Fall/Winter 2009 Edition

LAWRENCE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE | Fall/Winter 2009

Practicing what we teach: Campus improvements reflect commitment to sustainability and environmental stewardship University mourns President Emeritus Charles M. Chambers | Alumni Association charts new course Adding more entrepreneurship to engineering | Retooling for new careers Alumni News & Notes | Report to Investors, and more! Fall-Winter 2009 Volume XXVIII, Number 1

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On Campus – Stephen E. Brown Lawrence Tech wins Vice President of University ‘Best in Midwest’ and Advancement 17‘Military Friendly’ designa- Editor: Bruce J. Annett, Jr. tions; ‘Comeback Kids’ crack Managing Editor: Eric Pope Design: NetWorks Design, Inc. top 10 in aero competition; two Production: Sofia Lulgjuraj students continue restoration project at the Affleck House; Writers: Bruce J. Annett, Jr.; Chris Mead; and more! Eric Pope Editorial Support: Deborah Faes, Alumni News– Deborah Farina, Chris Mead, Jennifer Practicing what we teach – Entrepreneurship Davis helps write Sullivan, Mary Randazzo Recent campus improve- and engineering – second act for Ford Photography: Bruce J. Annett, Jr.; ments reflect Lawrence Support from the automotive24 icon; Lawrence Steve Cantrell; Ken Cook; Gary Duncan; 1Tech’s growing commitment to 11Kern Family Foundation aims Tech has a lock on ESD leader- Eric Pope; Rick Smith; Justin Munter. sustainability and environmen- to integrate the entrepreneurial ship award; Knopf revs up © 2009 Lawrence Technological tal stewardship. mindset into undergraduate retirement at sprint racing University. All rights reserved. Bylined engineering education. track; and much more. articles reflect the author’s views and not necessarily either the opinions or Alumni Notes – the policies of the University. Comments about the Magazine, articles or letters Moves, advance- may be sent to the editor. Send address ments, and other changes to the postal, fax or email address noted above. 30news from Lawrence Tech and DIT alumni near and far. CORRECTION: Contrary to the impres- sion left by a misplaced asterisk in the Report to investors – Donor Honor Roll in the spring/summer issue, Donald and Patricia McClure are President Lewis N. not deceased. Walker, the provost, 38and vice presidents report on On the cover: The John E. Elliott II and Remembering Patricia J. Elliott University Fountain the state of the University and and the Ockham’s Wedge sculpture in Charles M. Chambers – Retooling college plans for the future. the background are two landmarks that Lawrence Tech’s fifth graduates – New have been added as part of the dramatic 5president left a legacy of ac- certificate programs campus transformation in recent years. The student-friendly quadrangle also complishment that transformed 1are aiding 4 displaced workers as incorporates many features and best the University. they make the transition to new practices of sustainability and low- careers. impact development that are taught in Lawrence Tech’s classrooms.

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Charting a new course – The Alumni Association is making changes to better 8serve its members. Practicing what we teach The Kado Amphitheater on the west Recent improvements awrence Tech alumni visiting campus for the first time side of the Taubman Center is a in several years are expressing pleasant surprise when convenient place for students to meet or work. It is a gift of Joe Kado, they retrace the steps they took during their college BSEE’75, and his wife, Beverly. have made days. Many have described the new, lushly landscaped Lquadrangle as beautiful. But in this case beauty is not just skin Lawrence Tech’s deep – the physical changes have improved student life and made sustainability education an integral part of the University’s identity and mission. campus much more University planners went beyond the need for more classroom and office space when two new buildings were added around student-friendly the quad’s perimeter in recent years. The new construction and landscaping reflect some of the best practices taught to architec- while also applying ture and engineering students at Lawrence Tech. The result is a marriage of form and function that reflects the University’s goal to inculcate a new generation of architects and engineers with the classroom principles best practices of sustainability and environmental responsibility. “We really do try to practice what we teach,” said Joseph of sustainability Veryser, BSAr’76, the university architect who is also associate dean of the College of Architecture and Design. Returning alumni will have no trouble remembering the and environmental Engineering Building and the Science Building, but the Buell Management Building and the Architecture Building have been stewardship to the transformed by the additions of the University Technology and Learning Center (UTLC) and the A. Alfred Taubman Student Services Center. real world. What used to be a “desert” of sparse grass – virtually unused open space – has been transformed into a manicured quad built around an ellipse punctuated with lush grasses, “champion” trees, lighting, and polished marble benches. The Elliott Fountain with its split-rock sculpture emitting mist provides a focal point at Practicing CONTINUED Improving the landscaping around one end of the Taubman Center, while the Kado Amphitheater is the University’s main campus leaders confronted tucked into the small hill at the other end. “The grasses aren’t the need for more teaching just for aesthetics. They play an integral role in cleaning up the buildings is an facilities and offices for faculty storm water runoff as part of our sustainability efforts,” Veryser and staff as curricula expanded said. ongoing process, to meet the aspirations of a Improving the landscaping around the University’s main build- thanks to continued growing student body. But as ings is an ongoing process, thanks to continued support from the planning process pro- alumni and friends of the University. The Alexander and Patricia support from gressed, these leaders found Hossack Outdoor Dining Plaza and Terrace Garden outside the opportunities to make changes Café Lawrence dining commons was completed last year, and the alumni and friends that reflected Lawrence Tech’s “Ockham’s Wedge” sculpture, a gift from A. Alfred Taubman, in mission as an educational the center of the quad was unveiled in the spring. of the University. institution. Even bigger changes are out of sight. There’s a 10,000-square- When Veryser became cam- foot green roof on the Taubman Center that reduces runoff and pus architect in 1998, prelimi- provides better insulation. A 12,000-gallon cistern provides gray nary plans for the UTLC were already on the drawing board and water for toilets in the building, and a bioswale circling one end construction of a student services center was the top priority in of the quad absorbs most of the surface water through a series of the recently updated campus master plan. stepped and landscaped weirs. Eighty-eight geothermal wells that The immediate goal for the University’s fund-raising efforts extend nearly 300 feet below the quad were installed to provide for what became the UTLC was a practical one. The Architecture heating and cooling for the Taubman Center. This fall more than Building, opened in 1962, had become too small for expanding 30 additional wells will be installed to increase climate control programs in the College of Architecture and Design. Much more capability in the building. space was needed for dedicated studios for architecture students. “The added wells are of a newer concentric pipe design patent- The College of Engineering also needed additional classrooms, ed by Hardin Geotechnologies, the firm that installed the original the University’s growing audiovisual activities and media wells and now the additional wells. Once again we are leading communications programs needed production studios, and the the way with the latest in technology,” Veryser said. University needed better facilities for public events and meetings. Plans for an addition to the Architecture Building were Building a brighter future extended all the way to the Engineering Building. The physical The transformation of the quad got started when President connection enhanced cooperation between the two colleges, and Lewis N. Walker, his predecessor Charles Chambers, and other the third-floor bridge to the Engineering Building now stands as a symbol of the increased interdisciplinary activity on the Lawrence Tech campus. The UTLC designed by the late Charles Gwathmey also became the University’s front door. The distinctive bridge draws the attention of drivers turning into the campus from Ten Mile Road, and the frequent public events in the UTLC gallery and its meeting rooms draw thousands of people to the University every year.

Coordinating student services Construction of the Taubman Center was in response to the growth of student services during the 1980s and ’90s. The Office of Admissions had outgrown its space on the top floor of the Buell Building, while the Office of the Registrar – the next stop for incoming students – was shoehorned into offices across the quad in the Engineering Building. The Office of the Dean of Stu- dents was on the lower level of the Buell Building. Most of these offices were carved out of former classrooms. The Computer Help Desk, which had greatly increased in importance after the University issued laptop computers to all undergraduates in 2001, was at the other end of the quad in the new UTLC. Even after North Housing opened in 2002, the residential More than 60 percent of rain water is absorbed by the plants on the Taubman housing administrative offices remained in South Housing, far Center’s green roof, and the remaining runoff is used as non-potable water in removed from other student services. the building. Excess water is filtered through the quadrangle’s bioswale before entering a Rouge River tributary cleaner than when it fell from the sky.

2 F a l l /Wi n t e r 2009 “Ockham’s Wedge,” a sculpture by Beverly Pepper, was unveiled April 22 and has quickly become a campus landmark. It was could proceed. Lawrence Tech fully embraced the concept, and donated by the campus is now a destination for planners and developers A. Alfred Taubman, who attended the throughout the region who are interested in seeing environmental University in the practices in action. 1940s and is among Sustainability and environmental stewardship became guiding Lawrence Tech’s principles for designing both the quad and the Taubman Center, most generous where the green roof and gray-water cistern were added. Now contributors. more than 60 percent of rain water is absorbed by the plants on the roof. The remaining runoff, which has been cleaned up by the rooftop plants, is then used to supply the building with non-potable water. The green roof provides more effective insulation than traditional roofs and is expected to last twice as long, about A coalition of staff from all departments serving students 40 years. developed the “U Serving You” concept that would bring all stu- Surface water from the quad now passes through the bioswale, dent services together in one building at the center of the campus. a series of stepped weirs, which are tile fields composed of That “one stop shop” approach has made life much easier for materials made of volcanic ash. About 60 percent of the runoff students and has greatly improved coordination between adminis- is retained by slowing down the water flow, and nutrients and trators and staff who provide student services. pollutants are filtered out before the remaining runoff reaches the The Admissions, Registrar, Financial Aid, and student account- piped drainage system discharging into a tributary of the Rouge ing offices are now together on the main floor of the Taubman River. The improvements have been documented in several Center. The DTE Energy One-Stop Center desk makes it easy for research projects. (See page 4.) students to handle their business with all those offices. Housing, Student Activities, International Programs, and Career Services Creating a sense of place have been brought together with the Office of the Dean of Stu- The quadrangle improvements provided the opportunity to up- dents on the top floor. The Academic Achievement Center and the grade pedestrian circulation, add focal points, and create a green, Computer Help Desk are also in the building, along with the new leafy perimeter to help unify the campus. Interspersed in the cir- office for leadership programs. cular pattern are black granite benches carved with inspirational “The goal was to create a more integrated approach that puts quotes and bollards with blue LED lights powered by photovol- student services right in the middle of the University,” said Lisa taic panels located atop the Engineering Building. Kujawa, assistant provost for enrollment management. “We went Landscape architect Mark Hieber of Harley Ellis Devereaux beyond the task of relocating existing services to create a services said the project provided the opportunity to create a variety of delivery system that is even better than before.” interesting settings for students to gather and exchange ideas. In Kujawa and other University leaders knew they had been suc- addition to making it more pleasant to get from one building to cessful when usage of student services increased by 50 percent in another, the quad has become an attraction in its own right. the first few months after the One-Stop Center desk opened. “The center of the campus has become a place of interest and During the first two years after the Taubman Center opened in inspiration. It’s a jewel-like crown set in a lush environment,” 2006, more than 20 colleges – including two from Texas – made Hieber said. benchmarking visits to campus. Teaching by example Helping the environment According to Harley Ellis Devereaux architect Arthur Smith, The decision to place the new Taubman Student Services Center BSAr’78, BAr’81, lead designer of the Taubman Center, the at the center of the campus was not without its problems. For environmental focus for the quad has been mirrored in the build- nearly two years virtually everyone was inconvenienced by the ing. “Lawrence Tech officials realized they had an opportunity to construction that seemed to block paths to almost everywhere create a building that went beyond a rudimentary enclosure and else on campus. But what was originally viewed as a major head- practical needs to become a learning and research ‘lab’ reflecting ache turned out to be a tremendous opportunity, according the University’s mission,” he said. to Veryser. The Taubman Center has earned the prestigious Silver certifi- “The master plan called for landscaping the quad sometime cation for meeting the Leadership in Energy and Environmental in the future, but we realized it made more sense to make those Design (LEED) specifications of the U.S. Green Building Coun- changes when it was already torn up, rather than put it back the cil. The design addressed the criteria of sustainable site develop- way it used to be,” Veryser said. ment and construction, water and energy efficiency, recycled Lawrence Tech also faced new and higher standards adopted materials selection, and indoor environmental quality. Oriented to by the city of Southfield for storm water management. The “do no harm” approach was no longer good enough, and improvements would have to be made before any additional construction

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promote natural lighting and take advantage of site elements, the building has an expanse of low-e glass designed to reduce heat loss. A system of rigid polyethylene piping, pumps, heat pumps, and fans connected to the geothermal wells heat and cool the Taub- man Center, which has no boiler, furnace, or even a gas meter. The heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) systems contain no CFC-based refrigerants, HCFCs, or halons. Lighting is controlled by sensors and astronomically synchronized timers A glorious display of fireworks was the finale of the dedication ceremony that make adjustments three times a day. for the environmentally friendly academic quadrangle in September 2006. The event also marked the conclusion of Lawrence Tech’s capital campaign The building’s many sustainable design components create launched in 2001 that raised $46.6 million, far exceeding the initial $20 million a perpetual field trip, a visible “living laboratory” that provides goal. students an up-close view of real-world applications of sustainable design and engineering. Many HVAC controls and mecha- nisms are visible for study by students. The concrete flooring tiles throughout the building are elevated 18 inches, making all wiring Lawrence Tech campus becomes and piping easily accessible by lifting panels of the modular floor. an outdoor research lab The building was constructed in such a way that students can study and conduct research on the electrical and mechanical ssociate Professor Don Carpenter of the Department of Civil systems. They can observe through this scientific method the A Engineering is a recognized advocate of sound stormwater tangible results of sustainable design, according to Veryser. management who puts into practice what he teaches right where “If we want our students and communities to be successful he works. He has used the Lawrence Tech campus for several low- advocates of sustainable design, then we need to not only educate impact development (LID) research projects involving the manage- but also lead by example,” Veryser said. “Our University and ment of stormwater runoff. colleges are all strong advocates of sustainability. Here, we not Carpenter has collected extensive data on the Taubman Center’s only teach it but make it visible and known to the students and green roof and compared its performance with the black asphalt roof of the Science Building power house and the rock-ballasted community.” roof of the bridge connecting the Science Building with the Sustainability and environmental stewardship are no longer Taubman Center. just words in a textbook, but principles that Lawrence Tech During a year with less than average rainfall, the green roof students experience daily as they walk around the revitalized exceeded expectations by absorbing more than 70 percent of rain- campus. ▲EP fall. On hot days in August, the surface temperature on the green roof was 50 degrees lower than on the asphalt roof of the nearby power house. Lawrence Tech students Carpenter also studied the performance of two rain Andrew Card, Matthew gardens he and students installed near the UTLC. When McClerren, and Preethi precipitation was less than half an inch – which hap- Kaluvakolanu joined Campus pens 90 percent of the time when it rains in the Detroit Facilities staff members in area – the rain gardens had no runoff at all. When June to plant a riparian buffer there was runoff, the rain gardens filtered out most of zone of indigenous plants near the nitrogen, phosphorous, and suspended solids that a small Rouge River tributary would have drained into a nearby Rouge River tributary. northwest of the Architecture This summer Carpenter started a new research Building. At right, Associate project by planting 1.5 acres with a wildflower mix to Professor Don Carpenter shows off the results two months create a riparian buffer zone along a small Rouge River later. tributary northwest of the Architecture Building. The land planted with a mixture of indigenous plants is expected to retain more runoff than the grass lawn that was there before, while also acting as a filter for pollutants. The project also reduced Lawrence Tech’s carbon footprint by eliminating the need for mowing and fertil- izing the lawn that was replaced. A second riparian buffer zone is scheduled to be planted behind South Housing this fall as part of the riparian grow zone demonstration project funded by a green infrastructure mini-grant from the Alliance of Rouge Communities.

4 F a l l /Wi n t e r 2009 Campus mourns President Emeritus Charles M. Chambers

Lawrence Tech’s fifth president left a legacy of accomplishment that transformed the University.

At the 2003 Commencement, Chambers led applause as graduates honored the love and sacrifice of family and friends during the pursuit of their degrees.

harles M. Chambers, who presided over the largest facility Chambers, 67, who served from 1993 to 2006 as Lawrence expansion and most extensive campus improvements in Tech’s fifth president, died May 20 near his home in Alexandria, Lawrence Tech’s history, was more proud of his efforts to Va., of complications from a brain tumor. engage alumni and work toward building a supportive and Nearly a dozen of Chambers’ former colleagues, staff, and embracing campus community. friends, including Southfield Mayor Brenda Lawrence and C “Bringing alumni ‘home’ metaphorically and physically was Alumni Association President Michael Zulinski, BSIM’74, most important,” Chambers said in a 2007 interview some 17 eulogized Chambers during the service led by Lawrence Tech months after his presidency concluded. President Lewis N. Walker, who served as provost and then Citing a growing student life, expanded campus housing, labs, executive vice president during Chambers’ tenure. degree programs, and faculty that embrace a culture of academic Chambers’ wife, Barbara, traveled from Virginia to attend, excellence, Chambers said, “With support and involvement of joined by two of their four children – son, Carleton, and daugh- people on and outside the campus, I think we now have that ter, Cathy, her husband, Patrick, and their son, Andrew. community sense. We have all “University presidents wear the ingredients of a campus many hats – they’re adminis- community that celebrates ‘University presidents wear trators, policymakers, spokes- students.... I don’t think many hats – they’re administrators, people, advocates, and fund Lawrence Tech is the ‘best policymakers, spokespeople, raisers. They must comfort, kept secret’ anymore, but we lead, and inspire. Charles did can never let up on marketing advocates, and fund raisers.’ all that and more,” Walker and building the brand.... The said, introducing a video that bar is constantly being raised.” captured some of Chambers’ Chambers’ life and legacy were remembered June 18 at a successes, character, and humor. campus memorial service attended by some 300 alumni, faculty, Walker also related the story of Christopher Wren, architect staff, business and government leaders, and other friends of the of London’s historic, domed St. Paul’s Cathedral. “The words University. inscribed on Wren’s tomb seem particularly appropriate to a university president such as Charles. Translated from Latin, they are, ‘If you seek his monument, look about you.’ As you walk this campus this morning, it is impossible not to encounter

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Charles’ monument – facili- Chambers made ties, buildings, and programs alumni outreach a priority, launching that came about through his annual visits with inspiration and leadership.” alumni throughout The Chambers era was one Michigan and nation- of remarkable progress at ally coast to coast. Lawrence Tech.” At the 1994 alumni reunion, he and his As he retired, the University wife, Barbara, met successfully concluded a $46 several early gradu- million capital campaign that ates. Lawrence Tech’s had twice been expanded alumni ranks swelled beyond its original goal. by over 10,000 graduates during his presi- During his presidency, dency, reaching over Lawrence Tech became 30,000. Michigan’s first wireless laptop campus. The $20 million University Technology and For the 10 years prior to joining Lawrence Tech, Chambers Learning Center, $12 million Student Housing Center-North, was president of the American Foundation for Biological $14.9 million A. Alfred Taubman Student Services Center, and Sciences, a consortium of over 50 scientific laboratories, muse- $3.2 million Center for Innovative Materials Research trans- ums, and societies headquartered in Washington, D.C. Earlier, he formed the campus. Other initiatives included the extensive served on the faculties of Harvard University, the University of redevelopment of the campus quadrangle incorporating numer- Alabama, and George Washington University, where he was also ous “green” environmental features. Millions of dollars more dean of graduate evening programs. were invested in upgrading older facilities throughout the 102- An expert in accreditation, he was a past president of the acre campus. American Association of University Administrators, and led Student scholarships, community outreach, and the growth numerous accrediting teams visiting university campuses for the and expansion of applied research and academic offerings also North Central Association. He also served as a consultant to the accelerated, including the launch of Lawrence Tech’s first doc- Congress and to government agencies. toral programs and the establishment of learning centers and As a young aerospace engineer with NASA in the 1960s, he higher education partnerships in Canada, Germany, Mexico, participated in the Apollo program that landed men on the moon. Asia, and elsewhere in Michigan. The number of master’s pro- Chambers held three degrees, including the PhD in physics from grams at the University jumped from three to 23. the University of Alabama and earned a law degree, with honors, from George Washington University. In 1992 he was elected a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and in 2006, a fellow of the Engineering Society of Detroit (ESD). In recognition of his accomplishments and service to higher education and the University, he was awarded a doctor of science degree, honoris causa, from Lawrence Tech. In 2007 he was recognized as a life member of the Detroit Economic Club (DEC). A founding director of Automation Alley, he also served as a director of ESD, DEC, the Detroit Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America, the WIRED (Workforce Investment for Regional Economic Development) advisory board of the Detroit Regional Chamber, the Detroit Renaissance Steering Committee, the Oakland County Workforce Development Board, and the Education Foundation of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers, where he chaired the nominating committee. He was a member of the Oakland County Business Roundtable. Following his presidency at Lawrence Tech, Chambers served As prelude to new building construction, the main campus road was relocated as the University’s first chancellor, from February 1 to July 1, in 1998. Commemorating the opening, Chambers, then-Southfield Mayor 2006, when he was named president emeritus. Donald Fracassi, and board member Ben Maibach, Jr., wield hefty scissors.

6 F a l l /Wi n t e r 2009 Following his presidency at Lawrence Tech, Chambers served as the University’s first chancellor, from February 1 to July 1, 2006, when he was named president emeritus. The Dynamic Chambers Presidency 1993–2006

Most recently, he was co-chair of the Coalition Fueling • In 1993 Lawrence Tech had 25 degree programs and in 2006 Michigan’s Future. more than 60. In her eulogy, Provost Maria Vaz described Chambers as being very down to earth. “He would roll up his sleeves and • Graduate degree programs grew in number from three to 23. help without thinking about his position. I remember the first time I was so impressed with him. We had to send a report to the • The first three doctoral programs were launched in 2004–05. Higher Learning Commission, and were against a deadline. • Lawrence Tech had seven major buildings in 1993 and 11 in “When he saw that I was trying to finish the report and put 2006. The amount of classroom, laboratory, and studio space it together, he got the spiral binding machine and helped me nearly doubled. bind the reports, working into the evening. Little things like that showed his generous nature. I also remember how Dr. Chambers • The capacity of on-campus student housing doubled to more consoled me and helped me to cope when my father died in than 500. Portugal. Before I left for Lisbon, he came to my office and talked about his experience when his own father died. I still • Lawrence Tech was among the first technological universities to remember how he helped me; I did not feel alone.” launch a laptop computer program and became Michigan’s first Bruce Annett, executive director of marketing and public wireless laptop campus. affairs, recounted crisscrossing the country over seven years with • The University was named among Intel’s “Top 50 unwired” Chambers on alumni visits, and recalled the first time he inter- campuses in 2005. viewed the then-new president in 1993. “He told a story about how, when he was perhaps six years • Lawrence Tech was named among U.S. News and World old, he took off from home with his brother, who was about Report’s “America’s Best College Values” in 2003–04. It has four. They were finally found a mile or so away, alongside been named among “America’s Best Colleges and Universities” a busy highway on their way to the house of family friends. numerous times and every year since. Acknowledging that his parents must have been frantic, he nodded, laughed, and said, ‘Well, I knew where I wanted to go • Over $46 million was raised – the most successful fund-raising and I knew how to get there.’” campaign to that time in Lawrence Tech’s history. “Perhaps,” Annett said, “those are the words that best describe President Chambers and the progress he made at Lawrence Tech • The number of endowed scholarships more than doubled. – he knew where he wanted to go and he knew how to get there. • Lawrence Tech students and faculty won numerous awards for All of us who knew Charles Chambers are better off for it and academic achievement and in intercollegiate competition. for his influence on our lives and the continued progress of this great university.” • Government leaders hailed Lawrence Tech as “Michigan’s The family has designated that memorial gifts may be made pre-eminent private research university.” to the Charles M. Chambers Endowed Scholarship Fund, Lawrence Technological University, 21000 West Ten Mile Road, • Applied research projects in new materials and emerging energy Southfield, MI 48075-1058, or online to giving.ltu.edu. ▲BA received state, national, and international acclaim and attracted millions of dollars of support, including Lawrence Tech’s first government grants.

• Lawrence Tech received top awards from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) for fund-raising improvement and for innovative advertising.

• Lawrence Tech was a founding member of Automation Alley and the Great Lakes Interchange SmartZone, both of which aim to serve and expand the area’s role as a global center of technology and research.

Chambers shared news of Lawrence Tech’s progress while appearing with popular WJR morning host Paul W. Smith during a live broadcast from the campus for the University’s 70th anniversary celebration in 2002.

L a w r e n c e Te c h Ma g a z i n e 7 The Alumni Association board approved new bylaws at its August meeting attended by (L-R) Michael Alumni Association Leese, Mike Zulinski, Jim Ryan, Frank Marcum, Hurst Wulf, Tom Kakkavas, Kim Lapinski, Roger Avie, charts a new course Laura Clary, and Ron Muccioli.

hange is the order of the day for the Lawrence Tech Alumni Association. As the Internet and the global The Lawrence Tech Alumni economy change the ways its members interact with each otherC both personally and professionally, the Alumni Association board is keeping pace. President Michael Zulinski, BSIM’74, Association is making changes to believes the best way to do that is to take a cue from the Univer- sity’s vision of “producing leaders with an entrepreneurial spirit and a global view.” That approach is leading to several initiatives for the venerable better serve its members and organization founded in the 1930s and formally incorporated in 1956. “We are excited by the new directions that the University enhance its longstanding support is taking, and we need to respond by keeping our association relevant and dynamic,” he said. “We have a strong tradition of service and philanthropy that we want to make even stronger through effective outreach and communication.” of the University and students. A comprehensive review of the organization’s direction got started when the board of directors hired a consultant from Villa- nova University to work with a new strategic planning committee comprised of board members who represented all points of view. They came up with a new mission statement: “The Lawrence Tech Alumni Association sustains a lifelong bond with alumni by promoting the University’s commitment to

8 F a l l /Wi n t e r 2009 ‘We have a strong tradition of innovate, transform, and lead service and philanthropy that “Our alumni have achieved through technical achievement, we want to make even stronger many incredible accomplish- entrepreneurship, and profes- ments and we have much to sional excellence.” through effective outreach and be proud of as graduates of The committee tackled the communication.’ Lawrence Tech,” Zulinski said. task of rewriting the bylaws He believes that the best that hadn’t been changed much way to reinforce the pride that for more than half a century. Lawrence Tech alumni feel Enacting new bylaws in August was a major accomplishment, but is to encourage them to return to campus – something that large that was just the start. The strategic planning committee found numbers of alumni haven’t done since graduation. “We’re finding that the real challenge is to identify and implement ways to get that once they see the pace of change that is taking place, they more alumni connected with each other and with the University. become much more enthusiastic and eager to get involved again,” Many can benefit from increased interaction with fellow alumni he said. and the University community, while the University stands to Zulinksi continues to be amazed by the projects developed by gain from increased alumni participation. Lawrence Tech students, and he is confident other alumni will Zulinski said the Alumni Association is embarking on a bold enjoy seeing more of what students are doing. Some will want to agenda to reach out to alumni. Better networking can help alumni help out by lending their own expertise to student projects. advance their careers and perhaps develop new products or start Students would also benefit from learning more about what a new company. Nearly everyone enjoys getting involved with alumni have accomplished. The alumni board is considering the fellow alumni and current students, and some alumni have also creation of a Hall of Pride that could display copyrights and pat- found that re-establishing their connection with the University ents earned by alums and disseminate information about compa- has helped them professionally. nies they have founded.

Building on a strong foundation Expanding the Association’s scope The underlying strength of the Alumni Association comes from The Alumni Association has been an integral part of the the innumerable success stories that its members have written for Lawrence Tech community ever since it was founded in 1933 themselves since graduation. They have much more to share with shortly after the first graduates received diplomas. The associa- each other than just memories of college days. tion has remained independent of the University with a board Lawrence Tech alumni are taking leadership roles in business comprised entirely of alumni, but it also has benefited from throughout the country and world, and Zulinski believes that they University staff support. Since 2007, Mary Randazzo has been can help each other in many ways. Alumni with expertise in man- the manager of alumni relations and alumni giving. agement may have insights on how to turn intellectual property The Alumni Association has always put a premium on provid- developed by another graduate into a commercial product. Or ing support for the students who will become future members. they may have contacts that can help a friend break into a new It has been generous with scholarships and has recognized market or even build business relationships in a new country. outstanding academic achievement.

The Alumni Association supports students and recognizes their achievements in many ways, including the annual presentation of the Alumni Association Edward Donley Distinguished Graduates Award to two outstanding seniors. In May, Lawrence Tech President Lewis N. Walker and Alumni Association President Michael Zulinski, BSIM’74, (R) presented this year’s awards to Lauren Meganck, BSCvE’09, and Nathan Shobe, BSAr’09.

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Now more alumni are sharing their knowledge and experience with current students. This approach is exemplified by The LEGENDS, a group created by the Alumni Associa- tion to both recognize the business achievements of alumni and share the knowledge they have gained. These alumni can help instill the entrepreneurial mindset in today’s students and personally demonstrate the importance of leadership skills in today’s global economy. In addition, each academic year the Entrepreneurial Lec- ture Series brings back five or six alumni to give students an inside view of what it takes to found and manage a successful President Mike Zulinski (second from right) is providing a higher profile for business. the Alumni Association outside Michigan. In March he joined Lawrence Tech Other alumni can benefit from these lessons as well, and so the President Lewis Walker and members of the Advancement team at a reception for Florida alumni at EPCOT Center. Association has put increased emphasis on outreach efforts that bring alumni together. New forms of social media like Facebook have made that task of staying in touch much easier, and the Alumni Association continues to explore new avenues of com- Becoming involved munication with its members. The LinkedIn site that was started here are many ways to get involved or stay in touch with the See article at right for ways last year now has 1,300 participants. ( TAlumni Association at Lawrence Tech. to become involved.) Go to ltu.edu/alumni as the Zulinski said this mutually beneficial interaction is no longer starting point for finding informa- restricted to southeast Michigan where the majority of alumni tion about a variety of alumni pro- live and work. The Alumni Association is working to establish grams and activities. The Alumni a strong presence in cities around the country and eventually Association has its own page where around the world. the newly updated bylaws can be As president of the Alumni Association, he has joined Presi- viewed and downloaded. The Lawrence Tech Alumni dent Lewis N. Walker on alumni visits in Miami, Orlando, and Association also has a group on Washington, D.C. He envisions active alumni chapters in Atlanta, linkedin.com. It’s easy to sign up Phoenix, Los Angeles, and even as far away as Saudi Arabia. and read what your fellow alums are “The University sees its mission in global terms, and the writing about. Alumni Association should do the same,” Zulinski said. “When Mary Randazzo In the coming months, the Alumni President Walker goes out on the road, he raises the visibility of Association also will add a Facebook Lawrence Tech all around the world. We want to do that as well.” page and explore other ways to ▲EP connect with its members. Of course, there are more traditional methods for keeping in touch. Call Mary Randazzo, manager of alumni relations and alumni giving, at 248.204.2309, or email her at [email protected]. Administrative Assistant Debbie Farina can be reached at 248.204.2307 or [email protected]. ▲EP Debbie Farina

10 F a l l /Wi n t e r 2009 Adding more entrepreneurship to engineering education

rants may be the life- Over the summer a faculty commit- A five-year, $1.1 million grant tee worked with a facilitator from the blood of academic re- University of Delaware on adding Gsearch, but it is unusual problem-based learning to the cur- for a grant to take a university from the Kern Family riculum for engineering students. exactly where the faculty and During one of the sessions, Associate leadership already want to go. Professor Andy Gerhart makes a Foundation will help integrate point to Professor Ron Foster while That’s what happened ear- Associate Professor Chris Cartwright lier this year when the Kern listens. Family Foundation awarded the entrepreneurial mindset a five-year, $1.1 million grant to Lawrence Technological into undergraduate engineering University to further integrate “It is our mission to educate the entrepreneurial mindset in education at Lawrence Tech. engineering professionals who the education of engineering are not only good in their field students. but also have leadership ca- It’s rare for university administrators to allow grant providers pabilities,” the dean said. “The entrepreneurial mindset is a very to set guidelines for the curriculum, which is normally the care- important component of leadership, and we welcome the oppor- fully guarded domain of the faculty and the deans. Provost Maria tunity to strengthen that aspect of our curriculum.” Vaz, Engineering Dean Devdas Shetty, and the faculty at Law- Over the next five years the Kern grant will fund a variety of rence Tech have been willing to make that commitment because entrepreneurial programs at Lawrence Tech. The centerpiece will they all believe in the importance of graduating leaders with an be the addition of entrepreneurial components in 30 courses of entrepreneurial spirit and a global view. the engineering curriculum, including a number of College of Shetty said the University is embracing the major changes that Arts and Sciences courses required for engineering students. the grant will bring because they fit so well with the university’s Vaz, who is the principal investigator for the Kern grant, academic goals. explained that the entrepreneurial mindset starts with critical

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thinking, creativity, and innovation. Entrepreneurs also must summer with courses in soil mechanics and engineering materials know how to take measured risks, understand basic business and the introductory courses in engineering, economics, calculus, practices, have experience working in and leading interdisciplin- physics, and chemistry. ary and multidisciplinary teams, be able to listen and commu- The first step was to get the faculty thinking about the transi- nicate effectively, and have the ability to incorporate input and tion, and a series of workshops and training sessions were held feedback from diverse perspec- over the summer. Then the tives and cultures. Entrepre- members of the first faculty neurs must understand how to In an independent study project, cohort took a week-long course develop and bring products to students will explore what would be in problem-based learning market as well. (PBL), a major part of entre- “We will achieve our vision needed to make a product commercially preneurial education. Next of graduating engineers with successful or how to raise capital for summer, they will be trained an entrepreneurial mindset by development of a specific product. in active and collaborative changing the methodologies learning (ACL), which will and pedagogy in the classroom be incorporated into the seven and through co-curricular activities,” Vaz said. original courses while a second faculty cohort begins work on the next set of courses to be converted. Multi-faceted approach According to Shetty, the effort to introduce the entrepreneurial Lawrence Tech put together a successful grant proposal that mindset has to take place in several stages starting in freshman approaches that goal from several directions. The agenda year for engineering students. For example, in a calculus course, includes: students might study a mathematical situation and learn about • A new Student Entrepreneurial Studio where students will evaluating the business ramifications of optimizing or minimizing construct products as part of the process of taking a new the rate of change in a specific industrial process. concept through the steps leading to commercialization. “Students sometimes wonder what they will use calculus for • An entrepreneur-in-residence program that will bring a in engineering,” Shetty said. “We hope they will see that calculus successful entrepreneur to campus to interact with students and differential equations can provide a theoretical base for deci- and faculty in a variety of settings. sions with real-world applications.” • An entrepreneurial co-op and internship program that will give In an independent study project, students will explore what students the opportunity to work on product development and would be needed to make a product commercially successful or implementation in new and entrepreneurial companies. how to raise capital for development of a specific product. “With • Creation of a regional competition that will promote the use of a combination of courses, hands-on projects, campus activities, creativity and innovation in problem solving. Teams from other and visiting lectures, we intend to develop a culture of entrepre- universities in the Kern Entrepreneurship Education Network neurship in our students,” Shetty said. (KEEN) in this region will be invited to the competition to be hosted by Lawrence Tech in fall 2010. At the heart of the entrepreneurial education program is the daunting task of modifying 30 courses. Lawrence Tech plans to accomplish that over five years, and each year a faculty committee will rewrite the curricula for approximately six courses. The process began this

Students Jason Hammond and Steven Charles show off their prototype product, “The Time Trap,” a portable laser timing system with multiple functions for hobbyists. They developed a detailed business plan for bringing their product to market as part of their senior project in industrial technology.

12 F a l l /Wi n t e r 2009 Lawrence Tech won this new five-year grant because it came up with an exciting plan to give all undergraduate engineering students an understanding of entrepreneurial opportunities and how to pursue them, according to Timothy Kriewall, program director of engineering entrepreneurship at the Kern Family Foundation in Waukesha, Wis. “These initiatives at Lawrence Tech are filling a gap in engineering education. Producing engineers who are technically proficient has never been a problem in America, but today’s world requires more than that,” Kriewall said. “The Kern Family Foundation wants to help America retain its prominence in technology and maintain its economic strength by cultivating social awareness and the values of free enterprise among graduating engineers.” While the Kern grant focuses on engineering education, Vaz said that the curriculum changes it has set in motion will eventually extend throughout all the University’s undergraduate curricula. “The Kern grant is reinforcing Lawrence Tech’s approach of providing students with both the theory and practice of all academic disciplines, and it also fits in nicely with our plans to make Domino’s Pizza CEO David Brandon (L), shown here with Lawrence Tech leadership education a requirement for all undergraduates,” Vaz President Lewis Walker, reacts to a question following his speech about his said. ▲EP journey as an entrepreneur. His visit was co-sponsored by the LEGENDS, the alumni organization for entrepreneurs and business owners, the Collegiate Entrepreneurs’ Organization (CEO) at Lawrence Tech, and the Kern Entrepreneurship Education Network.

An enduring commitment Over the past seven years, other grants from the Kern Family Foundation have helped Lawrence Tech improve the engineering educational experience in a number of ways, and students and faculty have participated in many activities sponsored by KEEN. The network’s mission is to help universities produce engineers equipped with an entrepreneurial mindset who will contribute to business success and in so doing transform the U.S. workforce. “With this new grant, the Kern Family Foundation has extended its continuous support for entrepreneurial engineering education at Lawrence Tech to 12 years. It is a remarkable commitment that reflects a strong belief that the entrepreneurial mindset is essential for maintaining the vitality of the American economy,” Vaz said. Lawrence Tech already offers an entrepreneurial certificate program through the College of Engineering’s Lear Entrepreneur- ial Program, which was established to provide students with a Students (L-R) Tyler Mericle, Gokul Butail, Thomas Phillips, Jasmine Jones, and Sarah Thurmond practiced their entrepreneurial mindset when they setting to apply business models to real-world engineering prob- competed in the 2009 Chicago Innovation Chase, an annual entrepreneurial lems. The course work is supplemented by conferences, intern- competition. ships, and competitions. The entrepreneurial program fits perfectly with another major Lawrence Tech initiative – a four-year leadership education program for all undergraduates. Entrepreneurial education will help engineering students develop many of the skills they need as leaders in the business world.

L a w r e n c e Te c h Ma g a z i n e 13 Retooling for new job opportunities As part of its ambitious Recovery program, Lawrence Tech has rapidly expanded its roster of certificate programs to help displaced workers make the transition to new careers.

At the third networking reception held Aug. 13 at Lawrence Tech, Assistant Provost for Enrollment Management Lisa Kujawa (far left) joined a panel of business recruiters to discuss what employers are looking for when they interview job applicants.

hen last year’s economic downturn hit hard in Michi- A challenging transition gan, Lisa Kujawa knew that Lawrence Tech had to Nowhere is the need for close cooperation with the private sector move quickly to provide the educational retooling that and government more apparent than in the defense industry. Wdisplaced workers needed to land new jobs and start new careers. Massive layoffs in the automotive sector created a surplus of As assistant provost of enrollment management, she was in the engineering expertise in the Detroit area on which defense position to match up job seekers with academic opportunities at contractors were eager to capitalize. But employers were initially the University. In particular, former automotive engineers, includ- disappointed by the inability of some automotive engineers to ing some who had graduated from Lawrence Tech, needed new adapt to a different manufacturing environment. educational credentials to make the transition to another sector of “We heard that some automotive engineers just weren’t ready the economy. for the transition. Even though the engineering skills required The solution has been the creation of new certificate programs comprised of 15 to 18 credit hours that a displaced worker can The solution has been the creation of complete in two semesters. The University rolled out nine new certificates in time for the summer semester and even more for new certificate programs comprised of the fall semester to bring the roster up to 40. (See list on page 16.) 15 to 18 credit hours that a displaced The challenge was to match knowledge available at the worker can complete in two semesters. University with the opportunities that were developing in specific industries. In the span of a few months Lawrence Tech forged new partnerships with business, industry, and government to were similar, the work environment, the scope of projects, and the ensure that job seekers can get the education they need at an security requirements were substantially different,” Kujawa said. affordable cost. To find out how to better prepare engineers for this career change, University officials started by tapping already strong relationships with TARDEC and TACOM. They reached out to defense contractors like General Dynamics and Raytheon. On April 1, a meeting was held with representatives of Automa-

14 F a l l /Wi n t e r 2009 tion Alley, the regional technology business consortium, and the Oakland County office of Michigan Works!, the state’s workforce development department, to discuss opportunities for government-funded tuition grants. In January, the first cohort of students will begin classes for a new Lawrence Tech graduate certificate, “Defense Manufactur- ing Engineering.” In putting together the curriculum, Provost Maria Vaz, Engineering Dean Devdas Shetty, and Professor Greg Feierfeil, then-chairman of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, listened closely to recommendations coming from the industry in order to develop the series of courses that prepare returning students for that specific work environment. “They were able to move at the speed of light,” said Alysia Green, workforce development supervisor at Automation Alley. “You just don’t expect to have a certificate program developed in a few months.” Because defense industry representatives were at the table from the very beginning, Lawrence Tech is providing the type of Lawrence Tech Provost Maria Vaz and President Lewis Walker listen as training that employers are looking for. Additionally, industry displaced worker John Nametz explains how the “Recovery Starts Here” insiders are teaching some of the courses as adjunct professors. program is helping him retool his career. Nametz obtained a job after complet- As a result, companies in the defense sector can recruit directly ing the Energy and Environmental Management graduate certificate program in May. from this program. “The way that Lawrence Tech asked for assistance in developing a certificate program got the attention of other higher educa- Meeting the goals of the U.S. Department of Labor is the best tion institutions,” Green said. “I think everybody else is playing way to attract tuition funding for new academic programs, Finn catch up.” noted. John Almstadt, director of Oakland County Michigan Works!, Since the Lawrence Tech certificate programs fit well with said Lawrence Tech is helping his staff provide an alternative those goals, the Oakland County office of Michigan Works! will career path for engineers who have been displaced in the auto fund participants’ costs by tapping more than one federal jobs industry. program. “Lawrence Tech is filling a real need,” Almstadt said. “Michigan Works! is very results driven. They want to see the He noted that the partnership between Lawrence Tech and jobs at the end of the educational program,” Finn said. “Thanks to county employment officials begins at the top. Both President our partnerships in the defense industry, we were able to show the Lewis N. Walker and Vaz serve on the Workforce Development state officials that we can administer the job training directly and Board that oversees the county’s Michigan Works! office and has find jobs for the graduates.” played an important role in sustaining a knowledge-based workforce in Oakland County and Southeast Michigan. Building on a solid foundation Vaz also worked with the consultant who set up the survey Lawrence Tech’s commitment to help displaced workers make for the Skill Needs Assessment Checklist that identified the job the transition to new careers began last December when Walker openings and the skills that are needed in the 10 fastest-growing launched the “Recovery Starts Here” initiative. The University employment sectors in Oakland County. began by setting aside $3 million for 50 percent tuition grants for displaced workers or their dependent children through the com- Tuition support is vital pletion of an undergraduate or graduate degree. Approximately Finding tuition grants is a pivotal part of the process for displaced 450 students who had lost their jobs have returned to school workers, and the University has benefited from the knowledge because of that commitment. and contacts of Dean of Students Kevin Finn, who worked with The University also organized networking receptions and state and federal employment programs prior to coming to Law- career development workshops that have attracted almost 3,000 rence Tech. Lawrence Tech has worked closely with government job seekers this year. (See back cover.) The feedback from those officials to make sure that its students will qualify for the state events helped bring the second phase of the “Recovery Starts No Worker Left Behind program and federal programs such as Here” initiative into focus. the Trade Adjustment Assistance Act and the Workforce Invest- “Right from the start we saw that people were looking for ment Act. a short-term solution for creating new career opportunities,” Kujawa said. “We also saw that Michigan Works! was looking for training programs that led directly to a job offer.” Vaz worked with the deans and faculty of Lawrence Tech’s four colleges to identify certificate programs of 15 to 18 credit

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hours that could be completed within a year. In keeping with the The initiative that began as the “Recovery Starts Here” is begin- University’s “theory and practice” approach to education, they ning to look like the “Recovery Continues Here.” Displaced looked for ways to bring academic programs into line with em- workers who turn to Lawrence Tech discover that they have mul- ployment opportunities in industry. tiple options for getting back into Michigan’s changing economy. Lawrence Tech has also expanded certificate offerings to That’s because the University’s leadership is constantly exploring reflect the thousands of jobs that are being created in the film new ways to deliver education that will lead to a job. industry in Michigan, thanks to generous state tax incentives. “We keep hearing over and over that no one is doing as much Movie producers want to hire local people with production skills as Lawrence Tech,” Kujawa said. ▲EP rather than fly in workers from Hollywood. Building on the bachelor’s degree program in media communication introduced in 2006, the University has added six undergraduate certificates: Animation and Visual Effects for Film, Undergraduate Certificates at Film and Audio Technique, Film and Production Techniques, Set Lawrence Tech Design, Television and Video Production, and Video and Audio Technique. Alternative Energy Engineering Technology These certificate programs have the added benefit of seamless Animation and Visual Effects for Film integration into the curricula for a bachelor’s degree and perhaps Biochemical Engineering a master’s degree in the future. Bioelectronics Preparing students for the film industry has provided the op- Biomechanics Building Information Modeling and Computer Visualization (online) portunity for new collaboration between the colleges. Many of Computer Science the new jobs involve engineering and graphic design skills in Electrical Power Systems addition to the communication and computer science knowledge Embedded Systems taught in the College of Arts and Sciences. There are plans to Entrepreneurial Skills establish a film institute at Lawrence Tech that draws on campus- Film and Audio Technique wide resources. Film and Production Techniques “People who want to advance in this industry will need course Industrial/Organizational Psychology work from all our colleges,” Kujawa said. “Having an interdisci- Innovative Product Design plinary knowledge base and skill set will lead to a broader variety Set Design of jobs.” Technical and Professional Communication Alternative energy and energy management are two other Television and Video Production Video and Audio Technique areas where many new jobs are anticipated in Michigan. Battery technology has been a priority of the Granholm administration in Lansing, and in August Vice President Joseph Biden came to Graduate Certificates at Michigan to announce that the state would receive $1.3 billion in grants for battery research and development. Lawrence Tech University officials have worked with representatives of Aeronautical Engineering General Electric, DTE Energy, and the auto companies, and have Architectural Management (online) also coordinated efforts with Automation Alley and Oakland Bioinformatics University. Critical Studies in Architecture In this field Lawrence Tech now offers an undergraduate Energy and Environmental Management certificate, Alternative Energy Engineering Technology, and two Energy Engineering graduate-level certificates, Energy Engineering and Energy and Information Assurance Management Environmental Management. Instructional Systems Design and Presentation The University is also breaking new ground in the delivery of Instructional Technology certificate programs. Two certificates are available exclusively Manufacturing Systems for the Defense Industry online, and students have the option to take two others online. Manufacturing Systems Nonprofit Management and Leadership (also online) Project Management (also online) Robotics Education Sustainable Architecture Technical and Professional Communication Telecommunications Transportation Design Urban Design Workplace Technology

16 F a l l /Wi n t e r 2009 On CampusON CAMPUS less,” said Lisa Kujawa, assistant veterans support group. Lawrence Tech wins provost for enrollment manage- Since 1995, Lawrence Tech has ‘Best in Midwest’ and ment at Lawrence Tech. also been cited annually by U.S. This year the Office of Student News & World Report in the top ‘Military Friendly’ designations Affairs at Lawrence Tech is adding tier of America’s Best Colleges. a veterans student club and a ▲EP Lawrence Tech has earned The inactive, reserve, or retired military Princeton Review’s 2010 “Best in – 25 percent off tuition and fees the Midwest” designation based on for undergraduate students and 16 academic excellence and an anony- percent off for graduate programs. mous student survey, and has “We have a veterans affairs been named to the 2010 Military coordinator who works one-on-one Friendly Schools list compiled by with all of our veterans to ensure G.I. Jobs. their benefits are applied correctly To receive the “Best in the and that their transition is seam- Midwest” designation in the 2010 Best Colleges: Region by Region school selections, colleges first Horldt award goes to longtime faculty leader had to meet standards for academic excellence within their region. Professor Jerry Crist (L) received Inclusion on the prestigious list the Henry B. and Barbara J. Horldt also depended on the results of Excellence in Teaching Award from Lawrence Tech President Lewis N. an anonymous online survey that Walker at a reception in April. Crist asked students to rate their own has taught at Lawrence Tech since schools on several issues – from 1968. Over the years he has helped the accessibility of professors to design the new chemistry curriculum, the quality of campus food – and chaired the Department of Chemistry answer questions about them- and the Department of Natural selves, their fellow students, and Sciences, and served as interim dean their campus life. The rating of students 2001–03. categories include academics, admissions selectivity, financial aid, quality of life, and green initia- tiatives. The Princeton Review awarded the Midwest designation to 158 colleges in 12 states. Only about 25 percent of the nation’s colleges Taiwanese teachers meet national sports idol and universities receive the honor. “We chose Lawrence Tech and the other terrific schools we rec- ommend as our ‘regional best’ colleges primarily for their excellent academic programs,” said Robert Franek, Princeton Review’s vice president of publishing. The Military Friendly Schools list honors the top 15 percent of colleges, universities, and trade schools that are doing the most to embrace America’s veterans as students. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has designated Lawrence Tech as a “Yellow Ribbon School” for its 25 percent match of the GI Bill funds available to any veteran. Thirty-one Taiwanese teachers in the Master in Educational Technology degree program met Detroit Tigers pitcher Fu-Te Lawrence Tech also offers mili- Ni, one of three Taiwanese players in the major leagues, when they went to a baseball game at Comerica Park in August. tary discounts to all active military, Most of the teachers earn their master’s degree by taking summer courses at Lawrence Tech for four years.

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world, including the University of starting line for the fourth of eight Lawrence Tech ‘comeback kids’ Michigan, Ohio State, Texas A&M, scheduled rounds of flying with Cal State, and universities from progressively heavier payloads. crack top 10 in aero competition Brazil, Poland, Germany, India, and The team moved steadily up Canada. the rankings, and in the rain- After its plane crashed in the very Tech’s Aero Design Team consist- Most planes in the competition abbreviated final day managed first round of flight, the Lawrence ing of Matt Greer, Bryan Beltowski, were constructed with balsa wood to carry the fourth heaviest load Tech team became the “come- Mike Camilleri, Ed L’Esperance, and foam, but the Lawrence Tech in the competition. Even without back kids” of the annual SAE Josh Shepard, and Mark Stanek. plane had a Kevlar body, so the any points from the preliminary Aero Design Competition held in They were already facing stiff damage was confined to the front. round, Lawrence Tech finished Georgia in April by climbing up to competition from some of the Much to the surprise of spectators, eighth overall and first among the eighth place – the University’s best largest engineering schools in the Lawrence Tech was back on the Michigan teams. performance ever. “Our students overcame adver- Thanks to a strong written sity and worked as an extraordi- report and oral presentation, nary team to earn Lawrence Tech’s Lawrence Tech stood in 14th best finish ever,” said Associate place out of 43 teams when the Professor Andrew Gerhart, the SAE flights began. But it looked like Aero faculty advisor. ▲EP 14 months of planning, design, construction, and testing would all come to nothing when the plane barreled into the ground on its initial run in the preliminary round. Lawrence Tech students revisit the site of their plane’s crash during the Apparently the controls had been SAE Aero Design Competition. Local knocked out of alignment during pilot Colton Clark (L) joins team the long road trip. members Bryan Beltowski, Mike The crash presented an addi- Camilleri, Matt Greer, Mark Stanek, tional challenge for Lawrence Ed L’Esperance, and Josh Shepard.

significant structures in the state, uses it as a teaching tool. Two students are at home according to the Michigan Society Aided by donors, the University with history of Architects. completed a wide-ranging restora- The house was donated to the tion of the house and grounds University in 1978 by Mary Ann in 1990. But maintenance and Two Lawrence Tech students musty smell of a vacant house and Lutomski and Gregor P. Affleck, restoration are never-ending tasks majoring in architecture and found numerous small improve- the children of the original owners, at historic buildings, and that’s construction management played ments to make. They also studied Gregor and Elizabeth Affleck. The especially true for houses designed a role in architectural history the master’s blueprints. College of Architecture and Design by Wright. ▲EP while spending two summers at The students were given the University’s Affleck House responsibility for planning and designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. performing restoration proj- Seniors Justin Butler and Doug ects. They worked closely with Metiva lived at the Bloomfield Hills Associate Dean Joseph Veryser, house last summer while restoring BSAr’76, and Facilities Coordinator the exterior, but lived elsewhere Brian Raymond of the College of this summer while working on the Architecture and Design. “We told interior. them what we wanted to do on The biggest challenge was the house, and they allowed us to replacing tidewater cypress planks go at our own pace,” Butler said. up to 30 feet long and then rep- “They had trust in us.” licating the original color of the The 2,350-square-foot Affleck siding. Since the house is built out House was designed by Wright for from a hill and over a streambed, a family of modest means. A much of the work was done from construction model was displayed scaffolding. Dealing with wasps in the Museum of Modern Art and bees nesting around the house prior to its completion in 1941. was an occupational hazard. Affleck House is on the Michigan Lawrence Tech students Doug Metiva and Justin Butler have a good view of By living there last summer, and National Registers of Historic architectural history from scaffolding at the Affleck House designed by Frank Butler and Metiva eliminated the Places, and is one of the 50 most Lloyd Wright.

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Lawrence Tech students win international recognition

Three students in the Allied Design This illustration was Studio: Theory and Competitions part of Lisa Sauve’s course taught by Assistant entry that finished Professor Philip Plowright in the second in a Dubai College of Architecture and Design design competition. She and two won international recognition for other students from four projects during the 2008–09 the same course academic year. won international “To have four projects rec- recognition for four ognized in three international projects. competitions in the same year was an outstanding achievement,” Plowright said. “These students have demonstrated that they can be competitive on a world stage.” The highest recognition came in the Dubai-based 2A International Architectural Students and Young Architects Competition: Du(b)ailities: Supra_global_cul- ture / micro_ethnic_localities. 2A Magazine is a publication based fabric in order to negotiate issues Magazine/webzine. The competi- Smith’s proposal for a clinic in the United Arab Emirates that of nationality, culture, and ethnic- tion addressed the interaction of module in Kbungo, Rwanda, was focuses on bringing modern art ity, in a global city. social connections with formal shortlisted in the Design for the and architecture to the gulf region Lawrence Tech student Vincent space. The design was to be a Children, Fight for the Children of the Middle East. Daniele received an honorable social equalizer, attractor, and loci, Competition 2008. The challenge Lisa Sauve, with help from fel- mention in the 2008 Line of Site of a proposed area. was to develop a sustainable and low student Adam Smith, finished International Design Competition, Daniele was in the top five culturally sensitive pediatric clinic second in the micro_ethnic_locali- “Meeting Point.” Line of Site and the only finalist from North model for East Africa. ▲EP ties division of the competition. is a British-based competition America. Sauve’s entry in the same The project addressed small- supported by Google, ACO competition was one of 17 short- scale interventions in Dubai’s city Technologies, and Building Design listed out of 92 submissions.

Go west, bridge builders

During its trip to Las Vegas to com- pete in the national finals in May, the Lawrence Tech Steel Bridge Team visited the Hoover Dam, where a bypass highway with a 1,900-foot-long bridge across the Colorado River is nearing completion. The team members are (L-R) Lindsay Bzymek, Jim Mazur, Lauren Meganck, Captain Nick Knust, and Greg Jackman. The team finished 19th out of 47 teams in the national competition sponsored by the American Society of Civil Engineers, ranking ninth on display and 14th in construction speed. The team qualified for the nationals by winning the North Central Regional Conference event hosted this spring by Lawrence Tech.

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Senior project team ‘Big Blue’ wins engineering members (L-R) Anthony J. Castellucci, technology senior project award Daniel Peraino, and Jason D’Antimo designed, fabricated, The senior project team of Anthony times during the semester to and then helped J. Castellucci, Jason R. D’Antimo, reduce weight by a third and cost install “Big Blue” in Luciano Mancini, and Daniel by a half. The team constantly tried the Buell Management Peraino won the 2009 engineer- different engineering methods to Building atrium in ing technology senior project manufacture and operate the clock April. Luciano Mancini award for building and installing more efficiently. This is a green- was the fourth team the six-foot-square clock, “Big power design that consumes only member. Blue,” in the atrium of the Buell 10 watts of power. Management Building. The project Professor Kenneth Cook, chair involved more than 700 discrete of the Department of Engineering blue LEDs, microprocessor con- Technology, asked the students trol, IR remote programming, 20 to build a clock for the atrium as custom PC boards, and a custom- a senior project and helped them designed and manufactured alumi- with some of the logistics. ▲EP num frame with a blue acrylic lens. The clock was redesigned three

on steps to improve the region’s Management, and the research Lawrence Tech wins grants to entrepreneurial infrastructure. It manager is Matthew Cole, director will focus on creating opportunities of the psychology program. improve support for entrepreneurs for displaced automotive work- “The EDA grant allows us ers and engineering, science, and to identify unique opportunities Lawrence Tech has won a for innovation and entrepreneurial business professionals. to provide an environment and $70,000 grant from the Economic development in a region that has The project director is Mark resources for product creation, Development Administration experienced high levels of unem- Brucki, executive director of eco- innovation, and job creation that (EDA) of the U.S. Department of ployment, underemployment, and nomic development and govern- are not being offered elsewhere in Commerce and a $10,000 grant out-migration. ment relations. The research direc- the state, the Great Lakes region, from the Detroit Regional Chamber The study will make recom- tor is Robert Inskeep, executive or the nation,” Brucki said. ▲EP to study and seek to improve mendations to EDA within a year director of the Center for Nonprofit entrepreneurship, innovation, and product development in southeast Michigan. The remaining support for the $146,000 feasibility study Element One team travels to South Carolina will come from the University and service providers. The study will determine the feasibility of creating a regional center for innovation and entrepreneurship that would be a catalyst

Members of the Element One team took a working spring break in March when they traveled to Columbia, S.C., with their racing kart powered by a hydrogen fuel cell. The kart was a major attraction at the National Hydrogen Association Conference and Hydro Expo. At left in the photo is Associate Professor Rob Fletcher, the team’s faculty advisor and Mark Brucki director of the Alternative Energy Lab at Lawrence Tech.

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was promoted to his current posi- Braswell was a temporary Marburger awards recognize tion overseeing the University’s worker before being hired full-time outstanding performance marketing efforts. in 2003 in the University Housing Favro, who retired this year, office, where she has established a taught almost all the University’s reputation for her professional and At the annual Mary E. and Annett started at Lawrence Tech math courses as well as two com- pleasant customer service. ▲EP Richard E. Marburger Excellence in 1976 as public relations director. puter science courses since joining in Achievement Awards ceremony He soon took on a second job as the faculty in 1973. She has been in April, Dean of Students Kevin alumni relations director, and held an active advisor and mentor to Finn and Assistant Provost for both positions until 1999 when he students. Enrollment Management Lisa Kujawa were recognized for their leadership roles in Lawrence Tech’s $3 million “Recovery Starts Here” initiative to help displaced workers. Awards were also presented to Bruce Annett, executive director of marketing and public affairs, as administrator of the year; Ruth Favro, professor of mathematics and computer science, as faculty member of the year; and Tamara Braswell of the University Housing office as the staff person of the year. The awards came with $1,000 honorariums. Finn and Kujawa shared the Marburger Distinguished Achievement Award: Champion of Institutional Excellence and Preeminence. In December Lawrence Tech announced its “Recovery Starts Here” program highlighted by 50 President Emeritus Richard Marburger, his wife, Mary, and President Lewis N. Walker flank the 2009 Marburger Award percent tuition grants through recipients (L-R) Lisa Kujawa, Kevin Finn, Bruce Annett, Tamara Braswell, and Ruth Favro. completion of a degree program for displaced workers or their dependent children. (See back cover.) Finn and Kujawa were Lawrence Tech introduces Culture Shock instrumental in putting together Culture Shock, Lawrence Tech’s new- this initiative within a few weeks est entry in the Intelligent Ground and then were responsible for its Vehicle Competition, scored well in the annual event at Oakland implementation. University in June that attracts teams Kujawa came to Lawrence Tech from more than 40 universities. The in 1999 as admissions director and new robot took fourth place in the now oversees all aspects of the design competition, sixth place in the admissions process as assistant navigation challenge, and ninth place provost. She has more than 25 in the autonomous challenge. Faculty years of experience in admissions, advisor CJ Chung watches team recruitment, and enrollment man- leader Brace Stout make some last- agement. minute adjustments to the program- Finn came to Lawrence Tech ming, while teammates Emily Trudell and Ryan Matthews stand by. in 2001 to be director of career services. In 2007 he was promoted to executive director of career services and international programs and then was named dean of students last year.

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educational community, an addi- All floors of all campus buildings, Speed and capacity improved with tional 15 Mb is also available for including housing, are now services provided through a net- covered. campus wireless network upgrades work of Merit members known as The reconstructed wireless OnNet. Internet 2-based services system improves a bottleneck Lawrence Tech has implemented The first step to improve con- and Microsoft upgrades hosted from laptops to such systems as the first campus-wide upgrade nectivity was to boost the band- at the University of Michigan are Banner, Blackboard, and other key of its wireless network since it width of the University’s external examples of what is available to campus applications hosted in the became Michigan’s first wire- Internet connection provided by the Lawrence Tech community Edward Donley Computer Center less campus in 2001. This fall the Merit Computer Network from through OnNet. (EDCC) in the Science Building. Lawrence Tech students, faculty, 30 Mb to 75 Mb, an increase of Over the summer, some The increased Internet bandwidth and staff are experiencing better 150 percent. $300,000 was spent to replace the helps reduce a second bottleneck Internet and email service thanks Since Merit is a nonprofit orga- existing campus wireless system from EDCC to the Internet, so that to improvements instituted over nization supporting the Michigan with an 801.N-capable version. the overall network throughput will the summer by the Office of be enhanced. Information Technology Service Chavis said email service for Delivery. students will also improve as the Lawrence Tech made the switch University transitions to Google to Google’s email service and Apps for Education. Calendar Google Apps for Education, and is sharing, instant messaging, and also addressing two bottlenecks in document sharing are some of the University’s data network that the new applications available. have contributed to slow connec- Security has also been improved, tivity on campus. and access to Lawrence Tech email “We are improving the use of accounts from off campus now will technology in classrooms and the be the same as on campus. ▲EP student experience in housing,” said Tim Chavis, who joined the Tim Chavis is the new executive direc- University as executive director of tor of the Department of Information IT Service Delivery earlier this year. Technology Service Delivery.

TARDEC funding also supports TARDEC grants highlight 10th Robofest competition workshops, education assess- ments of Robofest participants, The Joint Center for Robotics at Robofest is an international future of Michigan’s engineering and student teams. Workshops the Tank Automotive Research, competition of autonomous robots and technical workforce,” said at 10 Detroit and Highland Park Development and Engineering that are computer-programmed Bernard Theisen, project manager schools built awareness of robot- Center (TARDEC) in Warren to act independently. This year for outreach at the Joint Center ics and gave educators the basics introduced a new set of awards approximately 1,700 students from for Robotics. “Robotics is a multi- for developing student projects at Lawrence Tech’s 10th annual 10 states and five countries par- disciplinary field, so students are and teams. World Robofest Championship in ticipated. exposed to the computer science, Robofest founder CJ Chung, May. Seven grants ranging from “Events like Robofest are impor- electrical engineering, mechanical Lawrence Tech associate professor $500 to $1,000 were awarded to tant to TARDEC because they help engineering, physics, and math of mathematics and computer sci- teams demonstrating creative and us lay the groundwork for the disciplines.” ence, said support from sponsors innovative robotics projects with like TARDEC has helped Robofest entrepreneurship components. grow from 150 participants in As presenting sponsor for 2000. Robofest 2009, TARDEC supported “Together our goals are to pro- Lawrence Tech’s outreach efforts vide hands-on learning and team- to get students in grades 5–12 work experiences that will motivate interested in technology-based young students to pursue higher careers. education in technology-driven Lawrence Tech President Lewis N. fields,” said Chung. “We also are Walker and TARDEC representa- nurturing creative and innovative tive Bernard Theisen (top row cen- ideas that will lead to ter) congratulate World Robofest entrepreneurship.” ▲EP Championship teams that won project grants from the U.S. Army’s Joint Center for Robotics in May.

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States. Local residents have ben- Lawrence Tech helps small businesses grow in Detroit efited from basic entrepreneurial training, advanced business Economists searching for the grown with help from the Center hoods Initiative of the Skillman workshops, and alternative career “green shoots” of a resurgent for Nonprofit Management at Foundation of Detroit, the Osborn placement activities. The program economy need look no further than Lawrence Tech. The program is Microenterprise and Entrepreneur provides business mentoring sup- the Osborn community on Detroit’s scheduled to run through fall 2010. Program was launched in fall port, referrals for business start- east side where more than 40 new With the support of a $257,000 2007 under the leadership of up loans, and personal support businesses have started up or grant through the Good Neighbor- program liaison Robert Inskeep services. of the College of Management. Graduates of the third 10-week Adjunct Professor Ken Gadd is training program completed in May the program manager, and several have opened three clothing stores, other Lawrence Tech faculty and two farming operations, a tree ser- students are also involved. vice, a car seat installation service, The program employs tech- a modeling school, a dessert store, niques of entrepreneurship and and a not-for-profit center for microenterprise that have been Hmong needlecraft. ▲EP used to produce grassroots economic growth in other countries and more recently in the United

Adjunct Professor Ken Gadd (standing) conducts a class in the Osborn Microenterprise and Entrepreneur Program.

Center promotes global leadership and understanding In June, Thomas Marx, director of the Center for Global Leadership and Understanding in the College of Management, welcomed more than 100 business professionals, students, and faculty to the center’s first seminar entitled “Globalization and Leadership: Perspectives from Vietnam.” In the background are the main speakers, Viet Nguyen and Clarence Rivette of Global Perspective Consulting – Vietnam. The center fosters collaboration and partnership between business and higher education to promote appreciation, understanding, and skill development in global leadership.

Lawrence Tech hosts ‘Green Box City’ Over 300 students from Eastover Elementary School in Bloomfield Hills brought youthful enthusiasm to the College of Architecture and Design when they constructed a “Green Box City” as part of an educational program promoted by the American Institute of Architects to increase understanding of urban design by combining art, architecture, creative thinking, city planning, design, construction, fun, and learning. The youngsters received some guidance from (L-R) Dean Glen LeRoy and students Luke Wojewucski, Christine Sass, and Gonzalo Aro-Ruiz.

L a w r e n c e Te c h Ma g a z i n e 23 AlumniALUMNI News NEWS for Highway Safety based on its nameplate. The team was not only Davis helps write second act performance testing. empowered to bring the designer’s for Ford automotive icon A native of the Detroit area, vision to life with the latest technol- Davis started his career at Ford in ogy, but also to deliver the vehicle 1984, shortly after graduation, in for the 2010 model year – a full 12 When the 2010 Ford Taurus was able – a vehicle that most men heavy truck development. Over the months ahead of schedule. introduced earlier this year in a actually can buy and drive. The years, he contributed to power train Davis attributes his success at blaze of favorable publicity, the new Taurus SHO nailed all of these programs, heavy trucks, compact Ford in large measure to his educa- automotive press rolled out all of parameters.” pickups, and Ford’s best-selling line tion at Lawrence Tech. its superlatives. Competing with some of the of F-Series full-size pickups. “My time at Lawrence Tech “It may prove to be the best best luxury sedans in the industry, “My first 22 years with Ford made me who I am today and sedan the company has ever Taurus SHO was the editors’ unani- were all about putting the ‘Built taught me many life lessons such produced,” declared Autoweek mous choice. Ford Tough’ into our market-lead- as my work ethic, which includes magazine. The original Taurus was an ing line of trucks and commercial always outworking your competi- “A vehicle you can live with immediate sensation when it vehicles,” Davis recalled. tors and developing real ‘why buys’ every day, that happens to have debuted for the 1986 model year. He served as chief nameplate for your customers to distinguish a secret under the hood,” pro- Coincidentally, its development was engineer for the Super Duty truck yourself from your competition,” nounced the editors of Esquire led by Lewis C. Veraldi, BSME’68, lines and the F-150 lineup of pickup Davis said. “Another important magazine in naming the 2010 who led Ford’s large car develop- trucks before advancing to vehicle life lesson I learned was the value Taurus SHO model as its inaugural ment prior to his death in 1990. programs director for pickup trucks of teamwork through my senior Car of the Year. In the words of Autoweek, it “set and commercial vehicles. In 2004, project with Professor George Those words are music to the the mark for American full-size Davis was named an Automotive Schneider.” ears of Frank Davis, BSME’84. sedans for a couple of decades.” News “All-Star” for his leadership His favorite courses were in As executive director of North More than seven million Tauruses and product development savvy. chemistry with Professor Jerry American Product Programs for have been sold since then, and an Building on that success, Davis Crist. “He really inspired us to go Ford Motor Co., Davis is respon- estimated four million remain on was promoted to vehicle programs above and beyond and look at edu- sible for the product development the road. director for all body-on-frame prod- cation as a life’s learning,” he said. and launches for the automaker’s But the 2010 Taurus that began ucts, with responsibility for devel- “Finally, I owe my career to entire North American portfolio. rolling into dealer showrooms this opment and launch of all F-Series Lawrence Tech since I was recruit- Over the past couple of years, summer is notably different from trucks and Expedition/Navigator ed by Tom Baughman, my first he has spearheaded the launches its famous antecedent. It has been full-size SUV product lines. manager at Ford, right out of the of the 2009 Lincoln MKS, the re-envisioned with a more sculpted, When he assumed his present recruiting center. It was the best Ford Flex, the Ford F-150 pickup, powerful, and sporty design, and role in the fall of 2007, Davis and decision of my life,” Davis said. the 2010 Ford Fusion and Fusion it also earned a “Top Safety Pick” his team were given the daunting ▲CM Hybrid, the Mercury Milan and rating from the Insurance Institute task of reinvigorating the Taurus Milan Hybrid, the new Mustang, and the fully redesigned 2010 Ford Taurus. Davis is proud of the entire lineup but he takes particular pride in the reintroduction and reinvigora- tion of the iconic Taurus nameplate. “Customers told us they want style, convenience, performance, and fuel economy,” he explained. “We’re sure the new Taurus will exceed their expectations.” If the rave reviews are any indi- cation, his prediction will prove correct. “We had three main criteria in selecting the Esquire Car of the Year,” says David Granger, editor-in-chief. “The vehicle needed to be a pleasure to drive and be capable of shortening your breath when you slam down the pedal. It needed to be gorgeous and aggres- sive, capable of eliciting stares and Lawrence Tech alumnus Frank Davis poses with the 2010 Taurus SHO that is generating favorable publicity reminiscent of gawks. And it needed to be attain- the original Taurus introduced more than 20 years ago.

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dent of ESD, has been at Lawrence Lawrence Tech has a lock on ESD leadership award Tech for more than 40 years and was president from 1977 to 1993. A new prestigious leadership Petty was recognized for more land systems. He is a past presi- He made significant contribu- award is becoming a Lawrence than 40 years of leadership in the dent and director of ESD and cur- tions to technology during his 17 Tech tradition. engineering profession prior to rently serves on Lawrence Tech’s years at General Motors Research In June John G. Petty, BSME’65, his 2004 retirement from General board of trustees. Laboratories and continues to vol- was awarded the Harold Slaight Dynamics where he was director of Marburger, another past presi- unteer daily at Lawrence Tech as a Ellington Leadership Award by student advisor and counselor. the Engineering Society of Detroit Both Petty and Marburger (ESD) and Harley Ellis Devereaux, received commemorative plaques, which is headquartered in and the College of Engineering Southfield. received a $500 contribution in Last year the inaugural award each of their names from Harley was presented to President Ellis Devereaux. ▲EP Emeritus Richard E. Marburger. Named after the national design firm’s founder, the award honors an individual who has demonstrated a continuum of outstanding In July Michael Cooper (L), a principal at Harley Ellis Devereaux, leadership on behalf of ESD and presented the Harold Slaight Ellington its communities. Elected presi- Leadership Award to John G. Petty, dent of ESD in 1934, Ellington is BSME’65, a Lawrence Tech trustee. remembered for saving the society They were joined by President from collapse during the Great Emeritus Richard E. Marburger (R), Depression. last year’s recipient.

something of myself,” he recalled. Knopf revs up retirement at the sprint racing track “It was the best thing I ever did.” In 1995, Knopf retired after 33 It’s been nearly 15 years since Ken of the top racing organizations Knopf enrolled at Lawrence years with Lockheed Missiles & Knopf, BSEE’61, retired from his in California including the World Tech after a five-year stint in the Space Co. at Vandenberg Air Force job as an engineering supervisor of Outlaws, a division of winged Air Force. He worked at Chrysler’s Base in California. He and his wife, for Lockheed, but the Santa Maria, sprint cars, and many others. Mike missile division by day and took Rose, also have two daughters and CA, resident isn’t letting his motor has won so many main-event classes at night. “I decided to take four grandchildren. ▲CM idle in retirement. races over the years that he’s prac- advantage of the GI Bill and make In addition to bowling and golf, tically lost count. he’s one-half of the pit crew for his Mike launched his racing career son, Mike – AKA “The Enforcer” with the American Motorcycle – who races high-powered sprint Association in the 250 Pro Class cars. in the Santa Maria area, and he “My role is primarily to make was the champion in his class sure the engine runs properly two years in a row. From there he and is repaired by our sponsor, graduated to racing a hobby stock, Enforcer Racing Engines,” Knopf which Knopf describes as “basi- explained. “I service it, adjust the cally something you get out of a valves and make sure Mike has junkyard, make it safe and then go enough fuel for the entire race.” out and race it.” His partner in the pit crew is Now he races high-powered former sprint race car driver Jon sprint or super-modified cars. Harshbarger. Racing with his son isn’t Mike was born while Knopf was Knopf’s only interest. He was for- pursuing his degree at Lawrence merly a semi-professional bowler Tech. Now 54, Mike has been rac- on the West Coast Senior Tour. ing as a hobby since he was in He has five sanctioned and four his early 20s. Knopf notes proudly non-sanctioned 300 games, and he Ken Knopf (R) celebrated his 78th birthday with his son, Mike, at a race for that his son has raced with some currently boasts a 220 average. 360ci sprint cars at a dirt track near his home in Santa Maria, CA, on Aug. 15, In golf, his current handicap is 2009. With 26 cars competing, Mike started on the pole in the heat race and about a 12. finished second ahead of the season’s point leader and a past track champion.

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Lawrence Tech. “I’ve sent students Lawrence Tech students REACH out to orphans in Haiti abroad to do other community outreach type of programs, but this Starting as early as this winter, a A. Stevens, BSAr’92. Stevens is They worked closely with is the first where they’ll be using team of Lawrence Tech students president of two building com- Habitat For Humanity-Sri Lanka to the skills they developed in the will be working on a critical con- panies, STUCC ON STEEL and develop a partnership that would classroom.” struction project at a flood-prone SHELTER2HOME, in Winchester, VA. lead to building the first Habitat Grunow’s primary role is orphanage in Haiti. The students Stevens founded REACH in the environmentally friendly, sustain- to build awareness about the will build elevated walkways dur- wake of the tsunami that struck able homes. Then, with the broad- REACH program across campus ing the first phase and then return Southeast Asia the day after er goal of helping more children, and recruit six to 10 students to next spring to build housing in the Christmas in 2004, killing more Stevens and his supporters refo- participate in the Haitian effort. poverty-stricken village. than 300,000 and displacing more cused and expanded their efforts, “Students at Lawrence Tech are The hands-on humanitarian than five million people. An archi- forming REACH to aid orphan chil- required to participate in a leader- project is the result of the tect by education and a builder by dren in need worldwide. ship curriculum, and this program University’s new partnership with trade, Stevens sprang into action “I’m excited about this opportu- will help them enhance their lead- Reconstruction Efforts Aiding with several friends to help rebuild nity,” said Melissa Grunow, leader- ership experience,” she said. Children without Homes (REACH), Sri Lanka, which was particularly ship curriculum coordinator in the Joseph Veryser, BSAr’76, a nonprofit founded by Donald devastated by the natural disaster. Office of Leadership Programs at associate dean of the College

the first time since I graduated in about this piece of equipment,” Alumnus promotes ‘green’ 1982, I’m really impressed with Reimer said. “We look forward to how far Lawrence Tech has come having him come back to campus technology for hot-water boilers in terms of its programs and build- as a speaker and getting involved ings.” with the LEGENDS alumni group.” Across Europe some 4,000 com- ler end up saving natural gas,” Don Reimer, associate director ▲CM mercial and industrial facilities are Schulte explained of the Lear Entrepreneurial Center, going “green” and reducing their In Europe, Schulte notes, the looks forward to getting Schulte Steve Schulte is capitalizing on the carbon footprint by using a smart emphasis is more on the environ- more involved with the University. growing interest in “green” technol- device that optimizes the energy ment and less on saving money; “Steve is a very inventive, cre- ogy by promoting a device that makes used to fuel their hot-water boilers. in the United States, it’s just the ative guy, who got very excited hot-water boilers more efficient. Well established on the other opposite. Despite that, he predicts side of the Atlantic, the technol- a bright future for the Greffen ogy is now gaining a foothold in boiler controller in this country. “It the United States, thanks in part seems to be where the market is to Steve Schulte, BSME’82, gen- going right now, and my prediction eral manager of PACE Mechanical is that the trend will stay,” he said. Services Inc. in Westland, a divi- Schulte joined PACE Mechanical sion of Emcor Group Inc. Services in 1996 and previously Called the model M2G, the worked with Centex Construction device is manufactured in Europe Co., where he managed the by Sabien and distributed in the mechanical, electrical and plumb- United States by Greffen Systems ing work on the $250 million Inc. PACE, which holds the exclu- Detroit Veterans Administration sive distribution rights in Michigan, Hospital Project. has installed a dozen of the devic- Although he started his aca- es in the state. Another dozen have demic career at Michigan State been installed by others around the University, Schulte transferred to country in the past year. Lawrence Tech because he was The device is a small box, about so impressed with the University’s the size of two or three videocas- commitment to “theory and settes, and it sits on the top of practice.” the existing burner controller. “In “When I compare the graduates effect, the device ‘learns’ about of other universities and schools to the building load, and then starts those from Lawrence Tech, there is to make decisions as to when it a clear distinction,” he says. “And is best for the boiler to be on and now that I’m back on campus for when it is best for it to be off. The built-in algorithms in the control-

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REACH founder Donald Stevens poses with seven of the orphaned girls selected to live in the new homes built by REACH volunteers this summer in Les Cayes, Haiti.

of Architecture and Design, will also be instrumental in helping to identify and recruit students, and Don Reimer, director of the Lear Entrepreneurial Program, will connect alumni with the REACH program. In Haiti, the students will work with people in the community at the Pwoje Espwa Sud orphanage located in the impoverished village of Torbeck. In this village, more than 600 children receive shelter and care, more than 1,200 children Volcano expert alerts the world are provided with academic and vocational educations, and 3,000 about potential disasters meals are prepared and served daily. The children are under the From Vesuvius and Etna in ancient Forecasting has improved since care of Father Marc Boisvert of times to Mount St. Helen’s in our 1998 thanks to Trombley’s work. Pwoje Espwa. own era, volcanoes have sparked He redesigned the forecasting Because the village is subject our imagination and piqued our model to take into account factors to flooding, the immediate need is curiosity. Few forces of nature are that previously were not accounted to build elevated walkways at the more majestic, more awesome, for. “For example, we now account orphanage in late 2009 or early more mysterious – and potentially for the effects on gravitation of the 2010. In the second phase, the more deadly. moon and sun. These influences team will build nine new homes Volcanoes are both a passion are extremely minor, but nonethe- for the children. The student par- and profession for Robert “R.B.” less we do encounter them,” he Robert Trombley ticipants will be doing their own Trombley, AEEtT’65, PhD, who has said. fund-raising and other preparation become one of the world’s lead- He also developed a proprietary that experience at Lawrence Tech.” before they go abroad. ing volcano experts. On a daily computer software program called In 2004, Trombley was selected “This is a perfect opportunity basis, he and his colleagues at the Eruption Pro 10.7, based on his as one of 10 internationally to help an orphaned child acquire International Volcano Research book, “Forecasting of Volcanic recognized experts for the Inter- a decent and safe place to live,” Centre in Apache Junction, AZ, Eruptions,” which is used by other Island Distant Learning Exchange says Stevens, adding he hopes monitor more than 500 volcanoes volcano centers around the world. Project. More recently, he has the Haitian project will be just the around the world, including 24 in He takes justifiable pride in the fact become involved with 21st Century beginning of a long-term commit- the United States. that he and his staff have saved Learning Productions, producing ment to REACH at his alma mater. An award-winning scientist, reg- countless lives over the years and appearing in documentary- Stevens and his wife, Andrea, istered volcanologist, and author through accurate, up-to-the-min- type episodes on volcanoes and have four children and reside in or co-author of six books on volca- ute data on volcanic activity. (His geology in general. He also has Virginia. For more information on noes, Trombley founded his center center’s Website at www.intlvrc.org served as a technical advisor to the REACH, visit www.reach4children. in 1980 near the Superstition is updated daily.) National Geographic Society on a org. ▲CM mountains, about 45 miles east A native of England, Trombley TV documentary about volcanoes of Phoenix. “Our main forte is came to the United States at and is the winner of the Bausch & volcanic eruption forecasting,” he age five and grew up in St. Clair Lomb Honorary Science Medal. explained. “Since 1998, we have Shores. He credits his professors An Air Force veteran and profes- been over 90 percent accurate in at Lawrence Tech with launching sor emeritus at DeVry University in all the forecasts.” him on his career in science. “They Phoenix, he also teaches a course gave me the momentum and initia- in volcanology at Central Arizona tive and motivation to continue to College. ▲CM do even bigger and better things,” he recalls. “I’m very grateful for

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Jubilee Society welcomes Class of 1959

Lawrence Tech’s Jubilee Society honors alumni of Lawrence Tech and the Detroit Institute of Technology who graduated 50 or more years ago. The class of 1959 was inducted into the group at the annual Jubilee Society Brunch held on campus in April. Members of the class posing for a photo at the reunion event are (L-R in the back row) James Wheeler, BSIM’59; Charles Knight, BSIM’59; Albert Bayer, BSCvE’59; Kenneth Kisabeth, BSIM’59; William Bouteiller, BCvE’59 (DIT); Edward Jankowski, BSCvE’59; Jon Tincher, BSEE’59; and Glenn Noble, BSCvE’59. In the front row are Hayward York, BSIM’59; Thomas Allan, AIST’59; Carl Jacobi, BSEE’59; Gretchen Minnhaar, BSArE’59; David Dunham, BSCvE’59; Raymond Stocki, BSEE’59; Harrison Levy, The Class of 1949 cel- BSME’59; and Russell Van Zantan, ebrated its 60th reunion. The returning members BSEE’59. are (L-R) Louis Schmidt, BSME’49; Sam Dabich, BSME’49; Len Hendricks, Oldest returning BSCvE’49; Bob Lemon, BSME’49; and Roy Heady, alumni BSAeE’49.

The largest cohort not celebrating a five-year reunion was from the class of 1951. Returning The two oldest alumni at members are (L-R) the 2009 Jubilee Society in the back Delwin Brunch were both from Lindh, BSBA’51; David the Detroit Institute of Paver, BSEE’51; Walter Technology. John Chanik, McCoskey, BSME’51; BSME’39 (DIT), (L) and John Meyer, BSME’51; Edward Lesniak, BSME’39 and Ralph Chamness, (DIT), celebrated their BSME’51. In the front are 70th college reunion. Bill Richardson, BSME’51; Howard Weber, BSME’51; and James Clark, BSME’51.

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and manufactures custom chas- professionals in 31 offices. He Rakolta, three alumni honored sis and vehicles for the fire truck, has been instrumental in open- ambulance, emergency-rescue, ing 10 Gensler offices worldwide, at 77th commencement recreational vehicle, and specialty including one in his hometown vehicle markets. of Detroit. The firm has designed John Rakolta Jr., chairman and of the Boy Scouts of America and Spartan employs approxi- the world’s second tallest build- CEO of Detroit-based Walbridge, several industry and professional mately 1,200 people at facilities in ing, now under construction in one of the country’s largest groups. Michigan and three other states Shanghai, China. construction firms, received the Lawrence Tech also presented and reported sales of $844.4 mil- Winey is a strong advocate Doctor of Engineering, honoris Alumni Achievement Awards to lion in 2008. Last October, the of sustainable design in expand- causa, and delivered the address distinguished graduates Beverly U.S. military recognized Spartan ing markets. He has not only during Lawrence Technological Hannah Jones, BSAr’85, BAr’88, Chassis employees for their made Leadership in Energy and University’s 77th Commencement MAr’00; David Wilson, BSME’57; critical role in the rapid production Environmental Design (LEED) Exercises in May. and Daniel Winey, BSAr’74, BAr’75. and deployment of the military’s accreditations a mandatory prereq- Lawrence Tech conferred Hannah Jones is founder and highest priority, Mine Resistant uisite in the U.S. offices he directs, degrees on 1,125 new alumni, principal of the Hannah Jones Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehi- he requires LEED guidelines to be making this one of the largest Group, one of only 10 architec- cles. Spartan has helped produce standard practice in all the firm’s graduating classes in the tural firms in the United States more mine-resistant vehicles than Asia offices. ▲EP University’s history. owned and operated by an African any other U.S. manufacturer. Walbridge specializes in the American female licensed archi- Winey is managing principal design, building, management, tect. It provides core professional of the Pacific Northwest and New graduates respond to cheers and real estate development of services, including architectural Asia Region of Gensler, a global from their families and friends at large-scale federal and industry- design, development planning and architecture, design, planning and Commencement Exercises held at specific projects. The privately held consulting, master planning, archi- consulting firm with over 2,500 Cobo Arena in Detroit in May. 3,000-employee firm also serves tectural consulting and interior the commercial, municipal, educa- design. tional, and housing markets and is Her projects include Seldom a world leader in building complex Blues Supper Club in the manufacturing facilities. Renaissance Center; Detroit Rakolta started with Walbridge Breakfast House & Grill in in 1971 and became chairman and Merchants Row; Taft Elementary/ CEO in 1993. He has overseen the Middle School and Schultz Middle company’s 20-fold growth in size School in Detroit; the water park and its expansion into over 20 expansion at Detroit’s Chandler states and several foreign coun- Park; Grand City Grill in the Fisher tries. He is also vice president of Building; and Tech One at Wayne Munder Capital Management. State University. Extremely active in profes- Wilson has been chairman of sional and community activities, the board of Spartan Motors Inc., Rakolta serves as chairman of based in Charlotte, Mich., since New Detroit, Inc. and the Detroit 2002. Spartan designs, engineers Police Foundation. He is a cabinet member of the United Way for Southeast Michigan, an executive committee member of Detroit Renaissance and a board member of Focus: HOPE. He is a past president of the Detroit Area Council

Posing for a photo backstage prior to Commencement Exercises in May are (L-R) Lloyd Reuss, chairman of Lawrence Tech’s Board of Trustees; Provost Maria Vaz; Beverly Hannah Jones and David Wilson, recipients of alumni achievement awards; John Rakolta Jr., who received an honorary degree; Daniel Winey, another alumni achievement award winner; and President Lewis N. Walker.

L a w r e n c e Te c h Ma g a z i n e 29 AlumniALUMNI Notes NOTES Alumni Notes includes news Joseph R. Mathis Sr., BSEE’66, Michael D. Belt, BSAr’72, AIA, has Joseph C. Veryser, gathered from alumni, their has joined Virtual Instruments of joined the Lansing regional office of BSAr’76, AIA, families and friends, cor- Scotts Valley, CA, as the first Virtual Hobbs+Black Associates Inc. Mike, a associate dean porate news releases, and Instruments Fellow. The holder of project manager at Ann Arbor-based of the College of Michigan newspapers. Due to eight U.S. patents, Joseph is a 30-year Hobbs+Black with over 36 years of Architecture and veteran of IBM and original architect of experience, has been involved with a Design, received space limitations in this issue, the Fibre Channel standard. At Virtual wide range of projects including retail, the President’s the editors were not able to Instruments, he will help define the corporate, educational, government, Award from the American Institute print all the submissions we company’s storage networking and multifamily housing, industrial, and of Architects Michigan. The award have received. We will publish virtualization technology strategy. In religious facilities. He also has exten- honors architects who practice in the those submissions and others addition, he will work with the firm’s sive experience in senior living, special- education or corporate field who have in the next issue to be pub- Global 500 customers to assess and ized clinical care, and adult foster care made exceptional contributions to lished in spring 2010. Use the refine measurement criteria for large- facilities. the profession and their community. form in this section to share scale virtual deployments. Formerly with Spectrum Strategies, a news about you! Jeffrey R. Zokas, BSAr’74, BAr’75, a business unit of Harley Ellis Devereaux, James P. Ryan, principal at Harley Ellis Devereaux in Joe joined the Lawrence Tech faculty in BSArE’66, AIA, has Southfield, was elected president of the 2005 and also continues his role 1 9 3 3 - 5 9 been appointed American Institute of Architects Detroit as university architect, responsible chairman emeritus (AIA Detroit). He will focus on increas- for the coordination of the Campus Howard L. Weber, at JPRA Architects, ing membership value and developing Master Plan and other major capital BSME’51, an active a Novi firm special- new and improved programs for mem- undertakings. campus volunteer izing in commercial bers. Jeff also wrote an opinion column and a past mem- retail architecture. Jim founded the for the Detroit News on the political Steven G. Lomske, BSAr’77, an archi- ber of the Alumni company in 1978 with a staff of five. wrangling over the Cobo Center expan- tect and licensed builder who owns Association board, Today, JRPA is a 75-person firm with sion and modernization project. American Craftsman, was a candidate was a candidate for a nationwide client roster. In his new for a seat on the Northville Township a vacancy on the Farmington Hills City role, Jim will work as team leader Joseph J. Obidzinski, BSAr’75, BAr’77, Board of Trustees. He also recently Council in 2008. A veteran of the U.S. on specific projects and serve as an AIA, a project architect with over 30 wrote a guest column for the Northville Navy, U.S. Coast Guard, and Merchant advisor to the board of directors. He years of professional experience, joined Record on his proposal to turn the Marines, Howard is a General Motors received the Alumni Achievement the staff of Hobbs+Black Associates former Northville psychiatric hospital retiree and an active volunteer with the Award in 1976. Jim has served on the Inc. Joe will assist the Ann Arbor-based property into a hotel and conference Farmington Area Goodfellows. College of Architecture and Design’s firm’s retail studio as it continues to center. Advisory Board, the Architecture grow and take on new commissions. 1960-79 Alumni Cabinet from 1997-2001, and Thomas R. Morgan, BSAr’77, BAr’78, is currently serving as a director of the William J. Beitz Jr., BSAr’76, BAr’77, AIA, has joined FTC&H’s Grand Rapids Ralph E. Deshetsky, BSIM’64, was Alumni Association Board. was promoted to president at JPRA office as a project manager. a candidate for a four-year seat on Architects in Novi. Bill has been with the North Branch Area Schools Board Thomas J. Edwards, BSEE’70, was the firm since 1983. Paul D. Tonti, BSAr’77, BAr’78, a vice of Education. Ralph is the owner of elected as a senior associate at the president with SmithGroup of Detroit, Production Threaded Parts and the Albert Kahn Family of Companies in Alan Cobb, BSAr’76, FAIA, LEED AP, served as one of two lead architects longest-serving trustee on the Lapeer Detroit. Serving as a project manager the 2000 recipient of the Distinguished on the MGM Grand Detroit casino and County Community Foundation board, at Kahn for over a decade, Tom is a Architectural Alumni award and former hotel. Paul and his fellow lead architect, with 35 years of service. project team administrator in charge of member of the Architecture and Design Thomas Sherry of Hamilton Anderson the firm’s planning and design process. Chapter of Lawrence Tech’s Alumni Associates, were featured in a 2007 Donald J. Cox, AMT’66, was honored One of his projects is a surgery center Association, was named director of article in Crain’s Detroit Business on by the Archdiocese of Detroit on the for St. John Medical Center in Macomb Sustainable Design at the Albert Kahn the monumental project. 30th anniversary of his ordination as Township. Family of Companies in Detroit. Alan a permanent deacon in the Roman has been involved in numerous award- James R. Godbout, BSBA’78, was Catholic Church. Donald, who cur- James R. Grigsby, BSAr’70, AIA, was winning project since joining the firm a candidate for the Wayne County rently serves at St. Cornelius Parish promoted from president to chairman in 1976, including the restoration of Commission in the 12th District. Jim is in Dryden, did his diaconal studies and CEO of JPRA Architects in Novi. the Art Deco windows in the historic a sales account manager for Rockwell at Sacred Heart Seminary in Detroit Jim has been with the firm since 1983. Argonaut Building in Detroit’s New Automation. He has been a member of and was ordained on June 9, 1979. Center. The restoration was part of a the Westland City Council since 2000 A machine tool designer since 1962, Walter J. Pociask Jr., BSIM’70, was a $136 million top-to-bottom renovation and is currently serving as the council Donald owns D&S Design Services Inc. candidate for the Grosse Ile Township of the former General Motors Design president. and D&S Assembly Services Inc. Board of Trustees. Center by the College for Creative Studies. Zebedee Tolbert, BSAr’78, BAr’80, RA, LEED AP, was elected a senior associate at the Albert Kahn Family of Companies in Detroit. With 30 years of experience, Zebedee has been involved in numerous projects at Kahn, including the Henry Ford Health System’s energy center in West Bloomfield.

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Michael Darling, BSAr’79, was hired 1980-89 Engineering Group (formerly Carter Leslie Lynch- to head the City of Lapeer’s new stand- Burgess) consisting of 70 architects Wilson, BSIA’85, alone building authority. Mike previ- Robert S. Mihos, BSIM’80, is the con- and engineers who serve federal, state, received “A ously worked for 20 years as head of servation programs manager for the corporate, aviation, education, and True Woman the building department for the City Holland (MI) Board of Public works. retail clients in the Midwest. She also of Distinction” of Oxford and another seven years as He was previously director of facilities has extensive experience in facility award from the chief building inspector for the City of planning and management for Kent management. As a corporate architect, Wayne County Pontiac. County and director of facilities for she was responsible for a real estate Commission in honor of Women’s Johnson Controls Inc.’s Automotive portfolio of more than 500 buildings, History Month in 2009. Laura was James L. Luckey, Systems Group-Interiors. totaling 250 million square feet and a honored for her historic preserva- BSAr’79, BAr’82, capital budget of $40 million. tion efforts with the Lincoln Park has joined SHW Jeff S. Augenstein, BSBA’81, was pro- Preservation Alliance and for her work Group’s Berkley moted to vice president at GCC Serving K. Lawrence Dominique, BSEE’84, with the Fort-Visger Farmer’s Market. office as director Systems, a Southfield-based mortgage vice president of the product plan- of design. The firm servicing provider. Jeff administers the ning and strategy department at Phillip R. Whisman, BSME’85, was specializes in K-12 firm’s daily operations and software Nissan North America Inc., was named president of the Standex and higher education projects. In a development. He was previously GCC’s profiled in Automotive News and the Engraving Group, a division of Standex feature article in the Oakland Business director of software services. Murfreesboro (TN) Post. Currently International Corp. in Salem, NH. He Review, Jim noted that “stewardship based in Nashville, Larry is responsible was previously with TRW Inc., one of to our environment is one of the most Mark A. Farlow, BSAr’81, BAr’82, for advanced planning and product the world’s 10 largest automotive sup- important things that we do.” MAr’09, is the 2009-2010 Chair of planning for North American Nissan pliers. the College of Architecture & Design and Infiniti vehicles. He oversaw the Kevin P. Malover, BSMa’79, joined Alumni Association. As chair, he creation of the Titan pickup truck and Kevin Akey, BSAr’86, co-owner of AZD Chicago-based private equity firm addressed graduates and their families Infiniti QX56. Larry was honored with Associates Inc. in Bloomfield Hills, GTCR as chief information officer. at the College’s annual brunch. Mark the Nissan Research and Development achieved a long-held dream in 2008 Kevin most recently served as chief also was appointed to the board of President’s Award in 1995 and 1997. when he completed three years of work technology officer for Barack Obama’s directors of the Birmingham Bloomfield on his family home on Union Lake in presidential campaign. Art Center, where he taught three Robert J. Porter, BSAr’84, BSIA’84, northern Oakland County. Kevin and his courses last spring. This fall, Mark AIA, joined SHW Group, an architec- wife, Michelle, and their three children Victor A. Saroki, begins a one-year appointment teach- ture, planning, interior design, and – two born during the construction BSAr’79, BAr’80, ing in the Masters Studio at the engineering firm in Berkley, as a project process – were featured in an article in HD, FAIA, president University of Detroit-Mercy. Mark has architect. the Detroit News. of Victor Saroki been with Victor Saroki & Associates & Associates Architects PC in Birmingham for nearly Laura M. Slenzak, BSMCS’84, Alan S. Boyd, BSME’86, MBA’08, is Architects PC in 18 years. BSEE’85, is one of only two women vice president of operations at Troy- Birmingham, was currently playing in the Labatt’s Hockey based Radar Safety Technologies named to Lawrence Tech’s board of Richard C. Johnson, BSEE’81, was Detroit Lawyers League. In an article LLC. Founded in 2006, the company trustees in 2008. Victor was awarded appointed by Wixom-based Xspect published in the Detroit Legal News, introduced its FrontAlert collision alert the University’s Young Architect of the Solutions/Wenzel as its new regional Laura said earning her undergradu- system to the market last year. Alan Year Award in 1994, and in 1998 he sales director for the northeast region. ate degree from Lawrence Tech and was previously a commodity business received the Distinguished Architecture He will be responsible for sales in studying law at the University of Detroit specialist for electric and chassis sys- Alumni Award. His work has been rec- Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Mercy helped her make an easy transi- tems at Ford Motor Co. ognized by over 50 design awards, and Massachusetts, Connecticut, and tion into the male-dominated sport of his Birmingham-based firm was named Rhode Island. hockey. Laura is an intellectual property Robert L. by AIA Michigan as the 2007 Firm of attorney at ROSS Controls in Troy and Stempien, the Year. He received an honorary Michael J. Krebs, BSAr’82, AIA, a past director of Lawrence Tech’s BSBA’86, AIA, a doctorate in 2008. joined Yamasaki Associates Inc. in Alumni Association. 27-year veteran of Troy as principal of architecture. He the architecture and Kevin J. Veen, BSAr’79, RA, was was formerly a principal at Ford & Earl Wayne Visbeen, BSAr’84, BAr’86, is a construction indus- named a senior associate in the Retail Associates. Grand Rapids-based architect and inte- try, was named Studio at Hobbs+Black Associates rior designer whose exceptional skills senior director of business develop- Inc. in Ann Arbor. With over 30 years Deirdre Jimenez, in creative drawing have earned him ment at Barton Malow Co. in Detroit. of experience, Kevin was previously a BSAr’83, BSIA’85, an international reputation. According In his new role, Stempien provides principal/lead technical architect and a the managing prin- to the Grand Rapids Press, Visbeen business development support for senior project architect for two estab- cipal for the Detroit tackled the interior design of the retail the firm’s K-12 and Higher Education lished Michigan firms. and Columbus, stores for the Metropolitan Museum groups, National Sports and Specialty OH, offices of of Art in New York, the Louvre in Projects divisions, and the Ohio and Daniel Kozakiewicz, BSCE’80, presi- Jacobs Engineering Paris, and several other museums. His Chicago regional offices. dent of Three Rivers Corp. in Midland, Group, was named the 2008 recipi- resume also includes the retail design, was elected chair of the Associated ent of the Distinguished Architecture layout, and merchandising for Martha Builders and Contractors of Michigan Alumni Award at Lawrence Tech. A Stewart’s Kmart line. board of directors. recognized expert in achieving continuous improvement in service delivery systems, Deirdre is credited with building a consulting practice at Jacobs

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William R. Anderson, BSCE’87, is Cheryl L. Gregory, BSCE’88, PE, was Margaret R. Murdock, BSEE’92, was Blake A. Elderkin, BSAr’94, BAr’95, the founder of Doubletake Studios, a appointed vice president at Spalding named executive director of automated was elected a senior associate at the graphic, video and Web design firm DeDecker Associates Inc., a Detroit- systems and controls at Jervis B. Albert Kahn Family of Companies in in Plymouth that celebrated its 15th based civil engineering, landscape Webb Co. in Farmington Hills. She is Detroit. An architect with 13 years of anniversary this year. The firm designs architecture, and surveying firm. responsible for leading all aspects of experience, Blake was awarded AIA Websites, employee training programs the material handling firm’s electric Detroit’s Young Architect of the Year and videos, product packaging, and Gina Van Tine, BSAr’89, BAr’94, controls, Automatic Guided Vehicle for 2007. marketing tools such as commercials, and Ken Van Tine, BSAr’85, BAr’86, product line engineering, and customer magazines, brochures, posters, and changed the name of their company service. Eric Heiderer, BSAr’94, BFAAI’95, billboards. from Van Tine/Guthrie Studio to inForm owner of the architecture firm Polyarch Studio. Based in Northville, inForm Jean Pierre Nassaux, BSCE’92, PE, in Clinton Township, joined the city of Mark Nickita, Studio has satellite offices in New York was appointed an associate at Jones & New Baltimore’s Design Committee. He BSAr’87, BAr’89, City and Myrtle Beach, SC. Henry Engineers Ltd. in Toledo, OH. He is providing renderings that will help MAr’01, AIA, is the director of Structural Engineering downtown business owners picture NCARB, served 1990-99 at the environmental engineering firm. what a new facade can do for their as 2008 president storefronts. of the American David Gorsich, Steve Orlando, BSCE’92, was promot- Institute of BSEE’90, was ed from senior project manager to proj- John V. Hrovat, BSAr’94, BAr’95, Architects Detroit (AIA Detroit). Mark named chief ect executive at Skanska USA Building OAA, LEED AP, was elected a senior is president and co-founder of Archive scientist at the Inc. of Portage. Steve has extensive associate at the Albert Kahn Family of Design Studio in Detroit and a past U.S. Army Tank experience in school, health-care, and Companies in Detroit. John manages member of the Architecture and Design Automotive biopharmaceutical construction. the firm’s design resources. His recent Chapter of Lawrence Tech’s Alumni Research, work includes the Shain Park redevel- Association. Development and Engineering Center Gary A. Yaros, BSAr’92, was re-elected opment in Birmingham. (TARDEC) in Warren. In this role, David to a second term on the Pinconning Kirk T. Steudle, serves as a technical assistant and Area Board of Education. Gary man- Saundra Little, BSAr’94, MAr’98, BSCE’87, PE, direc- will help TARDEC Director Grace M. ages Pinconning Metals, a family is COO of Centric Design Studio in tor of the Michigan Bochenek in shaping a viable and inno- business. He serves as the board’s Southfield, a firm she and two friends Department of vative long-term research program. treasurer. started in 2002 as a part-time gig Transportation while they worked their day jobs in (MDOT), was the Brett S. Hinds, BSME’90, is the Ronald A. Bargy, BSCE’93, joined architecture. When they were laid off, subject of a cover advanced engine design and calibra- Synergy Group Inc. in Bloomfield Hills they jumped into it full-time. The other story in the Detroit Regional Chamber’s tion manager for EcoBoost, the newest as project manager. Ron’s most recent principals in the minority-owned start- Detroiter magazine. In the article, Kirk and most advanced engine technology projects include the Motor City Casino up are Damon Thomas, BSAr’95, and outlined the various plans under con- in the Ford Motor Co. lineup. Brett, in Detroit, MJR Theater Complex in Christopher Bruner. sideration to wean Michigan from its who has been involved in engineering Sterling Heights, and a major project reliance on state gasoline tax revenues since he was 16, has spent most of his for Ford Motor Co. in Romeo. David C. VanderKlok, BSAr’94, BAr’97, as the primary source of funding for career with the automaker in power- AIA, founder of Studio [intrigue] its transportation infrastructure. Kirk train development. Kathleen Thompson Quick, MBA’93, Architects in Lansing, received the was named MDOT director in 2006. is global product marketing manager Young Architect Honor from the He received Lawrence Tech’s Alumni Keith D. Kosik, BSAr’90, BAr’91, was at Ford Motor Co. Kate has more than American Institute of Architects’ Mid- Achievement Award in 2008. promoted to vice president at TSSF 20 years automotive experience in Michigan chapter (AIA Mid-Michigan). Architects Inc. in Saginaw. marketing, strategy, and manufactur- The award is given to an architect Lisa Weaner, ADP’87, BSBA’90, ing. Most recently she was responsible under the age of 40. was promoted to vice president of Edward Mackowiak, BSAr’90, BAr’92, for the evolution of the next generation research operations at Maritz Marketing AIA, NCARB, joined Ann Arbor-based of Ford, Lincoln, and Mercury large LaDonna M. Conley, BSBA’96, CIC, Research in Maumee, OH. Lisa has 18 Hobbs+Black Architects as a project sedans in her role as the automaker’s CPCU, joined Cobb-Hall Insurance years of experience in the automotive architect specializing in retail. He has Large Car Product Marketing Manager. Co. as a business specialist. She is a research industry. She was previously 25 years of professional experience licensed agent for property, casualty, director of research operations for the working with various leading architec- Jeffrey L. Baxa, life, and health insurance. firm. tural firms in Michigan. BSCvE’94, MBA’05, was promoted to John S. Ezzo, BSBA’96, CBSE, is Bruce A. Bethuy, BSAr’88, a self- Stanley E. Cole, BSAr’91, LEED AP, vice president, founder and president of his own employed builder, was elected to a was named a principal at Neumann/ preconstruction, at company, New Image Building second four-year term on the Ferndale Smith. Since joining the firm in 1998, Barton Malow Co. Services, based in Mount Clemens. School Board. Bruce says he is proud Stan has managed such notable proj- in Southfield. In his John traces his entrepreneurial career of Ferndale’s new University High ects as the Interdisciplinary Learning new role, Jeff oversees the 67 profes- to the encouragement of Don Reimer, School, a joint venture with Lawrence Center at Ferris State University, sionals who perform preconstruction a Certified Management Consultant Tech that prepares students for careers the new headquarters for MEEMIC and architectural/engineering services, and president of the Small Business in the automotive industry. Insurance Co., the Detroit Science including estimating, planning, sched- Strategy Group. Don is an adjunct fac- Center expansion and renovation, and uling, and design. ulty member at Lawrence Tech. the Holocaust Memorial Center.

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Keith J. Kohler, BSAr’96, married Tara 2000-09 Amber (Battle) Kalinowski, BSAr’02, Steven J. Jelinek, BSAr’04, of Rondy on Jan. 24, 2009, at the Kauai MAr’05, and David Kalinowski have Neumann/Smith Architecture in Marriott Resort in Hawaii. Keith is Antoine Burks, BSCS’00, an employee married. Southfield earned Leadership in Energy with John D. Kohler Architect P.C. in of General Motors in Atlanta, married and Environmental Design (LEED) Monroe. The couple live in Plymouth. Kristin Moore, an employee at WCNC- Ian L. Natzmer, BSTC’02, CIMBA’07, accrediation from the U.S. Green TV in Charlotte, NC, in a ceremony at is lead software engineer at TC Digital Building Council. Misty D. Patterson, AIMET’96, the Pine Knob Mansion in Clarkston. Games LLC in San Diego. BSET’99, MBA’09, was elected to the Jeffrey J. Ringvelski, BSAr’04, a Oak Park Board of Education, edging Jaimelyn Manipula, BSAr’00, joined JoHanna Timmer Parrow, BSME’02, corporate architect and project coordi- out an incumbent. Neumann/Smith Architecture in CIMBA’07, is lead project engineering nator, was a candidate for a four-year Southfield as a project designer. with Faurecia Automotive Seating in term on the Port Huron Area School Tracey D. Taylor, Troy. She was recognized in 2007 as an District board. BSIA’96, IIDA, an David Milligan, BSAr’00, MAr’03, “Outstanding Young Engineer” by the interior designer AIA, an architect with Fanning Howey Engineering Society of Detroit. with Neumann/ in Novi, earned LEED (Leadership in Smith Architecture Energy and Environmental Design) Michael Shifflett, BSEE’02, and Amy in Southfield, accreditation from the U.S. Green Nicole Rice have married. Mike is Get Involved earned LEED Building Council. employed at Automated Solutions in (Leadership in Energy and Environ- Shelby Township. The Alumni Association at mental Design) accreditation from the Eric Biller, BSAr’01, MAr’05, married Lawrence Tech has a lot going U.S. Green Building Council. Michelle Rae Clark. The couple reside Anthony Tyll, BSME’02, MBA’07, and on this year and we want in Grand Rapids. Megan Elizabeth Guzman have married. YOU to be part of it! Agustin V. Arbulu, MBA’97, an Anthony is an automotive engineer at This is a great time to network associate professor at Northwood Heather M. Chrysler. with fellow alumni and reconnect University’s Richard DeVos Graduate Buffone, BSAr’01, with your alma mater. School of Management, was awarded recently passed the Hajj E. Flemings, the Northwood University Samuel R. National Council MBA’03, is man- – Attend an Event – Marotta Faculty Ethics Award. The for Interior Design aging partner of – Attend a Meeting – award is presented to the full-time Qualification Broken Chains – Join a Committee – faculty member who best demonstrates Examination and Design Group, a – Send Us Your Ideas – an interest in exploring and teaching earned the prestigious NCIDQ certi- graphic design ethical issues of national and interna- fication. Heather works for Lindhout group in Canton. There are many ways to tional business. Associates Architects AIA PC. He is also the author of “The Brand YU get involved. Come see what Life” and a speaker with the Brand YU we’re all about and how we can Adam L. Clark, BSAr’99, AIA, LEED Diane Ruiz Cairns, CIMBA’01, a gradu- Life LLC, which specializes in personal be of service to you! AP, joined the staff of Integrated ate program developer and professor and corporate brand management con- Architecture in Grand Rapids. Adam at Lawrence Tech, and Rosemary sulting, training, and seminars. also teaches graphic design at Kendall Bayer, CIMBA’03, formerly of Sun College of Art & Design. Microsystems, Inc., are two of three George M. Hauch, BSAr’03, and co-founders of ardentCause L3C. Their Monica Ann Teune have married. James F. Kriewall, BSEE’99, was a company will offer technology products George is a developer/architect and a There are many ways to candidate for the Democratic nomina- and business methods to increase student in the MBA program at DePaul keep in touch with us... tion in Michigan’s 11th Congressional nonprofit operational effectiveness, as University in Chicago. District. well as consulting services to strengthen Visit our website at: teams and enable each nonprofit to more Paul C. Kauffman, MBA’03, was http://ltu.edu/alumni Nipa Shah, MSIS’99, president of easily carry out its mission. Bayer was a named director of medical programs Jenesys Group LLC in Novi, an online 2007 Alumni Achievement Award winner. at Lansing-based Accident Fund Here you will find information marketing and Website development Cairns in secretary of the Lawrence Tech Insurance Company of America. He about our programs and events company, launched the Michigan India Alumni Association board. was previously director of Third Party as well as our organization. You Chamber of Commerce. She envisions Administration operations. can even view and download a the Chamber as a networking organiza- Tracy Petrella, BAr’01, BFAAI’01, copy of our newly updated bylaws. tion to benefit the Asian-Indian com- MAr’06, an architect with David S. Barduca, BSAr’04, Join Our Group on LinkedIn! munity in business and other areas. Fanning Howey in Novi, earned earned Leadership in Energy and Nipa grew up in India and came to the LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) accredi- Lawrence Tech Alumni United States in 1985. Environmental Design) accreditation tation with the U.S. Green Building And look for our page on Facebook. from the U.S. Green Building Council. Council. David works for Hobbs+Black You can also contact: Associates Inc. in Ann Arbor. Mary Randazzo 248.204.2309 Matthew A. Gramlich, BSME’02, [email protected] MSME’04, an engineer at Ford Motor Tiffany Cole-Stitt, AUS’04, BSBM’05, OR Co., and Lisa Hagele have married. joined the Charles Stewart Mott Debbie Farina 248.204.2307 Foundation as a program assistant for [email protected] Tim Jones, BFAAI’02, BSAr’02, is a the Flint-area team. We hope to hear from you soon! computer graphics supervisor at Blur Studio, an Oscar-nominated visual effects, animation and design studio in Stay Connected Venice, CA.

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Ryan Garone, BSAr’05, LEED AP, is Andrea Zammitt, BSAr’05, was fea- Molly M. Tyler, MBA’06, married Jason Doris Grose, with Design Plus in Grand Rapids. He tured in a “Focus: 20 In Their 20s” Richard Sweeney in Shelby Township. MAr’08, an archi- was featured in an article in Grand profile in Crain’s Detroit Business for She is employed by Ford Motor Co. tectural intern with Rapids magazine on the firm’s initiative her role as project coordinator for the TMP Architecture to become a “green” company. renovation of the Detroit Recreation Brooke Bach, BSAr’07, joined the Inc. in Bloomfield Department’s Northwest Activities architectural staff of GMB Architects Hills, earned LEED Jerome R. Oswald, BSET’05, a gun- Center. and Engineers of Holland. (Leadership in nery sergeant in the Marine Corps Energy and Environmental Design) Reserve, and fellow Marines from the Joseph M. Lapinski, BSME’06, EIT, David Center, BSME’07, is a volunteer accreditation from the U.S. Green 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine joined SHW Group in Berkley as a with Regnum Christi, a mission group Building Council. Division, returned from a deployment mechanical engineer. that provides hurricane relief and medi- to Latin America where they participat- cal aid to developing countries. Ryan P. Kidd, ACET’08, BSCM’08, and ed in Partnership for Americas 2008. James P. Petras, BSAr’06, joined Jenna M. Brown have married. Ryan is The month-long training operation took SmithGroup Inc. in Detroit as an archi- Shaun Gignac, BSAr’07, MAr’09, and a project engineer in the Detroit office of the Marines to the Dominican Republic, tect. He was previously a designer for design partner Will Marenco, BSAr’07, DeMaria Building Co. Uruguay, Brazil, Colombia, and Peru. Nudell Architects in Farmington Hills. MAr’09, were honored with third place in an international student design Steven G. Nielsen, BSAr’08, is with Mindy Tangney, BSAr’05, joined Daniel Poinsett, BSPh’06, an employee competition held by the Association SHW Group, an architecture, planning, TowerPinkster, a West Michigan archi- at Synereering Group in Farmington of Collegiate Schools of Architecture. interior design, and engineering firm in tecture and engineering firm, as an Hills, married Mona Zaban. The couple Students were challenged to design a Berkley. architectural project coordinator. lives in Dearborn Heights. museum and library addition to the historic Cranbrook Institute in Bloomfield William A. Schumaker, BSPh’08, was Hills. awarded a research fellowship at the University of Michigan where he will David L. Jones, MBA’07, was named pursue his doctoral studies in nuclear News For Alumni Notes executive director of the Petoskey- engineering. Use the space below to tell us about you or your fellow Lawrence Harbor Springs Area Community Tech or DIT alums. Mail it to the Office of Alumni Relations, or Foundation. After working at the World Galina Mihaylova, MAr’09, joined SHW e-mail [email protected]/. You may also submit Alumni Notes on- Bank in Washington, D.C., Dave joined Group, an architecture, planning, interior line at www.lawrencetech.net/. Tell us about honors, promotions, the Community Foundation in 2000 as design, and engineering firm in Berkley. marriages, appointments, and other activities. ❏ New Address? the program officer. DIT Name Brittany Kennedy, MAr’07, a 3D Melvin E. Byrd Sr., BBA’56, chairman Street modeling specialist of the board of directors of Don Bosco and CAD draft- Hall, a private nonprofit human service City State ZIP sperson for GPSL agency in Detroit, was honored by Architects P.C. in the Michigan Chronicle as one of its Home Phone ( ) Vail, CO, earned “Men of Excellence.” A native Detroiter, LEED (Leadership in Energy and Melvin was a leader in Michigan’s civil Environmental Design) accreditation and human rights movement for more Email from the U.S. Green Building Council. than 50 years. He has served in various executive positions for 27 years with the Santosh Nair, MSCS’07, joined Michigan Department of Civil Rights and Dunnhumby USA as a data architect. is a life member of the Detroit Branch He worked previously for Fidelity NAACP. For several years he also served Investments as a principal data analyst. as executive director of the Detroit Association of Black Associations. Emillie Naismith, BSAr’07, MAr’09 an architectural intern with TMP Tarik S. Daoud, Architecture Inc. in Bloomfield Hills, AEng’60, is one earned LEED (Leadership in Energy and of six recipients Environmental Design) accreditation of the first-ever from the U.S. Green Building Council. National Award in Citizen Diplomacy. Bob VanderHoeven, BSME’07, The U.S. Center for UCertESk’07, is an associate engineer Citizen Diplomacy presented the awards with Cessna Aircraft Co. in Wichita, KS. during a ceremony at the Smithsonian American Portrait Gallery in Washington, Lucas Ewalt, BSEE’08, is a firmware D.C., in 2008. The Bloomfield Hills Use the e-mail address above or mail to: development engineer at Hewlett- resident was nominated for the honor Alumni Relations Office Packard in Houston. by the International Visitors Council of Lawrence Technological University Metropolitan Detroit (IVC). 21000 W. Ten Mile Road., Southfield, MI 48075-1058 Fax: 248.204.2207

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Information for this section John L. Drake, BME’43, of Rockville, Mark L. Nagel, BSCvE’49, of Arlington, Clarence H. Wheeler, BSEE’51, of is gathered from family and MD, June 1, 2009. Mr. Drake was a VA, Nov. 18, 2008. Mr. Nagel was an Sterling Heights, April 20, 2009. He friends of the deceased, and mechanical engineer with the Defense Air Force colonel and civil engineer was survived by three sons and a from newspaper accounts. Department from 1946 until his retire- who served in three wars before retir- daughter. ing in 1974. As an Army Air Forces When providing an obituary, ment in 1977. He was survived by his wife, Rosemary, a son, and a daughter. bomber pilot during World War II, he Wesley R. Parker, BSME’52, of Clinton please furnish as much infor- participated in the Normandy inva- Township, Oct. 24, 2008. Mr. Parker mation as possible, including Jack Stone, BEE’43, of West sion. He joined the Air Force after it was retired from Vickers Inc. He was the date of death and any Bloomfield, March 27, 2009. During his became a separate military branch survived by his wife, Merrilyn, a son, Lawrence Tech- or DIT-con- 36-year career at Ford Motor Co., Mr. in 1947 and saw combat as a pilot and three stepchildren. nected survivors and their Stone was an electrical engineer in the during the Korean War. During the graduation dates. If sending Research and Development Department Vietnam War, he was commander of Carol D. Rose, BSME’52, of Imlay a newspaper clipping, please where he specialized in manufactur- a civil engineering squadron that built City, Mar. 19, 2007. Mr. Rose was a include the date and name of ing processes. A test he developed to roads and bases. His final active-duty retired mathematical statistician at the the paper. determine how automobile paint rusts assignment was at the Pentagon, with U.S. Tank Automotive & Armaments was patented by the automaker and Air Force engineering headquarters. Command. He was survived by two earned Mr. Stone an award from the His military decorations included the daughters. Michael D. Bifano, BAeE’35, of Santa Room Paint Society. He also served as Legion of Merit, three awards of the Barbara, CA, Mar. 6, 2009. Mr. Bifano an electrical engineer on the Manhattan Distinguished Flying Cross, and 15 Henry C. “Hank” Schreiber, BSIE’52, was among Lawrence Tech’s first Project at Los Alamos, NM, during awards of the Air Medal. After his of Williamsburg, July 5, 2009. After varsity athletes and was particularly World War II. Mr. Stone was survived military retirement, Mr. Nagel spent service in the Army during World War accomplished in track. During a long by his wife, Edith. several years as a civil engineer with II, Mr. Schreiber worked as an engi- and distinguished career in a variety of the U.S. Department of Transportation. neer for General Motors before joining positions with General Motors Corp., Donald H. Nelson, BME’44, of He was survived by his wife of 56 Chrysler. He was a manager of product Mr. Bifano served as lead staff aero- Northville, Sept. 15, 2008. Mr. Nelson years, Patricia. engineering at Chrysler when he retired nautical engineer for Lunar Exploration graduated from Lawrence Tech after after 25 years of service. He was sur- Systems for the Apollo Space Mission. designing tanks during World War Robert C. Hagemann Sr., BSEE’50, of vived by his wife, Joyce, two children, As lead engineer, his team designed II in Paterson, NJ. He then worked Farmington Hills, Sept. 3, 2008. Mr. and two stepchildren. a lunar cargo transport vehicle, a briefly for General Motors Corp. before Hagemann took advantage of the GI multi-purpose construction vehicle embarking on a 44-year career with Bill to get his degree at Lawrence Tech Emeral L. Dietz, ARACT’53, of Oscoda, and an engineering test vehicle for the Chrysler Automotive as a mechani- after serving in the signal corps in Italy Oct. 27, 2008. After his retirement, space mission. After retiring from GM cal/manufacturing engineer. After during World War II. He worked at Mr. Dietz was a member of the Model in 1971, he embarked on a success- retirement, he joined the Lawrence IBM and Vickers prior to an over 22- Airplane Club. He was survived by ful career in real estate. In 2008, Mr. Tech faculty and wrote a textbook on year career at Burroughs Corp. (later three daughters. Bifano wrote “A 70-Year Love Story” manufacturing engineering. Survivors Unisys) in Detroit. Survivors include about his life with his wife Rosalie, include two sons and a daughter. three daughters and a son. Chester A. Cross, BSME’54, of whom he married in 1941, for his Davison, May 29, 2009. A World War hometown newspaper. In addition to Peter M. Amatangelo, BME’47, of Harold J. McMenemy, BSIE’50, of II veteran, Mr. Cross worked at Ford his wife, Mr. Bifano was survived by Northville, Dec. 20, 2008. A retired Lexington, May 6, 2009. He was a Motor Co. for 40 years before his three sons and a daughter. His brother, Chrysler engineer, his survivors include retired engineer at Chrysler Corp. retirement. He was survived by three Natale, BAeE’37, died in 2006. two sons. sons and two daughters. Robert E. Miner, BSEE’50, of Marvin G. Schaar, BME’36, San Martin S. Florczak, BSIE’48, of Sterling Southfield, May 10, 2007. Mr. Miner Donald W. Dancey, BSME’55, of Dimas, CA, Nov. 14, 2008. He was sur- Heights, May 18, 2009. Mr. Florczak was a retired district manager for Clearwater, FL, Dec. 8, 2008. Mr. vived by four children. was a retired senior project engineer Michigan Bell Telephone Co. Survivors Dancey spent most of his career at Dana Corp. He was survived by his include a son and a daughter. as an executive with Chrysler and George Canvasser, BSME’43, of Las wife, Rita, a son, and a daughter. Volkswagen. He was survived by his Vegas, April 19, 2009. Mr. Canvasser Russell E. Vaillancourt, BSME’50, wife of 58 years, Joyce, a son, and two was a mechanical engineer and Lampton J. Cardwell, BSME’49, of of Bradenton, FL, Nov. 5, 2008. Mr. daughters. licensed registered professional Grosse Pointe, Nov. 16, 2008. He was Vaillancourt was a retired design engineer in New York. His large-scale survived by two children. engineer for General Motors. He was Gerald J. Lonergan, BSCvE’55, of building projects included the American survived by his wife of 57 years, Joan, Chula Vista, CA., Oct. 14, 2008. Mr. Express corporate headquarters, the a son, and a daughter. Lonergan operated Lonergan Financial New York University Medical Center Consulting after retiring from his expansion, the Lincoln Medical Center, Donald E. Weddle, BSCvE’50, of position with San Diego County in and several pavilions for the 1964 Orchard Lake, Dec. 8, 2008. A Ford California. He was survived by his wife, World’s Fair. During World War II he Motor Co. retiree, Mr. Weddle was sur- Betty, four daughters, and two sons. was captain of a Landing Ship Tank vived by his wife, Katheryn. and supporting amphibious opera- James L. Donahue, BSIE’56, of tions in the Pacific. Mr. Canvasser was Wolverine Lake, Nov. 9, 2008. He was survived by his wife, Ruth, a son, and survived by his wife, Pearl, and three a daughter. children.

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Chester J. Gieldowski, BSME’56, John H. Chamberlin, BSIM’60, of Antonio Serra, ABCT’66, of Bloomfield Guy D. Rhodes, BSAr’81, of Detroit, BSIE’60, of St. Clair Shores. Mr. Mount Dora, FL, Oct. 4, 2008. Mr. Hills, Oct 12, 2008. As owner/archi- Feb. 18, 2008. Mr. Rhodes was the Gieldowski was a Ford Motor Co. Chamberlin began his career with tect at Serra & Associates, Mr. Serra owner of GDR Architects. He was sur- retiree. General Motors as an international designed hundreds of buildings in vived by his wife, Phillis. marketing manager. After his retire- Metro Detroit. He was survived by his Gerald F. Leppek, AEEtT’56, of West ment, he worked as a consultant for wife, Suzanne, and two daughters. Cary R. Patten, PE, BSEE’83, of Bloomfield, June 26, 2008. A Ford Butcher Industries for a year. He was Waddell, AZ, Nov. 11, 2008. Motor Co. retiree, Mr. Leppek was sur- survived by his wife, Monica, two sons, Patrick H. Sevon, BSIM’67, ADPT’76, vived by his wife, Frances. and a daughter. of Spring Hill, FL, Nov. 6, 2008. Mr. Kurt C. Houslander, BSME’91, Sevon was a computer specialist for MBA’02, of Livonia, July 1, 2008. Mr. Robert W. Hack, AEEtT’57, of Port William R. Rice, BSME’60, of Pigeon, the General Accounting Office of the Houslander was a climate control engi- Charlotte, FL, Oct. 15, 2008. A retired July 9, 2009. Mr. Rice was a retired U.S. government. He was survived neer at Chrysler. He was survived by DTE Energy employee, Mr. Hack was executive at Chrysler and an Army by his wife, Joan, two sons, and a his wife, Justine, and two sons. survived by two children. veteran who served in the Korean War. daughter. He was survived by two sons and a Rodney D. Terrill, BSEE’91, of Robert W. Johnson, ARACT’58, daughter. Frederic J. Kluska, BSIM’68, of Kalamazoo, Sept. 7, 2008. of White Lake, Mar. 12, 2002. Mr. Warren, Oct. 7, 2008. A self-employed Johnson was survived by his wife, Donald R. Taylor, ABCT’61, of Bellaire, architect, Mr. Kluska was survived by John J. Jurewicz II, BSIM’92, of Maria, a son, and a daughter. TX, March 1, 2009. Mr. Taylor was vice two sons and a daughter. Sterling Heights, Sept. 24, 2008. Mr. president/general manager of Hi-Way Jurewicz was a member of Sigma James B. Jones, AMT’58, of Warren, Equipment Co. in Houston. He semi- Bailey B. Ragsdale, BSIM’69, of Phi Epsilon and the Detroit Beginning Jan. 26, 2009. Mr. Jones was survived retired in 1997 but continued to work Tampa, FL, Aug. 8, 2008. Experience. He was survived by his by his wife, Geraldine, and five chil- for the company on special projects parents, a brother, and a sister. dren. on a part-time basis. He was survived William B. Dunneback, BSIM’71, by his wife, Dottie, two sons, and two of Chesterfield, Sept. 17, 2008. Mr. Michael Campbell, BSET’94, of Raymond J. Brooks, BSME’59, of daughters. Dunneback retired in 1999 after 35 Clarkston, July 27, 2009. Mr. Campbell Southfield, Sept. 12, 2008. After a years with General Motors. He was was a design engineer at General lengthy military career as a fighter Nicholas Voytovich, BSEE’61, of survived by his wife, Mary, and three Motors in Warren. He was survived by pilot, Mr. Brooks retired as a lieutenant Livonia, Jan. 22, 2009. Mr. Voytovich, daughters. his wife, Anne, a son, and a daughter. colonel of the U.S. Air Force and the a Chrysler retiree, was survived by his Michigan Air National Guard. Later in wife, Pauline, and a daughter. Paul T. Novak, BSCE’72, of Saginaw. his aviation career, he was a corporate Mr. Novak was employed at pilot for General Motors Corp. In 1964, David G. Miller, AEEtT’62, of DiClemente-Siegel Design for 24 years Mr. Brooks began his commercial flying Houghton Lake, Aug. 15, 2008. As a as a professional engineer. Survivors career with United Airlines, retiring in petty officer during the Korean War, Mr. include his wife, Barbara, two daugh- 1989 as a captain who had flown the Miller was the first documented Navy ters, and a son. 747, 737, 727, DC-8, DC-10, DC-7, DC- SeaBee lineman to complete the Deep 6, and Viscount aircraft. In recent years Sea Divers course and was instrumen- James A. Fowler Sr., BSME’75, of he enjoyed flying a restored Harvard tal in building U.S. Naval stations in Au Gres, May 27, 2009. Mr. Fowler, a T-6 with his friends. Mr. Brooks was North Africa and Cuba. After his honor- Vietnam veteran, was a retired sales survived by his wife, Anita, and five able discharge, he spent the next 40 engineer at Ann Arbor Machine Co. He children. years with the Detroit Edison Co. until was survived by his wife, Jane, four his retirement as an overhead trans- sons, and a daughter. Robert D. Shomo, BSME’59, of mission lines supervisor. Survivors Milford, June 9, 2009. Mr. Shomo include two sons and two daughters. Joe F. Malinouski, BSAr’76, of worked at Ford Motor Co.’s Research Clawson, Sept. 2, 2007. and Development Lab in Dearborn for Dave Seaman, BSBA’62, of St. Clair many years. He was survived by his Shores, Dec. 18, 2008. Lawrence Bethe, AEEtT’80, BSIM’85, wife, Louise, and two daughters. of Royal Oak, April 4, 2009. Mr. Bethe Sherman J. Butler, ABCT’63, of was a sales application engineer at D.T. Marvin C. Tack, BSEE’59, of Saginaw, Macomb, Sept. 27, 2008. Mr. Sherman Randall & Associates. He was survived July 9, 2009. Mr. Tack was employed was survived by his wife, Christine, two by his wife, Estella, and a daughter. in technical support at Square D for 40 daughters, and a son. years until his retirement in 1993. He Martin W. Hayes, BSMa’80, of Wixom, was survived by four daughters and Edgar F. Pengelly, AIST’64, of Oct. 1, 2008. Mr. Hayes was the owner a son. Brighton, March 28, 2009. of Interplex Corp. In addition to his career in computer controls systems, A. Warren Schultz, BSME’66, of he also enjoyed private teaching. Sterling Heights, Mar. 4, 2008. Mr. Schultz, a U.S. Air Force veteran, retired from Eaton Corp. after 39 years as a mechanical engineer. He was survived by his wife, Ruth, three sons, and a daughter.

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THE LAWRENCE TECH FAMILY

Glen Gearhart, May 27, 2009. As an adjunct faculty member, Mr. Gearhart Virginia North, assistant dean of architecture taught evening courses in English at Lawrence Tech for nearly 40 years, Virginia North, assistant dean of graduate studies in the College of Architecture earning the respect of both students and Design, was killed in an automobile accident on Oct. 22, 2009. Dr. North and faculty. He also taught at North began teaching as an adjunct professor at Lawrence Tech in 1981 and joined the Farmington High School for 30 years. faculty in 1999. She previously served as department chair of art and design. He and his wife, Karen, a former Dr. North simultaneously directed her College’s growing graduate programs, English and French teacher at oversaw its national and international student recruitment efforts, coordinated Farmington High School, took interior architecture and design degrees, led the development of the College’s ownership of Kaye Britton Travel in online educational programs, oversaw the College’s three professional accredita- Farmington Hills after they retired from tions, and oversaw its web pages. their teaching careers in 1991. The “Virginia was an extremely diligent and competent leader. She set very high standards and worked until couple traveled extensively, observing she got the job done,” Dean Glen LeRoy said. “I have known few people in my life who have been so penguins in Antarctica, visiting the focused and dedicated to their task.” Incan ruins in the Andes Mountains, Dr. North is survived by her husband, Clare, and a daughter, Ashley, a Lawrence Tech student. An riding elephants in Thailand, and shop- endowed scholarship, the Virginia North Graduate Fellowship in Architecture and Design, has been estab- ping on the streets of Rio de Janeiro. lished in her memory. Contributions may be sent to Lawrence Tech’s Office of University Advancement, Mrs. Gearhart described her hus- or visit www.ltu.edu and click the “ClickandGive” icon. band as an impeccable dresser who wore designer suits with starched col- lars and French cuffs to his classes. same time about his wartime experi- “Besides wanting to look good, he ences. “Every time you talked to him, DIT IN MEMORIAM thought it provided a positive example he’d say, ‘I was just doing what I was to the students of what a leader should told; there were a lot more guys who Robert B. Scott, BSCE’39, of ed to be used in an aerial invasion of be,” she told the Detroit Free Press. did more important things. I was just Blacksburg, VA, Sept. 23, 2008. Mr. Japan. The graduates, all in their early Mr. Gearhart graduated from trying to help out,” Bouchard told the Scott, an Air Force veteran and former 20s, had a $100 million federal contract Western Michigan University with a newspaper. “He was just one of those member of the Plymouth school board, and 3,000 employees devoted to the degree in English in 1955 before serv- gentle giants who are the reason we worked in pharmaceutical research as a effort, which was canceled when Japan ing two years in the Army as a military have the freedoms we have today.” spectroscopist before retiring in 1984. surrendered. He later joined General policeman. Mr. Maconochie was survived by his He was survived by his wife, Patricia, Motors. Mr. Locklin was survived by son, Martin (Mary) Maconochie, and two sons, and a daughter. two sons and two daughters. Walter “Scotty” Maconochie, five grandchildren. Aug. 27, 2008. Mr. Maconochie served James G. Smith, BSME’42, of Curtis T. Burkett, BSCE’62, of Sarasota, as basketball coach at Lawrence Tech Sydney L. Terry, Mar. 26, 2009. Hackettstown, NJ, Dec. 18, 2008. Mr. FL, Aug. 28, 2008. Mr. Burkett was in 1952 and 1953. A native of Detroit, Mr. Terry was a member of Lawrence Smith was a retired safety engineer at the city engineer of Wyandotte, the he enrolled at Lawrence Tech after Tech’s Board of Trustees from 1979 to Continental Insurance Co. He served program director of civil engineering graduating from high school. Following 1990 and served on the University’s in the Merchant Marine and the Coast at Manatee (FL) Community College, the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, Advisory Corporation from 1990 until Guard during World War II and was and had his own civil engineering Mr. Maconochie wanted to join the his death. a former mayor and councilman in and land surveying business. He was Marines, but the recruiters told him he A graduate of Stanford University Hackettstown. Survivors include a survived by his wife, Beverly, and two would need to get his teeth fixed first. and Chrysler Engineering Institute, granddaughter. daughters. Rather than wait, he joined the Army Mr. Terry was employed for 38 years at instead. After his training, he was sent Chrysler, where he rose to vice presi- Carl A. Nystrom, BME’43, of James W. O’Neill, BCvE’73, of Erie, overseas with the First Infantry Division dent of engineering and then vice presi- Farmington Hills, June 15, 2008. Nov. 6, 2008. He was survived by his and saw combat in seven major cam- dent of public responsibility and con- Mr. Nystrom was employed for over wife, Ginny, and four children. paigns in Africa, Italy, Germany, and sumer affairs. Prior to his retirement 30 years with Ford Motor Co. as an France, including the Normandy inva- in 1980, he served as the automaker’s engineer, most recently in heavy truck Tom Raymus, BBA’74, of St. Clair sion on D-Day. Wounded twice, Mr. chief spokesman regarding compli- design. He was a long-time member of Shores. Mr. Raymus was a Macomb Maconochie was offered the Purple ance with laws regulating automotive the Society of Automotive Engineers. County Road Commissioner, a former Heart, but turned it down both times. safety and the environment, testifying He was survived by three sons. member of the Macomb County Board Returning to civilian life, he mar- frequently before various congressional of Commissioners, a retired Detroit ried his wife, Isabel, who died in committees. John G. Locklin, BAeE’45, of police administrator, and Korean War 2007, and worked for his brother at From 1981 to 2006, Mr. Terry was Aumsville, OR, Aug. 14, 2006. Mr. veteran whose career in public service Macon Manufacturing in Warren. Mr. a professional consultant to busi- Locklin was among a small group of spanned nearly half a century. He Maconochie was a frequent speaker to ness and industry, serving on the Lawrence Tech and DIT alumni and fac- was survived by his wife, Martha, six inmates in the Oakland County Sheriff’s boards of directors of various institu- ulty who formed the Laister-Kauffman daughters, and two sons. Boot Camp program. tions. A member of Phi Beta Kappa, Corp. in 1942 to build the huge and In an interview with the Royal Oak's Engineering Society of Detroit, and the innovative CG-10 cargo gliders expect- Melvin J. Swovick, BSCh’74, of Troy, Daily Tribune, Oakland County Sheriff Society of Automotive Engineers, Mr. June 7, 2007. Mr. Swovick was a Michael Bouchard said Mr. Maconochie Terry held several U.S. patents. retired forensic chemist for the Oakland was an inspiration and humble at the County Sheriff’s Department.

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Incoming students bond and develop new friendships during myriad orientation activities prior to the start of fall classes.

38 F a l l /Wi n t e r 2009 REPORT TO INVESTORS FROM THE PRESIDENT

Over 1,100 students comprised the Class of 2009, making it one of the largest graduating classes in Lawrence Tech’s history. President Walker and Provost Maria Vaz shook the hand of every graduate walking across the stage.

he recovery starts here and it must start with us.” This “Twas my emphasis at a widely attended news conference last December when Lawrence Technological University became the first university in the state – and possibly the nation – to develop and launch a comprehensive program we call the “Recovery Starts Here” stimulus package for displaced workers. With initiatives reminiscent of the innovation and sacrifice that led to Lawrence Tech’s er credit and the effects of the A. Alfred Taubman founding at the height of the burgeoning national economic (L) was honored by President Walker Great Depression in 1932, the crisis. At Lawrence Tech last April 22 as the donor Lawrence Tech community year alone, over 600 full-time of Ockham’s Wedge, came together this past year in students as well as many more a new sculpture by remarkable ways to assure that of our large population of part- Beverly Pepper that access to the many benefits time students were affected graces the center of the beautifully of a Lawrence Tech education by the suspension of their landscaped and would not be denied to those employers’ tuition reimburse- redeveloped campus who most could benefit. ment benefits. quadrangle. As those of us in Michigan For our current students, are painfully aware, over the the campus community came past several years, over half a together quickly with the goal million of our fellow citizens of keeping as many of the in automotive and related man- affected students as possible in ufacturing industries lost both school and progressing toward blue and white collar jobs. graduation. Associate Provost Layoffs accelerated through for Enrollment Management the summer and fall of 2008 Lisa Kujawa, Dean of Students as these industries, long key to Kevin Finn, and others in our Michigan’s prosperity, reeled financial aid, career services, from the drying up of consum- and business services offices worked tirelessly to find additional aid resources and adjust payment plans.

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One week after the launch of Lawrence Tech’s program, Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm chose the campus for a news conference where she announced what state and local governments were also doing for displaced workers. She brought with her all the major elected leaders from the Metro Detroit area. She requested that her event be held at Lawrence Tech because “they led the way in showing how, working together, we can help Michigan’s displaced workers.” To date, over a dozen other Michigan colleges and universities have subsequently stepped forward with their own plans to aid current and prospective students. A number of state relief and educational agencies have also enacted and During Lawrence Tech’s 2009 Even as this was going on, workers or their dependent launched plans, and Lawrence Winterlude celebration held at the we also knew that displaced children through the comple- Tech is additionally participat- Westin Book Cadillac in Detroit in March, President Lewis N. Walker (L) workers – be they students, tion of their undergraduate or ing in all that are appropriate. recognized A. Leon Linton, BSME’62, alumni, or others – require graduate degree program. While some or even all for his generous contributions to the educational retooling and of these other programs may University. career services to help them n Expanded academic pro- eventually have come about return to the workplace and to gramming created with coun- on their own, Lawrence Tech companies that need educated sel and advice from industry, accelerated the process and workers to implement dynamic including an amazing 35 new was first with a comprehen- plans and develop new prod- degrees or fast-track certificate sive, multi-faceted initiative to ucts. programs in such fields as sus- serve prospective and current This is why I am so proud tainability, alternative energy, students and alumni, as well that Lawrence Tech was able and life sciences geared to as Michigan’s general popula- to be a vital bridge to bring strengthen and diversify tion of displaced workers. In these companies and workers Michigan’s economy and pre- this way we are again being together. pare students for the changing true to Lawrence Tech’s long Lawrence Tech’s “Recovery global market. heritage as a leading, highly Starts Here” initiative launched relevant, and engaged provider in December included: n Career networking recep- of higher education and related tions and workshops attended services that address current n Immediate creation of some by over 3,000 Michigan citi- needs. As President Wayne 450 “Recovery Grants,” a $3 zens – not limited to Lawrence Buell described Lawrence million University-funded plan Tech alumni and students – Tech more than a generation that provides 50 percent of that matched displaced work- ago, we remain a “private tuition for eligible displaced ers holding college degrees university serving public with innovative companies that purposes.” currently have employment opportunities.

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As our student recovery Lawrence Tech’s Leadership to advance ever closer to the efforts were under way, in Program, which imbues lead- vision set forth in its strate- order to maintain the ership skills and experiences gic plan: “to be a preeminent University’s short- and long- regardless of major throughout private university producing term financial stability, our the undergraduate programs. leaders with an entrepreneurial dedicated faculty and staff The junior year program was spirit and a global view.” In have shared a number of sac- inaugurated this year with the good times and in bad, this rifices this year, the goal being final component for the senior great university has continued a $4 million reduction of the year now in preparation. to serve. It is precisely during operating budget. This was Additionally, more progress difficult times such as these accomplished by the elimina- has been made forging partner- that the value and worth of tion of non-essential spending, ships with universities over- Lawrence Tech and the pro- the deferral of certain purchas- seas and expanding the breadth grams it offers shine brighter es, an across-the-board salary and scope of our international than ever. freeze, the suspension of the programs. This past year we Your support and encour- University’s contribution to finalized agreements with sev- agement mean more than I can the TIAA-CREF pension plan, eral of the top universities in say. Thank you! a general hiring freeze, and China and India and have been layoffs of a small number of forging other important new personnel. We anticipate that relationships with a variety of these measures will be suffi- global leaders that hold great cient to allow the University to potential. Lewis N. Walker ride out the current economic Through 77 years of President and CEO Some 50 employer representatives downturn, and I am grateful to dedication, commitment, and were welcomed by President Walker at the second of four career network- our faculty and staff for their involvement of faculty, staff, ing receptions held in May as part steadfast commitment and alumni, and friends such as of Lawrence Tech’s “Recovery Starts devotion to excellence even you, Lawrence Tech continues Here” initiative. during these difficult times. At the same time, Lawrence Tech’s fund-raising success has remained remarkably strong as we seek to increase scholarships, build endow- ment, and prepare for further improvement of facilities. We received the most cash contributions in the history of the University, and in terms of overall funds raised, it was our third best year ever. A highlight of the year was the $2.5 million gift from alumnus A. Leon Linton, BSME’62, which resulted in naming the Department of Mechanical Engineering in his honor. I am also pleased by the success of the rollout of

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C l a s s o f 2012

Joseph E. Champagne Raymond R. Khan, BSEE’70 Barbara Samardzich David B. Wohleen Chairman, Board of Directors Former Senior Vice Vice President, Power Train Former Vice Chairman Ross Controls President, CIO Operations Delphi Corp. Former President Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Ford Motor Co. Oakland University Michigan .

C l a s s o f 2011

Douglas E. Ebert John E. Elliott, II, BSBA’80 Larry D. Lyons John G. Petty, BSME’65 Lloyd E. Reuss Former Chief Operating Chairman Vice President Former Director, Fox Vehicle Chairman of the Board Officer AMI Holding Small Vehicle Production Program Lawrence Technological Cranbrook Educational Corporation, Inc. Team General Dynamics Corp. University Community Chrysler Group LLC Former President General Motors Corp.

C l a s s o f 2010

Lauren L. Bowler Douglas DelGrosso, Howard B. Padgham Victor A. Saroki, BSAr’79, Ex officio Former Vehicle Line BSME’84 Former Vice President BAr’80 Lewis N. Walker Executive Vice President, Operations Advanced Manufacturing President President and CEO Midsize/Large Cars Int’l North American Braking & Engineering Power Train Victor Saroki & Associates Lawrence Technological Adams Opel AG Suspension Chrysler Group LLC Architects, PC University General Motors Corp. TRW Automotive

42 F a l l /Wi n t e r 2009 REPORT TO INVESTORS advisory members of the corporation

Richard H. Cummings Edward Donley, BME’43 Esther G. Edwards William D. Innes, BSME’53, Former Senior Vice Former Chairman, Air Chairman and CEO, Former Executive Vice Chairman, NBD Bank and Products and Chemicals, Motown Historical President, Ford Motor Co. NBD Bancorp, Inc. Inc. Museum, Inc.

We are saddened by the death of Sydney L. Terry on March 26, 2009. Mr. Terry was former vice president, public responsibility and consumer affairs, for Chrysler, and served Lawrence Tech with distinction as a Julius L.Pallone Kurt O. Tech, BSME’48 trustee 1979–90 and as an advisory member of the President, J.L. Pallone Management Consultant; corporation since 1990. (See In Memoriam, Page 37) Associates Former President, The Cross Company

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Provost Maria Vaz speaks to members he Lawrence Tech- and many others who have others. These programs are of the Saudi Student Union during nological Univer- been displaced as a result of positioning Lawrence Tech for a reception they organized in Café Lawrence for officials of the Saudi sity community has the economic downturn. In ad- the future as well. Arabian Cultural Mission. accomplished much dition, we extended short- and In the past six months, Gov- during the past academic year long-term payment plans to ernor Jennifer Granholm, U.S. T Senator Carl Levin, several and more exciting things are many of our students who lost yet to come. The financial their tuition reimbursement congressional representatives, struggles and uncertainty that benefits. Our pledge is to work County Executives L. Brooks so many families face have with all students to help them Patterson and Robert Ficano, been daunting, and I am so continue their education – their then-Detroit Mayor Kenneth proud of how this university assurance of a better future. Cockrel, and many industry came together to help so many We are also working with executives visited campus to of our students and alumni. We Michigan employers to iden- learn of the work our students remain steadfast in our efforts tify the skills they seek as they and faculty are doing in alter- to provide leadership on devel- hire employees for the new native energy, sustainability, oping strategies for economic economy. We are aggressively and in finding uses for new recovery. pursuing additional certificates materials. The “Recovery Starts Here” to transition professionals to We aim to continue build- program created nationwide the defense industry, media ing a campus environment that acclaim for the University. and film industry, alternative increases students’ professional As Dr. Walker reported, we energy, biomedical engineer- and personal opportunities to awarded some 450 Recovery ing, and bioinformatics, among lead and contribute to society Grants by the time the fall as learned citizens. Among this 2009 semester began. The year’s accomplishments: recipients were our own current or former students, alums,

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n Naming of the A. Leon n New Academic Programs: informatics, Critical Studies Linton Department of Exciting new degree programs in Architecture, Electrical Mechanical Engineering: in emerging economic sectors Power Systems, Energy and Memphis-based alumnus and launched over the past year in- Environmental Management, entrepreneur A. Leon Linton clude a Master of Architectural Energy Engineering, Informa- donated $2.5 million to name Engineering, Master of Urban tion Assurance Management, and endow the Department of Design, Bachelor of Industrial Instructional Systems Design Mechanical Engineering. Mr. Operations Engineering, and and Presentation, Instructional Linton, BSME’62, is founder Bachelor of Audio Engineer- Technology, Manufacturing and CEO of Southern Systems ing Technology. Several of Systems, Manufacturing Sys- Inc. (SSI), which designs, these are unique in Michigan tems for the Defense Industry, builds, and installs custom and among only a few such Nonprofit Management and conveyor systems for manufac- programs in the nation. Leadership (also online), Proj- turing and distribution fa- ect Management (also online), cilities. He said he is confident n New and Updated Innova- Robotics Education, Sustain- Lawrence Tech will continue tive Certificates: In addition able Architecture, Technical to thrive by maintaining its to degree programs, new fast- and Professional Communi- “theory and practice” approach track certificate programs at cation, Telecommunications to education, which he finds Lawrence Tech reflect agility Engineering, Transportation as valuable in today’s work and a flexible, interdisciplin- Design, Urban Design, and environment as it was when he ary approach to better prepare Workplace Technology. graduated. The gift will help students for new opportunities. n Quest: This new College of the Department of Mechanical The newly launched programs Provost Maria Vaz presented the new Engineering fund laboratory include undergraduate cer- Arts and Sciences co-curricular graduates during the University’s 77th equipment, facilities, and other tificates in Alternative Energy experiential learning program Commencement Exercises held at needs to improve the student Engineering Technology, Ani- enables students to explore Cobo Arena in Detroit in May. educational experience. mation and Visual Effects for Film, Biochemical Engineer- n Leadership Program ing, Bioelectronics, Biome- Rollout Continues: The chanics Building Information Leadership Program for Modeling and Computer all undergraduate students Visualization (online), Com- continues to be phased in. By puter Science, Electrical Power fall 2010, all Lawrence Tech Systems, Embedded Systems, students will have exposure Entrepreneurial Strategy, to leadership concepts and Film and Audio Technique, will practice these concepts. Film and Production Tech- Exceedingly rare among the niques, Industrial/Organiza- nation’s baccalaureate pro- tional Psychology, Innovative grams, the Leadership Program Product Design, Set Design, gives Lawrence Tech students Technical and Professional a value-added opportunity to Communication, Television experience, through their indi- and Video Production, and vidual majors, the rewards that Video and Audio Technique. leadership brings to their lives New and updated graduate and to others. certificates include Aeronauti- cal Engineering, Architectural Management (online), Bio-

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neering education to focus on entrepreneurism; and provide an infrastructure to encourage and support entrepreneurial activities for undergraduate engineering students. The centerpiece of this effort is a five-year project to modify 30 courses taken by engineering students. We are introducing pedagogical methods and/or content to develop both the knowledge and the practice of entrepreneurship. Other key elements include an entrepreneur-in-residence program, an entrepreneurial co-op and internship program, multidisciplinary student projects that contain entrepreneurial components, and entrepreneurial mindset workshops for faculty and University leader- Lawrence Tech’s 12:1 student/faculty their passions and future soccer programs. Lawrence ship. Lawrence Tech will also ratio assures that students receive careers under the guidance of Tech hockey games have made host Entrepreneurs Quest, a plenty of personal guidance from professors. Here, longtime professor faculty or industry mentors. Friday and Saturday nights regional innovation competi- Jerry Crist explains an experiment in Students choose their projects very special. Our revived tion. a chemistry lab. in the areas of arts, leadership, athletic mascot, Blue, leads or research. More than 40 fans in cheering and adds spirit n Financial Aid Increased: students were involved in 27 to campus events. Other new Although the cost of attending Quest projects this past year. programming aims to increase Lawrence Tech remains among student awareness of diversity the lowest of private colleges n Improved Campus Activi- and social responsibility. and universities, we continue ties: Members of the campus to increase the size and number organization Students Pro- n Kern Grant and Entrepre- of scholarships for students gramming Activities Monthly neurism: The Kern Family affected by the economy. The (SPAM) returned from their Foundation of Waukesha, Wis., Offices of Financial Aid and annual national conference has awarded Lawrence Tech Business Services have worked and developed another year a five-year, $1,154,500 grant to help students access all of great activities. Students to further integrate entrepre- possible forms of aid available. participated in a welcome neurial education into the The Board of Trustees ap- back concert with nationally curriculum of the College of proved changes in the structure recognized recording artists. Engineering. We are using the of tuition and fees and held Club sports in volleyball and Kern grant to achieve three increases to a minimum. For cricket were added to augment ambitious goals: transform summer and fall 2009, tuition the successful hockey and the educational experience of and fees increased an average undergraduate engineering of 4.3 percent, with blended students in order to develop rates depending on the course the entrepreneurial mindset; change the culture of the faculty and the University leadership involved in engi-

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level and program. Concur- neurs, innovators, and creative additional learning opportuni- rently, our financial aid budget thinkers, faculty members must ties and greater access to new was increased by 14 percent be engaged in discovery, cre- technologies. We are commit- for academic year 2009–10. ative and innovative processes ted to achieving our mission The Provost Grant was in- through applied research, and “to develop leaders through creased by 30 percent last year scholarship. These activities innovative and agile programs and by 50 percent this year. keep both faculty and students embracing theory and practice” More graduate scholarships dynamically engaged with each and above all, strengthening and grants were awarded to other and with the professional every student’s competitive help students who lost tuition community. The Applied Re- edge. reimbursements from their search Committee was formed employers. We also testified to facilitate and support faculty before the Michigan House of in their efforts to start research Representatives on behalf of projects and involve students Maria J. Vaz students to keep the Michigan in these projects. Thirteen Provost Tuition Grant stable. Our goal competitive seed grants were is to continue to provide pri- awarded to faculty members vate technological education. by the committee this year for projects that eventually will be n Emphasis on Scholarship financed by external sources. and Applied Research: In addition to excellent teaching, we We want to enhance and believe that to educate students improve student opportuni- who will become entrepre- ties for success by providing

Students enjoy the new Hossack Outdoor Dining Plaza and Terrace Garden adjacent to the Buell Building Dining Commons, one of many campus improvements in the past several years.

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for the improving economic The University, out of neces- conditions we will inevitably sity, had to make some serious experience. We will emerge budget decisions over this past even stronger as a preeminent year, but we remain commit- private university producing ted to our communications leaders with an entrepreneurial budget as we seek to maintain spirit and global view. our share of advertising voice Some remarkable changes in the Southeastern Michigan occurred during the 2008–09 market while expanding both academic year. Benefits for our out-state and out-of-state workers in Southeast Michigan enrollment initiatives. Cam- were reduced by an alarming pus Housing for the fall was rate, including the elimination at capacity as we continue to of tuition reimbursement and attract more non-commuter “matching gift” programs residential students. This leads for those wishing to donate to a more powerful and engag- to charities and non-profit ing university experience that institutions. translates to stronger roots as These changes have had these students become alums. a somewhat adverse effect Our relationship with the on our ability to achieve our Alumni Association continues goals. We also experienced a to move in a positive direction. modest decline in enrollment, The alumni board of directors predominantly at the gradu- and the Office of University ate level consistent with our Advancement collaborated competitors. We’ve responded on a research and strategy energetically with the Recov- planning initiative that will ery Grants, new certificates, further cement the bond with and new programs as the our alums and link even more president and provost outlined closely with the University’s in their reports. strategic goals. Vice President of Advancement o say the least, it has Lawrence Tech has received Lawrence Tech’s fund-rais- Stephen Brown served as master been a challenging a great deal of favorable media ing efforts are also achieving of ceremonies at the University’s Winterlude, an annual reception year for everyone. coverage in response to all success. While our donors, honoring major donors, in March. This recession is these initiatives, resulting in a friends, and alumni have ex- Tunprecedented since the worst very positive improvement in perienced changes in their per- days of the Great Depression our already strong reputation. sonal wealth, they continue to of the 1930s. Our coverage over the year in be devoted to Lawrence Tech. Interestingly, it was at the all media vehicles has been at We received two multi-million- very height of that difficult a level never seen before in our dollar cash gifts over the past period that the Lawrence history. The response to our 12 months. Our faculty and brothers started this great “Leaders in the Making” radio staff fund-raising results over institution. We not only made campaign has also been very the past two years have broken it through that difficult era, positive and helped reinforce records, so our own “family” we flourished in the 77 years our “Leadership through Theo- remains focused on helping that have followed. That same ry and Practice” positioning. Lawrence Tech meet its devel- enthusiasm, agility, flexibility, opment goals. While pledge integrity, diligence, and com- payments have declined, most mitment to theory and prac- people are still making some tice will position us perfectly form of payment toward their

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commitment and show every intention of continuing to support the University. We continue to progress toward our “Proud Heritage, Bold Future” campaign goal of $75 to $100 million and are hopeful that we will be able to go public sometime in the next year, two years ahead of schedule. This past year, surprisingly, represents the highest cash-received year in our history – quite an accomplishment in this economy. Lawrence Tech has also made significant gains in applied research activity over the past year, particularly in the area of carbon fiber research. Through the extraordinary efforts of our faculty and the All in all, we are optimistic differentiate itself from the Dedicated in 2008, Lawrence Tech’s business development team in about Lawrence Tech’s future. competition and we are poised Center for Innovative Materials Research is nearly complete with University Advancement, the In working with the enrollment to grow our market share the installation of the environmental University has received many team, we see opportunity for thanks to the introduction of chamber adjacent to the fire/loading grants, including one from the student growth both in Michi- new academic programs. The chamber. The chambers can replicate Kern Foundation in excess of gan and out of state as our loyalty of our donors, friends, high winds, temperatures from below $1.1 million to develop our state and nation evolves from and alums will help us meet freezing to 2300 degrees F, fire, water spray, and a variety of other harsh entrepreneurial engineering the current economic plight. our campaign goals and we conditions that can affect structural program. Lawrence Tech continues to continue to exploit our applied and vehicle components. research strengths to attract more grants. We see positive outcomes on the horizon and will capitalize on every opportunity that comes our way.

Stephen E. Brown Vice President University Advancement

High powered laptop or notebook computers, provided by the University to all undergraduates and custom configured to their particular academic discipline, are as ubiquitous on campus as slide rules were a generation ago.

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We continue to have strong and productive relationships with our banking partners. These relationships were key this year in renewing both credit lines and the letters of credit that cover our bonds. As part of our process improvement and sustainability initiatives, Lawrence Tech implemented a paperless environment for paychecks, W-2 tax forms, and student bills and statements. This initiative is saving the Univer- sity both time and money, and has been well received by the campus community. Lawrence Tech’s University Technology and Learning Center At Winterlude President Lewis N. his was a challenging (UTLC), opened in 2001, connects Walker congratulated Linda Height, year financially for the Engineering and Architecture vice president for finance and Buildings with a variety of classroom, administration, for becoming a Lawrence Techno- Linda L. Height studio, and meeting spaces, and member of the Benefactors Society. logical University. Interim Vice President serves as the symbolic gateway into Many students in our master’s Finance and Administration the quadrangle area. T degree programs were adverse- ly affected when the automotive companies and suppliers eliminated tuition reimbursement for their employees. The University community worked diligently to develop programs and payment plans that have enabled most of these students to remain in school. It was with that same de- termination, involvement, and assistance of the entire campus community that we reduced expenses by over $4 million for fiscal year 2009. We also made great strides in streamlin- ing the budget for fiscal year 2010. This was accomplished while continuing to increase scholarships and reduce the University’s debt.

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The University Technology and Learning Center (UTLC) includes a semicircular gallery that is a popular exhibition and event facility, topped by the Marburger Terrace, an outdoor open deck overlooking the redeveloped quadrangle seen on the cover of this magazine.

Revenue: $60,061,122

Expenses: $60,016,208

The DTE Energy One Stop Help Desk in Alumni Hall of the A. Alfred Taubman Student Services Center has become a national benchmark model for providing students with convenient access to a variety of counseling, registration, financial aid, and cashier services.

Financial results for fiscal year ending June 30, 2009

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on’t close off your options, and be willing to look at Alumni Hall in the A. Alfred the possibilities” has become a mantra for Peg Pierce, Taubman Student Services “D Center provided an infor- director of Lawrence Tech’s Office of Career Services, which mal setting for networking this year has helped thousands of displaced workers with college between job seekers and degrees begin the transition to new careers. company recruiters at As part of its “Recovery Starts Here” initiative conceived Lawrence Tech’s third net- and launched by President Lewis N. Walker last December, working reception in August. Lawrence Tech has held three networking receptions where nearly 3,000 college-educated job seekers met with representa- to keep networking tives of 90 different companies. The fourth is scheduled for with everyone you Jan. 28 (see ltu.edu/recovery for details). can in order to turn up Another thousand-plus job seekers have attended free work- promising job leads,” shops organized by the Ayers Group of Southfield – a career Pierce said. transition management firm and a division of Kelly Services, Inc. John Nametz of Troy – in partnership with the Office of Career Services. agrees that networking Feedback from participants helped the organizers focus helped him in his search for a job outside the automotive sector more sharply on key areas in the job search. A workshop on where he had worked for many years. In fact, he learned about resume writing was replaced with a one-on-one resume review. his new full-time job with Franklin Energy, a utility industry A workshop session was added on how to use social media subcontractor, by networking at a seminar he attended to meet a like Facebook and LinkedIn. The August networking reception requirement for a Lawrence Tech course. included a panel discussion on what employers want to know Nametz prepared himself for the transition to a new industry about job candidates. by earning a certificate in energy and environmental manage- But the original purpose of the receptions remains the most ment at Lawrence Tech in May. “You have to make the choice to important benefit. “The overwhelming lesson is that you have reinvent yourself. Just being an engineer and a business manager wasn’t enough for me,” he said. “You have to make yourself into something that’s wanted and needed, and that’s what I did.” According to Dean of Students Kevin Finn, his staff and many others at the University saw the networking receptions as an opportunity to help people. “Our staff has pulled together on a common project that transcended the mission of any one department,” he said. “It would have been easier to watch from the sidelines, but people feel good about the work we are doing for displaced workers.” By taking on an added responsibility that other universities have avoided, Lawrence Tech has forged closer relationships with many employers and partnerships with organizations responsible for economic development. “We are still the only university in Michigan to offer support to displaced workers at this level,” Finn said. “We definitely Director Peg Pierce and Sherri Kerby of Lawrence Tech’s Office of Career have raised the profile of Lawrence Tech by demonstrating once Services review last-minute details with employer representatives prior to the again that we are a private institution with a public purpose.” networking reception in August. ▲EP