{"id":14045,"date":"2022-12-06T09:48:54","date_gmt":"2022-12-06T15:48:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/?p=14045"},"modified":"2022-12-06T09:48:56","modified_gmt":"2022-12-06T15:48:56","slug":"ben-caya-dennis-webb-named-as-2023-alumni-award-winners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/ben-caya-dennis-webb-named-as-2023-alumni-award-winners\/","title":{"rendered":"Ben Caya, Dennis Webb named as 2023 Alumni Award Winners"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Congratulations to College of Engineering &amp; Applied Science alumni Ben Caya and Dennis Webb. The two are among the 13 individuals and organizations chosen by the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Alumni Association to receive awards in recognition of their outstanding contributions to the university and community. All honorees will be officially recognized during a ceremony at Milwaukee\u2019s Pfister Hotel on Feb. 24, 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alumni.uwm.edu\/s\/1902\/m19\/interior-alum-it.aspx?sid=1902&amp;gid=2&amp;pgid=2160\">Ben Caya <\/a><\/strong>(&#8217;12 BSE Mechanical Engineering, left)<br>President, Spike Brewing<br>Graduate of the Last Decade (GOLD) Award<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While he was a UWM student, Caya founded what would become Spike Brewing. The company, which sells commercial-grade homebrewing equipment, has customers in more than 20 countries and has been named among the top 500 fastest-growing companies on the Inc. 5000 list. Caya has hired several UWM alumni over the years and has provided students with internships and hands-on projects. At UWM\u2019s 2020 Milwaukee Engineering Research Conference, Caya shared his story with the college\u2019s students, faculty, alumni and industry partners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alumni.uwm.edu\/s\/1902\/m19\/interior-alum-it.aspx?sid=1902&amp;gid=2&amp;pgid=2151\">Dennis Webb<\/a><\/strong> (&#8217;71 BS Materials Engineering, right)<br>President, Sage Water<br>Exemplary Alumni Service Award<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After a 29-year career at Badger Meter, during which he served numerous roles, including vice president of customer solutions, sales and marketing, and engineering, Webb formed Sage Water, a consulting firm that focuses on water management issues. He serves on the board of directors for the UWM Foundation and the UWM Research Foundation. 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