12-28-98

To: Master of Engineering Selection Committee

Re: Letter of Recommendation for Noel M. Elman

Noel Elman was a student last spring in EE488, Radio Engineering, which was taught by me and Wesley Swartz. Noel, only a junior, received an A in the course. I remember him well as a thoughtful student who always worked to push beyond only a superficial understanding of the many topics covered in the course. I recommend him without reservations for the M.Eng. program. Of the many EE488 students I have taught at Cornell, I would rate Noel at least in the top 10% in academic performance, intellectual potential, creativity and originality, and motivation for graduate study.

Sincerely,

Jon B. Hagen

Sr. Staff Engineer

Arecibo Observatory

HC3 Box 53995

Arecibo, PR 00612

jonhagen@naic.edu