NJBIZ magazine recognized Sylvia-Rebecca (Becky) Gutierrez, Stevens’ assistant general counsel, as a 2024 Leader in Law. The honor recognizes legal professionals and firms with outstanding dedication to the industry and to their communities. She and her fellow honorees were recognized on May 14 in a celebration in Somerset, New Jersey. 

Jean Zu, dean of the Charles V. Schaefer, Jr. School of Engineering and Science, was elected an Honorary Member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) in June for her lifetime achievements in engineering. Zu was recognized for “outstanding work as a mechanical engineering researcher, especially in the areas of dynamics and mechanical vibrations, leadership in academia and the wider engineering community, and dedicated efforts in championing diversity in engineering.” She will be formally presented with the award at the ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition in Portland, Oregon, in November.