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June 2005
Two Distinguished Alumni Inducted into the Francis Crowe Society
Matthew Graf
Matthew Graf ('78) shown here with his wife Mary (LeClair '75) received his M.S. in Computer Engineering from Syracuse University. At Syracuse, Matt's thesis, entitled, "Boundary Scan Design", was a description of a test strategy employing scannable latches at physical boundaries that eventually became an IEEE standard called 1149. This testing methodology is now commonly used throughout the industry. Working for IBM now for 26 years, Matthew has managed about a dozen chip designs, the majority of which were high speed SRAMs, architected to be used in server caches within machines made by IBM, SUN, HP, SGI, and others. Matt is presently managing an enablement organization producing Process Design Kits (PDK's) that are the fundamental workbench required to design in IBM's processes, from Base CMOS to Silicon Germanium. IBM's PDK's are the standard in the industry for RF and Analog/Mixed Signal designs. Matt has also been a strong suppporter of his alma mater, involved with campus recruiting here at the University of Maine, and is a member of the Industrial Advisory Committee for the School of Engineering Technology.
Scott Semle ('80) received his B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering. While at the University of Maine, he participated in varsity swimming and was a founding member of the Black Bear Judo Club. He received the University of Maine Oak Scholarship Award for Public Speaking in 1978. Scott (shown with his wife Debbie) is Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at The Baker Company. Prior to this, Scott worked as a Manufacturing Engineer for Smith and Wesson and GTE/Sylvania, Engineering Supervisor for Sprague Electric Co., Engineering Manager and Plant Manager for The Irwin Co., and Director of Operations and VP of North America Operations for American Tool Companies. Scott served on the Board of Directors for the Maine Metal Products Association. He has been affiliated with the Workplace Education Grant Committee and the Ergonomics and Productivity Committee at the University of Southern Maine. Scott also served on the Programs Committee of the United States Cutting Tool Association and was involved in the Toxics Use Reduction Project with the Maine Natural Resources Council. Scott was a founding member of the Maine DEP Pollution Prevention Project and most recently, in 2005, he was a featured guest speaker for the American Society for Quality.
In 1995 Scott received the Industry Week Magazine-Industry "Unsung Hero" Award, the Maine Dept. of Environmental Protection Achievement Award and was appointed to the State Commission on Non-Regulatory Environmental Solutions. Scott also received the Federal EPA Environmental Leadership Award and the Maine Wastewater Treatment Association Annual Award in 1996. Scott resides in Hollis, Maine with his wife Debbie. They have been married for 24 years and have three sons. Eric and Aron attend the University of Maine. Aron is majoring in Electrical and Computer Engineering while Eric is a Computer Science major. Evan is a high school sophomore who is also interested in studying engineering at The University of Maine. Scott is a strong supporter of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department.
