List of Mapúa Institute of Technology people

This is a list of notable alumni and faculty associated with the Mapúa Institute of Technology.

Academe

*Leon Chua, (BSEE)- Professor at the University of California at Berkeley

Architecture

*Pablo Antonio - National Artist for Architecture

Business and Industry

*Diosdado Banatao (BSEE)- Founder of S3 Graphics, Ltd.; Considered the "Bill Gates of the Philippines" [ [http://www.mapua.edu.ph/viewbook2006/home.asp?pnum=p05 Mapua Viewbook 2006: Outstanding Alumni Page 2] , [http://www.mapua.edu.ph mapua.edu.ph] , Accessed March 20, 2007]
*Nilo Cruz (BSBA)- President of Hewlett-Packard Philippines

Government/Military Service

*Gen. Hermogenes E. Ebdane, Jr. (BSCE) - Former PNP Chief and current Secretary of the Department of Public Works and Highways
* Lt. Gen. Cardozo M. Luna (BSCE)- current AFP Vice Chief of Staff, former commander of EASTMINCOM and CENTCOM
*Gen. Alfredo M. Santos (BSCE)- Former AFP Chief-of-Staff; became the Philippine's first four-star general in 1962

Politics

*Joseph Ejercito Estrada, (HS) - Former Mayor, Senator and President of the Philippines
*Bayani "BF" Fernando - Secretary, MMDA and former Mayor of Marikina City
*Arturo Tolentino, (HS) - Former Congressman, Senator, Senate President, and Vice-President of the Philippines
*Manuel Villar, Jr., (HS) - Former Speaker of the House of Representatives and current Senate President

cience and Technology

*Diosdado Banatao (BSEE)- His contributions to the computer industry include: the first single-chip, 16-bit microprocessor-based calculator (while at Commodore in 1976); the first single-chip MicroVAX for Digital Equipment; the first 10-Mbit Ethernet CMOS with silicon coupler data-link control and transreceiver chip; got 3Com into the Ethernet PC add-in card business (while at Seeq in early 1980s); the first system logic chip set for the PC-XT and the PC-AT in 1985; and the first enhanced graphics adapter chip set among many others. He was honored by the University of the Philippines and Ateneo de Manila University with a Doctorate Honoris Causa.
*Leon Chua, (BSEE)- Former Dept Chair, University of California, Berkeley, Electrical Engineering. First recipient of the 2005 Gustav Kirchhoff Award---the highest IEEE Technical Field Award for outstanding contributions to the fundamentals of any aspect of electronic circuits and systems; recipient of the IEEE Neural Networks Pioneer Award in 2000, the IEEE Browder J. Thompson Memorial Prize in 1972, the IEEE W. R. G. Baker Prize in 1978, the Frederick Emmons Award in 1974, and the M. E. Van Valkenhurg Award in 1995 and 1998; holder of 7 US patents and 8 honorary doctorates and recognized by the Institute of Scientific Information as one of the top 15 most-cited authors in all fields of engineering during 1991-2001.

ports

*Carlos Badion - Member of the 1956 and 1960 Olympic teams, Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the 1960 Asian Basketball Confederation Championship and Philippine Basketball Hall of Fame awardee
*Henry Dagmil - Member of the 2008 Philippine Olympic team for track and field; 2005 South East Asian Games Gold Medalist and record holder in the long jump event. [http://www.mapua.edu.ph/news/?newsid=127]
*Renato Naranja - Member of the 1972 Olympic team for chess
*Simeon Toribio - Member of the 1928, 1932 and 1936 Olympic teams; Olympic Bronze Medalist in the high jump event at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics; many-time Asian Games gold medalist and recipient of the 1930 World Helms Trophy for being Asia's greatest athlete. [http://www.txtmania.com/trivia/sports.php]
*Eugene Torre (BSBA) - Asia's First Chess Grand Master, Philippine Sports Hall of Fame awardee and member of the 1972 Olympic team for chess
*Miguel White - Member of the 1936 Olympic team; Olympic Bronze Medalist in the 400m hurdles at the 1936 Berlin Olympics [http://www.txtmania.com/trivia/sports.php]

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