Dr Derenyi, is remembered as one of the leading professors at the UNB Surveying Engineering Program, who taught Photogrammetry to us undergraduates. My sincerest condolences to Dr. Derenyi's family during this difficult time.

Dear Sylvia and Family, Our deepest condolences and sympathies to you. Eugene(Jeno) was a very good friend of our parents' and a great professor of both my husband's and my brother's. Sylvia, we enjoyed Jeno's and your company at our wedding many years ago. Our thoughts & prayers are with you and your family, Zsuzsa,Rick,Kati(Szabo)& Family

My condolences to Sylvia, Eugene and family.

Eugene Derenyi was one of the original group of pioneering faculty in the Department of Surveying Engineering at the University of New Brunswick, arriving in Fredericton in the early 1960s. He came to UNB as a grad student (receiving the first doctorate in the department) and retired as a Full Professor in the mid 1990s. Subsequently he continued to serve as a very active and productive Honorary Research Professor until the end of the decade. Professor Derenyi was a core member of a group of young faculty, mostly from Central and Eastern Europe, who built the Surveying Engineering programme into the top-ranked department in the field globally. The Department came of age in an era when computers, satellite remote sensing, global positioning, and related technologies fundamentally transformed the nature and relevance of the surveying and mapping field. UNB Surveying Engineering was not only involved from the outset in the development of these technologies, starting with its pioneering contribution to the mapping of the moon in advance of the Lunar landings, but it also played a key role in using these technologies in support of reforming land administration systems (both at home and around the world), in supporting modern resource management and infrastructure development, in the mapping of the oceans and a host of other related activities. From its origins in 1960, the Department recruited a group of world class scholars, both scientists and engineers, from around the world who provided the intellectual, professional and entrepreneurial drive which set it on the path to becoming the best in the world. Eugene Derenyi was one of those scholars. His specialty was satellite remote sensing – a subject that came into its own in the post war era during the first great wave of space exploration. Dr. Derenyi made seminal contributions to the field, especially in the area of analytical remote sensing. Dr. Derenyi’s research was of the highest international standard. He made significant contributions to both the applied science and professional dimensions of the discipline, mentored two generations of graduate students who went on to become leaders in their own right, and applied his research findings to major mapping programs across Canada and internationally. At the same time, Professor Derenyi carried a full and demanding teaching load. Especially in the Department’s early years, the curriculum and course content (at both the undergrad and graduate level) was brand new – reporting and analyzing in the classroom almost immediately the results coming out of an international network of research laboratories. There were few, if any, textbooks available and an inordinate amount of work was devoted to developing course materials. In this regard the Department developed an extensive Lecture Notes publication series which was used around the world, and to which Dr. Derenyi made significant contributions. I was both a student and colleague of Eugene’s. From an undergrad’s perspective (having taken courses from him between 1967 and 1969) I can attest that Professor Derenyi cared deeply about his discipline and about his students, and that his courses were rigorous, current and terribly important. I had the privilege of staying in touch with Eugene in the years after he retired and very much enjoyed our conversations. He was always thoughtful, positive (no matter what the challenges), and thoroughly engaging. He cared deeply about his profession, the Department, and especially his family. Our thoughts are with his family at this very difficult time. John McLaughlin President and Professor Emeritus University of New Brunswick

• The purpose of the Award is to promote academic excellence of GGE graduate students in journal paper publication in the fields of remote sensing and GIS.

  • This Award is sponsored by Dr. Eugene E. Derenyi, an Honorary Research Associate and former professor in GGE. Professor Derenyi is a nationally and internationally recognized educator in Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry. As a teacher, researcher, author, and mentor, Professor Derenyi has made significant educational and academic contributions to Geomatics. 


Eugene E. Derenyi obtained both his M.Sc.E (1963) and Ph.D. (1970) from UNB and he was the first PhD graduate in Surveying Engineering (now Geodesy and Geomatics Engineering). In 1963, he was appointed Assistant Professor in Civil Engineering's Division of Surveying Engineering, specializing in photogrammetry, digital mapping, map projection, and remote sensing.  At that time, remote sensing was in its infancy making Eugene a pioneer especially in the positioning aspects.  In 1972, Eugene became the first non-American to be awarded the American Society of Photogrammetry's prestigious Talbert Abrams Award. At the time of his retirement, Eugene was regarded as a world-renowned researcher in his chosen field.  A sign of that was provided in 2004 when the Technical University of Budapest awarded him a Gold Diploma in recognition of his achievements in the field of engineering over the previous 50 years.

We were sorry to read about Jeno's passing and we send our condolences to Sylvia and the whole family.

Eugene and Family: We send you our deepest condolences on the loss of your father. You are in the thoughts of your friends and colleagues.

Dear Aunt Sylvia, Jencike, Monique, Thomas & Clara, Our Heartfelt sympathies to All of You at this difficult time. Wishing You Peace with His Eternal Rest. God Bless, Diane & Bob & Family

Dear Sylvia, Jencike and family, We were so sorry to learn of Jeno's death and offer our deepest sympathy to you all. We have so many fond memories of the times we spent together here, in Fredericton. Remember when you took us shopping in Oromocto? The film society? The night in our top floor apt. on Charlotte St.,when Jeno spoke about how he fell in love with you and your beautiful big blue eyes? Sylvia, we were especially pleased that the last time you and Jeno visited Fredericton, we were able to enjoy each other's company again for a few hours. Stay strong. Our thoughts and prayers are with you. Love, Charlotte and Laci

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Eugene Derenyi

Passed away on JANUARY 8, 2014

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