Fatih Ozmen Speaks at Commencement Ceremony of University of Nevada, Reno

Fatih & Eren Ozmen, Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) owners, who received honorary doctorates from the University of Nevada, Reno during the spring commencement ceremony on Friday, May 13, 2016. Fatih Ozmen, a 1981 graduate of the University with an M.S. degree in electrical engineering, is owner, along with his wife, Eren (MBA, business administration, '85) of the Sierra Nevada Corporation, an international aviation and aerospace engineering firm that is considered one of the world's fastest-growing and most innovative companies. Fatih Ozmen and Eren Ozmen have received professional achievement awards from the Alumni Association, including in 2009 when Fatih Ozmen received the Scrugham Medal from the College of Engineering. In 2014, Fatih Ozmen received the Ellis Island Medal of Honor, an award presented annually to American citizens who have distinguished themselves within their own ethnic groups while exemplifying the values and spirit of the American way of life.