LAWRENCE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE | Winter 2015/16

National stature: civil engineering program continues rise to the top Detroit Center for Design + Technology opens | Architect to the stars Indian ambassador visits campus | LTU promotes STEAM subjects in Detroit Alumni News & Notes | Report to Investors | Philanthropy news, and more! Winter 2015/16 Volume XXXIV, Number 1

Published by Lawrence Technological University, Office of Marketing and Public Affairs, 21000 West Ten Mile LAWRENCE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE Road, Southfield, MI 48075-1058; 248.204.2200 or 800.CALL.LTU, ext. 4 Fax 248.204.2318 email: [email protected] TABLE OF CONTENTS Virinder K. Moudgil President Alumni Notes – Editor: Bruce J. Annett, Jr. ([email protected]) Moves, advance- Managing Editor: Eric Pope ments, and ([email protected]) Design: NetWorks Design, Inc. 29other news from LTU and DIT alumni near and far. Writers: Bruce J. Annett, Jr., Diana Jacokes, Chris Mead, Eric Pope.

Report to Editorial Support: Anne Adamus, Investors – Howard Davis, Deborah Faes, Deborah Farina, Dennis Howie, Sofia Lulgjuraj, President Virinder Jay Nichols, Emily Remington, Lauren 33Moudgil, Provost Maria Vaz, Morris, Julie Vulaj. National stature – Civil On Campus – and Vice President for Finance Photography: Bruce J. Annett, Jr., engineering program LTU hosts Arun and Administration Linda Metin Dogu, Gary Duncan, Tracy Hopkins, Sharon MacDonell, Justin continues rise to the top. Kumar Singh, the Height report on the state of Munter, Jay Nichols, Eric Pope, 1 10Indian ambassador to the U.S.; the University and plans for Sashikanth Remala, Rick Smith, Felicia Deines named interim dean the future. Tolbert, Glenn Triest, and others. of the College of Architecture © 2016 Lawrence Technological University. All rights reserved. Bylined and Design; LTU partnership articles reflect the author’s views and encourages Detroit students to not necessarily either the opinions pursue STEAM subjects; LTU or the policies of the University. Comments about the Magazine, student wins international articles, or letters may be sent to the yacht design competition; editor. Send address changes to the postal, fax, or email addresses noted LTU sets fast track for archi- above. tecture licensure; and more. Notice of non-discriminatory policy: Lawrence Technological University Center of Synergy – adheres and conforms to all federal, New location in Mid- state, and local civil rights regulations, statutes, and ordinances. No person, town Detroit creates Proud Heritage, student, faculty, or staff member will 6more opportunities for LTU Bold Future – knowingly be discriminated against relative to the above statutes. Lawrence students. The newsletter Tech is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 43of the Office of University Correction: George Fadool, BSCE’81, Advancement reports on sig- PE, and Ian Schonsheck, ABCT’75, nificant support the University BSCE’79, PE, received their bachelor’s degrees in construction engineering. has received from alumni, In the previous issue they were incor- friends, and partners. rectly identified as civil engineering Alumni News – graduates.

Architect to the On the cover: Marc Kasabasic (right), a stars got his start at research project engineer at LTU, and student assistant Aaron Deaton 19Lawrence Tech; Siblani sees monitor a rapid freeze/thaw test on For the latest about facebook.com/lawrencetechu bright future for Michigan prestressed concrete beams reinforced Lawrence Tech, visit with carbon fiber composite cable. entrepreneurs; Walt Disney www.ltu.edu/news The test measures the durability of twitter.com/LawrenceTechU Imagineering led alumnus on structures in extreme environmental global odyssey; new Alumni conditions. LTU’s Center for Innovative Materials Research (CIMR) has an youtube.com/lawrencetech Association president sets her outstanding array of testing equipment, agenda; and more. including this environmental chamber that can simulate the long-term effects Join Lawrence Tech Alumni of a wide range of conditions. (Photo on LinkedIn by Justin Munter) NationalNationalCivil engineering stature program continues rise to the top

he Center for LTU’s Center for Innovative Materials T Research has some of the most Innovative Materials sophisticated civil engineering testing Research (CIMR) is the equipment in the country, including a fire/loading chamber (at right) and an first building you see as you environmental chamber (center). turn off Ten Mile Road into the campus of Lawrence Technological University. “My first time on campus, I walked into the CIMR door by mistake, just like other people do every day,” said Marc Kasabasic, BSAr’11, BSCvE’11. “All the others turn around, but I didn’t when I saw all that equipment for structural testing.” Kasabasic, who is now a graduate student in civil engineer- ing and a research project engineer at CMIR, transferred to LTU from a large state university where he had never seen any for universities offering bach- Marc Kasabasic takes measurements equipment for testing bridges and structural components. elor’s and master’s degrees by on a concrete beam reinforced with U.S. News & World Report carbon fiber prior to a test in the fire/ He also hadn’t had the opportunity to take a structural lab in loading chamber. and had met only one professional engineer. “I was dealing with its annual survey of best col- teaching assistants,” he said. leges for 2016. That all changed when he arrived at Lawrence Tech where he Ranked ahead of LTU for civil engineering were Rose- had personal contact with his civil engineering professors and Hulman Institute of Technology, the U.S. Military Academy at regularly heard presentations from practicing civil engineers. West Point, California Polytechnic State University at San Luis But the biggest difference was being able to see the testing Obispo, and Bucknell University. It was quite an accomplish- of large bridge beams. “In the classroom you learn equations ment for LTU to be included in this exclusive group of universi- for stresses and forces, and then you go to CIMR and you can ties that all enjoy national reputations. see what you have learned as the numbers go up on the testing “The strong performance of our engineering programs in this equipment,” he said. prestigious national survey reflects our ongoing commitment to enhance our engineering curricula,” LTU President Virinder Ranked fifth nationally Moudgil said. With student outcomes like this, it wasn’t a surprise when LTU’s civil engineering faculty conducts a wide range of LTU’s civil engineering program was ranked fifth nationally research projects – unusual for a university rated at the master’s

L A W R E N C E T E C H M A G A Z I N E 1 NatiNationalonal staturstaturee CONTINUED Dean of Engineering Nabil Grace (right) and his researchers have taken dozens of concrete beams to the breaking point in order to analyze the effectiveness of different materials.

makes a strong academic program,” Grace said. “It is gratifying to receive this rec- ognition of all the hard work we have done to better pre- pare our students for careers in civil engineering. This honor encourages all of us to continue along this path of continual improvement.” Grace has gained national recognition for his ground- breaking research on using carbon fiber instead of steel level – and CIMR provides many opportunities for both under- for reinforcing concrete beams in bridges. As a native of Egypt, graduate and graduate students to work with some of the best he was struck by a problem that was unheard of in his country research and testing equipment available. – the deterioration of bridges caused by the corrosion of steel after salt is used to keep roadways clear in harsh winter cli- Building a strong foundation mates. The national recognition can be attributed in no small measure Replacing steel rebar in bridges with non-corrosive carbon to the long-term efforts of Dean of Engineering Nabil Grace, fiber reinforcement polymer (CFRP) required new construction LTU’s only university distinguished professor and the director designs that must be thoroughly tested in the laboratory and of CIMR. Since joining the faculty in 1988, he has attracted confirmed in the field. more than $20 million in research grants and contracts that have Over a 27-year span, Grace and his researchers have con- made it possible to greatly improve the department’s facili- ducted dozens of studies for various state departments of trans- ties. For many years he served as chair of the Department of portation and federal agencies. The Michigan Department of Civil Engineering, and he has continued to do the research that Transportation has designated CIMR as a Center for Excellence attracts outside support since becom- ing dean of the college in 2010. Grace pointed out that the U.S. News & World Report rankings are based on the opinions of other engi- neering deans across the country. “We are being judged by our peers, and they know best what

Faculty and staff members of LTU’s Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering are (back row, left to right) Adam Lobbestael, John Tocco, Keith Kowalkowski, Roger Harrison, Donald Carpenter, Nishantha Bandara, Filza Walters, and Marc Kasabasic. In the front are Aslihan Karatas, Elin Jensen, Nicole Annis-Alajaj, Nabil Grace, Kathryn Pretty, Edmund Yuen, and Mena Bebawy.

2 W I N T E R 2 0 1 5 / 1 6 and has provided funding for research and then built prototype bridges to be monitored. CIMR is a 7,200-square-foot research facility with a 30-foot clearance height. Research grants made it possible to purchase sophisticated testing equipment in CIMR, including: • A fire/loading chamber that can reach 2300°F and simulate the effects of fire damage or heat over many years. • A structural testing frame that places components under static and repeated loads up to one million pounds. It has a 25,000- pound crane that can handle components up to 100 feet long. • An environmental chamber that can simulate the long-term effects of a wide range of conditions, including the sub-freezing temperatures of winter, the dry and humid heat of summer, rain, ice, and snow, and the salt and other chemical solutions used to keep roadways safe. • MTS Model 311 Four Post Frame, which is a high-force test tion. In 2009, the relationship Assistant Professor Nishantha system used for a variety of material property tests. expanded with a five-year, Bandara and graduate student Tarik Binoy have been evaluating the • A custom-designed tensioning frame that can measure the $1.1 million grant to further long-term performance of pavement long-term effects of creep rupture and relaxation, which is the integrate the entrepreneurial subgrade mixtures that use recycled loss of tensile strength of pre-stressing and post-tension strands mindset into the education of materials such as cement kiln dust, under traffic loadings. undergraduate engineering lime kiln dust, and fly ash. The subgrade materials are subjected to • An environmental scanning electron microscope that can students. numerous freeze-thaw cycles in LTU’s quantify corrosion at a microscopic level. The program was based on original environmental chamber, • The flammability, smoke, and toxicity lab that can measure the premise that LTU gradu- now located in the Applied Research the effects of heat and fire on materials. ates who develop an entre- Center. preneurial approach to engi- Entrepreneurial education neering will have more career opportunities as leaders of new Starting in 2002, grants from the Wisconsin-based Kern Family companies or as managers in large organizations. Foundation have added entrepreneurial education to LTU’s LTU was a founding member of the Kern Entrepreneurial traditional theory-and-practice approach to engineering instruc- Engineering Network (KEEN), which includes about 20 univer- sities around the country that have received grants from the Kern Family Foundation. LTU was given the lead role in developing teaching modules for problem-based learning and active and collaborative learning that have been added to 50 courses taken by engineering students at LTU. This classroom work has been supplemented by co-curricular and extracurricu- lar entrepreneurial activities, such as internships and industry- sponsored projects. In 2014, LTU won a three-year $697,000 grant from the Kern Family Foundation to support further expansion of entrepreneurial-minded learning. The freshman introduction to engineering course was modified into an interdisciplinary design studio experience that incorporates the foundations of entrepreneurial-minded learning (EML). “Having the students solve open-ended design problems and learn how to ask the right questions of a customer are critical entrepreneurial skills that students engage in right from the beginning of their college education,” said Professor of Civil LTU’s Dean of Engineering Nabil Grace (left) is a nationally recognized expert Engineering Donald Carpenter, co-principal investigator for on using innovative materials for bridge construction. In November, Michigan the grant. Gov. Rick Snyder invited him to attend the signing ceremony for the state’s long-debated funding package for roads. Grace and Snyder were joined in this photo by Michigan Speaker of the House Kevin Cotter, Senate Majority Leader Arlan Meekhof, and Lt. Gov. Brian Calley.

L A W R E N C E T E C H M A G A Z I N E 3 NatiNationalonal stature CONTINUED Assistant Professor Keith Kowalkowski monitors a test in LTU’s flame spread apparatus, which has been used to determine fire hazards associated with materials within Army ground vehicles. The U.S. Army’s Tank-Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center in Warren has asked LTU researchers to develop a materials standard for flammability, smoke, and toxicity.

In the 2016 spring semester a sophomore entrepreneurial design studio will be intro- duced as a pilot project. The next step will be to develop a new studio for the junior year that will serve as a bridge to the senior projects that all engineering students must complete. These studios will imple- ment entrepreneurial-minded learning that emphasizes opportunity identification and value creation – yet another KEEN members, and the LTU team finished first this year. “It’s approach for fostering an entrepreneurial mindset. “We are a lot of fun because of the intensity and adrenaline,” said Justin incorporating EML into core classes as well as design classes Becker, a member of the LTU team who is majoring in civil at the freshman and sophomore levels,” said Cristi Bell-Huff, engineering. director of LTU’s Studio for Civil engineering student Justin As a junior Becker has already had two internships and in the Entrepreneurial Engineering Becker (right) and teammates spring semester will start a co-op job working on a $200 million Design. Tony Fakhouri, Nada Saghir, and tunnel project. He believes that the entrepreneurial education he Leah Batty took first place in the For the past three years 2015 Innovation Encounter, a com- has received at LTU gives him an edge. LTU has hosted the Innovation petition for members of the Kern “I’ve learned so many ways to go at a problem. I don’t try to Encounter competition for Entrepreneurial Engineering Network. go right to the solution,” Becker said. “Going through a set of steps gives you more options.”

Adding a new dimension This year LTU added architectural engineering to civil engi- neering to create the Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering. For many years Lawrence Tech offered a degree in architec- tural engineering, but in the late 1960s it evolved into the bach- elor’s program in architecture in LTU’s College of Architecture and Design. Six years ago the College of Engineering intro- duced a five-year, fast-track program for a master’s degree in architectural engineering. It’s the only degree program of its kind in Michigan and one of 25 programs across the country. The degree program combines an architectural design core with an engineering curriculum. Graduates of the program are equipped with the engineering skills to create structures, and they also have a good understanding of what an architect is try-

4 W I N T E R 2 0 1 5 / 1 6 In LTU’s Lighting, Electrical and Daylighting Lab, Architectural Engineering Director Filza Walters dis- cusses how building elements can affect the use of natural light with members of LTU’s student chapter of the Architectural Engineering Institute (left to right), Sandy Yousif, Erin Moran, Sydney Kieler, and Evelyn Edwards.

Connected with the profession Associate Professor Edmund Yuen, chair of the Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering, said that LTU programs have been improved by the advice received from the department’s advisory board of more than 20 executives and experts in the field. The group meets several times a year to dis- cuss how classroom instruction can keep up with changes in the profession. These busy professionals take the time to ing to accomplish through design. keep the civil and architectural engineering curricula up to date “People in the field are realizing that engineers and architects because they have hired LTU graduates to fill key positions and are going to have to work closely together to figure out new are looking for more. solutions,” said Filza Walters, director of the architectural engi- That’s the case for Ruby & Associates, a structural engineer- neering program. ing firm in Bingham Farms. Founder David Ruby serves on the As a result, some students are recruited for internships in advisory board, and President and CEO Tricia Huneke relies on their freshman year, and some complete three internships by the LTU for both interns and new hires. time they graduate. “These firms hire the students for intern- “We find LTU graduates not only technically competent but ships and then do not want to let them go,” Walters said. also able to put their skill set to practical use,” Huneke said. The effectiveness of the program was demonstrated earlier “We can count on LTU as a reliable source of engineers who this year at the national Architectural Engineering Institute are ready to learn and contribute immediately.” EP Student Design Competition where LTU’s team took first place in three of the five categories – building systems integration, mechanical systems design, and structural systems design. Commenting on the LTU presentation, one judge said: “Three words, wow, simple, elegance.” LTU architectural engineering students are prepared to tackle complex problems because many professionals share their knowledge as adjunct professors and guest lecturers. “I love the professional connections that we have here,” said architectural engineer- ing student Quinn Williamson. “Lawrence Tech focuses on professional development, so we’re getting ready for what we will be doing in the real world.”

Edmund Yuen, chair of the Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering, and students Ethan Park and Oras Touma discuss what to look for in a model that is used for a hydrodynamics course.

L A W R E N C E T E C H M A G A Z I N E 5 Detroit City Council President Brenda Jones (left) helps cut the ribbon to Center of Synergy officially open LTU’s Detroit Center for Design + Technology along with LTU President Virinder Moudgil, New location in Midtown Detroit creates Architecture and Design Interim Dean Amy Deines, and Board of Trustees more opportunities for LTU students Chairman Douglas Ebert.

etroit has always been in Lawrence Tech’s backyard, and now it’s right outside the front door.” “D That’s how Kristin Lusk, BAr’15, described the significance of the opening of LTU’s Detroit Center for Design + Technology (DCDT) at the Oct. 30 ribbon-cutting ceremony held in the Woodward Willis Building at 4219 Woodward Ave. The DCDT is the anchor tenant in the new building at the corner of Woodward and Willis in Midtown Detroit. It has a long-term lease on 8,000 square feet, and plans are in place to add up to 6,000 square feet as future needs develop.

6 W i n t e r 2 0 1 5 / 1 6 LTU's Detroit Center for Design + Technology is the anchor tenant in the Woodward Willis Building in Midtown.

Lusk is on the DCDT staff as the coordinator of outreach mitment LTU is making to the efforts for K-12 STEM education in Detroit, just one of several revitalization of Detroit,” said LTU programs that will be more effective at the new location in Deines, who is also executive Amy Deines, interim dean the heart of the city. director of the DCDT. The DCDT opening also represented a homecoming for the The creation of the center has been the result of strong University. Lawrence Tech was founded in 1932 on the grounds support from several partners. Midtown Detroit Inc., under of the Ford Model T plant on Woodward Avenue in Highland the leadership of Sue Mosey, put together the $7 million con- Park, less than five miles north of LTU’s new location in struction project with LTU as the anchor tenant. The Kresge Midtown Detroit. Foundation got the ball rolling with a grant of $300,000. The The Midtown location also gives the University a much high- Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan added $50,000 er profile as thousands of city dwellers and commuters will pass for programming, and the Hudson-Webber Foundation awarded by the center every day. The new M-1 rail will also be right out a $300,000 grant to support the new Design Incubator. the front door, and there are a number of new construction and The vision that Deines has defined for the center is on the redevelopment projects in the neighborhood. wall in the lobby for all to see: “Our goal is to actively engage By bringing several of the College of Architecture and the civic and social awareness of our students and give them Design’s urban programs together, LTU’s Detroit Center for opportunities to become Design + Technology will provide: involved in projects that will LTU Trustee John Petty (center) was • An urban setting for University courses in urban design, have a positive impact on the part of the crowd for the ribbon- architecture, graphic design, and industrial design. city and its residents.” cutting ceremony for LTU’s Detroit • A permanent exhibition space for the presentation of contem- Deines estimates that close Center for Design + Technology. porary ideas in architecture and design. • A new design incubator that will help entre- preneurs turn their design-based ideas into new businesses. • Support for LTU’s outreach to STEM- and STEAM-oriented schools in the region. • A common meeting place for LTU students and other DCDT tenants involved in architec- ture, design, engineering, and development.

Making the move downtown For the past two years, the planning to make the DCDT a reality has been led by Professor Amy Deines, first in her role as associate dean of the College of Architecture and Design and now in her new role as interim dean. “We feel there is a dramatic cultural shift taking place that will support the major com-

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to 100 LTU students will be taking classes at DCDT on a weekly basis during the spring semester that begins in January. They will have many opportunities to cross paths with the center’s other tenants – Invest Detroit, AIA Michigan, AIA Detroit, SME, the Urban Land Institute of Detroit, and the local chapter of the National Organization of Minority Architects. multiple locations has inhib- LTU President Virinder Moudgil “It is unique for an architecture and design school to have ited the synergy among them discusses the importance of the University’s greater presence in such a strong physical connection with professional associations and lowered their potential Detroit with reporter Vickie Thomas and firms,” Deines said. “We forged these relationships to bring community impact,” Deines of WWJ Newsradio 950, one of sev- future architects into contact with like-minded professional peo- said. eral major media outlets to cover the ple. We can’t anticipate all the connections that will be made, The highly regarded Detroit ribbon-cutting ceremony. but we expect it to be an enriching educational experience for Studio was founded in 1999 our students.” to serve neighborhoods, the design professions, and citizens, and for many years the University had studio space on West Detroit-based studios Grand Boulevard. Directed by Professor Joongsub Kim, LTU’s For more than four decades, professors in LTU’s College of longest-running studio course based in Detroit provides students Architecture and Design have conducted studios in Detroit to with an enriched educational experience through architectural, give students an added appreciation of urban issues. The center urban design, and local development projects pursued in part- creates new synergies by bringing all its Detroit-based courses nership with community groups in need of design ideas. together under one roof. “Having these programs housed in In keeping with LTU’s theory-and-practice motto, these stu- dents learn about urban design by practic- ing it in a real-world setting in Detroit or a nearby suburb. In the process, the students provide valuable information and proposals to neighborhood groups, municipalities, and the business community. “Through the Detroit Studio our students can help stimulate urban economic devel- opment and propose possible solutions to critical urban problems,” Kim said. “Our students often develop mutually beneficial relationships with community stakeholders and citizens.” In recent years, the College of Architecture and Design opened a down- town exhibition gallery and DetroitSHOP, an interdisciplinary design studio that part-

LTU Professor Joongsub Kim, the director of the Detroit Studio, talks with several architecture stu- dents about one of the models on display for the DCDT opening.

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ners with private-sector and corporate leaders to explore long- in the future. (See page 14.) range visions for the city’s urban core. Professors have also “We are confident that students who successfully complete held studios “at Ponyride, a business incubator in Corktown. the Blue Devil Scholars program will be well prepared to do Students are motivated to participate in Detroit-based studio well in challenging college courses” as soon as they arrive on courses by the desire to see firsthand what they are studying campus as freshmen,” LTU President Virinder Moudgil said. while also participating in Detroit’s growing arts and cultural Beginning in early 2016, LTU’s DCDT Design Incubator will scene. When these students are given the opportunity to try to provide programs and services to help creative businesses grow make a difference in the lives of disadvantaged communities, in Detroit. It will leverage the DCDT’s connections with the they end up big winners because the experience they gain in the Midtown community and other Detroit neighborhoods to help real world enhances their education in the classroom. those businesses grow and thrive. It will offer access to legal “DetroitSHOP was my favorite experience as an under- advice, marketing resources, and mentorship for business start- graduate,” Lusk said of the studio course she took in the city. ups. “You’re completely immersed in the culture and you actually “Whether an entrepreneur is just starting out or has hit a have a presence in the space you are designing. You get face- growth ceiling and wants to move beyond that, the incubator to-face connections, political program will provide access to resources,” said Karen Evans, background, economic and social the director of the Design Incubator. aspects as you walk around. LTU’s Design Incubator will also launch a fellowship pro- You’re invested in the culture you gram to encourage recent college graduates to start businesses see on the street.” and take up residence in Detroit. This fall graduate student The DCDT also has a gallery that will host student and facul- Gjergji Prendi, BSAr’14, who is ty exhibitions, community outreach exhibitions, and the works the student government president, of professionals recognized in their fields. The focus of the took the detroitSHOP design stu- DCDT exhibition space will be to broaden the visual experience dio that was in a temporary space of the LTU community and people of Detroit. downtown. He valued the tangi- “Ultimately, our goal is to foster learning and collaboration, ble connection to Detroit’s urban and to encourage dialog about society and our diverse cultural environment that the course pro- landscape,” said LTU Assistant Professor Deirdre Hennebury, vided, and thinks the new center who will serve as curator of the exhibit space. will make that experience even Kristin Lusk more valuable. LTU’s role in the region “DCDT is not only a physical Beyond all the benefits in academic programming, Deines space that connects us with Detroit, but it is also provides an and the other supporters expect the DCDT to increase LTU’s intangible opportunity that I think every LTU student needs to involvement in the search for regional solutions to the chal- grasp,” said Prendi, who attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony. lenges facing Detroit and the southeast Michigan region. There are plans to establish an applied research institute Adding new programs and the DCDT Think Tank, which will be composed of lead- The center will also enhance the academic programming ing scholars and innovators in the region. This group of Design that faculty members provide to elementary and high school Fellows will provide guidance for research, help develop alter- students in Detroit. At Denby High School, pre-architecture nate visions for the future of Detroit and the region, and pro- courses are taught by LTU faculty members, providing math pose strategies for solving urban and regional problems. and art credits. The outreach project is to encourage interest in “The problems, issues, and solutions that Detroit must con- architecture while also helping high school students to prepare front are, as in most cities, regional in nature. The environ- for the big academic jump to college. ment, infrastructure, transportation, taxation, and education are That preparation will begin even earlier at the Sampson- but a few of the issues that defy historic city or county govern- Webber Leadership Academy. Over the summer LTU and the ment boundaries,” Deines said. “Now that LTU has a presence Detroit Public Schools announced the Blue Devil Scholars in downtown Detroit in addition to the strong role it plays in program for providing instruction in science, technology, Southfield and Oakland County, we expect to be part of all engineering, art, and math, the STEAM subjects, to middle those conversations.” oEP school students. Plans are underway to include younger students

L L a w r e n c e T e c h M a g a z i n e 9 On CampusON CAMPUS “brain drain” that can result when mote business with India. Lawrence Tech hosts Indian too many outstanding Indian stu- “An emphasis on global under- ambassador to the United States dents choose to remain in a for- standing is an important aspect eign country after completing their of the Lawrence Tech educational education there. More students experience,” said Moudgil. “We Lawrence Tech, the University Nabil Grace, dean of LTU’s College are returning to their homeland are delighted that Ambassador of Michigan, and Michigan State of Engineering. with their advanced skills, and Singh included LTU in his busy University were visited by Arun U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow, even those who remain in other itinerary.” oEP Kumar Singh, ambassador of Congresswomen Brenda Lawrence countries often return later or pro- India to the United States, dur- and Debbie Dingell, and Southfield ing a whirlwind visit to Michigan Mayor Donald Fracassi were on in October. He also spoke at the hand to welcome the ambassador Detroit Economic Club where he to LTU. was introduced by LTU President Some 600 students from Virinder Moudgil. India attend Lawrence Tech, and Singh is a career diplomat who Gomanth Duvvuru, president of has previously served as India’s the LTU Association of Indian ambassador to Israel and France. Students, also welcomed the He has served in the Indian mis- ambassador during the program. sions to the United Nations and LTU student Swapna Giduthuri Russia, and has had a leader- sang the Indian national anthem, ship role in India’s relations with and Carmen Gibes sang the U.S. Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Iran. national anthem. Singh’s LTU visit began with a In his remarks, Singh empha- tour of the Center for Innovative sized the importance of education Indian Ambassador Arun Kumar Singh (right) talks with LTU students (from Materials Research conducted by for the future of India. He said he left) Sowmya Tiruchengode Yegyanarayanan, Gomanth Duvvuru, and Michael University Distinguished Professor is not worried about the potential Bruno.

programs.” Big Blue gets a rare reboot after six years The clock could easily have been called Big Green, because Since the fall term of 2009, the juice to keep the clock’s systems prime example of the skills and it only draws 10 watts of power, six-foot-by-six foot digital clock running so that the correct time knowledge you will acquire in one about the same as two night known as Big Blue has kept time will be displayed when the regular of our engineering technology lights. oEP without a hitch while looming power source comes back on line. silently over the atrium of LTU’s A malfunction prevented the bat- Buell Management Building. But tery system from automatically during the first week of classes recharging itself once power was in August the combination of a restored. power outage in the building and a The clock was designed and malfunction in the back-up battery assembled as part of a senior system left the very reliable clock project in engineering technology temporarily behind the times. by Anthony Castellucci, Jason Assisted by students Steve D’Antimo, Luciano Mancini, Pascoe and Ashley Julin, and Daniel Peraino, all of whom Professor Ken Cook mounted a earned bachelor’s degrees in engi- service lift and rose high above neering technology in 2009. the atrium to open up the big face “The students designed this of the clock for the first time since clock so that it wouldn’t fail, it was installed six years ago. and they did a pretty good job,” Replacing four AAA batteries and said Cook, who served as fac- resetting the time was all it took to ulty advisor for the project. “This get Big Blue back in the pink. innovative student project is a cook_big_blue”: The clock’s LED lights had gone out before during power Professor Ken Cook needed to make outages. The back-up battery just a few small repairs to get Big system normally provides enough Blue back in the pink.

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Campus Safety/Mail Services and Faculty and staff honored for excellence Robin Leclerc of the Office of University Advancement. Eight members of LTU’s faculty of Admissions in February. She Detroit in April. In addition, the Bennett started at LTU in 2004 and staff were honored for excel- is considered the ultimate team related Public Interest Design as a facilities worker with the lence at the Oct. 1 Lawrence player by her coworkers and also Institute held its event on LTU’s Aramark Group. In 2013, she Excellence Awards ceremony receives high marks for being an campus following the conference. joined Campus Safety as part in the gallery of the University endless source of information for Kim joined LTU in 2000 and has of the three-person team that Technology and Learning Center. students and their parents. She been the director of LTU’s Detroit handles mailroom activities. This year’s winners of the joined LTU’s Office of Admissions Studio for many years. In her role as director of Mary E. and Richard E. Marburger in 2005. The recipient of the 2015 University Special Events and Excellence in Achievement Awards Johnson of the Department of Teaching Using Technology Award Services since 2006, Leclerc are: eLearning Services was nominat- is Associate Professor Lior Shamir supports or works with almost • Faculty: Matthew Cole – ed for his competence in design- of the Department of Mathematics every office and department on College of Management. ing, planning, and implementing and Computer Science. He was campus. She also oversees the • Staff: Clifton Johnson – the installation of new computer recognized for creating a software Tech Invitational, LTU’s annual golf Department of eLearning Services. cabling in over 100 classrooms. tool his students use to research outing that has raised more than • Administrator: Aubriex Cason – He started working at LTU in and analyze large databases. He $850,000 in support of scholar- Office of Admissions. 2001 as the technology support began teaching at LTU in 2010. ships and student projects. oEP Cole was praised for his tire- coordinator for the College of Arts Assistant Professor Anne less dedication to his students and Sciences. In 2009 he joined Kohnke of the College of and his supportive teaching style. eLearning, where his responsi- Management is this year’s recipi- Students who submitted ballots bilities expanded to classrooms ent of the Henry B. and Barbara for this award lauded his innate University-wide. J. Horldt Excellence in Teaching Winners of this year’s Lawrence ability to connect with them both This year’s Marburger Award. She is noted for providing Excellence Awards are (left to inside and outside the classroom. Champion for Institutional information- and content-dense right) Clifton Johnson, Lior Shamir, He came to LTU 12 years ago Excellence and Preeminence instruction and mentoring women Patrice Bennett, Robin Leclerc, Joongsub Kim, Matthew Cole, Anne as an adjunct in the College of is Professor Joongsub Kim of in a traditionally male-dominated Kohnke, and Aubriex Cason. To their the College of Architecture and Arts and Sciences and is now field. She has taught at LTU since right are the contributors of the on the faculty of the College of Design. He received this award 2002. awards, President Emeritus Richard Management. for securing and organizing the The two recipients of the Mary Marburger, Frank Marcum, and Henry Cason was promoted to Structures for Inclusion 2015 Ann Marcum Customer Service Horldt, along with LTU President assistant director in the Office international conference held in Award are Patrice Bennett of Virinder Moudgil.

L a w r e n c e T e c h M a g a z i n e 11 2016 2016 2016 2016 NATION’S BEST GREEN BEST COLLEGES BEST COLLEGES ONLINE PROGRAMS COLLEGE in the Midwest for Veterans U.S. News & PrincetonON C PrincetonAMPU.S.U NewsS & World Report® Review® Review® World Report® LTU is fifth nationally for preparing $58,300 early in their careers, and age standardized test scores. 016 016 2016$97,600 by mid-career – placing016 LTU continues to be ranked 2 grads for high-paying2 jobs LTU 83rd among more than2 1,000 in the top tier of Regional colleges in the Payscale survey. Universities-Midwest in the best- NATION’S BEST GREEN BEST COLLEGESLTU has the best BESTranking among COLLEGES known college rankings by U.S. ONLINE PROGRAMSA study released in May b y the students who can be exinpected the Midwestcolleges in the metr opolitan for Veterans News and World Report. Other prestigious Brookings InstitutionCOLLEGE to do better in their careers than Detroit region. highlights from that survey, which U.S. News & Princeton Princeton U.S. News & World Reportranks Lawren® ce Technological most college graduates. I ns tead,Review ® The college guide valuecol- was released in September: University fifth in the coun tr y Reviewthe® Brookings researchers wanted leges.com ranked LaWorldwrence Report• LTU’® s civil engineering program among its peers for providing the to determine if colleges actually Technological University 21st was ranked fifth nationally among most value-added in preparing made a difference in preparing in the country in its 2016 Top universities offering bachelor’s its1 graduates for well- 1 their students for suc- 50 Best Value Online Graduate 1 and master’s degrees. 20pa6ying occupations. 20 6 cessful careers. 2016Engineering Programs. Only2 0the 6 • The College of Engineering was CBS MoneyWatch TOP 10% According to University of Michigan ranked ranked 23rd among the best AMERICA’Shas haile BESTd the lead- smartasset.com,MILITARY higher in the state BESTat 17th. SCHOOLSundergraduate engineering pro- ers identified in the NATIONALLY Lawrence T ech FRIENDLY “T he Lawrence TechGame name Designgrams in the country. UNIVERSITIESBrookings study Highest Alumni graduates rank third commands a sig nifi cant level of • The online undergraduate and

U.S. Newsas the &ne w “college Salaries in Michigan forS theCH OOrLespect in the enginee r in Princetong field graduate degree programs were World Reportsuperstars.”® PayScale starting salaries ofG.I. its Jobsand® all but guarantee s a substan-Review® again ranked among the nation’s Brookings found that graduates, the average of tial return,” valuecolleges.com best. LTU added 18 percent more which was pegged at $54,300, reported. “While not as well • LTU was named one of the 20v1alue6 – virtually the same as the2 01comp6 ared to the national averag20e 16known as many other STEM-2016 Best Colleges for Veterans in the California Institute of Tec hnolo TOPgy 10%of $43,2 42. In Michigan, only the focused private universities, [it] is Midwest. AMERICA’S– with BEST respect to occupational graduates of Kettering UniversityMILITARY a highly-regarded BESTfirst-tier univer- SCHOOLS In addition, the College of earnings power comparedNATIONALLY to and Michigan Techno l og ical FRIENDLY sity recognized as onGamee of the best Design Management was ranked 31st UNIVERSITIESfour-year institutions with Highestsimilar AlumniUnivers ity make more. in the Midwest f or engineering.” among the country’s top 50 online

U.S. Newscharacter & istics and students. Salaries That survey supports theS find-CHOO L Business Insider, a bu Princetonsiness, master’s degree programs in World Report The go®al of the Brookings PayScaleings of the 2015 Payscale CollegG.I. eJobs ce®lebrity, and technol og y Reviewnews ® information technology by non- study was to go beyond the tradi- Salary Report, which found that website, ranked LTU among profitcollegesonline.com. oEP tional rankings that reward colleg- LTU graduates with a bachelor’s the 610 “Smartest Colleges in es that primarily admit rich, smart degree earned an average of America” in 2015 based on aver-

to bring together traditions and Two LTU professors explain fabrication innovations in architecture and techniques in their book ‘Digital Vernacular’ design – the vernacular in archi- tecture – with new digital toolsets. In the process, the authors seek Seeking to reconcile traditional is the makeLab founder and direc- is Lawrence Tech’s signature to reconnect computerized design architectural practice with the tor, and over the past five years approach to education. with the act of making physical modern digital tools used by he and his students and other The 300-page book is lavishly objects. architects and other design- LTU faculty members have cre- illustrated with 359 color photos, A companion website, make- ers, Lawrence Technological ated relatively inexpensive including many taken by LTU lab.org/the-digital-vernacular, University Associate Professors equipment for fabricating Professor Steve Rost. provides additional step-by-step James Stevens and Ralph original pieces – including The goal processes and project outcomes. Nelson have published a book, full-scale buildings, archi- of the book is oEP “Digital Vernacular: Architectural tectural-scale models, James Stevens and Principles, Tools, and Processes.” and furniture – in wood, Ralph Nelson of Many of the lessons pre- masonry, plastic, and LTU’s College of sented in the book come from other materials. Architecture and the makeLab in LTU’s College of “Digital Vernacular” Design teamed up Architecture and Design. Stevens addresses the why and to write the book, how of digital fabrica- “Digital Vernacular.” tion in hundreds of “Digital Vernacular: Architectural step-by-step color images, Principles, Tools, and Processes” is published by Routledge and is avail- illuminating a set of working able through amazon.com for $180 in principles and techniques that hardcover and $59.95 in paperback. join theory with practice, which

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Deines named interim dean as LeRoy accepts presidency

Professor Amy Deines has been LeRoy in August, LTU President and professional and community Design into what it is today,” Ryan named interim dean of LTU’s Virinder Moudgil and Provost causes, made him an obvious said. “Students who graduate College of Architecture and Design Maria Vaz both spoke in glowing choice. from all architectural disciplines (CoAD), following the departure of terms about the leadership that “I personally believe that Dean are better prepared than ever Glen LeRoy to become president LeRoy provided in transform- Glen LeRoy has metamorphosized before to become future leaders.” of Boston Architectural College. ing the College of Architecture the College of Architecture and oEP Previously Deines had served as and Design by adding many new associate dean and chair of LTU’s programs and talented faculty Department of Art and Design. members. She is also executive director LeRoy was also responsible of LTU’s Detroit Center for Design for bringing the late A. Alfred and Technology, which opened Taubman to campus to teach a this fall (see story on page 6), course on real estate develop- after providing the leadership for ment. He helped rejuvenate the the planning, fund raising, and alumni group that has done so implementation of this important much to restore the University- project. owned Affleck House, elevating its Before coming to Lawrence status as a nationally recognized Tech in 2011, Deines taught at the example of Frank Lloyd Wright’s University of Detroit Mercy and Usonian architecture. several other universities. She In his remarks at the reception, has a bachelor’s degree in design James Ryan, BSArE’66, noted that from Wayne State University and he served on the committee that a master’s degree in architecture selected LeRoy after a national from the Cranbrook Academy search. LeRoy’s wide range of Interim Dean Amy Deines and LTU alumnus Jim Ryan (right) attended the of Art, where she also studied experience in the private sector farewell party for Glen LeRoy, who stepped down as dean of LTU’s College industrial design. She holds lead- and as an educator, as well as of Architecture and Design to become president of the Boston Architectural ership positions in the Detroit his involvement in fund raising College. and Michigan chapters of the American Institute of Architects. The University will conduct a nationwide search for a new Presidential candidate speaks on campus dean, but LeRoy said a strong leadership team is in place in the interim. Associate Professor Scott Shall has moved from chair of the Department of Architecture to become interim associate dean, and Associate Professor James Stevens is now interim chair of the Department of Architecture. During LeRoy’s 10-year tenure, LTU’s College of Architecture and Design added bachelor degree programs in transportation design and industrial design. CoAD partnered with LTU’s College of Engineering to create a five-year master’s program in architectural engineering. LTU’s online master’s degree in architecture was just the third in the country, and CoAD Lawrence Tech has been a campaign stop for a number of presidential candidates, including George W. Bush during his introduced the first online design successful campaign in 2000 and Mitt Romney in 2008. On Aug. 31 Ohio Gov. John Kasich, a Republican candidate for studio. president, answered questions about national security at a forum sponsored by Americans for Peace, Prosperity, and At a farewell reception held for Security in LTU’s University Technology and Learning Center gallery.

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ing workshops on project-based LTU and DPS launch comprehensive learning and active-collaborative learning. LTU faculty will assist program to encourage students in STEAM in creating modules with STEAM content to be embedded in In August Detroit Public Schools success both at the college level and LTU are key to the district cre- existing middle school courses. (DPS) and Lawrence Technological and in their professional careers in ating an educational system that Tutoring by Lawrence Tech stu- University announced an inno- STEAM-related fields.” is academically competitive,” said dents proficient in science and vative partnership to enhance The Blue Devil Scholars pro- Detroit Public Schools Emergency math will supplement the STEAM education in science, technology, gram is designed to provide a Manager Darnell Earley. “As we modules. engineering, arts, and mathemat- systematic approach to enhance move forward with the transfor- When the Blue Devil Scholars ics (STEAM) for students at the STEAM education for Sampson- mation of DPS, we will continue move to high school, they will Sampson-Webber Leadership Webber students starting in sixth to seek out partnerships/programs choose one of five STEAM tracks Academy on the city’s west side. grade and continuing through high that enhance our curriculum and – art, design, math/science, tech- This fall 50 middle school stu- school. Eventually the process provide our students with a clear nology/management, or engineer- dents became the first Blue Devil of preparing students for STEAM pathway to success.” ing. The students will earn college Scholars at Sampson-Webber, education will begin in kindergar- The partnership will also have a credits in embedded and dual- and 50 additional students will ten. professional development compo- enrollment courses taken at LTU join every year. If these students “Innovative partnerships such nent for the teachers selected to and will graduate with a certificate stay in the program through 12th as the one created between DPS participate in this program, includ- for 12–15 credit hours that will be grade, they would earn college transferable to Lawrence Tech. credits and be eligible to attend In addition to a strong academ- LTU with scholarship support. LTU ic component for each year along is making a $3.5 million scholar- the way, the program will include ship commitment as part of this extracurricular activities to sup- comprehensive effort to attract port and enhance the educational larger numbers of DPS students process. oEP and prepare them for opportuni- ties in STEAM fields. More than a dozen LTU faculty With LTU President Virinder Moudgil members will be involved in the are (on his left) Kenyuano Jones, partnership, and the University principal of Detroit Collegiate together with DPS will provide Preparatory High School at additional resources and funding Northwestern High School; Karla throughout the life of the project. Craig, principal at Sampson-Webber “This is an exciting new chap- Leadership Academy; teacher LaShon ter in Lawrence Tech’s ongoing Clay; and instructional specialist involvement in Detroit,” LTU Charlyne Bass. In front are students Akilah Henderson and Ce’Miya President Virinder Moudgil said. Young. “We want to encourage more students from Detroit to attend Lawrence Tech, and this program is designed to prepare them for

Assistant Provost for Enrollment Services Lisa Kujawa (left) and Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations Howard Davis (next to President Moudgil) of LTU's Office of University Advancement took responsibility for getting the Blue Devil Scholars program up and run- ning. In the middle are LTU Associate Professor Constance Bodurow, who is overseeing a community enrich- ment project at Sampson-Webber Leadership Academy, and Cortnie Wilson, representing the project’s funder, the Ford Motor Company Fund.

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Even though LTU’s degree pro- similar to other transportation Student wins international gram focuses primarily on auto- products, such as yachts, planes, motive design, Summers plans RV, and motorcycles. yacht design competition to apply what he has learned to “One of the most unique yachting. “It has been my dream qualities of these programs is LTU transportation design student Summers began drawing boats to design yachts as a living,” that from freshman year through Jeffery Summers took first place as a boy when his family had an Summers said. senior year, the studios have in an international yacht design Algonac cottage with a view of Keith Nagara, director of LTU’s a corporate sponsor, which is competition and has earned a Lake St. Clair’s south channel transportation design and indus- equivalent to having a four-year three-month internship in the used by large freighters. He began trial design programs, notes that apprenticeship,” Nagara said. Netherlands, where he will be his college career as an engineer- while LTU’s program is influenced “LTU encourages students to tai- working with Sea Level Yacht ing major at Western Michigan by the automotive industry due lor the program to their specific Design and Engineering and Dutch University and then transferred to to LTU’s location, the design interests regardless of sponsoring shipyard Heesen Yachts on a new LTU to take transportation design. principles and processes are very corporation.” oEP yacht concept based on his win- ning design. Transportation design senior Jeff Summers learned about the Summers lines up competition on Instagram and a display of his pro- quickly put together plans for a posed yacht design 50-meter yacht with a new pro- that took first place file and sundeck. The jury panel in an international selected six of the 26 entries from competition. around the world to be presented on social media. The top three were chosen based on popularity on social media as well as final input from the judges. Summers and the other two finalists from Italy and Lithuania were invited to the Monaco Yacht Show on the French Riviera in September. In addition to having almost all of his expenses paid, he got to board several super yachts in the show – a privilege ordinarily reserved for serious buyers.

help LTU focus more on the criti- LTU chosen for pilot project to cal relationship between educa- create fast track for architecture licensure tion and related experiences with professional licensure. She added that LTU’s emphasis on architec- The National Council of other participating architecture “The Integrated Path Initiative ture students becoming involved Architectural Registration Boards programs have been asked to to architectural licensure in community projects should (NCARB) has selected Lawrence propose a pre-graduation integra- aligns perfectly with Lawrence grow even stronger. Technological University and a tion of education and experience Technological University’s long- “The return on investment from dozen other highly rated archi- requirements so that students standing tradition of teaching the- this initiative will greatly benefit tecture programs to participate will be prepared to complete ory and practice,” said Associate our region, particularly as it helps in its Integrated Path Initiative for the requirements for the intern Professor James Stevens, interim us address the complex issues licensure, a pilot project designed development program and take chair of LTU’s Department of that face American cities, as in the to give students the opportunity each of the six divisions of Architecture. “It will allow the case of Detroit, which is so impor- to complete the requirements for the new Architect Registration Department of Architecture to tant to the College of Architecture architecture licensure at the time Examination® 5.0 prior to gradu- better coordinate and support our and Design,” Deines said. of graduation. ation. In Michigan and many other students’ academic and profes- LTU’s Department of states, enabling legislation will sional pursuits.” Architecture in the College of also be needed to change existing Interim Dean Amy Deines said Architecture and Design and the state law. the Integrated Path Initiative will

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team also participated in the Shell LTU’s Supermileage team wins newcomer award Eco-Marathon held in Detroit. “Participating in the Shell Eco- LTU’s Blue Devil Motorsports increase public awareness of fuel Supermileage competition, and Marathon helped us significantly,” Supermileage team won the Best economy. the newcomer competition is for said LTU Assistant Professor Newcomer Performance Award This is the first time in 13 years teams that haven’t participated in Liping Liu, the team’s faculty at the 36th SAE Supermileage that LTU has sent a team to the the past three years. In April the advisor. “It set a pre-deadline that competition held in Marshall, made us much better Michigan, in June. prepared for the SAE LTU’s vehicle, Alpha, success- Supermileage competi- fully completed three runs and tion.” oEP drove for almost two hours on the track with a fuel consumption rate of 358 miles per gallon. The team earned $700 and a plaque for its performance. Members of LTU’s success- The Supermileage competition ful Supermileage team are (standing left to right) Yilin provides engineering and technol- Chen, Xiao Han, Shian ogy students with a challenging Cao, faculty advisor Liping design project that involves the Liu, Lei Cao, Samruddh development and construction of Kulkarni, Kishan Balan, a single-person, fuel-efficient vehi- Zachary Rogers, and cle powered by a small four-cycle Elton Tate. In the front are engine from Briggs & Stratton. Xaiodong Chen, Shashank One goal of the competition is to Rai, and Bhavik Chauhan.

Development of General Motors Technology is being developed President’s Symposium looks at the Company. to make it possible for a car and future of automotive transportation • Michael Ford, CEO of the its driver to communicate with Regional Transit Authority of other cars, the highway, and even Southeast Michigan. pedestrians. The annual President’s Symposium of Transportation Director Kirk • Jay Baron, president and CEO Michigan remains the center held at Lawrence Technological Steudle, BSCE’87. The panelists of the Center for Automotive of the American auto industry University in September provided were: Research. where most of the research and insights into the rapid development • Chuck Gulash, director of the • Douglas Patton, executive vice development is being conducted. of new technologies in the trans- Collaborative Safety Research president for engineering and It has been predicted that the auto portation sector that will have a Center of Toyota Motor chief technical officer for DENSO industry will change more in the dramatic effect on how we get Engineering and Manufacturing International America, Inc. next five to 10 years than it has from one place to another in the North America Inc. The speakers discussed the for the past 50 to 100 years. The coming years. • J. Gary Smyth, executive direc- great progress that is being made panelists discussed the enormous The panel discussion was mod- tor of the North American Science on improving the user experience changes that are taking place right erated by Michigan Department Labs, Global Research and in cars, building with lightweight now and the innovations that are materials, and developing auto- coming. mobiles that can drive themselves. LTU President Virinder Moudgil founded the annual symposium Answering questions at the in 2012 to provide a multi- President’s Symposium were (from disciplinary forum for discussing left) Chuck Gulash of Toyota Motor major challenges facing the Metro Engineering and Manufacturing Detroit region. “The big challenge North America Inc., Douglas Patton of the next few decades will be to of DENSO International America find ways to harness technology Inc., Jay Baron of the Center for to deal with the various challenges Automotive Research, J. Gary Smyth facing our society. Transportation of General Motors, and Michael Ford of the Regional Transit Authority of is one of the top priorities, espe- Southeast Michigan. MDOT Director cially here in Michigan,” Moudgil Kirk Steudle (at right) was the said. oEP moderator.

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Lawrence Tech team wins NOMA student design competition Follow alumni on social media For all the latest information on upcoming The LTU student chapter of champions diversity within the alumni events, follow the LTU Alumni the National Organization of design profession. The founding Association on Facebook and Twitter: Minority Architecture Students president, Andreea Vasile, is from (NOMAS-LTU) won the Barbara Romania, and she was recently G. Laurie NOMA Student Design appointed to a two-year term as Competition during the national one of two student members of conference of the National NOMA’s national board. Organization of Minority Architects Planning for the university facebook.com/LTUalumni (NOMA) held in New Orleans in design competition began almost October. The first-place prize was a year ago when the brief was first $1,500. released. The LTU team tackled NOMAS-LTU was established redesigning part of the urban in January 2014 and now has neighborhood Tremé in New @LTUalumni or twitter.com/LTUalumni 15 dues-paying members. It Orleans by eliminating an elevated has been closely collaborating highway that disconnected an with the professional chapter of entire community. NOMA Detroit, which is moving Vasile said the team’s primary its offices to the Woodward Willis focus was considering the needs much larger universities. NOMA Detroit, and also serves as Building in Midtown Detroit where of the community and implement- The LTU team benefited from the Midwest university liaison to LTU’s Detroit Center for Design + ing the solutions in the overall the support of NOMA Detroit the NOMA National Board. Technology is located. design of the site. “We also members who provided valuable The faculty advisor is College NOMAS-LTU promotes excel- learned a lot about directing and feedback at design charrettes and of Architecture and Design Interim lence, community engagement, working in a large team consisting review sessions. Dean Amy Deines, who has sup- and the professional develop- of people with different approach- The chapter’s main advisor ported the group from the begin- ment of its members, and is es,” she said. Tiffany Brown, BSAr’05, MAr’07, ning and obtained partial funding open not only to ethnic and racial In the past the competition has MBA’15, worked with the competi- for nine members to attend the minorities, but to anyone who usually been won by teams from tion team. She is vice president of conference in New Orleans. Students interested in joining NOMAS-LTU can contact Andreea Vasile at [email protected]. Go to Facebook to keep up with the LTU chapter: www.facebook. com/nomasltu/timeline. EP

Accepting the top prize in the uni- versity student competition in New Orleans are (left to right) Breanna Hielkema, Sara Alsawafy, advisor Tiffany Brown, Andreea Vasile, Yacob Nigatu, Randy Butler, and Mateo Diaz. Not pictured: team member Rawan Ita.

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stronger relationships between Global Village Project grows in its third year international and American stu- dents. “I truly believe that coming together to discuss and learn from our similarities and differences is what makes us a great people,” said Moudgil, who emigrated from India as a young man to pursue a career in medical research in the United States. “The participants are invited to explore the richness of our traditions and history, and to learn what unites us. Through this dialogue, we can promote global understanding.” oEP

Participants in LTU’s Global Village Project visited the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History as part of a tour of important histori- cal and cultural sites in Detroit.

Lawrence Technological University’s Global Village Project to promote better understanding LTU student appears on the of diverse cultures, countries, and faiths grew to 90 participants in big screen outside Cobo Center its third year. The program involves two days As one of the five final- ists in Cobo Center’s of enrichment activities, culminat- 30/60 Video Scholarship ing with the presentation of LTU’s competition, LTU media Global Citizen Award during the communication student University’s annual Convocation Chloe Dunklin earned on Aug. 22 to welcome new stu- a $500 scholarship and dents. The 2015 recipient was had her video entry Microsoft Vice President John displayed on the two Fikany of the company’s Heartland giant video boards at Area District headquartered in the corner of Congress Southfield. and Washington streets in downtown Detroit. Lawrence Tech’s Global Village She also appeared in Project included discussions on the video about Detroit, the role of culture in sports and as captured in this photo how to take a diplomatic approach by Jody Gaber, director to race, culture, and ethnicity. A of LTU’s media commu- seminar explored the educational nication program. values of different countries and cultures, with an emphasis on the specific values that inform educa- tion in the United States. Participants toured a number of sites of historical and cultural significance during two trips to Detroit. The Global Village Project was initiated by LTU President Virinder Moudgil in 2013 to encourage

18 W i n t e r 2 0 1 5 / 1 6 AlumniA NewsLUMNI NEWS to come up with what we think in the industry has been invalu- Recent alumna quickly transfers makes this vehicle so special,” able,” Grant said. Grant said. “We were always challenged to design skills to the real world The design team has to come walk a fine line between imagining up with a holistic identity for the the future and making educated Less than two years ago Lindsey the color and material designer car that brings together many presumptions on what is going to Grant, BSID’14, was taking when she first started at Lincoln elements. What impression does be feasible … you want to push it, courses at LTU where she was after graduation. She described the exterior color create for the but you have to be realistic,” she frequently asked to come up with that experience at the MAIN Event user? Are there chrome accents? recalled. “My time at LTU taught design concepts for cars 10 and automotive design symposium Are the wheels machine-faced? me that real design thinking is not 15 years in the future. Now she’s held at LTU in June. Do the interior’s finish and details just a pretty sketch. It also has to doing the exact same thing as a At Lincoln, design tasks are match up with or complement the be functional.” color and material designer at the assigned to small teams with rep- exterior? Grant now works with some of Lincoln Motor Company, which resentatives from each cross-func- Working from macro to micro those professionals who reviewed is the luxury automotive brand of tional discipline. These different scale, everything about the look her work as a student. “I’m on a Ford Motor Company. areas of expertise include exterior of the Continental concept car team with one of my former pro- After wrapping up work this design, interior design, color-and- was labored over. Nothing was fessors, and it’s a truly rewarding summer on the new Lincoln material design, digital sculpting, left untouched. “We went through feeling to know that all the hard Continental that goes into pro- and clay modeling. the entire vehicle with a fine-tooth work I did paid off. Working hand duction in 2016, Grant has been The cross-functional design comb,” she said. in hand with someone who gave assigned to another team and team worked on the look and feel And, as always, the design team you the tools you need to succeed works on supporting future design of the car. “Bringing back a name- worked very closely with the engi- is a really humbling experience,” concepts from a color and material plate like the Continental is huge neering team “to make sure it was she said. perspective. for Lincoln, and we all did our very functional and beautiful.” A recurring challenge of Grant’s “We did a lot of that at LTU dur- best to honor the past while look- LTU transportation design job is finding ways to give Lincoln ing our projects, and so it’s surreal ing into the future,” she said. and industrial design students models a “refreshed” look and having the same opportunity to do Grant’s area of expertise came are often asked by automakers feel during the luxury vehicle’s that as a professional,” Grant said. with the color scheme, material to come up with concepts for three-to-four-year cycle. “Lincoln “It’s more intense now because it breakups, and the overall feel- vehicles well into the future. The is a very special brand, and we eventually has to go into produc- ing that is evoked when you see students present their concepts constantly keep that in mind when tion and live in the real world. LTU the car. “Color, when you really to professional designers working we’re designing what’s next. We’re did a fantastic job of preparing me think about it, is a very personal for OEMs, who then critique the always striving for the best,” she for what I’m doing now.” experience; it cannot be calculated. students’ designs. “The experience said. oEP Grant was assigned to the We took cues from the past and I got during school [that included] Lincoln Continental Concept as emerging trends moving forward insights from design professionals

Lindsey Grant poses with the Lincoln Continental concept car that she began working on a few months after graduation. It was on display at the MAIN Event automotive design symposium held at LTU in June.

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Krisel, and E. Stewart Williams.” Architect to the stars got his start at Lawrence Tech Mid-Century Modern gener- ally describes developments in Palm Springs, the California complete his degree, Kaptur and ending: Kaptur and the complain- modern design, architecture, and desert community that has been his family moved to Palm Springs, tant, Bill Cody, ultimately became urban development from roughly home to Hollywood legends Frank where his mother-in-law lived. He best friends. 1933 to 1965. Mid-Century Sinatra, Marilyn Monroe, Bob worked briefly for the prestigious In a career spanning well over a Modern homes, like those in Palm Hope, Cary Grant, Elizabeth Taylor, Wexler & Harrison firm before half century, Kaptur has designed Springs, are characterized by Lucille Ball, and Desi Arnaz, is being laid off during the 1957 more than 200 residences and ample windows and floor plans also known as a mecca for Mid- recession. But the architecture 40 commercial projects in Palm that open up interior spaces and Century Modern architecture business picked up the very next Springs. Last year, during the bring in the outdoors. – much of it the work of Detroit year when home builders began city’s Modernism Week, he was Kaptur has designed homes native and former Lawrence Tech developing Palm Springs – little honored with a Golden Palm Star for several notable people, includ- student Hugh Kaptur. more than a village of some 8,000 bearing his name on the Palm ing actor Steve McQueen, during Kaptur’s path to becom- people when Kaptur first arrived Springs Walk of Stars. Kaptur was his long and prolific career. His ing an architect who catered to – on a large scale. Kaptur’s career also featured in a documentary favorite client was William Holden, Hollywood stars began in 1949 picked up, too. film, “Quiet Elegance,” which was the actor who starred in such criti- when he enrolled at Lawrence Inspired primarily by Frank released during the week. The film cally acclaimed films as “Sunset Tech after graduating from high Lloyd Wright, the father of the is available through streaming or Boulevard,” “The Bridge on the school. A couple of years later, Prairie style of architecture, Kaptur DVD at www.thisnthatfilms.net. River Kwai,” and “Stalag 17,” for with the Korean War heating up, ventured into business on his Kaptur’s work reflects what is which he won the 1953 Academy he left school and enlisted in own. One of his earlier projects known as the “desert style” of Award for Best Actor. the Marine Corps to avoid being was designing a Palm Springs fire architecture, featuring thick walls, “Bill Holden was without a drafted mid-semester. station. At the time, Kaptur wasn’t deeply inset windows, and wide doubt a prince of a guy,” Kaptur After three years with the a licensed architect, which appar- overhangs – “flowing and organic” recalled. “At the time when I knew Marines and seeing duty in Korea ently didn’t sit well with another in his words. him [in the 1970s], he was dating and Japan, Kaptur returned to local architect who reported him “Hugh Kaptur’s architecture Stefanie Powers. He took her from Detroit. His first job was in GM’s to the Architectural Board of reveals intriguing new dimensions a nobody and introduced her to all styling division, where his father California. This led to a personal to Palm Springs’ masterful col- the right people in Hollywood, and was an executive. By then married visit from a board examiner with lection of Mid-Century Modern she was his companion for several and a father, Kaptur resumed his some sound advice: take the Designs,” wrote architecture critic years. The good thing she did for studies at Lawrence Tech, taking licensing exam. Alan Hess. An industry publication him was she got him off drinking, night classes in engineering. Kaptur ultimately passed the noted that his designs give him so when I knew Bill he was not “Working days and night grueling exam, and his career “solid membership in the Palm drinking. He was not affected by school and having a family was went into high gear with an AIA Springs School of Architecture his stardom as were other people quite a balancing act,” he recalled. designation after his name. The along with such contemporaries that I knew.” In 1956, before he had time to story actually has a second happy as Bill Cody, Don Wexler, William Two other clients, husband- and-wife superstars Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh, apparently were not as unaffected. “Typical Hollywood brats,” Kaptur tersely intoned in a 2014 interview with Palm Springs Life magazine. In 2001, by then divorced and the father of three grown sons, Kaptur married the widowed Helen Dzo Dzo. Stylish and vivacious, she had been a professional model in the 1960s and 1970s, traveling around the world on high-profile assignments for top designers and photographers. In

Hugh Kaptur takes in the view from

Films the pool area of the Selzer house

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1970, she was immortalized in The living room of a photograph entitled “Poolside the Ostroich house Gossip” by prominent celebrity in Palm Springs photographer Slim Aarons. The exemplifies the iconic photo has come to define simple elegance that is character- the wealthy but casual Palm istic of the archi- Springs lifestyle of the time. tectural designs of At 84, Kaptur describes himself Hugh Kaptur. as “semi-retired.” After his wife died earlier this year, he moved from their 6,000-square-foot home overlooking the San Jacinto Mountains to a 2,100-square-foot condo, which he is busy redo- ing to suit his personal tastes and needs. Now in his 60th year in Palm Springs, Kaptur is still enjoying his business and his des- ert lifestyle. oCWM Films That ’n This

bachelor’s degree. engineering problems to complex Civil engineer enjoys life in the “The MDOT office was two issues. Such topics include hori- miles from campus so it was zontal and vertical curves, spiral fast lane of highway construction very convenient to work and go curves, and so forth.” to school. It was an ideal learning With a passion for being The summer of In recognition of his role, Horne situation, since I lived Lawrence around construction projects, 2014 was a busy received the Director’s Award – Tech’s motto of ‘theory and prac- Horne decided to pursue his one for Jeffrey A. the highest honor the department tice,’” he said. graduate degree in construction Horne, BSCvE’05, gives for outstanding leadership Horne said several classes engineering. “I like the scheduling, MCEM’08, a and public service. helped prepare him for his MDOT finance, dealing with stakehold- transportation Horne was honored in the pro- career. “One class in particular ers and contractors, and project engineer at the fessional category for showcasing during my undergraduate studies planning aspects of construction,” Oakland Transportation Service “the true spirit of teamwork by was Transportation Engineering, he said. Center in the Metro Detroit region providing excellent customer ser- taught by Dr. Elin Jensen. She was Horne lives in Canton with his of the Michigan Department of vice to both internal and external a wonderful teacher who taught wife, Stacey, and their two daugh- Transportation (MDOT). customers, and standing as a us everything from basic highway ters. oCWM Five weeks after his wife gave leader among his peers,” MDOT birth to the couple’s second said in making the announcement daughter, a seven-mile stretch of in August. I-96 in Livonia and Redford was “I am humbled and apprecia- shut down in preparation for a tive to receive the top award from massive, $148 million makeover MDOT. It’s a privilege to be nomi- project that would take 167 days nated for the award, but to be the to complete and prompt nearly recipient is an honor,” said Horne, 150,000 motorists to seek the who has played a leadership role proverbial alternate route. in several MDOT projects, but “It was an amazing feat to none as monumental as the I-96 perform that much work in that reconstruction. short time period,” said Horne, Horne originally enrolled at Transportation

one of the leaders of a team of Lawrence Tech as a mechanical of MDOT engineers and technicians engineering major but switched to who reconstructed nearly 60 lane civil engineering after his first year Department miles, worked on 37 bridges, as an undergraduate. He worked Michigan replaced the drainage structures/ at MDOT for two years as a co-op During the 167-day reconstruction project, MDOT constructed this 48-inch lines, and performed other work – in the geotechnical/construction prestressed concrete water main under I-96, just west of Middlebelt Road in all completed ahead of schedule. section while finishing up his Livonia, for anticipated future use.

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Siblani sees bright future for Michigan entrepreneurs

In May, Al Siblani, BSEE’90, provider of services and materials founder and CEO of EnvisionTEC, for the rapid prototyping industry, received the 2015 EY Entrepreneur and it was through this experience of the Year regional award for that I began to see the need for Michigan and Northwest Ohio in new and better rapid prototyping technology. systems,” he explained in an inter- “It was an honor to be in the view with the online publication company of so many prestigious 3D Printing Industry. entrepreneurs,” he said. “It was a Siblani credits his education humbling experience and felt good at Lawrence Tech, with its focus to get recognized by my peers.” on theory and practice, for help- Siblani founded EnvisionTEC ing him kick-start his successful Al Siblani has developed a worldwide market for 3D printers manufactured by in 2002. With dual corporate career as an award-winning entre- his company, EnvisionTech, headquartered in Dearborn and Germany. headquarters in Dearborn and preneur. Gladbeck, Germany, the company “The practice part of the edu- produces 3D printers used for cation at Lawrence Tech was an a wide range of dental, medical, invaluable hands-on experience mold making, animation proto- that gave me the confidence on Upcoming Alumni typing, biofabrication, and other my first job,” he said. “My pro- applications. The company also fessors’ actual background in Association Events operates sales, services, training, industry afforded them the ability and manufacturing centers in the to deliver real-world education U.S. and the United Kingdom. as opposed to pure academic Rare book exhibit in the UTLC gallery, EnvisionTEC offers a diverse teachings. This influenced me to Tuesday, Jan. 12, 6 p.m. product line of three printer tech- look outside not only the box, but nologies with many different 3D outside the typical automotive Alumni are invited to a reception and private showing of a printers targeting various applica- industry I grew up in . . . [getting collection of rare books on loan from the Remnant Trust, tions, including the Perfactory past the thinking] that we eventu- a library at Texas Tech in Lubbock. Visitors can hold rare Micro DDP printer for dental appli- ally all end up working for one of and valuable books that would normally only be viewed cations, the Perfactory Desktop the Big Three.” behind glass in a museum, including an 800-year-old Bible Aureus for customized jewelry, Siblani is optimistic that and a first printing of the Emancipation Proclamation. and the 3D-Bioplotter for bioprint- Michigan has the potential to once Associate Professor Philip Vogt led the effort to secure the ing tissue and other cell therapy again change the world. “Let’s exhibit. LTU faculty and students will be docents. applications. Most recently, look beyond the automotive space EnvisionTEC added its 3SP (Scan, to innovate and captivate new Alumni gathering at the Traffic Jam in Spin, and Selectively Photocure) markets. Let’s deliver technology technology to its product lineup. that levels the global economic Detroit, Thursday Jan. 21, 6 p.m. EnvisionTEC holds over 100 field against cheap labor and Join fellow alumni for good food, good beer, and great patents and pending patent appli- deliver manufacturing solutions cations worldwide. The company that improve the quality of peo- conversation at the Traffic Jam and Snug in Midtown continues to issue an average of ple’s lives,” he said. “Let us sus- Detroit before heading down to Cobo for the Auto Show. one patent every three months as tain, through the labor unions, the This event is free, but seating is limited. it develops and improves its core middle class that continues to suf- technologies in the rapid prototyp- fer because we continue to ship Red Wings hockey game, Friday, Feb. 12. ing industry, according to Siblani. manufacturing jobs overseas.” Siblani launched his career in As for aspiring entrepreneurs, See the Detroit Red Wings take on the Colorado rapid prototyping industry when Siblani offers: “Never stop chasing Avalanche. Tickets are $40 per person and include a food he placed the first LOM (lami- after your dream. Never give up voucher. A portion of sales will benefit scholarships at nated object manufacturing) 2030 while you climb up the ladder out LTU. machines from Helisys Corp. at of that hardship that you chose to Ford, GM, and Chrysler prior to endure. Ignore the doubters and For information about these and other LTU Alumni founding his first company, Sibco keep trying. If it was easy, every- Association activities, visit lawrencetech.net/events. Inc., in 1993. one would be doing it.” oCWM “Sibco was the only third-party

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a new theme park – Disney MGM Walt Disney Imagineering took LTU Studios – in Florida for the Walt Disney Company. “Initially, I was architecture alumnus on a global odyssey not pleased with the assignment, in that I had always thought of After graduating from Lawrence work at www.joekilanowski.com.) as important as the ‘Big Idea.’” myself as a contemporary and Tech, Joe Kilanowski, BSAr’72, “Teaching/mentoring and lectur- Kilanowski wanted to be an ‘serious’ architect,” he recalled. embarked on an architectural jour- ing are a way for me to give back architect for as long as he can “Working on a theme park was not ney that took him not only around for all that I have received from remember, but it wasn’t until he then part of my career path.” the country but also around my education at Lawrence Tech experienced LTU professors like Within hours of arriving at Walt the world – from Detroit to San and the many mentors along the Earl Pellerin, Harvey Ferrero, Disney Imagineering, however, Francisco to Orlando and from way,” he said. “In addition – and George Zonars and Harry VanDine Kilanowski found himself working Paris to Tokyo to Hong Kong to for selfish reasons – working with that he fully understood the defini- with world-class talent from every Shanghai. students has always energized me tion of architecture. “These teach- imaginable area of design – writ- Much of this global odys- and kept me flexible and open to ers inspired and motivated me in ers, film makers, illustrators, vehi- sey took place during his new ideas.” ways that still manifest in my daily cle engineers, lighting designers, 27-year career with Walt Disney Kilanowski attributes his career life today and in my approach to dimensional designers, landscape Imagineering, the design and success to a combination of all aspects of design,” he said. architects, graphic designers, inte- development arm of the Walt knowledge, talent, self-confidence, As a student, Kilanowski worked rior designers, show producers, Disney Company, which is luck, and opportunity. for Straub VanDine Architects in painters, sculptors, and more. responsible for the creation and “Lawrence Tech provided me Troy as an architectural intern. “This sudden immersion into construction of Disney theme with a knowledge base that was a After graduation, he worked at narrative design that plays to parks, resorts, and cruise ships balance of ‘design’ and ‘technol- two award-winning Detroit archi- all senses was overwhelming worldwide. ogy,’ he said. “This balance made tectural practices – Rossetti/ and within two years I was an After retiring in May, Kilanowski me a better designer, in that it Associates and William Kessler Imagineer,” he said. “As an execu- is now busy consulting, teaching, gave me the skills to not only & Associates – before moving to tive architect, principal concept mentoring, lecturing, and pursuing think creatively and problem-solve, Kaplan McLaughlin Diaz Architects architect, and creative director, his passion for design through his but also defend, with confidence, in San Francisco and then to ELS I have been responsible for the photography and painting. “This I my designs as buildable. For me, Architects in Berkeley, California. overall architectural and environ- call my sequel,” he said, “because knowing how to construct/build is In 1986, while working for mental design of new parks and ‘retirement’ sounds so terminal.” equally as important as being able Bechtel Corp., Kilanowski was resorts in Florida, Paris, Tokyo, (You can see samples of his to design. For me, the details are assigned to help in the design of Hong Kong, and Shanghai.” For Kilanowski, the most memorable experience of his career at Walt Disney Imagineering was Tokyo DisneySea, a 176-acre theme park at the Tokyo Disney Resort located just outside Tokyo. “Working and living in and com- muting to Japan for more than 13 years changed and improved me as a designer/architect and as a person in general,” he said. “Japan is a culture where design and quality are valued, and where each individual takes responsibility for his/her portion of the effort.” Kilanowski and his wife, Elaine, have been married for 33 years and live in Pasadena, California. oCWM

Joe Kilanowski stands among the fountains in front of the Tower of Terror at Tokyo DisneySea, which was his most memorable project at Walt Disney Imagineering.

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with four seven-day missions in Hodges goes on a virtual voyage for NASA 2014, four 14-day missions in 2015, and four 30-day missions For Debra Hodges, AMET’06, in 2016. NASA will use data from BSET’06, MBA’10, GCertPM’10, these simulated missions to learn the adventure of a lifetime began how astronauts of the future will when she spotted an online NASA fare on a manned mission to posting seeking volunteers for Mars. a simulated space mission for After 10 days of training and the Human Exploration Research preparation, Hodges and the other Analog (HERA) study at the crew members – two men and a Johnson Space Center in Houston. woman – began their mission on Hodges, an IT Project Manager June 11 with a simulated launch for Blue Cross and Blue Shield from the Multi-Mission Space of Michigan, called the Johnson Exploration Vehicle Station at the Space Center to let them know Johnson Space Center. Their des- she was interested. Less than tination: Geographos, an asteroid three weeks later, after confer- more than 79 million miles from ence calls, an in-person interview, Earth whose orbit crosses that of and psychiatric evaluation, she Mars. In real time, the round trip was one of six people selected would take nearly two years. from hundreds of applicants from During the 14-day mission, around the world to participate in NASA officials observed the four a mission in June. crew members 24/7 to measure

“It was a dream come true to photo the psychological and physiologi- work with NASA in a study con- NASA cal effects of isolation and con- tributing to human space flight,” Debra Hodges climbs the ladder from the first to the second level of the simu- finement. For their part, the crew lated space module at the Johnson Space Center in Houston. she said. “Imagine the happiest conducted scientific research as moment in your life – then imag- and through email. Once they met friends getting together. It was they would on an actual mission ine your childhood dream coming face to face in Houston, it didn’t utterly amazing to meet people on the International Space Station. true. I was speechless for days!” take long to establish a sense of with similar interests who are pas- Hodges, a Rochester Hills Prior to the mission, the crew camaraderie. “It was as though sionate about space,” she said. resident, is currently volunteering members communicated online I already knew them, like old HERA is a three-year project for a similar ground-based project called HI-SEAS, which is simulat- ing a one-year Mars mission at a site in Hawaii. She is among 20 people serving as mission sup- port from remote sites around the world. In addition to her degrees from Lawrence Tech, Hodges has a Master of Aeronautical Science (Space Operations Management) from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Florida. oCWM

Read Debra Hodges’ photo narrative, “My 30 Days with NASA” at debrahodges.exposure.co/30-days- with-nasa.

Debra Hodges on the flight deck of the simulated space module at the

photo Johnson Space Center in Houston,

NASA where she spent 14 days in June.

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one can predict where it is going.” duction of autonomous driving, a Transportation design grad In June, Feliciano was one of technology that is being developed transitions to user experience three recent LTU graduates who by both the auto industry and related their personal experiences Google. But there are many other in the auto industry at the MAIN ways that technology can improve Graduates of LTU’s transportation the driver interacts with the car, Event automotive design sympo- the driving experience, and FCA’s design degree program have a and that experience is expected sium hosted by LTU. This fall he competitors like Tesla Motors and 100 percent success rate in land- to change dramatically in the next began teaching the second part of Ford are actively promoting the ing jobs in the auto and products few years due to mobile technolo- an LTU course on interior design new technologies they are adding. industries, but Emilio Feliciano, gies. and user experience. Google and Apple are also com- BSTD’15, is taking his design edu- “The pace of change will He first gained exposure to the petitors in this field. cation in a new direction. be rapid because technology user experience in automotive FCA’s user experience group In February, three months is impacting so many aspects design late in his junior year at is working on ways to harness before graduation, Feliciano joined of driving,” Feliciano said. LTU, and that introduction has led technology to improve the func- the Product Design Office on the “Everything is connected, and it’s him down a new career path. tionality of a car. Is it possible to Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) bleeding into the auto industry. No The biggest change is the intro- provide more information to the campus in Auburn Hills. Instead driver about both the car and the of working on interior or exterior road it is traveling on? Are there design for one of Chrysler’s name- new ways to teach the driver how plates, he joined the small team to use all the features available in of 20 or so designers in the user the car? experience group. Feliciano and his FCA col- This is a new dimension of leagues are also studying the automotive design that cuts experience of potential buyers across all nameplates and plat- when they first encounter a forms. The team works on how vehicle. Can the dealership be designed to better provide what the customer wants? What is the Recent LTU transportation design best way to present information to graduates Emilio Feliciano (center) the customer? and Colin Bonathan returned to “We’re looking at how other campus in June to share their expe- industries are handling how riences in the auto industry at the MAIN Event, which was chaired by they market products, like gam- their former professor, Keith Nagara ing,” Feliciano said. “Usually this (right), director of LTU’s transporta- involves concepts that are not tion design and industrial design very far-fetched but are pretty new degree programs. in the auto industry.” oEP

Ice cream socializing The Affinity Committee of the LTU Alumni Association Board of Directors hosted a Coldstone Creamery ice cream social for stu- dents during the second week of classes in September. The event was hosted by several alumni board members, including Ben Pupillo, BSME’82, MAE’99, who got a chance to chat with LTU student Lillian Zulinski.

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relocated within LTU’s Detroit national committee on regional Lawrence Tech alumni, professor Center for Design + Technology and urban design. He served as on Woodward Avenue in Midtown a co-chair of the 2015 Structures win AIA Detroit awards Detroit. Detroit Studio students for Inclusion, an international provide planning services to conference for socially responsible Two alumni and an LTU professor the future, he has authored numer- community groups through com- design, which was held this year in won top awards at AIA Detroit’s ous publications on sustainability munity-based architectural, urban Detroit and at Lawrence Tech. 2015 Celebration of Architecture in and presented at many national design, and community develop- A graduate of MIT and the September. and regional programs. ment projects. University of Michigan, Kim Raymond Cekauskas, BSAr’78, Dwyer is the Detroit sales rep- Kim revived the dormant AIA focuses on public interest design AIA, won the Gold Award; Carolyn resentative of Patcraft, a national Detroit Urban Priorities Committee and has received numerous hon- Dwyer, BSAr’87, LEED AP ID+C, supplier of flooring materials. and chaired it from 2010 to 2014. ors and grants, including the AIA Hon. AIA, won the Honorary She is founder and president of Currently he serves on the AIA Michigan President’s Award. oEP Affiliate Award; and LTU Professor the Interior Designers Coalition Joongsub Kim, AIA, AICP, won the for Change (IDCFC), a non-profit Charles Blessing Award. 501(3)c organization that provides A principal at Landry | Cekaus- commercial interior design servic- AIA leader wins kas Architecture in Birmingham, es for communities where there is Cekauskas has been an architect, a need and resources are limited. distinguished alumni award designer, and craftsman for She has participated on commit- three decades. AIA Detroit noted: tees for AIA Detroit, the American This year’s recipient of LTU’s “He shares his enthusiasm for Society of Interior Designers, and Distinguished Architecture architecture with others through the International Interior Design Alumni Award is Damon Leverett, mentoring and teaching. He has a Association. BSAr’83, MFA, AIA, LEED AP, the passion for designing and fabricat- The Charles Blessing Award is managing director of Diversity ing everything from furniture to named in honor of the longtime and Emerging Professionals lighting. He is a proponent of col- Detroit city planner who was one Engagement for the national lective creativity as the crucible for of the most prominent leaders of office of the American Institute of change that will make the world a his profession. This award is pre- Architects (AIA) in Washington, better place.” sented annually to someone who D.C. Cekauskas has engaged in mul- shares Blessing’s vision of what a The award was presented dur- tiple project types ranging from great city can be. ing Homecoming Week by the science, research, and healthcare Kim is director of both LTU’s Architecture and Design Cabinet facilities, to workplace and com- Master of Urban Design degree of the LTU Alumni Association. munity buildings. As a thought program and its Detroit Studio, Leverett is responsible for leader and advocate for the impor- a community-based design and strategic development, imple- tance of good design in shaping educational program recently mentation, and monitoring Damon Leverett initiatives designed to support AIA’s diversity and inclusiveness, Architecture and Design from emerging professionals program- 1990 to 2001. He is a former ing, and academic engagement. chairman of LTU’s Advisory The emerging professionals Council on Architecture. team focuses on the concerns of He received a master’s degree students, interns, and recently in computer arts and new licensed architects, and works media from the Academy of Art with the National Associates University in San Francisco. He Committee, Young Architects has been involved in teaching at Forum, and the American five other universities, and has Institute of Architecture Students. written and presented extensively The AIA’s diversity and inclu- on architecture, urbanism, and sion division focuses on multi- computer visualization. culturalism, K-12 education, and Leverett previously worked women in architecture. The aca- with Albert Kahn Associates demic engagement team seeks to in Detroit, SmithGroupJJR in create a venue for collaboration Phoenix, and EYP in Washington, between the academy and prac- D.C. He is a licensed architect in AIA 2015 Gold Medal winner Raymond Cekauskas (second from left) is joined titioners. Arizona and Michigan and has by AIA Detroit Vice President Bob Hoida, 2014 winner Mark Nickita, BSAr’87, Leverett was as adjunct been an AIA member since 1986. BAr’89, and AIA Detroit President Chuck Lewis. instructor at LTU’s College of oEP

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78,500 nationwide. ment coordinator. Many of the LTU disc golf course leads alum Scruggs returned to campus original holes had been knocked this year to work on the rede- out by construction, and the to international competition sign of LTU’s disc golf course, replacement tee boxes and bas- along with current student Bart kets were in place in time for the Lawrence Technological University ships held in Kalamazoo, which Kowalewsi and Phil Lucas, annual Homecoming disc golf doesn’t have a disc golf team, but attracted the best amateur players BSChB’12, LTU’s student engage- tournament in September. oEP if it did, Chadd Scruggs, BSME’14, from 17 countries. He entered would have been a charter mem- that competition ranked 250th, ber. and moved up to 150th during the Scruggs, who was an inaugural tournament. member of LTU men’s varsity soc- His play attracted the attention cer team, learned to play disc golf of Prodiscus, a disc golf company Lawrence Technological University between his summer classes in in Finland, in part because he was isn’t for just anyone. We want the 2010, shortly after the LTU course using one of their disc bags. He future designers, engineers, scientists, and entrepreneurs who will create was built under the direction of was invited to join their sponsored the innovations of tomorrow. LTU Associate Professor Jason team and now uses Prodiscus Barrett, chair of the Department of discs and apparel when he is If you believe that everything is

Humanities, Social Sciences, and competing. THINKERS. possible and that possible is Communication. He will travel to the company’s everything, we want you at LTU. “I like being outside, and it’s headquarters in Finland next year

cool to watch the disc fly through to compete in a tournament, but AND the trees and do what you want it he has no plans to quit his day to do,” Scruggs said. job as a process engineer at Mac He has continued to work on Valves in Wixom. his game, and in 2014 he took Michigan is a hotbed of disc first place in a field of more golf players and ranks in the top than 100 players in the ama- five states for activity in the sport. teur division III of the Michigan Since 2012, the number of public championships sponsored by the disc golf courses in Michigan has SCIENTISTS, Professional Disc Golf Association grown from 135 to more than (PDGA). The players in that divi- 300, and many private courses sion had similar ratings in PDGA- have been added as well. During sanctioned tournaments. the same time period, the num- That success led him to enter ber of PDGA disc golf members the international champion- has grown almost 40 percent to ARCHITECTS,

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Chadd Scruggs practices putting at one of the disc golf baskets on the Possible is everything. Lawrence Tech course where he first took up the sport.

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LTU Alumni Association president sets new agenda

Greetings, fellow alumni! I am the new president their Alumni Association. of the LTU Alumni Association (LTUAA). I’ve I’ll be working to under- New LTU Alumni Association spent my entire life in the Greater Detroit area and stand what alumni value, board members take pride in the great things that are happening what will get them back in and around the city. So it is no surprise that on campus to see the General board I decided to return to LTU to give back to the great things that are tak- Elias Akouri, BSME’05 (2 years) University that offered me so much and that is ing place, and how to get Ted Bott, BSBA’87 (2 years) impacting so many lives. more involvement. Ronald Muccioli, BSIM’69 (3 years) Donna Bell I was elected to the Association’s Board of As you know, when Ben Pupillo, PE, BSME’82, MAE’99 (1 year) Directors in 2011. During my four years as a director, I have had the you graduated from LTU Roger Shtogrin, BSIM’61 (3 years) pleasure of working with great leaders who have established a high level you automatically became of excellence for this organization. Now I accept the challenge of taking a member of the Alumni Architecture cabinet the organization to the next level. During my two-year term as presi- Association. As a fellow Marceline James, BSIA’15 dent, I will continue to communicate and advance the LTUAA mission alumna, I invite you to Joshua Pearson, BSAr’01, MAr’07 “to sustain a lifelong bond with alumni by promoting the University's join in and be a part of Samantha Szeszulski, BSAr’13 commitment to innovate, transform, and lead through technical achieve- the revitalization of our ment, entrepreneurship, and professional excellence.” Association. Please become involved with your local chapter and capi- During this year’s LTUAA retreat, the Board of Directors laid out plans talize on the numerous opportunities to network, socialize, and, more to support the primary goals and strategies of the organization, which importantly, support your alma mater. include: I also encourage you to visit the LTU Alumni Association website at • Promoting pride in LTU. www.lawrencetech.net to find out about upcoming events. • Creating a dynamic and relevant organization. Thank you for your current support and future commitment to the • Creating a culture of service and philanthropy. LTU Alumni Association. I look forward to serving and seeing you at • Ensuring effective outreach and communication. future alumni events. • Globalizing our organization by building relationships and connecting with alumni across the world. Go Blue Devils!! One of my personal projects is to create a plan that will develop the LTU Alumni Association into a dynamic and relevant organization. We have more than 30,000 alumni, but our donation rate to the University each year is only 3–4 percent. I’d like see this number increase to 10 percent or greater before my term is complete. Donna L. Bell, BSEE ’89 Another personal project is to find out what our alumni expect from President, LTU Alumni Association

Dream Cruise preview DASI Solutions hosted its annual car show for LTU alumni and other members of the community at its offices in Pontiac on the Thursday before Dream Cruise weekend in August. The celebration was hosted by co-owners and brothers David Darbyshire, BSME’87, and Richard Darbyshire, BSME’94. More than a hundred car enthusiasts enjoyed a cookout, music, tours of DASI’s 3D printing studio, and of course vintage cars.

28 W i n t e r 2 0 1 5 / 1 6 AlumniA LNotesUMNI NOTES Alumni Notes includes news Thomas O’Connor, BSArE’64, FAIA, FASTM, John J. Sammut, BSEE’88, BSBA’88, gathered from alumni, their has donated nearly 200 architecture, art and is CEO and president of Firstronic LLC, families and friends, corpo- photography books to the LTU Library. He a provider of advanced electronics rate news releases, and news- also provided 1,500 slides of architecture from manufacturing services and supply papers. Submissions received North America and Japan to be digitized for chain solutions in Grand Rapids. after the deadline for this the Digital Image Collection in LTU’s College of The company was recently ranked Architecture and Design. No. 1,685 on the Inc. 5000 list of issue will appear in the sum- After graduation O’Connor worked for the nation’s fastest-growing private mer 2016 issue. Use the form Havis Glovinsky and Lindhout Associates. He companies. He was the Ernst & Young in this section to share news worked at Smith, Hynchman and Grylls (now Entrepreneur of the Year in 2006. about you! the SmithGroup) from 1973 to 2011, retiring as vice president and director of the Building Michael C. MacDonald, BSCE’89, PE, 1933–1985 Technology Studio. was appointed to the board of direc- O’Connor is part of the LTU Distinguished Architectural Alumni working on the tors at Bloomfield Hills-based Hubbell, Richard T. Shuman, BSME’49, cel- restoration of LTU’s Affleck House designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. Roth & Clark Inc. as vice president/ ebrated 60 years in business at his partner. Shuman Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram new car dealership in Walled Lake. Brian K. Shell, ESD’s outstanding BSEE’90, recently Stanley Tkacz, ABCT’65, ALA, IIDA published his first architect, celebrated 40 years in busi- young engineer sci-fi novella titled ness at Studio Design-ST, a full-ser- “Attack of the In June the Engineering Society vice architectural studio in Westland. Electronic Dust of Detroit (ESD) presented the Bunnies.” This Outstanding Young Engineer of the Daniel H. Lafferty, BSAr’74, was is his first work of fiction and 32nd Year award to Andrew J. Hermiz, named corporate operations leader at Kindle eBook. Brian was an adjunct PE, BSCvE’10, MSCvE’12, a struc- Harley Ellis Devereaux, an architecture professor of engineering during the tural engineer with Harley Ellis and engineering firm in Detroit. 2015 winter term at Lawrence Tech. Devereaux, a Southfield planning, design and consulting firm. Thomas L. ESD President Ki Hammer presented the Stephen M. Lodge, BSAr’91, MAr’02, Hermiz has played a key role Bradburn, Outstanding Young Engineer of the Year was promoted to principal and director in projects such as Wayne State BSIM’77, received award to LTU alumnus Andrew Hermiz of of architecture at SmithGroupJJR in University’s $93 million biomedical the Sandra S. Irion Harley Ellis Devereaux. Detroit. Distinguished research building and the recently opened DMC Heart Hospital. He has also been a professional adviser to the Service Award at John S. Boulahanis, BSEE’92, PE, Oakland Schools, Michigan State University, and LTU. He is an active member of the 85th Michigan managing member and owner of the Structural Engineers Association of Michigan and chairs its Young Members Safety Conference in Lansing. Prior to JAMA Consulting in Ann Arbor, Group. his retirement, he held many positions received the annual Distinguished at General Motors including general Service Award from the Engineering supervisor of the Safety Department Society of Detroit for his outstanding and senior safety staff assistant. Larry T. Jordan, BSAr’81, is the 1986–1993 contributions to the Greater Detroit founder and senior pastor of Family Section of ASQ. James R. Godbout, BSBA’78, is Latin Victory Fellowship Church in Daryl M. Adams, BSIM’86, was America sales manager for Littelfuse Southfield. He is also the founder of named COO of Spartan Motors Inc. in Richard Renaud, BSAr’92, BAr’94, Inc. He also serves as president of the Children’s Technological Academy, a Charlotte. He was previously CEO of AIA, LEED AP, was named senior Westland City Council. K-6 school committed to preparing Midway Products Group. associate at Quinn Evans Architects in students for lifelong success. Washington, D.C. Michael L. Medici, BSAr’79, BAr’80, James A. Hamilton, BSBA’86, senior AIA, was named a managing partner at Michael A. Clark, BSEE’83, was vice president of worldwide sales MaryJean Maio, BSAr’93, is the SmithGroupJJR, an architecture, engi- appointed vice president of Microwave and field operations at Cyan Inc. in owner of Interiors by MaryJean Maio neering and planning firm in Detroit. Components & Integrated Assemblies Petaluma, California, was appointed to in Windsor, Ontario. Her work on at Crane Aerospace & Electronics in the board of directors of Datablink Inc. designing a condo retreat on Bob-Lo W. Bernard White, BSCE’80, is found- Chandler, Arizona. in Tysons Corner, Virginia. Island for businessman Tony Vitella er and president of White Construction was featured in a recent issue of The in Detroit, which celebrated its 25th Amy A. Wendell, BSME’83, was elect- Joseph M. Portelli, BSTe’88, is a Windsor Star. anniversary last year. He is also a 2005 ed to the board of directors of Ekso priest at Sacred Heart Catholic Church Alumni Achievement Award winner. Bionics Holdings Inc. in Richmond, in Gladwin and St. Athanasius Catholic California. Church in Harrison. He joined the Toney S. Flack, BSME’81, is the new priesthood after a 22-year career in the chief information officer at Wichita industrial robotics and machine vision State University. He was formerly the industry. information technology director at Middle Tennessee State University.

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1994–2002 Slobodan “Bob” Varga, BSAr’96, Adam D. Kahn, MBA’99, joined Joel M. Norton, BSAr’11, was hired LEED AP BD+C, was promoted to vice SmartDrive Systems in San Diego as as an architectural coordinator in the Troy D. Paionk, BSCvE’95, PE, president at SmithGroupJJR in Detroit. senior director of product marketing. Marquette office of Chicago-based joined the Lombard, Illinois, office of Myefski Architects. Manhard Consulting as senior project Tricia A. Wolters-Beck, BSAr’96, Adam C. Pew, manager. MAr’97, was promoted to principal at BSAr’00, a partner Allison J. Singer, BSME’11, a chassis SmithGroupJJR in Detroit. at Studio|H2G controls functional engineer at Fiat Gino J. Del Pup, BSAr’96, MAr’01, in Birmingham, Chrysler Automobiles, was profiled was promoted to vice president, Jeffrey B. Atkins, BSAr’97, joined was honored as in The Detroit News for her role in project management at Plante Moran Plante Moran CRESA in Southfield as one of 40 under developing the automatic transmission CRESA in Southfield. a senior associate of project manage- 40 up-and- for the 2015 Italian import Fiat 500 ment. coming designers by Design:Retail and Abarth. GlobalShop. Kathryn J. Grube, MID’12, assis- Kevin P. tant professor of interior design at News For Alumni Notes Mlutkowski, Johnson County Community College Use the space below to tell us about you or your fellow Lawrence BSTPC’01, director in Kansas, received the school’s 2015 Tech or DIT alums. Mail it to the Office of Alumni Relations, fax of sustainability Publications Award for her research on to 248.204.2318, or email [email protected]. You may also submit and marketing at the use of color on classroom walls. Alumni Notes online at www.lawrencetech.net. Tell us about the American honors, promotions, marriages, appointments, and other activities. Concrete Institute Ashley R. Brenner, ❏ New Address? in Farmington Hills, was recognized as BSAr’14, MAr’15, one of the “Rising Leaders for 2015” was promoted to Name by the Michigan Society of Association design architect at Executives. TowerPinkster in Street Grand Rapids. 2003–2015 City State ZIP Andrew L. Bump, BSME’14, a Brandon C. Friske, BSAr’06, MAr’12, research-and-development designer Home Phone ( ) was named associate at Quinn Evans at AET Integration Inc. in Troy, was Architects in Washington, D.C. appointed as AET’s Testing Team Lead. Email Jack I. Zahran, MBA’07, president Michael A. Mandelbaum, of Pinkerton’s, announced that the GCertPM’14, a senior analyst for Blue security firm plans to open an office Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, was in downtown Detroit in a few months. appointed to fill a vacancy on the Pinkerton’s moved its world headquar- Southfield City Council. ters to Ann Arbor from New Jersey last year. Ali Nasralah, BSAr’14, is co-founder of HUI Design Group in Dearborn. Jennifer K. Henriksen, MAr’08, AIA, was named senior associate at Quinn Evans Architects in Washington, D.C. DIT ALUMNI NOTES

Tim M. Leinonen, Alexander Kosidlo, BSIE’50, celebrat- BSAr’08 , was ed his 90th birthday in July. A World hired as an War II veteran, he later worked at Ford intern architect Motor Company for 23 years. at Integrus Architecture Marvis Cofield, BSSoc’72, founder in Spokane, and CEO of Alkebu-lan Village in Washington. Detroit, received the FBI Director’s Community Leadership Award for his Timothy J. Warneck, MSE’09, was work to empower inner-city youth. hired as a secondary school special education teacher in the Elkton- Pigeon-Bay Port Laker School District.

Richard V. Graham III, BSCvE’10, Use the email address above or mail to: MSCvE’13, PE, a design engineer for Office of Alumni Relations Spicer Group’s Southeast Michigan Lawrence Technological University Water Resources-Dundee office, 21000 West Ten Mile Road, Southfield, MI 48075-1058 earned his professional engineer license in January 2015.

30 W i n t e r 2 0 1 5 / 1 6 In MemoriamIN MEMORIAM Information for this section John E. Cooper, BSBA’51, of Penn is gathered from family and Valley, Pennsylvania, June 6, 2015. A. Leon Linton – friends of the deceased, and Mr. Cooper worked for 35 years for entrepreneur and benefactor from media accounts. When Heublein Inc. as a personnel direc- providing an obituary, please tor and purchasing manager. He was survived by his wife, Irene, and four A. Leon Linton, BSME’62, HD’14, of furnish as much informa- daughters. Germantown, Tennessee, June 24, 2015. tion as possible, including Mr. Linton, 81, was the founder and CEO the date of death and any Robert F. Diederich, BSME’51, of of Memphis-based Southern Systems Inc., Lawrence Tech- or DIT- Rochester Hills, Aug. 24, 2015. A which designs, builds, and installs custom connected survivors and their retired engineer at the General Motors conveyor systems for manufacturing and dis- tribution facilities. In 1968, he received the graduation dates. If sending Tech Center, Mr. Diederich was sur- Alumni Achievement Award. a newspaper clipping, please vived by his wife, Regina, four sons, and two daughters. I In 2009, the A. Leon Linton Department include the date and name of of Mechanical Engineering was named in his honor. At the dedi- the paper. George H. Heman, BSChE’51, of cation ceremony, the LEGENDS Board of Directors presented Killingly, Connecticut, June 9, 2015. Mr. Linton a Certificate of Recognition honoring his exceptional William A. Herrscher, BSME’49, Mr. Heman was vice president of entrepreneurial journey, his commitment to Lawrence Tech, and his BSCvE’52, of Northville, May 17, 2015. operations at Warner Lambert. He generous gift of $2.5 million to the College of Engineering. “The Mr. Herrscher was superintendent of was survived by five sons and three education I received at Lawrence Tech has been the backbone of all water and sewer maintenance for the daughters. the activities I have done throughout my working life,’ Mr. Linton City of Detroit. He was survived by two said at the time. children and two step-children. Richard L. Crawley, BSEE’52, of Mr. Linton was elected to the College of Engineering Hall Commerce Township, March 27, 2015. of Fame in 2012. In 2014, he received an honorary degree from Manuel P. Costa, BSME’50, of An internal auditor at Michigan Bell, Lawrence Tech and delivered the commencement address. Mr. Southgate, June 7, 2015. Mr. Costa Mr. Crawley was survived by a son. Linton was survived by his wife, Glenda, four daughters, and a son. was a project engineer for Chrysler. He was survived by a son. Omer C. DeClercq, BSME’52, of Bloomfield Hills, March 9, 2014. Mr. Wilfred M. Fettis, ARACT’59, of Ronald R. Wisner, BSME’60, of Edmund “Eddie” Wayne, BSME’50, of DeClercq was a sales engineer for the Petoskey, Dec. 19, 2014. Mr. Fettis Adrian, June 29, 2015. Mr. Wisner was Dearborn, Aug. 30, 2014. Mr. Wayne New Departure-Hyatt Bearings Division worked at Michigan Bell for 36 years. vice president of refrigeration engi- was a Ford Motor Company design of General Motors. He was the father He was survived by his wife, Lois, two neering for Tecumseh Products Co. He engineer with a lifelong passion for of three sons and a daughter. sons, and two daughters. was survived by his wife, Carol, three baseball. A plaque in his honor is now daughters, and a son. at the Canton Sports Center, where he Edward P. Kubiske Jr., BSCvE’55, of Kenneth F. Knudsen, BSME’60, of The once celebrated one of his four senior- Jackson, Jan. 10, 2015. He was sur- Villages, Florida, Jan. 31, 2015. He Donald N. Hill, AEEtT’61, of Phoenix, league national championships. Mr. vived by his wife, Patricia. was survived by his wife, Mary. Arizona, Dec. 18, 2014. Mr. Hill was Wayne was survived by his wife, Irene, a computer systems engineer at IBM. three daughters, and a son. Chris J. Spaseff, BSME’56, of Richard C. Mouch, AMT’60, of Troy, He was survived by his wife, Julie, two Farmington Hills, May 29, 2015. Mr. May 26, 2015. Mr. Mouch worked on sons, and a daughter. William E. Johnson, BSEE’50, of Spaseff, a retired Ford Motor Company the General Motors manufacturing Littleton, Colorado, Feb. 5, 2015. Mr. engineer, was survived by his wife, development staff for more than 30 Aloysius E. Schneider, BSME’61, of Johnson was survived by his wife, Shirley, a son, and a daughter. years. He was survived by his wife, Saginaw, May 16, 2015. Mr. Schneider Elizabeth. Virginia. was a regional supervisor for Wendall C. Bestrom, BSME’57, of Hot Consumers Energy. He was survived William H. Meixner Jr., BSME’50, Springs, Arkansas, Jan. 14, 2015. He Robert P. by four children. BSIE’57, of Rutland, Massachusetts, was survived by his wife, Betty, and Wieland, March 24, 2015. Mr. Meixner was an two sons. BSArE’60, Richard A. Golembiewski, BSME’62, engineer for over 38 years, working of Loudon, of Naples, Florida, May 25, 2015. for Unisys and Raytheon. He was sur- Henry T. DeLoche Jr., AMT’57, of Tennessee, July vived by his wife, Jeanette, two sons, Copperas Cove, Texas, Jan. 4, 2014. A 28, 2015. Mr. Kenneth S. Kosnic, BSIM’64, of and two daughters. retired business owner, Mr. DeLoche Wieland worked Sterling Heights, Aug. 5, 2015. He was was survived by his wife, Merrie Lee, for 33 years as an architectural engi- the chief judge of the 41-A District Milton E. Winyall, BSChE’50, of and two daughters. neer for the Argonaut Realty division Court in Sterling Heights. In 2002, the Catonsville, Maryland, April 30, 2015. of General Motors. He was survived city renamed the “Kenneth J. Kosnic Mr. Winyall worked for 37 years James A. Parker, BSIM’58, of Weeki by his wife, Shannon, two sons, and a 41-A District Court Building” in his at W.R. Grace and Co., where his Wachee, Florida, May 28, 2015. Mr. daughter. honor. Judge Kosnic was survived by research on silica gel led to a number Parker was retired director of com- his wife, Judith, and three children. of U.S. patents. He was survived munity projects at United Technologies by his wife, Bette, two sons, and a Corp. He was survived by his wife, Oscar F. Lichner, AMT’64, of Canton, daughter. Marjorie, two sons, and a daughter. July 31, 2014. Mr. Lichner was a senior designer at General Motors. He was survived by three daughters and a son.

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Bernard B. Jarvis, AEEtT’64, of Ralph P. McCormack, BSIM’78, of Dearborn, March 22, 2015. Mr. Jarvis Seven Lakes, North Carolina, April THE LAWRENCE TECH FAMILY was a senior inspector for DTE Energy. 29, 2015. Mr. McCormack worked for He was survived by his wife, Wanda, Chrysler for 32 years. He was survived two daughters, and a son. by his wife, Donna. Frank A. Carnovale

Thaddeus W. Olsztyn, BSME’66, of Karl J. Merritt, BSME’79, of Clinton Frank A. Carnovale, 61, of Birmingham, an adjunct professor in Brighton, July 2, 2013. Mr. Olsztyn Township, Dec. 25, 2014. the construction management program and owner of Carnovale worked for Ford Motor Company. He Associates Inc., died July 11, 2015. “He was a great teacher and was survived by his wife, Patricia. John Jaruzel, BSME’82, of Houghton friend to our students, faculty, and our department,” said Jerry Lake, July 8, 2012. Mr. Jaruzel owned Cuper, a professor and advisor in the engineering technology pro- John Sebu, BSIM’68, of Elkhart, John’s Sheet Metal. He was survived gram. Mr. Carnovale was survived by his wife, Paula, two sons, and Indiana, Jan. 2, 2015. Mr. Sebu was a by his wife, Jo Ann, and two sons. two daughters. department manager at Parke Davis, now Pfizer, and later worked for Majid Mokhbery, Whitehall Pharmaceutical. He was sur- BSEE’82, vived by a son and a daughter. BSMa’82, of Chula Edward P. Jagosz Vista, California, Clarence O. Affelt, ABCT’69, of Ida, Dec. 6, 2014. Edward P. Jagosz, 97, of Caro, a former adjunct professor, died Jan. 3, 2015. Mr. Affelt was a mainte- He worked in April 14, 2015. Mr. Jagosz, a graduate of Wayne State University, nance supervisor at Cobo Conference the automotive was a tool and process engineer at General Motors. He was sur- & Convention Center in Detroit. industry for 10 years before mov- vived by a son and a daughter. ing to California. He founded Amaya Robert G. Maziasz, BSIM’69, of International and pursued wellness Warren, Feb. 15, 2015. Mr. Maziasz programs and executive coaching. was a budget analyst at U.S. Tank Mr. Mokhbery was survived by his Automotive & Armaments. wife, Kahnoush, and three sons. His DIT IN MEMORIAM brothers include Javad Mokhbery, Richard C. Clifford, BSIM’71, of BSME’79, and the late Mohammed Louis Vlahantones, BBA’50, of Grosse William F. Jones, BSEng’56, of Rochester Hills, May 28, 2015. Mr. Mokhberi, BSIM’78. Pointe, July 31, 2015. Mr. Vlahantones Traverse City, July 16, 2015. Mr. Jones Clifford was a financial analyst for was the founder and president of was a draftsman for Mobil Oil. He was General Dynamics. He was survived by Brian R. Welkenbach, BSEE’85, of Donovan and Associates, a real estate survived by two sons and a daughter. his wife, Susan. Farmington Hills, March 15, 2015. Mr. development company. He was sur- Welkenbach was an engineer for sev- vived by his wife, Toni. Tarik S. Daoud, David G. Markus, BSMa’72, of eral companies including Bosch Corp. BSEng’60, of Shelby Township, April 23, 2015. Mr. James E. Thebert, BSME’50, of Bloomfield Hills, Markus was a Chrysler retiree. He Karl A. Moffit, BSBA’89, of Phoenix, Colorado Springs, Colorado, Dec. 6, May 24, 2015. Mr. was survived by his wife, Kathy, and a Aug. 17, 2015. Mr. Moffit worked for 2010. Mr. Thebert was chief mechani- Daoud, a native daughter. Sears. cal engineer at Aerospace Defense of Iraq, was the Command (USAF). He was survived longtime CEO of Al Forrest S. Brundage, BSIM’73, of New Susan C. Pianka, BSTC’99, of by his wife, Virginia, three daughters, Long Ford in Warren and the founder Hudson, Feb. 15, 2014. Mr. Brundage Bloomfield Township, Aug. 8, 2013. and a son. of the American Arab Chamber of was a mechanical engineer for Ford She was survived by her husband, Commerce. He received numerous Motor Company. He was survived by Juergen, two sons, and a daughter. Adam S. Troscinski, BSBA’52, of awards in his lifetime, including two sons and a daughter. Rochester Hills. Mr. Troscinski was a Lawrence Tech’s Alumni Achievement Milissa A. Matsen, BSEE’03, of senior manufacturing project engineer Award in 2003. Mr. Daoud was sur- Alan E. Craddock, ACmT’74, of Farmington Hills, Dec. 22, 2012. Ms. at General Motors. He was survived by vived by his wife, Helen, three daugh- Waterford, Dec. 4, 2014. Mr. Craddock Matsen was a former employee of four sons and a daughter. ters, and a son. was retired from DTE Energy. He was the Dolan Co. She was survived by a survived by his wife, Sandra, and three daughter. daughters. Michael V. Fregonara, BSME’13, Robert L. Krauss, ADP’76, of GCertAeE’13, of Dearborn, April 17, Rochester Hills, Aug. 26, 2014. He 2015. was survived by his wife, Virginia.

Sam D. Manzella, BSBA’76, of Tempe, Arizona, Aug. 1, 2013. Mr. Manzella worked for Ford Motor Company.

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hanks to the hard in Detroit’s burgeoning work of so many Midtown, the opening of the in the Lawrence University’s Detroit Center TTechnological University for Design + Technology community, the past year has attracted wide attention. been remarkably productive We are on time and on bud- and eventful. Our success get to open the first phase in engaging allies in LTU’s of the A. Alfred Taubman cause and raising contribu- Engineering, Architecture, tions to support campus needs and Life Sciences Complex has never been stronger. The by the start of the 2016 fall ambitious Proud Heritage, semester. These new buildings Bold Future capital campaign and facilities provide essential that will conclude June 30, space for our students and 2016, has raised over $121 faculty to develop creative million in cash and pledges solutions to the challenges try for providing the most President Moudgil makes a point to and has already provided and problems of today and value-added in preparing its Arun Kumar Singh, India’s ambas- important new scholarship beyond. sador to the United States, during graduates for well-paying his visit to the University in October. resources and facility Even as these important occupations. LTU and other At left is Congresswoman Brenda enhancements. new facilities come on line, leading schools identified in Lawrence. Forty-nine countries In September, we opened LTU’s reputation has contin- the study were hailed as the are represented in LTU’s student our third campus housing ued to grow. Perhaps the best new “college superstars” by body, with India providing a large percentage. center, the new Lloyd E. indicator of this success is a CBS MoneyWatch. Reuss Residence Hall, named new study from the presti- The goal of the Brookings to honor the University’s gious Brookings Institution study was to go beyond the dents who can be expected great friend, supporter, and in Washington, D.C., that traditional rankings that to do better in their careers longtime former Board of ranks Lawrence Technological reward colleges that primar- than most college gradu- Trustees chair. In October, University fifth in the coun- ily admit wealthy, smart stu- ates. Instead, the Brookings researchers wanted to deter- mine if colleges actually made a difference in preparing their students for successful careers. They sought out more data sources and covered many more of the nation’s 6,000-plus two- and four-year colleges than are ranked by U.S. News & World Report. They endeavored to take into account student profiles and majors when comparing the career outcomes of alumni from different colleges. The yardstick becomes the value

President Virinder Moudgil kicks off the annual President’s Symposium in September. A panel of experts, mod- erated by Michigan’s Department of Transportation Director Kirk Steudle, BSCE’87, provided insights into the rapid development of new technolo- gies in the transportation sector.

34 W i n t e r 2 0 1 5 / 1 6 REPORT TO INVESTORS added by a college in com- parison to its peer group. The study notes that the five quality factors strongly associated with more success- ful economic outcomes for alumni are curriculum value, alumni skills, STEM orienta- tion, completion rates, and student aid. The Brookings conclusion was that LTU added more value – virtually the same as the California Institute of Technology – with respect to occupational earning power compared to four-year institu- tions with similar characteris- tics and students. And speaking of U.S. News’ Best Colleges ranking, nity collaborated to develop a restrictions of previous plans President Moudgil speaks to a large where LTU has historically new Strategic Plan, the sixth were eliminated. Indeed, group at the dedication ceremony for placed within the top tier of the Lloyd E. Reuss Residence Hall in in a series of plans that have our ultimate goal is for LTU September. its classification of Regional guided LTU since we formal- to be “best in class” (some Universities-Midwest, our ized our planning process in might say “world class”) in College of Engineering moved 1999. Each update reflects the all manifestations of what we up significantly overall among evolution and advancement of do. I want to thank our trust- best undergraduate programs the University and provides ees, led by Strategic Planning for engineering in the U.S. the “roadmap” for where we Committee Chair Howard Beth Chappell (center), president and – from 41st last year to 23rd CEO of the Detroit Economic Club, want it to be and how we will Padgham, who worked closely introduces President Moudgil to in 2015. And if that jump get there. with the University leadership General Motors CEO Mary Barra. GM was not remarkable enough, As part of the process, team, deans, faculty, students, has long been a major employer of U.S. News & World Report LTU’s vision statement was and alumni who have been LTU graduates. ranked LTU’s civil engineer- refined through deliberations ing programs among the top of our campus-wide commit- five nationally. U.S. News’ tee and now states: “to be engineering rankings are recognized for transformative based solely on the judgments STEM and Design education of deans and senior faculty at that develops leaders with an peer institutions. entrepreneurial mindset and Organizations as diverse as global perspective.” the Kern Family Foundation, Reflecting contemporary the Kresge Foundation, issues in the knowledge-based and the National Science economy, our revised mis- Foundation have placed LTU sion statement is: “to develop at the lead of important new innovative and agile leaders investigations to improve through a student-centric educational success and out- learning environment and comes. applied research embracing Over the past 18 months or theory and practice.” so, the trustees and many oth- As goals were achieved and ers within the LTU commu- new plans developed over the past 16 years, the geographic

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and construction industries that employ so many of our graduates. Much has been said recent- ly about the importance of STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) education. The term applies to educational policies and curricula, from kindergarten through college, with goals to improve America’s global competitiveness. It has signifi- cance for workforce develop- ment, national security, eco- nomic opportunity, and more. Lawrence Technological University is firmly commit- ted to offering STEM and STEM-leading education, but- tressed with design education. The new Strategic Plan also President Moudgil presents LTU’s part of the effort. nities for faculty and students acknowledges the growing 2015 Global Citizen Award to LTU’s focus will remain on to build life-long professional strength of the arts at LTU, Microsoft Vice President John Fikany continuing to build excellence relationships. a linkage that nationally is as part of the annual Global Village often referenced to as STEAM Project in August. The presentation in all we do. We are living by Many doors are once again was made during the Convocation to our motto of some 84 years, opening for collaboration and education. LTU has always welcome new students. Theory and Practice, and con- new educational partnerships focused on the application of tinue our long-held emphasis following the resolution of science to meet community on leading-edge, technology- most of this region’s financial President Moudgil confers with empowered education with turmoil caused by the Great Steve Forbes, chairman and editor- students working in teams in a Recession and Detroit’s fiscal in-chief of Forbes Media, who was practice orientation. Our com- uncertainty, and the return to awarded an honorary degree at mitment to applied research profitability in the automotive Commencement in May. allows faculty to become more than just teachers describing the work of others. They are active contributors to what is taught and practiced. LTU also is among a hand- ful of universities that inte- grate leadership throughout the undergraduate curricula, emphasizing character and integrity. The Corporate Partners Wall created last year honors Lawrence Tech’s industrial and business partners and showcases the many opportu- Physics Assistant Professor Joe Zhou demonstrates the optical tweezers setup built by student Jason Miller as part of his senior project. The tweezers utilize optical forces from a laser beam to manipulate cell structures.

36 W i n t e r 2 0 1 5 / 1 6 REPORT TO INVESTORS needs and industrial and busi- graduates. The average mid- ness objectives. Our efforts career salary for recipients of have met with great success bachelor’s degrees from LTU both here on campus and ranked 83rd among more than as we reach out to younger, 1,000 colleges in the survey future college students to help – the best ranking in the met- them better prepare for the ropolitan Detroit region. many opportunities in these From developing the fields. Exciting new partner- Taurus and GTO automobiles ships with the Detroit Public to the DeLorean of “Back to Schools, the Manoogian the Future” movie fame; from School, and Brother Rice High designing the tallest building School hold great promise. in China to major shopping Some four years ago, malls and professional sports the consulting group Art & stadiums; from managing the Science, LLC studied the production of jet fighters to University and its constituents producing sensors for NASA’s and affirmed the importance Mars Curiosity rover; from President Moudgil welcomes Ohio Gov. John Kasich during a campaign stop of technological innovation leading the largest technol- at Lawrence Tech in August. Kasich is seeking the Republican nomination for and future thinking in all ogy company in the world president. The University attracts office seekers from both major parties to speak to LTU students. we do. Those results further to becoming chairman of the encouraged the transition of U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the University’s culture to LTU’s former students are focus on leading-edge techno- leaving an indelible mark on VISION, MISSION, VALUES, CAUSE logical programs and delivery the world stage. and to create a caring and Lawrence Tech is well he Vision, Mission, Values, and Cause statements in engaged student life. positioned to grow as a con- Lawrence Technological University’s newest Strategic Clearly, Lawrence tributor to improving the qual- TPlan, developed with broad campus involvement, reflect Technological University ity of life in the Great Lakes LTU’s emphasis on technological innovation. The Vision is on the right path. As the region, the United States and and Mission were revised from the 2012 version. Brookings study attests, abroad, preparing gradu- there is some special magic ates empowered with critical Vision: To be recognized for transformative STEM and occurring on campus, some thinking in emerging areas Design education that develops leaders with an entrepre- rare confluence of skill set of technology and economic neurial mindset and global perspective. development, that provides sectors. We appreciate the our highly motivated stu- vital contributions that LTU’s Mission: To develop innovative and agile leaders through dents with the foundation and alumni, donors, volunteers, a student-centric learning environment and applied re- encouragement they can use and other friends provide that search embracing theory and practice. to achieve success in propor- support today’s and tomor- tions far above what is typical. row’s progress. Thank you! Values: Character and Integrity Students who choose Theory and Practice Lawrence Tech are serious Teamwork and Trust and committed to success – no Student-focused and Caring matter where they are on their Virinder K. Moudgil professional path. LTU placed Cause: The intellectual development and transformation among the top 100 colleges of our students into critical thinkers, leaders, and lifelong and universities nationwide learners. in the 2015 PayScale College Salary Report, which mea- sures the earning power of

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Frederick M. Adams, Jr. Lauren L. Bowler Joseph E. Champagne Vincent G. Dow, Douglas E. Ebert Raymond R. Khan, Former Chairman, Retired Vehicle Line Former Chairman, BSEE’79 Chairman of the Board, BSEE’70 Northern Trust Company Executive, Midsize/Large Board of Directors, Former Vice President Lawrence Technological Former Senior Vice Cars, General Motors Ross Controls; and Chief Engineer of University; Former Chief President, CIO, Corp. Former President, Distribution Operations, Operating Officer, Blue Cross/Blue Shield Oakland University DTE Energy Cranbrook Educational of Michigan Community

Marcy Klevorn Larry A. Lawson, BSEE’80 Larry D. Lyons Howard B. Padgham John G. Petty, BSME’65 Lloyd E. Reuss Vice President and Chief President and CEO Former Vice President, Former Vice President, Former Director, Fox Former President, Information Officer, Spirit AeroSystems, Inc. Car and Minivan Product Advanced Manufacturing Vehicle Program, General Motors Corp. Ford Motor Company Team, Chrysler Corp. Engineering Power Train, General Dynamics Corp. Chrysler Corp.

Barbara Samardzich Victor A. Saroki, John G. Smith Joseph L. Welch David B. Wohleen Cary B. Wood, MSIO’96 Chief Operating Officer, BSAr’79, BAr’80 Chairman, Board of Chair, President, and CEO, Former President, President and CEO, Ford of Europe President, Victor Saroki & Directors, ITC Holdings Corp. Electrical,Electronics Sparton Corporation Associates Architects, PC Ross Controls Safety and Interior Sector, Delphi Corp. A dv i s o ry M e M b e r s o f t h e C o r p o r At i o n e x o f f i C i o

MaryAnn Wright Richard H. Cummings Edward Donley, BME’43 Julius L.Pallone Kurt O. Tech, BSME’48 Virinder K. Moudgil Vice President, Former Senior Vice Former Chairman, Air Former President and Management Consultant; President and CEO, Engineering and Chairman, NBD Bank and Products and Chemicals, Chairman, Former President, The Lawrence Technological Product Development, NBD Bancorp, Inc. Inc. Maccabees Mutual Life Cross Company University Johnston Controls Insurance Co. Power Solutions

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FROM THE PROVOST to the men’s and women’s from Illinois, Ohio, New York, soccer, men’s and women’s and Texas after Michigan. t is with great pleasure that graduates. Our placement con- basketball, women’s vol- The diversity of our students I share some of our accom- tinues to be nearly 90 percent leyball, men’s and women’s and faculty, whether they are plishments and develop- at graduation. The profes- lacrosse, men’s and women’s international or out-of-state, Iments for the past academic sional success of our graduates bowling, men’s and women’s contributes to LTU’s global year as well as some of the was well documented last year cross-country, and men’s community and provides im- events that took place this fall. with phenomenal rankings by hockey teams. Student athletes portant opportunities to share, With students at the center the Brookings Institution and have enhanced campus life, learn, and experience different of all LTU does, we strive to PayScale as mentioned by and our students, faculty, and cultures and traditions. continue to enhance academic President Moudgil. staff are proud of our Blue The scholarship of our fac- offerings, campus life, and With the opening of the Devils. Along with athlet- ulty complements and enhanc- career opportunities. Lloyd E. Reuss Residence ics, a pep band, dance team, es the classroom experience. Lawrence Tech’s enrollment Hall, LTU continues to transi- student theater group, and Many of our students, includ- is strong, with an increase this tion to a residential campus many other campus clubs and ing undergraduates, team fall of 5.2 percent in students engaging both residential organizations provide ways with faculty to participate in and 5.8 percent in credit hours and commuter students in a for students to engage with research or industry-sponsored relative to fall 2014. This in- more vibrant campus culture. each other and gain leadership projects that faculty attract to crease comes after last year’s This enhances the overall skills that will help make them Lawrence Tech from industry increase of about 9 percent educational experience of all successful Lawrence Tech and governmental sources. relative to fall 2013. The students. Some 750 students graduates. In 2014–15, faculty brought graduate student population are now housed on campus. We are also proud of the di- in more than $2,500,000 of increased by 13.9 percent and About 10 percent of our versity of LTU’s campus, both outside dollars for research our freshmen class increased undergraduates are athletes, among students and faculty. and student projects. by 7 percent, with an average competing as part of the Na- Lawrence Tech’s international Last year every single GPA of 3.5 and an average tional Association of Inter- students come from 49 differ- undergraduate and faculty ACT score of 25. Students collegiate Athletics (NAIA). ent countries, with Canada, In- member received a new high- looking for careers in engi- During the last academic year dia, China, Saudi Arabia, and end laptop or tablet, follow- neering and other STEAM dis- men’s and women’s tennis, Brazil being the most repre- ing a one-year evaluation of ciplines find that a Lawrence men’s and women’s golf, and sented. Students also hail from the Lawrence Tech laptop Tech education is an invest- men’s volleyball were added 35 states with most coming program and an extensive ment with great return. evaluation of the different Lawrence Tech graduates devices and software available continue to have high place- to satisfy the technological ment with high salaries. With needs of LTU’s curricula. The the booming economy in transition to the LTU Zone – Michigan we had over 300 Hardware, Software, Every- employers aggressively re- where program went extreme- cruiting students from diverse ly smoothly and followed sectors of industry such as au- excellent internal reviews tomotive, construction, energy, from students and faculty and biomedical, computer and an extremely favorable bench- information, and communica- marking comparison with tions. Architectural and design other universities. Once again firms were also on campus our program proved to be not in record numbers to recruit only distinctive but also very unique, providing software with a commercial value of up to $15,000 to our students Provost Maria Vaz presents the in addition to their laptop or 2015 Alumni Achievement Award to tablet. That familiarity with LTU Trustee John Petty, BSME’65, the most advanced and current during the annual Commencement exercises.

L a w r e n c e T e c h M a g a z i n e 39 REPORT TO INVESTORS industry-standard software Provost Vaz and President Moudgil used in their fields is another chat with Bill Ford, chairman of Ford Motor Company, during a Detroit reason why LTU graduates Economic Club event in August. Over “hit the road running” when 80 years ago, Ford’s great-grandfa- they enter the workforce. ther, Henry, and grandfather, Edsel, LTU’s Detroit Center for provided important support during Design + Technology (DCDT) LTU’s founding. which had been under de- velopment and construction ited by all three. The AACSB during the 2014–15 academic process takes about five years. year, opened this October in In the spring of 2015 the Col- Detroit’s bustling Midtown lege’s plan for accreditation district. The DCDT will was approved. The mentor provide more excellent op- who works with the dean and portunities for architecture and ing a national search for the that visited Lawrence Tech faculty has commented on the design students to participate position of dean of the College was very impressed with our excellent progress made to in the renaissance of Detroit. of Architecture and Design, program. date. Our faculty and students have following former Dean Glen The faculty members of We are proud to report these been engaged in urban com- Leroy’s selection as president the biomedical engineering, accomplishments and look munity projects in Detroit for of the Boston Architectural natural sciences, and robot- forward to a bright future and decades, but the unified pres- College. The strong reputa- ics engineering programs are a very busy 2015–16 academic ence of the Center will give tion and profile of Lawrence preparing to occupy the new year. Lawrence Technological Lawrence Tech an educational Tech’s College of Architecture Taubman Complex that will University’s faculty and staff home and recognition as part and Design will no doubt open in fall 2016. The Mar- strive to provide an excellent of the urban experience. A attract candidates who will burger STEM Center, labora- education that provides out- service incubator in the Center continue to help the College tories for these programs, and standing value. The contribu- will help our students join in develop and grow. We expect the new sophomore engineer- tions of our alumni and friends professional activities. At least to have a new dean in place by ing entrepreneurial studios as partners in assuring the dis- five studios are scheduled at fall 2016. will also be housed in the tinctiveness and affordability the DCDT starting in January LTU’s interior architecture space that sets new standards of a Lawrence Tech education 2016. About 100 students will program was re-accredited for facilities that prepare are essential to our success. be taking classes at the DCDT by the Council of Interior LTU’s technological leaders of Thank you for your gener- each semester. Design Accreditation in the the 21st century. ous support! Currently we are conduct- past academic year. The team The faculty of the College of Management are working to gain accreditation by the Association to Advance Col- Maria J. Vaz legiate Schools of Business (AACSB) for the College. The College is already accredited by two other associations: the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs and the Interna- tional Assembly for Collegiate Business Education. When the process is complete, Lawrence Tech will be among only a few programs in the nation accred-

Provost Vaz discusses growing opportunities for LTU students in Detroit during the dedication of LTU’s Detroit Center for Design + Technology in October.

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FROM THE VICE PRESIDENT FOR FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION

Athletics have increased the have continued to look for port or endowment funds that University’s national reach by cost efficiencies, and ways in generate investment income attracting excellent students which to economically and restricted to scholarships. from around the country and efficiently deliver quality ser- Human Resources and the across Michigan. These num- vice. Although we had a large Benefits Committee continued bers have contributed to our increase in students, expenses their work in enhancing em- solid operating performance. related to delivering services ployee benefits while reducing Additionally, the growth in to them remained fairly stable overall costs. In working with international graduate students for the year. The two primary our insurance providers, the has been a significant reason expense increases were due to Benefits Committee negoti- for our revenue growth. increased scholarship support ated a competitive rate for Three major construction and our increased debt service our employees for medical projects began this fiscal year. from the new housing bond. benefits, and no cost increase Linda Height The Lloyd E. Reuss Residence Each year, we invest more for life, disability, vision, and Hall, our newest housing in providing student schol- dental coverage. As a strong facility, was completed using a arships. This year, scholar- advocate for preventive health awrence Technologi- bond package funded through ship support increased to care, the University instituted cal University ended our banking partner, PNC $17,360,576. In 2014–15 we the “Healthy Living” initia- the 2014–15 fiscal Bank. Reuss Hall was crucial raised tuition by 4 percent; tive two years ago, which has Lyear on a very positive note to Lawrence Tech’s ability after factoring in the discount resulted in remarkable benefits by exceeding budget projec- to attract new students as we rate, the net tuition increase across campus for employees tions and achieving a surplus have been oversubscribed was only 2.5 percent. As will and their families. As a group, of $3,660,765. Enrollment in housing for several years. be reflected in next year’s we are shedding pounds and numbers were strong in both With its opening, we can report, there was no tuition reducing the need for blood undergraduate and graduate accommodate an additional increase for the 2015–16 programs, with an overall 150 residential students on academic year. Of the total LTU’s evolving campus is seen increase in credit hours of 5.8 campus. We are, however, scholarship dollars awarded, in October, facing west, from the percent. continuing to lease 50 beds $16,360,576 are funded from 18th floor of the Town Center. On The athletic program near the campus, as we still do operations. The remain- the left is the Taubman Complex, which is under construction. At the continues to positively af- not have enough on-campus ing amount of $1 million is far right is the newly completed fect both LTU’s enrollment housing for all interested funded through the generosity Reuss Residence Hall. Metin Dogu, numbers and the overall grade students. of LTU’s donors who have BSBA’95, has been capturing weekly point average of our students. All offices in the University either provided direct sup- photos of construction progress.

L a w r e n c e T e c h M a g a z i n e 41 REPORT TO INVESTORS pressure medication. routine maintenance items, In order to assist our lifecycle maintenance re- employees with retirement quirements, and new projects readiness, an additional 0.5 resulting from the increased percent match was added to student load. This year, due to the University match for em- the very tough winter, it was ployees’ 403b plan, bringing necessary to completely re- the match up to 3 percent of place the north end of Parking salary. Many educational pro- Lot C. This project cost ap- grams are provided to every- proximately $400,000 and was one, both individually and in completed before the start of group settings, so employees the fall semester. Considerable can be well-informed on all attention continues to be paid their options. Lawrence Tech’s to improving the landscaping plan is reviewed twice a year across campus. by our investment advisor Safety of our people and and changes are made when our data is extremely impor- necessary. tant. This year, the University The Offi ce of Campus has made great strides in this Facilities kept busy with both area. We have begun the

Revenue: $76,818,035

The addition of a third student dor- Spending from Endowment 0.4% process of upgrading to new IP cameras across campus. We mitory required major upgrades to drainage and water management are also adding many more service on campus. Here, the project Other 1.2% cameras in both interior and is underway in January near Ten Mile exterior spaces. Another safety Road. initiative that has begun is the replacement of LTU’s door income holdings and protect access system for both interior the value of the portfolio. Auxiliary 3.6% and exterior doors. When Overall, the University is completed, we will have the making progress in its goals Tuition & Fees 94.8% ability to lock down the entire to increase enrollment and campus from the Offi ce of retention. That is important Campus Safety in the event of as our revenue comes pri- an emergency situation. marily from student tuition. Expenses: $73,517,272 Investments in the Uni- To assure Lawrence Tech’s versity’s endowment per- continued fi nancial health, formed well in this fi scal year. we must continue to focus on Academic Support 49.9% Lawrence Tech outperformed alternative revenue opportu- Plant Operations 9.1% similar institutions and the nities, cost effi ciencies, debt S&P 500 over a one-year pe- reduction, and increasing the riod and kept pace with them endowment. Improvements in over a three- and fi ve-year these four categories will help interval. These investments us enhance the fi nancial health Capital 1.2% are monitored constantly, and of the University as well as its the University’s investment reputation. strategy is reviewed with the Scholarships 22.4% Debt Svc/Bond Resv 4.3% Finance/Investment Commit- Auxiliary 0.6% Institutional Support 12.5% tee of the Board of Trustees. Some changes have been Linda L. Height Financial results for the fi scal year ending June 30, 2015 made recently to reduce fi xed-

42 W I N T E R 2 0 1 5 / 1 6 Winter 2015 PRHERITAGEOUD A PUBLICATION FOR ALUMNI AND FRIENDS OF LAWRENCE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY BOLD INSIDE FUTURE Siemens Software Gift Lawson donates $100K to name

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FCA Grant Larry Lawson, BSEE’80, donated $100,000 to Lawrence Tech and in appreciation the University has named the Larry A. Lawson Suite of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Page 4 Chair in his honor. Lawson’s gift commemorates what he calls “the DENSO Steps Up beginning of my journey, my foundational educational experience here at Lawrence Tech.” President and CEO of Spirit Page 5 AeroSystems, Inc., Lawson oversees one of the world’s largest independent Gadzinski Top Volunteer producers of commercial aerostructures. Based in Wichita, Kan., with sites in the (L-R) Dean Nabil Grace, College of Engineering; President Virinder U.S., U.K., France, and Malaysia, Spirit Moudgil; Larry Lawson, BSEE’80; and Provost Maria Vaz at the AeroSystems is the culmination of a dedication ceremony stellar career in aviation for Lawson that also has included senior executive positions they can apply themselves and hone their skills with Lockheed Martin Corporation and Lockheed even before they graduate.” Martin Aeronautics Company. He believes education is the ladder to success. From an early age, Lawson had his eyes on “Not everyone starts on the same rung,” he said, the skies. Airplanes were a singular passion. “I “but the ladder is there for everyone. We are all Page 7 initially thought about going to the Air Force invited to climb.” Academy to become a pilot; but I wore glasses His advice to current students? “Don’t limit Alumni Giving and, at the time, that precluded you from the your vision of what’s possible.” program. So, I said, ‘Well, if I can’t fly them, I’ll His message to potential donors? “Donate to design them!’” Lawrence Tech where you will see your money After Lawrence Tech, Lawson earned a at work!” master’s degree in electrical engineering from His reason for making such a generous gift? the University of Missouri. Later, he went on to “I’m investing in Lawrence Tech because Page 8 complete the advanced management program at Lawrence Tech invested in me.” Harvard and served as a senior fellow at MIT. The Larry A. Lawson Suite of the Electrical Tech Invitational Wrap-Up But at the beginning of it all was Lawrence and Computer Engineering Chair was dedicated Tech. “I am so grateful for the personal attention in a special campus ceremony on Oct. 29 with I received from wonderful professors like Dr. his family and many University officials in Richard Marburger, Richard Maslowski, and the attendance. continued on page 10 late Jerry Crist. I always say Lawrence Tech is the place where I learned how to learn.” “I’m investing in Lawrence Lawson added, “Lawrence Tech is a unique educational Tech because Lawrence Tech community—Theory and invested in me.” Page 9 Practice is the key. It instills confidence in students because —Larry Lawson, BSEE’80

PHBF-1 Lawrence Technological University PROUDHERITAGE Siemens $210M donation of leading software helps LTU students be competitive in job market In another gesture of company The Siemens PLM Software in-kind generosity, Siemens, a long-time gift for LTU includes: corporate partner with Lawrence Tech, • NX™ software, a leading has made an in-kind integrated solution for gift to the University of computer-aided design, its PLM Software with manufacturing, and a commercial value of engineering. $210 million. • Teamcenter® portfolio, The gift gives LTU the world’s most widely students access to the used digital lifecycle same technology that management software. companies around • Tecnomatix® portfolio, the world depend on the industry-leading every day to develop digital manufacturing innovative products software. in a wide variety of “Siemens PLM industries, including Software is dedicated automotive, aerospace, Tom Turner, Siemens technical trainer, instructs faculty and students on to helping develop machinery, shipbuilding, the use of the NX™ software. the next generation of and high-tech highly trained and highly electronics. Siemens PLM Software is chair, mechanical engineering. qualified engineers and technologists. a leading global provider of product “By using the same technology in the Our academic partnership with LTU lifecycle management software and classroom that is used by companies encourages students to pursue careers services. to develop innovative products, our that will revitalize manufacturing in “Graduates with this type of students gain important real-world the U.S. and around the world,” said software training are highly recruited experience during their studies that Dora Smith, global director, Academic candidates for advanced technology will serve them well after graduation,” Partner Program, Siemens PLM jobs,” said Chris Riedel, associate added President Virinder Moudgil. Software. Robofest® fosters STEM education through robotic competition; GM Cadillac sponsors U.S. teams Robofest® was created by CJ Technics finished eighth in the junior Chung, professor in Lawrence Tech’s regular category. Department of Math and Computer General Motors Cadillac stepped up Science, in 2000. Today, that event has with a $20,000 gift to offset the cost morphed into competitions attracting of travel and accommodations for the thousands of upper elementary (5th Michigan teams as well as uniforms grade), junior high, high school, and and banners for all seven of the U.S. college students. teams. Because of Chung’s leadership role in “We rely on sponsors to help LTU’s Robofest, he was selected to lead offset the costs on the local, national, the USA for the World Robot Olympiad and global levels, and the students (WRO), which is a global autonomous will never forget the support they robotics competition with nearly 20,000 received,” said Chung. teams from over 50 countries. Both the 16th annual Robofest This year three Michigan teams— World Championship and the WRO Robofest, Pi-Rho Technics, and USA national competition were held at RoboExplorers, all from the Northville/ Lawrence Tech in 2015. Canton area—were among the seven Qatar, where 500 teams participated. U.S. teams that traveled to compete in Team Robofest finished eighth in the To make a gift-in-kind or provide other support

GIFTs-IN-KIND the World Robot Olympiad in Doha, university regular category; Pi-Rho for Robofest, visit www.robofest.net.

PHBF-2 BOLDFUTURE Winter 2015 Hotelling lecture series hosts Deardorff to discuss Trans-Pacific partnership Alan V. Deardorff, professor His widow, Barbara, a of economics and public policy clinical nurse educator at at the University of Michigan, Duke University School of spoke on the controversial Nursing and internationally Trans-Pacific Partnership as known expert on childbirth, the 2015 Harold Hotelling was on hand for this year’s Memorial Lecturer at lecture along with George, Lawrence Tech in November. Barbara and Harold’s son. Deardorff helped develop Hotelling, who joined the Michigan Model of World Lawrence Tech in 1989, Production and Trade, which also served as chair of the is used to estimate the effects Department of Humanities, of trade agreements. He also (L-R) George Hotelling, Barbara Hotelling, Alan V. Deardorff, Social Sciences, and is conducting theoretical work Glen Bauer, associate dean, College of Arts and Sciences, and Communication from 1994 to in international trade and trade Maria Vaz, provost 1999, and as secretary of the policy and has served as a Faculty Senate. Hotelling was consultant to the U.S. Departments of of economics in the College of Arts the first Lawrence Tech faculty member Commerce, Labor, State, and Treasury, and Sciences, who passed away to teach in the University’s program in and to international organizations, unexpectedly in 2009. Established by Wenzhou, China. including the Organization for his family, friends, and associates, it Economic Cooperation and brings speakers annually to Lawrence For more information on how to make a gift to Development and the World Bank. Tech who share Hotelling’s scholarly the Harold Hotelling Memorial Lecture Series, The Hotelling lecture series honors intellect for law, ethics, social issues, contact Julie Vulaj, philanthropy director, at Harold Hotelling, associate professor and economics. 248.204.2313 or [email protected]. Affleck House enjoys reinvigorated support for house, grounds in 2015 initiatives The Affleck House, the Frank The Affleck House’s Lloyd Wright-designed home LEAF—Landscape suPPorT that was donated to Lawrence Enhancement Advisory Technological University by Forum—donated time, effort, the Affleck family in 1978, has and money to transform the undergone a series of upgrades home’s landscaping. “This and improvements in 2015, is a huge amount of human thanks to renewed support capital with volunteers from volunteers, donors, and putting in many, many hours alumni. of sweat equity,” added A “housewarming party” Vulaj. In a related effort, planned by the Affleck House volunteers bought and Restoration Council in May planted dozens of roses to asked attendees to buy gifts Volunteers plant roses to restore Mrs. Affleck’s rose garden. restore Mrs. Affleck’s rose for the home’s recently garden to its original glory. renovated kitchen from registries philanthropy director. “This has evolved into a University at Crate & Barrel and Bed, Bath & In June, the Affleck House and and community endeavor,” added Vulaj. Beyond. “An overwhelming success, two other Wright residences—the it completely outfitted the kitchen and Turkel House in the Palmer Woods Affleck House, which is used for University gave us an opportunity to recognize the neighborhood of Detroit and the Smith events, can be rented for private functions and is companies—like Templeton Building House in Bloomfield Hills—were available for public tours. For more information, Co. and Cole Wagner Cabinetry— featured in a day-long public tour that contact Robin Leclerc, director of university and individuals who helped in raised more than $10,000 for future special events and services, at 248.204.2203 or

ProGram the renovation,” said Julie Vulaj, improvements. [email protected].

PHBF-3 Lawrence Technological University PROUDHERITAGE FCA project allows Transportation Design students to create new, branded vehicle interior Transportation Design students at Lawrence Tech are participating in a funded project with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) to design an all- new, branded vehicle interior.

“Our students had to think like the customer and ask themselves what they would want to see in an interior for a future Dodge, Chrysler, Jeep, or Ram vehicle,” said Keith Nagara, director of (L-R) Keith Nagara, director of the transportation and industrial design programs; transportation and industrial design in Peter Corey, senior ; Rezi Lomaia, senior; and Cristian Farcas and Carly Edgemon from the College of Architecture and Design. Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) “We are going through a process very similar to what automakers use in their aspects of contemporary lifestyles and checkpoints along the way. own product development—brand tried to determine how they might “Chrysler has a long-standing positioning, benchmarking, visual impact the interior/user interface. They relationship with Lawrence Tech,” trend exploration, product strategy, and looked at things like car sharing, social added Nagara. “This is just another ultimate design solutions.” media, and emerging technologies. example of the commitment the Students researched consumer Executives from FCA come to company has to bringing along young requirements encompassing many campus to review the project at various talent.” partnerships Ways to give before Dec. 31 December is when many Lawrence dated prior to Dec. 31 to qualify. Mail with year-end contributions, call Tech donors make charitable your gift to: 248.204.2300, the earlier, the better. contributions with income tax Lawrence Technological University The University will be closed deductions in mind. Cash contributions Office of University Advancement Dec. 24 through Jan. 4, however, year- are deductible up to a total of 21000 West Ten Mile Road end charitable gifts will be processed 50 percent of your adjusted gross Southfield, MI 48075-1058 during that down time. If you need income. Gifts of appreciated assets may assistance making a gift after the office Transferring Securities be deductible up to a total of 35 percent closes for the holidays, please call of your adjusted gross income and you Gifts of securities may be transferred Dennis Howie on his cell phone at can avoid capital gains taxes. electronically to Lawrence Tech 248.835.0316. through: Lawrence Tech receives only two Giving Online Merrill Lynch major forms of revenue—tuition and It’s quick and secure to process your gift 32255 Northwestern Hwy., Ste. 260 private support. Your gift makes the online at www.giving.ltu.edu. You can Farmington Hills, MI 48334 critical difference and provides future make a 2015 gift online via credit card Attn: Michael Sanfield students a Lawrence Tech education. (MasterCard, Visa, Discover, American LTU Account Number: 642-04-126 Express) until midnight Dec. 31. The DTC #5198 For more information about giving appreciated charge must go through in the same tax securities, depreciated securities, or mutual Call for Assistance year to claim a deduction. funds; rolling over an IRA; or making a life Office hours are limited during insurance or life income gift, contact Dennis By Mail the holiday season, but the Office of Howie, senior associate vice president for For checks sent in the mail, the University Advancement will be staffed university advancement, at [email protected] or

Corporate postmark, not just the check, must be until Dec. 23, 2015. For assistance 248.204.2304.

PHBF-4 BOLDFUTURE Winter 2015 Wireless mobile network research funded by DENSO for undergraduates With a $50,000 grant, DENSO North Engineering, and Nishantha Bandara, will be transmitted to drivers also America Foundation is underwriting who teaches in the Department of could improve traffic flow and reduce a research effort that gives LTU Civil and Architectural Engineering, fuel consumption. undergraduates in mechanical, the grant is funding three different The grant will give students hands- electrical and computer, and civil research programs that include nearly on development experience, help engineering an interdisciplinary 100 students. A number of courses build an interdisciplinary lab for the opportunity to develop mobile, and labs in all three departments will work, and purchase the equipment and wireless sensor networks (MWSN) to provide students with the knowledge supplies necessary for the projects. help keep drivers safer. needed to conduct the research. Currently in development, the “An MWSN combines vehicle-to- According to the National Highway sensor networks are expected to be vehicle and vehicle-to-infrastructure Traffic Safety Administration, installed on test vehicles in the spring connectivity to give drivers 360° 5.7 million traffic accidents occurred of 2016. awareness of their surroundings,” said in 2013, resulting in more than “Our students are not only learning Kun Hua, assistant professor in the 32,700 fatalities. Intelligent traffic valuable, marketable skills, but Department of Electrical and Computer systems, like the ones the students they also have the satisfaction of Engineering. Along with James are developing, will improve safety. knowing that what they’re creating Mynderse, who teaches in the A. Leon In addition, information about road may actually save lives in the future,” Linton Department of Mechanical conditions and traffic congestion that added Hua.

Ford Motor Company gives LTU $15K to underwrite industry-sponsored project Four mechanical engineering students to improve the performance of the were granted $15,000 from Ford part by reducing the friction factor,” Motor Company to develop a new air said Vernon Fernandez, professor in induction duct for Ford’s 1.0L “Fox” the A. Leon Linton Department of EcoBoost engine to have optimal air Mechanical Engineering. “Ultimately,y flow in the system. they will create a prototype of their In this industry-sponsored-project design and bench test it.” (ISP), the students will investigate the Ford Motor Company has been a effect of performance factors such as strong backer of industry-sponsored geometry, surface roughness, internal projects with LTU students for many LTU students are air speed, and other factors to lower years. “ISPs give our students hands-ons working to improve cost and increase power. Final assembly experience, and they help manufacturersu the 1.0L Fox EcoBoost ergonomics will also be considered. by providing additional research engine intake tube. “Basically, the students are looking resources,” added Fernandez. SmithGroupJJR matches donations up to $15K for LTU scholarship fund SmithGroupJJR, an international Scholarship Fund,” said Paul Urbanek, offer a paid summer internship to the architecture firm headquartered in BSAr’81, BAr’82, vice president and scholarship winner each year as a way Detroit, has established a scholarship a design leader at the firm. “The idea to attract top talent to the firm. “We fund for Lawrence Tech’s College of was to create a scholarship for LTU see it as a win-win,” said Urbanek. Architecture and Design students that students from former LTU students,” draws on the generosity of its own said Urbanek. “We have nearly 50 There is still time to take advantage of the matching-fund offer. employees who are LTU alumni. employees who are LTU alumni here People who wish to contribute to the SmithGroupJJR-LTU Alumni “We promise to match their donations at the SmithGroupJJR. We know the Scholarship Fund should contact Dennis Howie, senior associate up to $15,000 over five years to fund quality of LTU architecture graduates.” vice president for university advancement, at 248.204.2304 or the SmithGroupJJR-LTU Alumni In addition, the firm intends to [email protected].

PHBF-5 Lawrence Technological University PROUDHERITAGE Manchester bequest caps lifetime of giving Early on, Willis “Bill” Manchester, Sciences Complex, and an appropriate library, the annual fund, the Alumni BSME’58, informed Lawrence Tech naming opportunity in the building Association, and the Taubman that he had named the University will be determined as construction Student Services Center,” said Howie. a beneficiary of his estate. “He nears completion. “He always tried to stay engaged originally told us that he had Many years after he graduated, and informed. This final gift is an earmarked about 1.5 percent of his Manchester continued to visit campus. extension of his longtime giving and estate for Lawrence Tech,” said Dennis “He was impressed with the changes a very pleasant acknowledgment of Howie, senior associate vice president from his time—dorms on campus, the what Lawrence Tech meant to him.” for university advancement. “But extensive building projects and, even A loyal employee of George A. Bass when the gift was distributed after his women students,” said Howie. “And Construction Company, Manchester passing last year, it became apparent he was pleased that the University also volunteered to that he had adjusted his intent. His never lost its focus on serving the prepare tax returns bequest actually was 7 percent of the students and promoting the value of for low-income estate and totaled a very substantial Theory and Practice.” seniors, recalled $70,000.” Manchester had always been Howie. His wife, His gift will benefit the construction generous to the University. “Over Shirley, passed awaywy of the A. Alfred Taubman the years he made numerous gifts in 1996. Engineering, Architecture, and Life to the College of Engineering, the “This final gift is an extension of his longtime giving and … acknowledgment of what Lawrence Tech meant to him.” —Dennis Howie, senior associate vice president for university advancement Anonymous donor notifies LTU of $500K bequest A donor from the class of 1954, and is intended for scholarships in With a degree in mechanical who wishes to remain anonymous, mechanical engineering. engineering, he was able to translate has notified the University that he The donor, who is retired and his training into a successful career has named Lawrence Technological currently lives in Colorado, has at IBM. He is grateful for the start University the sole beneficiary of fond memories of his years on the Lawrence Tech afforded him, and he his estate. When the gift is realized, Highland Park campus of the then hopes his gift will help place other it could total as much as $500,000 Lawrence Institute of Technology. students on a successful career path. GIvING Planned giving remembers LTU, offers support “There are several reasons why Flexibility. Because the gift is not specific amount of cash, securities, or donors may want to consider a planned actually transferred until after the property. gift to the University,” said Dennis donor’s lifetime, benefactors can “When planning a future gift, it’s Howie, senior associate vice president change their mind at any time. sometimes difficult to determine what for university advancement. Versatility. A bequest can be size donation will make sense,” said Aside from providing much structured to leave a specific item or Howie. “We know that emergencies needed support for student programs, amount of money; it can make the happen, and donors need to make sure scholarships, capital improvements, gift contingent on certain events, or their families are financially taken and other projects, planned gifts offer leave a percentage of the estate to the care of first. Including a bequest of a the donor: University. percentage of the estate ensures that Simplicity. Just a few sentences in a Tax Relief. If an estate is subject your gift will remain proportionate will or trust are all that is needed. For to estate tax, the gift is entitled to an no matter how your estate’s value maximum benefit to the University, estate tax charitable deduction for the fluctuates over the years.” a basic bequest may be made “to gift’s full value. Lawrence Technological University for To make a charitable bequest, For more information, contact Dennis the general purposes of the University, donors need a current will or revocable Howie, senior associate vice president for at the discretion of the Board of living trust. The gift can be made as a university advancement, at 248.204.2304 or

PlaNNeD Trustees.” percentage of the estate or it can be a [email protected].

PHBF-6 BOLDFUTURE Winter 2015 LTU volunteer honored at National Philanthropy Day event at Detroit’s Cobo Center Steve Gadzinski, BSEE’76, was and Karen Gadzinski Academic honored as a 2015 Distinguished Achievement Collaborative Volunteer recipient at this year’s Learning Lab in the Taubman National Philanthropy Day dinner at Student Services Center with a Cobo Center, capping off decades of significant gift; and they honored generosity and service to his alma Steve’s father and mother— mater. Walter and Agnes—by purchasing Former president of the LTU Alumni a bench in the quadrangle. Association, Gadzinski recently Retired from Ford after a completed a nine-year stint on the 30-year career, Gadzinski has Karen Gadzinski joins her honoree husband Steve association’s board of directors. been a long-standing member Gadzinski, BSEE’76, and President Virinder Moudgil. “Shortly after I graduated, I was of Legends, an LTU group of invited to a Presidents’ Club dinner. I alumni who inspire students to become volunteerism at LTU. was busy building my career, and Karen entrepreneurs. And his generosity isn’t limited to and I were starting a family. We didn’t “Steve is one of LTU’s greatest LTU. After some adult ed classes in have a lot to spare, but Lawrence Tech supporters,” said Julie Vulaj, the culinary program at Schoolcraft had given me a wonderful education, so philanthropy director. “It’s no wonder Community College, he turned his hand we decided that we could start donating he makes a great Santa Claus every to cooking meals at area soup kitchens. to the annual fund. My employer— year for our LTU Breakfast with “I just think it’s important to give Ford—offered matching funds and that Santa Claus.” In 2007, he became back,” he said. increased our gifts.” one of only 14 alumni to receive the He and his wife have two grown In 2006, they established the Steve Ray Award that recognizes exemplary daughters and four grandchildren. DIT alum DiClemente offers internships, financial support for LTU students DiClemente Siegel Design Inc. Engineering and Architecture Chuck McKale, vice president and recognized the benefit of paid director of mechanical engineering, internships for both companies and

NoTes at DiClemente Siegel Design Inc., is students. It’s a great way to identify internships, Mr. DiClemente took out also an adjunct professor at LTU in the talent, and Lawrence Tech with its his personal checkbook and wrote College of Architecture and Design. excellent reputation is basically in our LTU a check for $2,500 to support And now he is helping connect the backyard.” the students in the program. I was so two organizations through a newly DiClemente Siegel Design, a surprised,” said Filza Walters, who formed internship agreement. multidisciplinary engineering and teaches in the Department of “We recently offered internships architectural design firm in Southfield, Civil and Architectural Engineering to two LTU students in architectural was founded by Gino DiClemente, ’63 and was helping facilitate the engineering,” said McKale. “And DIT, in 1969. agreement. “I think he was giving it his we hope to offer more. I’ve always “At our first meeting to discuss the stamp of approval.” aND LTU Advancement receives CASE award for ‘Most Improved Program’ over last 3 years Lawrence Tech was recognized for its the dollar amounts; participation by communications, development, improved outcomes in advancement alumni, foundations, and corporations; marketing, and allied areas. efforts by CASE, the Council for operating expenses; and other criteria. “The award also says to donors that the Advancement and Support of Established in 1974, CASE is a a gift made here has a greater impact Education. professional association serving on the University and makes a major The award, which covers the last educational institutions and the difference to our students,” said Dennis three years, is based on the total advancement professionals who work Howie, senior associate vice president

News number of gifts to the University; on their behalf in alumni relations, for advancement.

PHBF-7 Lawrence Technological University PROUDHERITAGE ‘True Blue Challenge’ encourages classmates to compete for giving honors LTU classmates rallied around the call with a total of nearly $24,000. eligible and classes ending in 1 to contribute to their alma mater in the Winning classes and chairpersons or 6 competing. “We have three first ever True Blue Challenge that saw were honored at Homecoming chairpersons signed up—Roger the classes of 1955 and during the True Blue Shtogrin, BSIM’61; Steve Gadzinski, 1985 walk away with the ReuReunnion Brunch that was BSEE’76; and Diane Cairns, top honors. combined this year MBA’01—but we need more,” said Headed by Henry for the first time Lauren Morris, director of alumni Horldt, BSIE’55, with the X-Techs relations and annual giving. who served as class gathering of retired Gifts made to the Annual Fund chairperson, the Class of faculty and staff. A support financial aid and scholarships, 1955 realized a 22 percent plaque commemorating student services, academic programs giving rate—beating the runner-up by the winners now hangs in the Buell and research, general operating almost 10 percent. Management Building. expenses, and faculty resources. With encouragement from Mike The next True Blue Challenge is Darga, BSCE’85, the Class of 1985 now underway with gifts received For more information or to donate or volunteer, contributed the most in actual dollars July 1, 2015, through June 30, 2016, visit lawrencetech.net/trueblue.

Many ways to give Winterlude reboot Donors who wish to make gifts to the University can establish their own endowed scholarships with specific criteria, underwrite existing efforts and Something programs, or contribute to various funds and scholarships that already have been established. A partial list includes: new in ’16 Gordon Bugbee Undergraduate College of Management Development Travel Abroad Scholarship Fund Fund supports renovation of classrooms “We’re making a change,” in Architecture supports leadership in the Buell Management Building, alumni conferences and study abroad outreach, graduate program student said Robin Leclerc, director opportunities for Lawrence Tech students. initiatives, and student scholarships. of university special events Lawrence Tech Faculty and Staff Library Fund provides for the acquisition, and services. “Starting in

NoTes Scholarship was established as a vehicle preservation, and enhancement of library 2016, Winterlude—our annual for employees to make an immediate materials; furnishings and equipment; donor recognition event— impact and help deserving students and development of new online resources. is going to take on a new obtain the premier education for which Paul Michel and Jane Goding Memorial personality, timing, location, the University is known. Endowed Scholarship was established and name.” College of Architecture and Design by Dick Michel and Martha Michel in Development Fund supports computer honor of their children, Paul and Jane. For many years, the iconic software and hardware upgrades for the college, renovation of existing labs Dr. Laird E. Johnston Memorial Winterlude celebration and auditoriums, graduate program Endowed Scholarship was established has welcomed donors into incentives, and student scholarships. by Susan Johnston and her sons in the Lawrence Tech giving memory of her husband, the former dean

aND College of Arts and Sciences societies at a variety of of the College of Engineering. Development Fund supports venues around southeastern Dr. Charles M. Chambers Memorial development of multimedia labs Michigan usually at the end of for students, upgrading existing Endowed Scholarship was established winter. “But, we think it’s time lab equipment, and renovations to by Lawrence Tech and Dr. Barbara the Mary E. Marburger Science and Chambers in memory of President for something new,” added Engineering Auditorium. Emeritus Charles M. Chambers. Leclerc. College of Engineering Development Dr. Virginia North Memorial Graduate Fund supports maintenance of Fellowship was established by Lawrence Details are still being laboratory equipment in mechanical, Tech and the College of Architecture and finalized. Here’s a hint: Think civil, and electrical engineering labs; Design in memory of Associate Dean coming home in the spring. Entrepreneurial Program development; Virginia North in support of Architecture and student scholarships. and Design graduate students. Stay tuned! News

PHBF-8 BOLDFUTURE Winter 2015 Tech Invitational raises funds for student programs, sponsors step up with gifts, donations The 12th annual Tech Invitational will be on Monday, Aug. 8, at golf tournament raised nearly $40,000 Plum Hollow Country Club in for student programs and projects at Southfield. Lawrence Tech. Held at Meadowbrook Country Club in Northville, the event For more information or to sign up as a attracted enthusiastic players and sponsor, contact Robin Leclerc, director of generous sponsors, who rallied to the university special events and services, at cause. (See below.) 248.204.2203 or [email protected]. “As always, we were so grateful for our friends and supporters and their generosity,” said Robin Leclerc, director of university special events and services. The festivities this year included a silent auction and displays of Blue Devil Motorsports vehicles around the course. Golfers braved drizzling skies to Next year’s Tech Invitational support the Tech Invitational.

2015 Tech Invitational Sponsors Presenting sponsor City of Southfield DTE Energy ITC Holdings

Cocktail reception Foursome and hole sponsor Johnson Controls Advanced Power St. John Providence Health Solutions System Blue Devil Motorsports team vehicles lined the course. Brunch Twosome and hole sponsor The Remington Group CDW-G Gift Bags DeMaria Building Company DENSO Harley Ellis Devereaux

Golf Balls Twosome and Dinner Ticket Aramark Higher Education Fred Ciampa Team Photo and swing analysis hole sponsors Michigan First Credit Union AVIS Ford Golf Cart Barnes & Noble LTU Alumni Association CBS/UPN Beverage station HAP (2) JPRA Architects Jacokes Communications 2015 PowerPlay Golf Outing Raised $14K for Blue Janssen Refrigeration Devil Hockey—The Lawrence Tech Hockey Boosters Beverage Cart Club drew 172 golfers who played on three courses at the JPRA Architects NetWorks Design Fox Hills Golf & Banquet Center in Plymouth to raise News/Talk 760 WJR Fred Paulsen more than $14,000 for the Blue Devils Hockey Team. The funds will go to offset the costs of hockey bags, apparel, Plante Moran, PLLC Closest-to-the-Pin Contest off-ice activities such as parent meet-and-greets, senior State Champs! Sports Network Ricoh, USA Inc. night pizza parties, the Clark Park Winter Classic event, (Mackinac Partners) and the end-of-the-season team banquet. hole-in-one Contest State Champs! Sports Network (L–R) Golfers Henry Gary, Kaleb Rodes, Tom Charney, and Albert Kahn Family of Companies (Yellow Flag Productions) Tony Colarolssi

PHBF-9 LTU PROUDHERITAGE BOLD FUTURE

Proud Heritage, Bold Future is published Schumakers establish by the Office of University Advancement, Lawrence Technological University, endowed fund in Lahr’s honor 21000 West Ten Mile Road, Southfield, MI 48075-1058 “Someone once asked me what points that made it very lucrative I taught, and I said, ‘students,’” for us.” The company, which Dennis J. Howie quipped Professor Emeritus Leland manufactured high-performance Senior Associate Vice President for Lahr, former dean of the College of dimensional gaging equipment, went University Advancement Management. “But, you know, the on to have customers like TRW, Dow, [email protected] 248.204.2304 funny thing is, once they graduate, GM, Cummins Engine, and Federal those students become friends.” Mogul. In 1999, Mark sold the Julie Vulaj And two of his closest friends—and product line. Philanthropy Director greatest fans—are Mark, BSIM’84, The Dr. Leland Lahr Endowed [email protected] 248.204.2313 and Pam, BSIM’74, Scholarship in Schumaker, who Management, which Emily Remington recently established an is being seeded with Philanthropy Officer endowed scholarship $10,000 from the [email protected] fund at Lawrence Schumakers, will 248.204.2211 Tech in their favorite offer assistance Mark Brucki professor’s name. to students in Executive Director of Economic “We both look the College of Development and Government back on our years at Management. Relations [email protected] Lawrence Tech and “Our goal is to 248.204.2310 realize what a driving encourage others force Lee was in our who have benefited Howard Davis lives,” said Pam, Leland Lahr from Lee’s amazing Director of Corporate and Foundation who recently retired mentoring and Relations [email protected] after holding various accounting and expertise to join in this effort to 248.204.2316 finance management positions in non- honor a professor who was truly one profits. “He was always there for us— of a kind,” added Mark. Ted Rittinger inside and outside of the classroom.” Lahr, who at 85 is living in Safety Manager of Business Development [email protected] Mark, who started at LTU, left Harbor, Florida, with his second wife, 248.204.2306 and worked in the machine tool Nancy (his first wife, Julie, passed industry for about eight years. “When away in 2005), was asked to say a Robin Leclerc I decided that I needed to go back few words about his reaction to the Director of University Special Events

sCholarshIPs and complete my degree, Lee was endowment. “You never ask an old and Services [email protected] instrumental in advising me in the professor to say just a few words,” he 248.204.2203 management program,” he said. joked. “But, really, I am truly, deeply Later, when Mark established his honored.” Lauren Morris own company—Micro Systems, Director of Alumni Relations and Annual Giving Inc.—he relied on Lahr’s and other To contribute to the Dr. Leland Lahr Endowed [email protected] LTU professors’ expertise once again. Scholarship in Management, contact 248.204.2309 “Lee helped me develop my business Emily Remington, philanthropy officer, at plan and came up with several key 248.204.2211 or [email protected]. Debbie Farina University Advancement Data Coordinator [email protected] Lawson gives back 248.204.2308 continued from page 1 Peggy English Administrative Assistant Lawson, a firm believer in “giving purposes, this prestigious, national [email protected] back,” doesn’t limit his generosity. award recognized Lawson’s lifetime 248.204.2300 He was honored by the American of service and his recent effort Diabetes Association with the Stop to help the Wichita Tour de Cure For more information on giving Diabetes Volunteer Leadership Give raise $400,000, more than doubling to LTU, visit www.giving.ltu.edu, Award. Presented to a volunteer previous totals. Because both his son email [email protected], or call who has a significant, ongoing and sister suffer from type1diabetes, 248.204.2300. commitment to raising money for Lawson has been a long-time Editorial services and graphic design:

eNDoweD research and other mission-driven supporter of the cause. Jacokes Communications, LLC

PHBF-10 The Future Starts Here By the end of October Lawrence Tech students take their first steps work had started on toward successful careers as they participate in classes, labs, and studios closing in the A. Alfred surrounding the beautiful Quad at Lawrence Technological University. You can Taubman Engineering, Architecture, and Life help keep that path open for generations of future students by making a gift to Sciences Complex on the University in a variety of ways: campus.  Annual Giving  Major Gifts  Scholarship Endowments  Charitable Gift Annuities  Bequests Philanthropy is an important tool for managing taxes on current income. Charitable gift annuities can guarantee a continuous income stream in retirement. Bequests can be an important part of your estate plan. All three ensure that your legacy will live on at LTU.

To learn more, contact Dennis Howie, senior associate vice president for University Advancement, at 248.204.2304 or visit www.ltu.edu/giftplanning

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LTU honors longtime board chairman at dedication of newest residence hall

loyd Reuss, the longtime chairman of the Board of Among many public officials and civic leaders attending the Trustees at Lawrence Technological University, was the opening were Southfield Mayor Donald Fracassi; Southfield guest of honor when the Lloyd E. Reuss Residence Hall City Council President Sylvia Jordan and several other mem- Lwas officially dedicated on bers of the council; Sept. 28. Congresswoman Brenda LTU’s third residence Lawrence; State Rep. hall is a 47,545-square- Jeremy Moss; and Oakland foot, two-story building County Commissioner that has five pods, each Janet Jackson. with 16 double-occupancy The completion of the units. The $11.6 million new residence hall was project was completed in also a milestone toward time for 150 freshmen to LTU’s long-term goal to move in prior to the start build a strong residential of classes on Aug. 24. community on campus. “Reuss Hall is designed The Lloyd E. Reuss Residence Hall was dedicated at a Sept. 28 ceremony by (left The two existing residence to right) President Virinder Moudgil; Lloyd Reuss, the former chairman of the LTU to encourage students to Board of Trustees who continues to serve as a trustee; and Douglas Ebert, the current halls have space for 600 get out of their rooms and chairman. students, and Reuss Hall interact and collaborate has increased the residen- with other students,” said tial capacity by 25 percent. LTU President Virinder Because of high demand, Moudgil. “We want to get LTU also leases housing our new students involved for 60 additional students. in campus life right away.” LTU attracts students Reuss is a former presi- from 25 states and 60 dent of General Motors countries. oEP who has served on LTU’s Board of Trustees since LTU’s third residence hall 1978. He was chairman opened in time for the 2015 fall from 1993 until 2014. semester.