[1][2][3] Bordogna was born on March 22, 1933, in Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States.

[1][2][3] He graduated from John Bartram Public High School in Philadelphia.

[1][2][3] He was the deputy director and chief operating officer of the National Science Foundation from 1999 to 2005.

[1][2][3] He received the National Science Foundation Distinguished Service Medal; was an Eminent Member of Eta Kappa Nu; was a member of the IEEE Honor Society; and he was awarded IEEE's 2008 James H. Mulligan Jr. Education Medal, the Lifetime Achievement Award of the DC Council of Engineering and Architectural Societies, the US Government Leadership Award of the Semiconductor Industry Association and the Leadership in Technology Management Award from the International Conference on Management of Engineering and Technology.

He is survived by his wife Frances, son Ray and granddaughter Avery.