Award Year
2006
Graduation Year
1984
Department
Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engineering
Award Category
Academy of Distinguished Engineers
Biography
In addition to her OSU degree, Mary Coucher has an MBA from the University of Portland. Her professional career includes several years at Tektronix, and her participation in the Tektronix-NEC Engineering Exchange Program took her overseas to Nyuzen, Japan.
Mary is currently the vice president of Business Development and Strategic Alliances Systems and Technology Group for IBM, and is responsible for managing a large business segment for the company. She is a board member of the President’s Advisory Council for the ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ Institute of Technology, a charter member of the OSU Business Roundtable, and is active in various other philanthropic organizations in the Portland, ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ area.