Staff Reports
ANGOLA — Trine University honored Patrick Sullivan of Greenfield with an alumni award during the university’s annual Touchstone and Homecoming Celebration Dinner on Oct. 5.
Sullivan, a 1990 aeronautical engineering graduate, received the Distinguished Service Alumnus Award. The award is given annually to an alumnus or alumna who has performed outstanding professional service to society, personal achievement or community; and who has supported Trine by contributions of time, talent and money, by recruitment of students or by placement of graduates.
Sullivan has held leadership positions in the gas turbine and diesel industries for Honeywell, Cummins, Teledyne and now Rolls-Royce over his 23-year career.
For the past 10 years, he has hosted the annual Senior Trine Gas Turbine Class field trip at Rolls-Royce, giving students an inside look at the gas turbine business through a series of presentations by staff and guided facility tours. He has also brought his experience into the classroom, guest lecturing at Trine twice a year for the past five years.
As a member of Rolls-Royce’s recruiting team from, Sullivan has been part of the collective effort that has placed several Trine graduates in prestigious positions in the company. Utilizing local partnerships, he also secured a one-time grant from CICP Foundation Inc./Conexus to supplement the university’s senior design budget.
