Alumnus Charles F. Perrell, investor and principal in Perrell Ventures, will receive a Distinguished Achievement Award, recognizing high accomplishment in a given field or profession and notable contributions to society, when 5,500 graduating seniors gather at McGuirk Alumni Stadium on May 10 at 5:00 p.m. for Undergraduate Commencement. Now retired, Perrell has been a prominent engineer, businessman, venture capitalist, philanthropist, and recipient of the University of Massachusetts Amherst Distinguished Alumni Award. After stepping down as a fulltime technology executive, Perrell remains energetically active as an angel investor and vineyard operator.