Latanision ’64
1985: John O. Brittain ’43, ’51
1984: Edward J. Ripling ’42
1983: Hal L. Harman ’56
1982: John W. Murray, Jr. ’40
1981: Thomas M. Krebs ’49
1980: Franklin H. Beck ’43
1979: Theodore B. Winkler ’39
1978: Frank Marold ’45
1977: Sam J. MacMullan ’37
1976: Guy F. McCracken ’49
1975: Robert L. Sproat ’42, ’48
1974: Howard B. Bomberger ’42
1973: Frederick C. Langenberg ’55
1972: Howard O. Beaver, Jr. ’48
1971: Adolph J. Lena ’48
1970: Joseph R. Carter ’40
1969: Jack H. Wernick ’54
1968: C. Thompson Stott ’34
1967: Fletcher L. Byrom ’40
1966: Dennis J. Carney ’42
1965: Norman B. Lane ’27
1964: F. Gordon Benford* (’33)
1963: Archibald Miller, Jr. ‘31
1962: James H. Keeler ’42, ’51
1961: George H. Todd ’28
1960: Manley E. Brooks ’28
1959: Robert D. Stout ’35
1958: Carl F. Hoffman ’21
1957: Elwood D. Mairs ’26
1956: Van E. Leichliter ’30
1955: John A. Succop ’17, ’20
1954: Mowry E. Goetz ’17
1953: R. Burns George ’22
1952: William W. Sieg ’23, ’25
1951: J. L. Mauthe ’13
1950: Max W. Lightner ’25
1949: George V. Luerssen ’15