LAWRENCE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE | Summer 2012

‘It’s all about students’: President Virinder K. Moudgil plans to build on established traditions Transportation design program sets new standard | Media communication students acquire many tools ‘Super’ microscope aids research and instruction | Lawrence Tech’s innovation takes gold Alumni News & Notes | Donor Honor Roll, and more! Summer 2012 Volume XXX, Number 2

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Virinder K. Moudgil TABLE OF CONTENTS President

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Editorial Support: Deborah Faes, Dino ‘It’s all about students’ – Looking ahead – Alumni News – Hernandez, Sofia Lulgjuraj, Chris Mead, Mary Randazzo President Virinder K. Environmental Larry Lawson Moudgil plans to build on scanning electron and Marcell Todd Photography: Bruce J. Annett, Jr., 1 12 24 Steve Cantrell, Ken Cook, Gary Duncan, established traditions. microscope opens up new receive Alumni Achievement avenues of research and Lesley Mason, Tracy McGhee, Justin Award; interior architecture Munter, Eric Pope, Rick Smith, Glen instruction. alumna leads Color and Trim Triest; and others. Studio at GM; alumnus plays key role in aiding combat © 2012 Lawrence Technological University. All rights reserved. Bylined operations; SAE International articles reflect the author’s views and honors LTU student leader for not necessarily either the opinions or third time; and more! the policies of the University. Comments about the Magazine, articles, or letters may be sent to the editor. Send address Alumni Notes – changes to the postal, fax, or email Moves, advance- addresses noted above. ments, and other 31 On the cover: Virinder K. Moudgil is Design and function – news from Lawrence Tech and the seventh president of Lawrence Transportation design DIT alumni near and far. Technological University. He plans to prepares students for the On Campus – build on longstanding traditions at the 4 University as he focuses on student Lawrence Tech’s Donor Honor Roll auto industry’s future. achievement and success. (Photo by 2011 – 15 Gold Edison Award Lawrence Rick Smith) for innovation; Online educa- Tech recognizes the 37 Notice of non-discriminatory policy: tion scores well in national generous support of its donors. Lawrence Technological University survey; students win entre- adheres and conforms to all federal, preneurial and innovation state, and local civil rights regulations, contests; bachelor’s degree statutes, and ordinances. No person, in robotics engineering student, faculty, or staff member will knowingly be discriminated against launched; TechCat+ brings relative to the above statutes. Lawrence cloud to the library; and Tech is an Equal Opportunity Employer. more!

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Join Lawrence Tech Alumni on LinkedIn ‘It’s all aboutstudents ’ Moudgil’s appointment as the University’s seventh president, effective July 1, culminates a 10-month national search that attracted a large number of outstanding candidates and was aided by R. William Funk and Associates, a leading higher education executive search firm based in Dallas. A 13-person selection committee led by Trustee Doug Ebert and representing faculty, students, alumni, staff, community leaders, and trustees narrowed the pool to three. Lawrence Tech’s full Board of Trustees made the final selection. Moudgil, most recently OU’s senior vice president and provost, led academic affairs there since 2001. From 1994– 2001, he chaired OU’s Department of Biological Sciences. He joined its faculty in 1976. “Dr. Moudgil has a strong record of leading exemplary aca- demic progress and program development,” said Lloyd Reuss, chairman of Lawrence Tech’s Board of Trustees. “He is an excellent communicator, and we anticipate that he will acceler- ate Lawrence Tech’s advancement and services to students and the professions across Michigan and the nation.” Meaningful impact Praise for Moudgil’s leadership and mentorship at OU has been as positive as it is effusive. (See www.oakland.edu/moudgil.) “One simply cannot overstate the meaningful impact Dr. Moudgil has had both as a professor and as our chief academic officer,” said Gary D. Russi, OU’s president. “We will face a great challenge in finding someone as insightful, accomplished, Virinder K. Moudgil, Lawrence Tech’s and passionate to fill his position.” He called Moudgil “one of the most influential and most new president, sees a focus on respected faculty members and administrators” in Oakland’s student achievement and success as history. OU Board of Trustees Chair Henry Baskin said that Moud- the centerpiece of the University’s gil’s “legacy will live for generations to come. As the senior academic administrator, he was genius, historic, and extremely future and his work. well respected by his colleagues. He deserves all the good for- tune and leadership, which will be his at Lawrence Technologi- cal University.” he photo that hung prominently above his chair in his An OU news release included comments from Amelita former office at Oakland University (OU) served as a Sanchez, a longtime research assistant and a doctoral candidate T constant reminder of what’s important to Virinder K. at Oakland, who called Moudgil “the type of teacher everyone Moudgil. He’s pictured surrounded by all the students who should have.” worked in his research laboratory. “Lawrence Technological University has a heritage of “My passion is my lifelong involvement with students,” he excellence and a strong mission of developing leaders through said. “They are the driver for me to take on this responsibility innovative and agile programs,” Moudgil said. “I look forward at Lawrence Technological University. No matter what we do to working with the entire Lawrence community, and to helping collectively or individually, the beneficiaries ultimately should expand our base of new students, active alumni, involved do- be our students. If they are served well, get the best education nors, and industry partners. I am impressed with and passionate possible, get the best internships and real-world experiences, about the University’s mission and commitment to public good.” they are going to be successful alumni. It’s all about students. Moudgil grew up in India as it transitioned to independence That is why we’re here.” from British rule. He has lived in the United States with his

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wife, Parviz Gandhi Moudgil, for 39 years. Their two adult children, a son, Rishi, and daughter, Sapna,were born here and graduated from Rochester High School. He received his PhD in zoology- biochemistry from Banaras Hindu University, ranked the top university in India. His family included six brothers and four sisters. His mother oversaw their home and his father was an attor- ney active in India’s independence movement and engaged in to pursue a career in the life Kelly Maximuik (left) and Jackie improving community services. sciences. Osborn, both enrollment services associates at the University’s DTE “My father was a follower of Prime Minister Nehru, a disciple “At the time in India there Energy One Stop Center, greet of Mahatma Gandhi’s teachings, and every day at home when was no professional theater President Moudgil during one of his I was growing up there were stories told about the freedom or sports. I was captain of my first campus visits. Students using struggle, about self-esteem as citizens, and independence and high school cricket team and the One Stop Center can complete self-reliance. My father was teaching that education was the played college cricket, but my numerous transactions and receive answers relating to registration, only way that post-British India would be rid of poverty and mother was correct in telling transcripts, payments, financial aid, backwardness, and that our ‘job’ as young people was to seek me that none of what I was and more. opportunities based on our education.” doing was going to lead me to a profession.” Wide-ranging interests In a general college biology class, Moudgil was able to Moudgil developed a wide range of interests, including music, repeatedly dissect an insect with great dexterity. “My professor theater, and British and Indian history. He learned to speak Pun- could not believe it. He said, ‘You have the steadiest hands I jabi, the language of his home state of Punjab; Urdu, then used have ever seen. You should be a surgeon.’” in Indian courts; Hindi, India’s national language; and English. Moudgil’s subsequent plans for medical school were derailed “My father was well read and we had newspapers and maga- by the India/Pakistan war and political changes in the country. zines in our home in all languages. One from the United States Instead, he pursued biochemistry, worked many long hours in Embassy was Span magazine that gave me the first glimpse of labs, and published papers in the Netherlands, England, and the life in America. We U.S. about how estrogen, the so-called female hormone, affects felt America was a the brain of lab animals. At age 28 and by that time married, he paradise; you had these took advantage of a post-doctoral fellowship to go to the Mayo long 18-foot Chevys Clinic and join David Toft, the discoverer of a protein that medi- with fins, back yards, ates the action of estrogen.

oakland university photo front yards, grocery “I was very excited to be at a world stage of science discov- stores, nobody’s ery. I did not do anything of that magnitude, but being in such cheating, everybody’s an environment shapes your thinking that if you have one life to honest, everything live, you have to do something with it.” you want, you work Greater opportunities for achievement and contributing to his hard – all the beauty of field led him and Parviz, who holds a doctoral degree in physiol- America was delivered ogy, to remain in the United States. through that magazine. “I am very grateful for the opportunities that this country has President Virinder K. Moudgil and his wife, It built a desire to go to given us. Actually, I have lived here longer than I lived in India. Parviz Gandhi Moudgil, met while they were America.” Our children were born and raised here. This is our home, even university students. She teaches at Oakland It was his mother though the value system that India gave me is still very strong. Community College. who influenced him There is very high respect for age, seniors. And being raised in

2 S u m m e r 2 0 1 2 I’m thrilled by the opportunity to work with the faculty ‘and staff here, outstanding teachers and instructors – embracing their passion to bring the very best to students in the classroom, studios, and laboratories...’ Lloyd Reuss (left), chairman of More than $50 million has Lawrence Tech’s Board of Trustees, been spent at Lawrence Tech joins three Lawrence Tech presi- dents: newly appointed President on facility and curricular im- Virinder Moudgil; Chancellor Lewis provements in the past decade, Walker, who served as president and nearly $70 million has 2006–12; and President Emeritus been raised during the silent Richard Marburger, who served from phase of a $100 million capital 1977–93. campaign to build an innova- tive Engineering, Architecture, a family that was so focused and Life Sciences Complex, on social good more than and increase scholarships and personal good instilled in me the endowment. values that I still carry today.” Moudgil has also held Enhancing the LTU an adjunct professorship at legacy Wayne State University and “I’m thrilled by the opportu- has been a visiting scientist at universities in Serbia, France, and nity to work with the faculty and staff here, outstanding teachers India. and instructors – embracing their passion to bring the very best At Oakland, even as he advanced in administration, he to students in the classroom, studios, and laboratories,” said remained an active researcher of the molecular mechanisms of Moudgil. “This is a community in which I can work and further steroid hormone action and the hormonal regulation of breast enhance the growth of LTU. ‘Further enhance’– I use the words cancer, and received nearly $3 million in grant and research sup- carefully, because I know that with President Walker, Provost port awards from the National Institutes of Health and others. Vaz, and many others, this institution has made great strides. As OU provost, Moudgil oversaw six schools, the College of So what I bring here is simply a passion to advance that work, Arts and Sciences, the main library, and 16 administrative units, complement that work, and further enhance and enshrine this including technology services, international studies, the busi- university’s great legacy. ness incubators, e-learning, and grants, contracts, and sponsored “LTU has a platform of community partnerships, wonder- research. He co-chaired the steering committee for the establish- ful donors and friends, a great campus, and good enthusiasm. ment of OU’s medical school partnership with Beaumont Health I will endeavor to broaden the platform with faculty and staff, System and played a key role in its affiliation agreement with and see where we can work on additional areas of education Cooley Law School. and research. My goal is to advance their aspirations – tell me Moudgil chaired the Academic Officers Committee (Provost how you can be the best in what you do, and then, whether it is Council) of the Presidents Council of the State Universities of a grant, a research professorship, equipment, a sport, whatever it Michigan from 2007–11. He is an active lecturer and author and is, we’ll find ways to achieve it. has participated in or chaired a number of regional, national, “That will be my emphasis, to empower our faculty and staff, and international conferences in his area of study and on higher our colleagues, and at the same time build a community base education topics. on which to create a stronger institution that provides the best At LTU, he succeeds Lewis N. Walker, who has served in sev- education possible for our students. We have a distance where eral leadership roles, including president since 2006, and as vice we can grow. Lawrence Tech’s best is yet to come.” ®BJA president of academic affairs and provost from 1994–2006. The trustees have appointed Walker to serve a one-year term as the University’s chancellor, during which time he will devote much You’re invited to inaugural events of his attention to fund raising. The inauguration this fall of Virinder K. Moudgil as Lawrence Tech’s Under Walker, Lawrence Tech has been aggressive in expand- seventh president provides a grand opportunity to celebrate the ing programs in emerging economic sectors, such as robotics, University’s values, progress, and potential, and participate in defense, and sustainability, including “fast track” certificate commemorating LTU’s 80 years of educational service. Activities programs to help professionals retool themselves for new of special interest to students, alumni, faculty, staff, donors, and careers. Walker worked to include leadership fundamentals in other friends are being planned for the week of Sept. 23–29. Visit all undergraduate curricula through all four years, a rare distinc- www.ltu.edu/inauguration for details as they develop. tion in higher education outside the service academies.

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AND FUNCTION Design Transportation design prepares students for auto industry’s future

Keith Nagara (center) comments on freshman Greg VanderVoord's t this year’s North American International Auto Show work during a class in a trans- (NAIAS), one of the hottest concept cars wasn’t mounted portation design studio at the Art and Design Center. on a revolving turntable with a pretty model. Instead, there were many appreciative nods for a futuristic vehicle in Lawrence Technological Universi- ty’s exhibit on the main concourse of Cobo Center. A Colin Bonathan and Jeeho Cha, two juniors in Lawrence Tech’s transportation design bachelor’s degree program, created the concept for an electric 2025 Lincoln

4 S UMMER 2012 Colin Bonathan and Jeeho Cha designed an electric Lincoln Continental for 2025 and created the computer file used to produce this quarter-scale model.

The resulting degree program reflects Law- rence Tech’s signature “Theory and Practice” approach to learning by combining in-depth conceptual investigations with hands-on projects and extensive exposure to working professionals. The 2007 program launch was spearheaded by director Keith Nagara, whose 10 years at Ford Motor Co. included work on advanced concepts and architectures, powertrains, exteriors, inte- riors, body structures, hybrid electric vehicles, and body integration. Originally an art student, Nagara took his passion for cars beyond design Continental as a summer project. Ford Motor Co. design execu- to earn a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering and a tives liked it so much that they had the quarter-scale model built master’s degree in automotive engineering, both at Lawrence at the company’s product development center in Dearborn. Tech. The sleek design captured the attention of both NAIAS “What differentiates us from other schools is that design passers-by and car design enthusiasts on the Internet. A dozen and engineering are together, which is how the industry oper- bloggers kept the discussion going long after the Auto Show had ates. Designers must be able to work well with engineers and ended. communicate their design priorities in terms that engineers can What made the attention-grabbing model possible was its understand and work with,” Nagara said. basis in current engineering principles and practices. Bonathan The success of this approach was on display when the first and Cha used industry-standard computer design programs to class of transportation design students graduated in May 2011. develop their concept car, making it relatively easy for the pro- The program had already been recognized by www.design- fessionals at Ford to build the model. schools.com as one of the country’s top eight in automotive Bonathan explained that he started with the desired wheel design. By their final semester the four members of the first base and then placed the occupants, the electrical system and graduating class had already worked at Ford, Chrysler, GM, other components in his concept vehicle before he finalized his Peugeot, Volkswagen, and RTT USA, an international graphics design ideas for the exterior. He utilized computational fluid dy- software company. namics to maximize the aerodynamic values of the concept car. In fact, all transportation design students work on industry- “We’re not just doing pretty pictures. We’re designing beauti- sponsored projects in all four years of college, and most are ful cars that actually work,” Bonathan said of the transportation hired as interns or co-op students prior to graduation. design program at Lawrence Tech. This level of technology training isn’t found at other un- Working with industry dergraduate programs, according to Adjunct Instructor Doug “We’ve tried to make our program like a four-year apprentice- Gaffka, a retired Ford design director. “Lawrence Tech students ship,” Nagara said. “We wanted to create an industry studio are way ahead of other design schools in terms of computer environment. Students must blend their creative talent with an technology,” he said. understanding of engineering and manufacturing technology, so that they design projects with feasibility of manufacturing in Guided by auto executives mind.” Students like Bonathan and Cha are what some prominent auto During the past academic year, students worked on 10 design executives had in mind when they approached Lawrence Tech projects for Lincoln, Chrysler Interior, Chrysler Exterior, Cadil- six years ago with suggestions for a new design curriculum lac, Navistar, TARDEC, Inteva, Detroit Aircraft Corporation, the geared to the needs of the auto industry. GM executive Bob Lutz Steel Market Development Institute, and Michelin. and Ford design executive Peter Horbury, among others, asked In these projects, the companies ask students to propose solu- Lawrence Tech to develop a curriculum that incorporated both tions to the real-world problems in developing cars and compo- design and engineering aspects. nents. Students meet regularly with automotive designers and engineers, and in the process improve their skill sets and design knowledge. The students benefit from feedback when presenting their proposals to auto executives – an opportunity that junior designers at big companies rarely get.

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Transportation design student Cherise Caldwell discusses some of her designs, which were on display in the gallery of the University Technology and Learning Center.

Industry executives are willing to work with college students in order to get new and fresh ideas that are not tinted by the corporate culture. They are also looking for promising future employees, which is why these projects often lead to internships and eventually full-time employ- ment. This ongoing interaction with current industry projects also parameters that include governmental regulatory requirements, keeps the transportation design program abreast of evolv- vision zone study, lighting effects, and safety integration. ing practices in manufacturing and professional design. “Our Sophomores are introduced to the design exercise of “futur- students are familiar with new technologies and processes being ing,” the process of considering how the structure of a new developed in the industry,” Nagara said. “When they get out vehicle can evolve once certain constraints have been removed. into the workplace, they are familiar with what is breaking new An example would be the replacement of the internal combus- ground in industry.” tion engine, which could eliminate the need for a large engine compartment and provide opportunities to reconfigure the Core curriculum architecture. This allows the students to analyze trade-offs and In the first year, students learn about vehicle architecture, body opportunities. structure, interiors, chassis, and powertrain, the components of Juniors study human factors such as ergonomics that go into the overall “package” of a vehicle. They benchmark their con- designing the interior of a vehicle. They also learn about human- cepts to other products already on the market. Sustainability has computer interaction, an increasingly important aspect of the become a key consideration in auto design. driving experience. Freshmen learn how to produce two-dimensional sections that Seniors study manufacturing processes and rapid prototyping provide engineers with important physical information about technologies. Their thesis project must deal with both design the geometry of proposed components. Sections are the building and engineering concepts while integrating exterior and interior blocks to designing a vehicle, yet it’s very rare that engineers are design through a holistic approach. taught this knowledge in school, according to Nagara. This type of information allows design and manufacturing Technology holds the key to future design engineers to consider how the product would fit in with other While creativity is a trait that auto executives know they need, it components or a system and its potential impact on the assem- is increasingly clear that the auto industry – along with society bly process. “Our students will be very successful in industry in general – will be driven by emerging trends in technology. because their designs will not be compromised by technical Whether it is in the manufacturing process or the driver inter- requirements, since those issues have already been taken into face, auto designers and engineers must respond to what the consideration,” Nagara said. latest technology makes possible. In their second year, transportation design students take a All Lawrence Tech undergraduates receive powerful laptops more in-depth look at vehicle architecture and the manufactur- loaded with all the software they need for the courses – another ing process for high-quality surfaces. Students learn to consider key differentiator for the transportation design program. The the feasibility and ease of manufacturing as they apply technical curriculum is structured to give students a strong foundation in the technical aspects of computer-aided design starting in their freshman year and animation by the end of their sophomore year.

6 S UMMER 2012 There is a technology influence that makes { Lawrence Tech’s program unique. |

Gregor Duler, who came from Slovenia to study at Lawrence Tech, discusses his proposal for the Steel Wheel competition.

Transportation design students also become familiar with CATIA, the sophisticated design software used by many compa- nies and engineering departments. This strong foundation in the technology used in the auto industry enables transportation design students to translate their creative designs into concrete specifications that engineers can utilize in the manufacturing process. “There is a technology influence that makes Lawrence Tech’s program unique. These students think holistically, go beyond styling, and take manufacturing into account in their designs,” said Brian Baker, another adjunct instructor with many years of experience in the auto industry. It is a combination that has benefitted students like Gregor Duler, who came all the way from Slovenia to study at Law- rence Tech. He has interned with both GM and Volkswagen. “Being a design student first and foremost, I liked design classes and learning from the professionals who came in. But I realized that the engineering classes were very important for the workplace,” Duler said. “The LTU transportation design pro- gram is very challenging, and you need to work hard to become a designer.” ®EP

Lutz brings his ‘car guy’ perspective to Lawrence Tech ob Lutz, who fought passionately for good automotive design as a top executive at BFord, Chrysler and General Motors, came to Lawrence Tech on April 26 to deliver a lecture and visit the transportation design program that he helped inspire. Before delivering the final Architecture Lecture of the academic year, Lutz signed copies of his book, “Car Guys vs. Bean Counters: The Battle for the Soul of American Business.” He started his LTU visit by touring the transporta- tion design studios in the Art and Design Center where he shared his enthusiasm for car design with students. The College of Architecture and Design started the program in 2007 after several leaders in the automo- tive industry, including Lutz, said there was a need for a college program that teaches designers how to Transportation design student Tyler Bame discusses one of his design projects with understand the engineering aspects of car design so Bob Lutz. that they can communicate effectively with engineers.

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s the market for video and other A online communication continues to grow, the bachelor’s degree program

Jody Gaber, director of the media communication degree program, checks in media communication at Lawrence preparations for a class assignment with student Kathryn Ruff. Technological University is expanding to prepare students for new job opportunities. With the rapid rise of social media and Media communication students new forms of commercial and personal communication, media communication acquire many tools of the trade students find they have to communicate across multiple platforms – from radio and TV to Facebook and Twitter, or whatever else becomes an effective means of reach- ing people in the future. This challenge opens up new opportunities.

8 S UMMER 2012 The interns from the other colleges ‘were very talented, but the interns Interest in media communication has grown steadily since the major was introduced in 2006. It started with a strong from Lawrence Tech were the best by emphasis on the skills and talents needed in television broad- far because of their technical skills. casting. Now media communication students must learn addi- tional skills, according to Jody Gaber, who became the program ’ director at the beginning of the 2011–12 academic year. computer programs such as Revit, Sketchup, Final Cut Pro, Illustrator, and Photoshop that movie production companies use From Hollywood to academia for a variety of tasks. Gaber has 17 years of experience in Hollywood working Only one of the LTU interns on “Freaky Deaky” was a for Warner Brothers, Paramount Pictures, and Walt Disney media communication major. The others were a recent graphic Animation Studios, where she gained an appreciation for design graduate, a dual major in graphic design and imaging, the range of skills and talents needed to mount a successful and an interior architecture major. movie production. After she and her husband moved back to Michigan, she worked for Doner Advertising and Speedshape, Interdisciplinary imperative a digital design company. When Michigan rolled out its film Seeing students in other academic programs with skills that incentive program, she returned as art department coordinator are valued in the media marketplace, Gaber concluded that the for four movies, including “The Ides of March” directed by media communication program needs to become more interdis- George Clooney. ciplinary. In that role she worked with numerous interns, including four “It used to be that you needed to be a specialist to work in from Lawrence Tech on the set of the Elmore Leonard film, media. Now you need to be a generalist,” Gaber said. “Freaky Deaky,” last year. She was so impressed with their That’s what Associate Professor Melinda Phillips, chair skills and capabilities that she jumped at the chance to work at of the Department of Humanities, Social Sciences, and the University. Communication, had in mind when she recruited Gaber. “The interns from the other colleges were very talented, but “Interdisciplinarity is a hallmark of a Lawrence Tech edu- the interns from Lawrence Tech were the best by far because of cation. Under Gaber’s leadership, our media communication their technical skills. They hit the ground running,” Gaber said. program will become even more interdisciplinary, allowing for “Lawrence Tech students have skills that are very useful in the cross-pollination and cooperation between architects, engineers, entertainment industry, and that gives them an edge.” and media communication majors,” Phillips said. The Lawrence Tech interns were already well versed in Graphic design and video are merging in online applica- tions, creating more work for graphic designers who can make the transition. Media communication students will be learning the Adobe Suite

Dan Armstrong (center), a reporter/ anchor for the NBC affiliate in Flint, goes over a script for a news seg- ment with media communication student David Faes (left).

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and other graphic design software programs. to write a feature-length film. That was 150 pages of creative- “We are expanding the skill sets of our students, which ness,” she said. makes them more marketable,” Gaber said. Megan Ziegler is another media communication student During the 2012–13 academic year, the College of Arts and focusing on writing. “When I chose this program, I did so Sciences will launch a new course in emerging web technolo- for the video production skills, but my focus has changed to gies and new certificate programs in web design, digital anima- wanting to utilize my writing skills,” she said. “If the writing tion, graphic design, and audio production. is poor, the film is boring, the news story is misleading, or the blog post is confusing. We can really use writing skills Writing still counts anywhere.” A background in the humanities remains a valuable asset for someone seeking a career in the media, because quality content Broadcast fundamentals still requires a high level of skill in written and verbal com- Even with so much changing in media, broadcast journalism munication. While students must master a range of technology remains a good arena for students to hone their skills in script skills in order to convey their message across multiple media writing, digital editing, sound mixing, lighting, and set design. platforms, they also must be able to communicate effectively, Media communication students spend many hours mastering Gaber said. those skills in the Media Services/AV Master Control Studio There are also expanding opportunities for writers as busi- on the lower level of the University Technology and Learning nesses find new ways to increase their presence in social media. Center. For example, local chain Biggby Coffee has four or five Twitter Broadcasters like anchor/reporter Roop Raj of Fox 2 News accounts, and each must be written with a different “personal- and anchor/reporter Dan Armstrong of the NBC affiliate in Flint ity” to appeal to different target audiences. mentor media communication students on what it takes to put Kathryn Ruff, a media communication major, enjoys learning together a successful television production. about the skills required both behind and in front of the video Many media communication students also gain valuable camera, but she now sees that writing could be an important experience by shooting hours of video for Lawrence Tech’s part of her career. Departments of Media Services/AV and eLearning Services “Because of the media communication program, I realized at lectures, seminars, and other campus events. And during that I love to write. When I took my screenwriting class, we had the past year media communication student David Faes has

In the control room of the Media Services/AV Master Control Studio, media communica- tion students fol- low the action on the set.

10 S UMMER 2012 Right now it might be tempting to say that video is king in social been the announcer for Lawrence Tech’s promotional spots on the State Champs program aired on television station CW50 media, but the pace of innovation Detroit. Lawrence Tech students have won awards in several video in communications makes it competitions, including the 48-hour Go Green Film Challenge clear that nothing will remain earlier this year. constant except change… Video frontier Media communication major Scott Maiale changed his focus from radio to video after transferring from the Specs Howard “Online video is huge right now. Every business and orga- School of Media Arts. As a media communication student he nization wants video online and a social media presence, and has worked on producing and shooting video and has gained there are so many different things you can do with it,” Maiale practical experience as a production assistant for LTU’s said. Department of Media Services/AV. It might be tempting to say that video is king in social media, He believes the exponential increase of online videos in the but the pace of innovation in communications makes it clear past few years has created many job opportunities. The com- that nothing will remain constant except change and the need mercial applications of videos are still being developed, and in for professionals with the ability to communicate across mul- the future many businesses will find more ways to use videos tiple media platforms. for marketing and sales activities. “People have migrated to social media as their favorite place to communicate and interact. Companies know this and are looking for talented media professionals to help them reach these potential custom- ers with quality media con- tent,” Gaber said. Educating those profession- als of the future is the mission of the media communication program. ®EP

In the Media Services/AV Master Control Studio, students can simulate a television news set as part of a class assignment to produce a news report.

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he acquisition of the Detroit area’s first environmental scanning electron microscope (ESEM) has greatly enhanced the research capabilities of many engineering T programs at Lawrence Technological University, while also opening up new opportunities for teaching and collabora- tion both on and off campus. The microscope was installed in the Engineering Building in February 2011 after Assistant Professor Yawen Li won a $769,444 grant from the National Science Foundation. The microscope can produce high-resolution images of a sample surface, revealing details less than a nanometer (one- billionth of a meter) in size. To put this into perspective, a very fine human hair is about 10,000 nanometers wide. The maxi- mum magnification of the ESEM is about 250 times the limit of the best light microscopes. Lawrence Tech’s powerful microscope can be used to scien- tifically characterize wet, oily, porous, and soft materials that are traditionally considered impossible to study using conven- tional electron microscopy techniques. According to Li, the ESEM has been a great teaching tool “The environmental scanning electron microscope is in biomedical engineering, and it can be used in other fields of strengthening the existing materials research infrastructure at engineering and the natural sciences. “We teach theories about Lawrence Tech and our partnering institutions,” Li said. the failure of materials, and now students can actually see what Associate Dean of the College of Engineering and Civil happens to the microstructure,” Li said. Engineering Associate Professor Elin Jensen took advantage Lawrence Tech’s ESEM has already been used to support of this newly available research tool to study the deterioration research at Wayne State University, Oakland University, the of concrete caused by salt and chloride. The ESEM provided William Beaumont Research Institute, and the General Motors photographic evidence of the cavities that deterioration creates Research and Development Center. It has been used for projects and mapped the presence of the chemical elements that cause in biomaterials, orthopaedics, tissue engineering, construction deterioration. materials, automotive components, and lithium ion batteries, to “The results provided supporting evidence for the work we name a few. were doing and also opened up new avenues of inquiry,” Jensen said. The environmental scanning electron microscope produces Looking for medical solutions images that enable The capabilities of the electron microscope have put Lawrence researchers to mea- Tech on the frontier of biomedical research into possible solu- sure the deterioration tions for the painful and potentially debilitating tearing of of concrete. the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). Each year an estimated 200,000 Americans – mainly athletes and the elderly – suffer ACL tears, and the number is growing. The ACL connects the femur and tibia in the knee and pro- vides stabilization during motion. Ligaments can be replaced with an autograft or allograft, but the surgery can lead to com- plications later in life. Replacing the torn tissue with healthy tissue would be a much better option. Li is leading a Lawrence Tech research team that seeks to regenerate ligament tissues

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Allison Andre (left), who earned a biomedical engineering degree in 2011, has used the environmental scanning electron microscope for research at DMC Sports Medicine. She discusses her project with Khoeung Chov (center) and Assistant Professor Yawen Li. At left is an image of an ant created by the microscope.

using a combination of cells, biomaterial scaffolds, and Tristan Maerz, BSBmE’09, an engineer in the Department mechanical and biochemical stimulations. of Orthopaedic Research at William Beaumont Hospital, first The biomaterial scaffold is an artificial structure capable of brought the idea for this research to Lawrence Tech. Beaumont supporting three-dimensional tissue formation. It provides a is a major collaborator on the project, along with Joseph Corey structure that mimics the in vivo microenvironment of the target at the University of Michigan. tissue. Cells are seeded into the scaffold, attach and proliferate, The research team uses the ESEM to study the mechanical secrete growth factors, and form their own matrix. During this properties and microstructure of different types of nanofiber process, the scaffold – usually made of biodegradable polymers scaffolds. The team is also conducting various biochemical tests – initially provides mechanical support to the cells and then to evaluate the interaction of the cells with the polymeric nano- gradually breaks down, but not until new tissue is formed to fiber materials. take over the mechanical load. The project started in January 2010 when three biomedical “The knowledge we gain from this study will help us in the engineering students took it on as their senior design project, design and optimization of scaffolds for ligament regeneration. with financial support from the Kern Family Foundation. They It also provides useful reference for other researchers who successfully designed and fabricated a bioreactor before gradu- might choose the materials for the regeneration of other tissues ating in 2011. Then the current student team of Khoeung Chov, or organs,” Li said. Joseph Seta, and Meagan Richardson-Frazzitta took over the

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Exposing students to advanced research as undergraduates can provide the motivation to continue research as their senior design project. Li expects another team their studies and build careers to continue the study in the 2012–13 academic year. Richardson-Frazzitta is primarily involved in the cell-bioma- in biomedical research. terial interaction study, while Seta and Chov are focusing on the mechanical testing. “Understanding how the cells interact with these scaffolds, as well as how mechanical stimulation affects their behavior, Attracting students to careers in research will allow us to optimize our process to provide an ideal envi- Allison Andre, BSBmE’11, one of the students who worked ronment to encourage cell proliferation and the production of on the bioreactor, now works for DMC Sports Medicine as the collagen. Results from this study will provide data necessary lab coordinator at its center for education and research. Her to move forward with ligament tissue engineering using biode- research focuses on biomechanics and basic science contribut- gradable scaffolds,” said Richardson-Frazzitta. ing to sports medicine and general orthopaedics. “Working with the ESEM gave me experience in imag- ing and mechanical testing of materials. At LTU there were so many opportunities I was able to participate in. The ligament tissue engineering bioreactor project sparked my interest in biomaterials and orthopaedics,” Andre said. Andre returned to campus to use the electron microscope to study the effects of stretching the shoulders of rats. She tested the mechanical pull-out strength of the biceps tendon after dif- ferent procedures have been performed. Li believes the electron microscope can help recruit new researchers like Andre to this exciting field of medicine. She makes a point of turning over ESEM research projects to under- graduates to give them the opportunity to do research on the same level as PhDs. Exposing students to advanced research as undergradu- ates can provide the motivation to continue their studies and build careers in biomedical research. “Tissue engineering is a revolutionary approach to the replacement of diseased or dam- aged human tissue. It’s one of the hottest fields of biomedical research,” Li said. Tissue engineering has already been used to successfully replace skin tissue for burn victims, and the creation of bone tissue is in clinical trials now. Replacing ligaments would be another major advance, and the eventual goal is to develop the capability to replace more complex organs or tissue. “Tissue engineering still hasn’t matured as a medical field, and it holds great promise,” Li said. ®EP

Lawrence Tech student Khoeung Chov prepares the environmental scanning electron microscope for a test.

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pants, and future funding for each innovative programming through Lawrence Tech leads the way to university will depend on the suc- synergistic interaction. The Kern Gold Edison Award for innovation cess of all six. Family Foundation promotes this The six DCN universities are interaction through conferences, building on Lawrence Tech’s workshops, publications, and a Lawrence Tech and the 19 other In 2010, Lawrence Tech and experiences and developing website. ®EP colleges and universties that com- five other KEEN universities prise the Kern Entrepreneurship formed the Dynamic Compass Provost Maria Vaz and Professor Education Network (KEEN) have Network (DCN) to share innova- Sridhar Condoor received a Gold Edison Award. The tive approaches to entrepreneurial of Saint Louis awards promote the time-tested education in curricular innovation, University proudly characteristics of innovation faculty excellence, a community of display the Gold of visionaries such as Thomas practitioners, peer collaboration, Edison Award Edison. continuous improvement, and they accepted on The collegiate engineering pro- experiential learning. behalf of the Kern grams in the KEEN network were Lawrence Tech took the lead Entrepreneurship recognized for their collaborative by implementing a pilot project Education Network. work together to instill the entre- that provided benchmarks for the preneurial mindset in students. network. Lawrence Tech Provost Maria In 2011, the Kern Family Vaz was one of four KEEN repre- Foundation awarded grants total- sentatives selected to accept the ing $2.4 million over three years award in New York City. to the six DCN universities to In 2009, Lawrence Tech was pursue the new model of shar- awarded a five-year, $1.1 mil- ing innovative practices. Boston lion grant from the Kern Family University, Gonzaga University, Foundation to further integrate Kettering University, Saint the entrepreneurial mindset in the Louis University, and Worcester education of undergraduate engi- Polytechnic Institute have joined neering students. Lawrence Tech as active partici-

brought together faculty, staff, Students win entrepreneurial contest and students from KEEN schools to discuss collaboration in teach- A Lawrence Tech senior project Conference on Innovation and of the Shingle Shucker, a pneu- ing; design projects; exchange of team captured first place in the Entrepreneurship Education at matic-powered tool that removes faculty and students; collaboration entrepreneurial mindset competi- Mercer University in Macon, GA. both nails and asphalt shingles between administrators, faculty, tion held March 31 during the Matt Calahan, Nancy LaBelle, from a roof. and students; and joint student Kern Entrepreneurial Education and Rory Walters took first among The Shingle Shucker is workshops and innovation com- Network (KEEN) Regional 13 entries with their presentation designed to reduce the intensive petitions. labor involved in the traditional This is the first time Lawrence manual method of removing shin- Tech has won the innovation gles. This tool has a single handle competition, according to Ken with a thumb-operated button that Cook, chair of the Department of activates an air cylinder to push a Engineering Technology and the flipper that pulls up on the shingle team’s faculty adviser. and pulls out the nails. “These students worked really The conference sponsored hard and they have developed a by the Kern Family Foundation product that is going into pro- duction,” Cook said. “That is the ultimate goal of engineering tech- nology senior projects.” Matt Calahan, Nancy LaBelle, and The team also won Lawrence Rory Walters won the regional entrepreneurial mindset competition Tech’s Professor George with their new product, the Shingle Schneider, Jr., Senior Design Shucker. Award. ®EP

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Higher Learning Commission of Online education scores well in national survey the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools approved Lawrence Technological University Lawrence Tech’s online and technology and faculty cre- the first three online degree pro- earned high marks in the first graduate programs offered by dentials and training, and 67th in grams. national survey of online academic the College of Engineering were student engagement. During the 2011–12 academic programs conducted by U.S. ranked second in the country for Online graduate programs in year more than 1,000 students News & World Report on nearly student engagement and accredi- education were also nationally took close to 100 online courses 1,000 institutions. tation – behind only the University ranked for student services and at Lawrence Tech, and approxi- Graduate programs were of Wisconsin at Madison – and technology (35th), faculty cre- mately 10 percent of all credit ranked on student services and eighth for student services and dentials and training (28th) and hours earned by Lawrence Tech technology, student engagement technology. student engagement and accredi- students are through online cours- and accreditation, faculty creden- Online graduate business pro- tation (75th). es. (See www.ltu.edu/ltuonline for tials and training, and admissions grams were ranked 29th in the LTU Online was created in a complete listing of programs selectivity. country in both student services 2006, and the following year the and course offerings.) “We believe our online pro- Members of the grams have been well received eLearning Services because we have built a strong staff at Lawrence Tech are (from left) infrastructure and our professors Donna Kress, Diane have enthusiastically embraced Cairns, Lynn Miller- the training that is required in Wietecha, Clifton order to be effective in the online Johnson, Rachel environment,” said Richard Bush, Cronover, Marquita who oversees LTU Online as Poinsetta, and director of eLearning Services. Executive Director “Lawrence Tech has chosen to Richard Bush. focus its online program develop- ment on the graduate level. We recognize the demands and con- straints placed on adult learners.” Lawrence Tech also offers many hybrid courses that combine online learning with classes on campus. ®EP

the Kern Entrepreneurial Education challenges,” Yousif said. Team Firefly victorious at Network (KEEN), a program that Donald Reimer, director of Chicago Innovation Chase supports the development of an entrepreneurship for the College entrepreneurial mindset in engi- of Engineering, served as the neering students. team’s coach during the com- Competing against teams from prototyping, market management, “The Chicago Innovation Chase petition and continues to assist around the country, Team Firefly of proposal drafting, and presenta- was an inspirational journey. It them along with mentors from the College of Architecture and tions, with the aim of solving a gave me an opportunity to collab- Lawrence Tech’s LEGENDS, the Design won the Chicago Innovation critical world problem. orate with remarkable people from entrepreneurial alumni group. Chase held at the Illinois Institute After four days of intense all around the country, sharing ®EP of Technology (IIT) in the fall competition, the team of Yousif ideas, and competing in friendly semester. Yousif, Bryce Gamper, Bianca Representing The intercollegiate entrepreneur- Singleton, and Eliza Morales took Lawrence Tech at ship and innovation program was home the first place trophy. Their the 2011 Chicago designed to spotlight and mentor winning business idea promotes a Innovation Chase student talent to create the next cross-cultural learning interaction were (from left) generation of inventors, problem- between architecture students. Yousif Yousif, Bianca solvers, and entrepreneurs. The students hope to develop a Singleton, coach Working in the Incubator at IIT, viable business from the concept. Donald Reimer, Eliza student teams undertook the same They also had the opportunity Morales, and Bryce process as a startup company, to network with entrepreneurial- Gamper. going through design, research, minded students from colleges in

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driving conditions. The conven- Five states support LTU research project on tional grout material used between alternative materials for highway bridges the beams also deteriorates in the numerous freeze-thaw cycles of winters in northern states. Lawrence Tech is working on a ment materials such as stainless traffic,” Grace said. Since 1988, Grace has con- three-year, $349,000 contract to steel and carbon fiber reinforced Many bridges built with side- ducted more than two dozen stud- evaluate alternative materials and polymer materials. by-side box beams are now reach- ies for state and federal agencies a new approach to building high- “The ultimate goal is to develop ing the end of their service life, that have pointed to the long-term way bridges for the state trans- and construct a bridge superstruc- primarily because of corrosion of reliability of carbon fiber reinforce- portation departments of Oregon, ture system with a service life of the steel reinforcement caused by ment of concrete highway bridges. Minnesota, Wisconsin, and 100 years requiring less mainte- water contaminated with salt and ®EP Iowa, in addition to the Michigan nance and fewer repairs that tie up chlorides used to improve winter Department of Transportation, which is the lead agency for the Lawrence Tech Project research project. Engineer Charles Elder, The study is testing noncorro- BSCmE’04, describes sive cables and ultra-high-strength the process for testing concrete in a bridge design that a pre-stressed decked is both easier to maintain and bulb-T beam bridge faster to construct because it (in the foreground) doesn’t have a cast-in-place deck to an audience that included government slab. The project is supported by officials and media the pooled fund of the Federal representatives. Highway Administration, and utilizes allocations from the five states. Dean of Engineering Nabil Grace and a research team that includes students are conduct- ing the study in Lawrence Tech’s Center for Innovative Materials Research (CIMR) to test the advantages of a pre-stressed, decked bulb-T beam bridge design compared to side-by-side box beam bridges that have been Student teams display vehicles at Auto Show widely used during the past 50 years in Michigan and other Engineering students states. Eric Patrick, Christian Morgenstern, and Kurt The decked bulb-T beam has a Morris were among wider upper flange than the tradi- the many students who tional I-beam. The upper flanges volunteered their time of adjacent beams do not touch, to answer questions and six inches of ultra-high- about the SAE vehicles performance grout completes on display at Lawrence the connection to form the deck Tech’s exhibit at the North surface. The lower flanges of the American International I-beam are shorter, creating a cav- Auto Show held at Cobo ity between the beams that makes Hall in Detroit in January. The exhibit organized by it easier to inspect and repair the Keith Nagara, director of deck from underneath. The con- the transportation design nection between adjacent beams program, also featured is reinforced with two layers of many automotive models non-corrosive carbon fiber com- designed by students. posite cable (CFCC). The study will also compare alternative noncorrosive reinforce-

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tethered robot arms. Robotics Bachelor’s degree in robotics engineering launched engineers are called on to design new robots, develop new applica- At a time when the automotive tions for robots, and conduct companies and other manufactur- research to expand the functional- ers are reinventing themselves for ity of new applications. Robotics the next round of global competi- engineers are also responsible for tion, Lawrence Tech has launched ongoing maintenance so that tight a Bachelor of Science in Robotics production schedules can be met. Engineering (BSRE). It’s a well- They have to be well-versed timed response to the rapidly in systems engineering and pos- expanding demand for robotics sess the versatility to design and engineers in the auto industry build a “human-like” system, specifically and the manufacturing consisting of control algorithms sector in general. that represent the brain of the The interdisciplinary degree product, sensing and actuating program introduced in the fall of schemes that simulate the nerves 2011 blends mechanical engineer- and muscles, and a mechanical ing, electrical engineering, and system that makes up the skeleton computer science with robotics. of the design. Robotics Laboratory Instructor Jim Kerns helps students master both the In keeping with Lawrence Tech’s mechanics and programming involved in robotics. A new robotics lab dedicated to motto of theory and practice, the support of the BSRE program the curriculum gives students an require a minimum amount of on- Professor Giscard Kfoury, director has been established under the avenue for hands-on implementa- the-job training. Lawrence Tech’s of the new degree program. “This direction of Jim Kerns, a 36-year tion of the knowledge gained in BSRE provides undergraduates interdisciplinary degree provides veteran of Ford Motor Company. the classroom. with crucial knowledge that cannot graduates with the tools they will The lab includes state-of-the-art The new degree program aims be obtained by studying mechani- need to hit the ground running,” measurement and data acquisi- to address the shortage of cal, electrical, or computer engi- he said. tion systems, along with various qualified robotics engineers in neering as individual disciplines. Robotics engineering is an robotic kits and electromechanical Michigan and throughout the Robotics has grown into a evolving discipline that goes components. In the near future country. Manufacturers seek primary engineering field in its beyond designing and building it will be equipped to support specialists in the field who will own right, according to Assistant remote-controlled machines and research in robotics. ®EP

TechCat+ also adds a Discovery TechCat+ brings the cloud platform, a new concept in the to searches at the Library library world. “Imagine searching one inter- face and finding records of all When students return to fall Lawrence Tech has been a con- of LTU’s books, all of the books classes, they will access materi- tributing member of OCLC since from other libraries, and journal als at the Lawrence Tech Library 1977, and nearly all of its catalog- articles from many of LTU’s 100- – and beyond – through a new ing records have been imported plus databases all at the same cloud-computing-based search from OCLC. These records are time through a single common interface, TechCat+, based on the also the primary source of sharing interface,” Cocozzoli said. “If LTU WorldShare Management Services books and articles among libraries does not own the book or article, System. and are the basis for the library’s library process for ordering, the request can be placed for an Users won’t be aware that all current catalog and interlibrary retrieving, checkout, and return. interlibrary loan right from the transactions take place at the loan system. It requires little to no campus interface.” OCLC headquarters in Columbus, “We have decided to parlay maintenance, no servers, and no TechCat+ will leverage LTU’s Ohio. When it was founded in this relationship into a stronger special equipment. investment in databases and 1971, OCLC was originally the one and become the WorldShare As members of the WorldShare resources, making it easier Ohio College Library Center, but it Management System’s next network develop new applications, for students to find informa- has grown to become the world’s new member, among the very other members can share these tion, whether they are on or off most influential source of biblio- first libraries in Michigan and “apps.” WorldShare is standards- campus. ®EP graphic information, with over the Midwest to do so,” Library based and its members work 1.8 billion holdings from 72,000 Director Gary Cocozzoli explained. together to create a library system libraries in 170 countries. TechCat+ streamlines the entire that is functional and efficient.

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The studio opened in January Department of Art and Design in Student proposals for downtown in 2,500 square feet of office the College of Architecture and Detroit attract media attention space donated by Bedrock Real Design, and Assistant Professor Estate Services, a subsidiary of Peter Beaugard. Quicken Loans, and furnished Following an open house A Lawrence Tech student exhibi- University’s experimental design by the Somerset Collection. on April 18, Deines and sev- tion of proposed projects along studio in the recently renamed The studio class was taught by eral students were joined by Eric Woodward Avenue has attracted Chrysler House at 719 Griswold in Associate Professor Amy Green Randolph of Bedrock Real Estate attention to detroitSHOP, the downtown Detroit. Deines, chair of Lawrence Tech’s Services for an interview on the Craig Fahle Show on Detroit’s public radio station, WDET 101.9 FM. The downtown studio was also covered by WXYZ TV-7, WWJ AM-950, and WJR AM-760. The students also made a presentation to Dan Gilbert, founder and chair- man of Quicken Loans. For the spring semester stu- dio, 18 Lawrence Tech students were asked to develop proposals for Woodward Avenue between Jefferson Avenue and Grand Circus Park. Four teams developed a master plan for the development area, and then each team mem- ber worked on a specific project. Management students worked on business plans for the projects. Lawrence Tech students and faculty hosted an open house at the detroitSHOP on April 18. From left to right in the The students met four times back row are Kyle MacMillan, Brian Game, Erik Slagter, Michael Knoff, Mike Hall, Emma Zatkoff, Victoria Berti, and with representatives of Rock Assistant Professor Peter Beaugard. In the front row are Associate Professor Amy Green Deines, Renae Bengel, Carly Ventures and Bedrock Real Estate DeCocker, Ashley Malone, Melanie Eftoff, Irina Dwyer, Jamie Goforth, and Rani Abdallah. Services to get feedback and con- structive criticism. Guest speakers representing the architecture and Lawrence Tech celebrates first Winterfest design disciplines contributed to the educational experience. A highlight of Lawrence Tech’s first The intent of the detroitSHOP Winterfest was a fiercely fought studio is to balance theoretical broomball tournament. Winning course work with real-world appli- the E. George Lawrence Cup for the first time were (from left) Fruit of cations and community engage- the Broom players Tod Johnston, ment. The ultimate goal is to make Tony Sabat, Charlie Harris, and downtown Detroit a more attrac- Chris Davis, with goalie Matt Puz in tive place to live, work, and visit. front. Other activities included the “The academic model is to American Coney Island Challenge, focus on Detroit with a multidis- the Winterfest Lodge outside North ciplinary approach that utilizes Housing, basketball in the atrium, architecture, interior architec- and an artificial snowball fight. ture, graphic design, and urban design,” Deines said. “The stu- dents have been asked to tackle design issues in a much more collaborative way.” ®EP

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Student proposals selected for ‘third place’ in Southfield

Five Lawrence Tech students panel of judges took into consid- According to the advisory be invited to develop and submit shared $2,000 in prize money for eration hundreds of ballots cast board’s plan, the winning “third business plans. submitting the winning entries by students, faculty, and staff. The place” designs will be adapted While the City Centre proj- in four categories in a contest to submissions were judged in four and constructed in an existing, ect could take up to five years design a “third place” hangout for categories: overall interior design, unused property in the City Centre to implement, the City Centre college students in the planned atmosphere, name/logo/branding, Plaza on Evergreen Road north of Advisory Board would like to City Centre district of Southfield. and menu. The winning team in Ten Mile Road. The second phase see the new “third place” bar or The City Centre Advisory Board, each category received a $500 of the competition takes place restaurant open sooner, perhaps which wants to encourage college cash prize. this fall when LTU students will next year. students to spend more time in “This is an exciting competition Southfield, asked Lawrence Tech’s for Lawrence Tech students and Student Government to organize for stakeholders in the Southfield the competition. City Centre district,” Southfield The entries of 12 teams were Director of Planning Terry Croad displayed in the atrium of the said. “The contest fits perfectly Buell Management Building, and a into our overall vision to trans- form the area into a pedestrian- friendly, vibrant lifestyle center Southfield businessman Hassan Jawad poses with the winners of the with a variety of restaurant and “third place” design contest, (from retail options. We certainly had left) Michael Knoff, Deanna Hewitt, some impressive and creative Gena Briolat, Abby Schroeder, and ideas from the LTU students for Erik Slagter. Dean of Students Kevin the type of place they would like Finn is in the background. to see in the City Centre.” ®EP

want to make it more attractive,” Gateway plaza will lead to Southfield’s City Centre Veryser said. There is a plan to extend a bike A new landscaped gateway plaza traffic between the University and environment for the area bounded path and sidewalk down to Ten at the intersection of Civic Center Southfield’s commercial district. by Evergreen Road, Northwestern Mile Road, which would increase Drive and the Northwestern The Southfield City Centre Highway, and I-696. The South- student access to Southfield Highway service drive on the Advisory Board has unveiled field municipal complex and merchants, restaurants, and other north end of Lawrence Tech’s ambitious plans for the City Centre the Lawrence Tech campus are services. That fits in well with the campus is part of a plan to district that will create a pedes- considered part of the new City University’s plans for new residen- increase pedestrian and bicycle trian-friendly, mixed-use Centre. tial housing and a new academic The south side of Civic Center building for engineering, architec- Drive is currently designated ture, and life sciences. as a bike route, and one goal is Veryser said University officials to improve the bike route from had been concerned about the campus to the municipal center appearance of the Civic Center complex. approach to the campus, but The project has an estimated hadn’t been able to implement two price tag of $80,000, and the previous plans because of the cost City Centre is providing matching involved. funds for pathways, landscaping, “The opportunity to work so and benches. University Architect closely with the City Centre and Joseph Veryser has coordinated pursue this partnering and cost the construction work with the sharing has made this improve- plans for the new district. ment possible,” Veryser said. “A The University has replaced a little more needs to be done but sign with the University’s updated at least it can be handled as small Southfield Director of Planning Terry Croad (left) and University Architect logo. “Civic Center Drive has projects over several years. The Joseph Veryser discuss the details of the gateway plaza construction project always been considered the back largest part is now under way.” near the Civic Center Drive entrance to Lawrence Tech’s campus. entrance to the campus, and we ®EP

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provided nearly 5,000 community ticipated in service events and Student service wins recognition engagement hours. programs this past year were The 2010–2011 academic year recognized by Michigan Campus Lawrence Tech has been named the Corporation for National and was the first time Lawrence Tech Compact at an awards ceremony to the 2012 President’s Higher Community Service. During the offered monthly service projects in April. Education Community Service previous academic year, more and started to build a database of The LTU students who received Honor Roll for the first time by than 800 Lawrence Tech students regular volunteers who work on the Heart and Soul Award were multiple projects each year. The Frances DePalma, Chloe Dunklin, database has grown to nearly 500 Jamiil Gaston, Christopher students. Harris, Michelle Hier, Megan The Office of Leadership Holborn, Javon Hunter, Joseph Programs and First Year Kuzdal, Michelle Overley, Brandon Experience organizes and hosts Schwandt, Rachel Sweet, and the monthly service projects that Elton Tate, Jr. typically take place on a Saturday Michigan Campus Compact, and are open to all Lawrence Tech which Lawrence Tech joined in students, faculty, and staff. 2009, is a coalition of 42 college All students who take and university presidents who are University Seminar and committed to providing commu- Leadership Models and Practices nity service, service learning, and participate in an academic service- civic education to college students learning project. Student organiza- as part of their college experience. tions often encourage or require ®EP their members to participate in Sorting food boxes at Gleaners Community Food Bank in Detroit are (from left) volunteer activities as well. Katelyn Addy, Obie Al-Hayek, AmeriCorps VISTA TaQuilla Martin, Ghansha St. In addition, a dozen Lawrence Amie, and Chris Harris. Tech students who have par-

rate Marburger’s retirement as Marburger creates special award for Walker president of the University. Marburger and his late wife have Each year four Lawrence Tech This year’s winners of the The Mary E. and Richard made additional contributions, employees win the coveted annual Marburger Awards are: E. Marburger Excellence in and almost 20 years later, he Marburger Awards in recognition Achievement Awards were created remains very active as a volunteer of outstanding contributions to • Staff Person of the Year: Gayle in 1993 when colleagues, alumni, from his office in the College of the University. This year President Schaeff, faculty secretary in and friends made contributions Engineering. ®EP Emeritus Richard Marburger the College of Architecture and to a fund created to commemo- added a fifth recipient, then- Design. President Lewis Walker. Walker is stepping down as • Administrator of the Year: Anne president June 30 to become Adamus, director of university chancellor of the University for a communications and academic year. editor, Department of Marketing Marburger brought the April and Public Affairs. 26 awards ceremony in the Buell Management Building to a rousing • Faculty Member of the Year: conclusion by enumerating some Sabah Abro, college professor in of the accomplishments that have the Departments of Mathematics taken place during Walker’s tenure and Computer Science and at Lawrence Tech, first as provost Engineering Technology. and then as president since 2006. Like all the other Marburger • Champion of Institutional Award recipients, Walker was pre- Excellence and Pre-eminence: sented with a check for $1,000. Jerry Lindman, director of the He said the money will go to the Center for Nonprofit Management The VIPs at this year’s Marburger Awards ceremony were (from left) Jerry Lewis and Nancy Walker Endowed in the College of Management. Lindman, Anne Adamus, Sabah Abro, then-President Lewis Walker, President Scholarship in Leadership. Emeritus Richard Marburger, and Gayle Schaeff.

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Lawrence Tech celebrates international diversity

The Lawrence Tech campus com- munity celebrated the cultural diversity of its student body with the International Festival that started March 28 with Holi, the Festival of Colors, and concluded with the documentary “Salaam Dunk” about a women’s basketball team in Iraq. Holi is a traditional celebration of the coming of spring in India and other countries with a Hindu population. For centuries it has been celebrated by people throw- ing scented powder at each other. Dean of Students Kevin Finn and A rainbow of colors filled the air in his staff organized a Lawrence the Quad on March 28 as students, Tech version of this ritual outside faculty, and staff celebrated the com- the UTLC. ing of spring with a spirited rendition Other International Festival of Holi, the Festival of Colors cel- activities included a World Dance ebrated in India and other countries. Fair at the Ridler Field House, a In the photo above, Dean of Students student panel discussion about Kevin Finn (right) adds some more chartreuse to one student’s personal living in a different culture, and rainbow. a seminar series to help interna- tional students develop career skills outside their home coun- tries. ®EP

New ESD scholarship goes to architectural engineering student Lawrence Tech Associate Professor Janice Means (left) congratu- lates architectural engineering major Rachel LaCasse for winning the $500 Gold Awardee Scholarship, which was presented for the first time by the Affiliate Council of the Engineering Society of Detroit. LaCasse decided to pursue a career in sustainable housing in Third World countries after living in South Africa for five months. The scholarship was established to honor the ESD Affiliate Council’s Gold Award recipient for the previous year. Coincidentally, that award was presented to then-President Lewis Walker for 2012.

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Larry Lawson received High-flying executive finds time the Alumni Achievement Award from then-President to give back to his alma mater Lewis Walker at the 80th Commencement Exercises in May. Achieving great success in his which is the oldest structure on career has served as a reminder campus, will be 60 years old in to Alumni Achievement Award just a few years. It will be integrat- honoree Larry Lawson, BSEE’80, ed into the new complex that is of the importance of the rigorous expected to cost $55 million and advanced signal processing college education he received at exceed 125,000 square feet. discrimination technology. Lawrence Tech. “For the University to be com- Lawson serves on the Lawson is president of petitive for exceptional students, board of the Air Force Lockheed Martin Aeronautics top-notch faculty, and prestigious Association as chairman of Company and executive vice research opportunities, we need to the development commit- president of Lockheed Martin have state-of-the-art facilities,” he tee. Named Inventor of the Corporation. He leads the corpo- said. “Now is the time to provide as business development vice Year in 1991 by Martin Marietta ration’s military aircraft business, a new building to perpetuate and president of Lockheed Martin’s and Manager of the Year in 1997 which employs more than 26,000 maximize our outstanding educa- Electronic Systems Business Area. and 1999 by Lockheed Martin, people at nine locations in the tional history.” He has a master’s degree from he received the Atlanta Father of United States. Lawson points out that the University of Missouri and is a the Year Award in 2007 and the Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Lockheed Martin, which is one of graduate of the Harvard Business Silver Knight of Leadership Award is the industry leader for design, Lawrence Tech’s top 10 employ- School Advanced Management from the National Management development, manufacture, and ers, is a beneficiary of Lawrence Program and an MIT Seminar Association in 2008. ®EP full-service logistics of a wide Tech’s “theory and practice” XXI Fellow. He holds patents in range of combat and air mobility approach to education because aircraft for the U.S. and its allies. the LTU graduates the company The decisions that Lawson makes has hired have been “prepared to often have impact in the nation’s work in the real world.” capital and around the world. He learned about manufactur- Lawson has also committed ing firsthand while still a student WANTED: leadership to Lawrence Tech as a by working on GM production THE DREAMER, THE VISIONARY, AND THE FREE SPIRIT. member of the Board of Trustees lines during the summer to and the Capital Campaign Steering help pay for his Lawrence Tech You know that Lawrence Committee. He and his wife, education. He began his career Technological University is not for everyone. We want the restless Debra, are leading by example at McDonnell Douglas and in thinkers, innovators, and artists who with a $100,000 gift to take 1986 joined Martin Marietta, will create the designs, buildings, advantage of A. Alfred Taubman’s which merged with Lockheed businesses, and technological $10 million challenge grant for Corporation in 1994. breakthroughs of tomorrow. the planned A. Alfred Taubman Today he oversees such key If you or someone you know – Engineering, Architecture, and Life aircraft programs as the advanced a son, daughter, grandchild, or employee – is considering college Sciences Complex. supersonic F-35 Lightning II or pursuing an advanced degree, The Lawsons also have stealth fighter, the F-16 Fighting explore the day, evening, or online established the Larry A. Lawson Falcon combat aircraft, and the programs at LTU. Endowed Scholarship in Electrical C-130J Super Hercules transport Lawrence Tech offers over 100 Engineering with an initial gift of aircraft, as well as modernization undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral $20,000. and sustainment activities for the programs in Colleges of Architecture and Design, Arts and Sciences, Lawson thinks those who F-22 Raptor air dominance fighter, Engineering, and Management. have benefited from a Lawrence the C-5M Super Galaxy transport, Tech education should step up to the U-2 Dragon Lady high-altitude Visit ltu.edu/applyfree to have your the challenge of investing in the reconnaissance aircraft, and the application fee waived! University’s future. “We owe it to P-3 Orion maritime patrol aircraft. all the students who will follow Lawson has held a broad range to create a campus that is indica- of positions in program manage- POSSIBLE IS EVERYTHING. tive of the quality education they ment, engineering, advanced will receive at Lawrence Tech,” development, and business Lawrence Technological University he said. development. Before joining 21000 West Ten Mile Road, Southfield, MI 48075-1058 800.225.5588│[email protected]│www.LTU.edu The Engineering Building, Aeronautics in 2004, he served

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Tech’s chapter of the American Burger King paid a few bills until Downtown Detroit benefits from Institute of Architecture Students he was hired as an architectural Todd’s leadership (AIAS), which grew into one of draftsman with Roth & Associates the largest in the nation while he in Troy in 1986. He worked was a member. He was nationally there part time through 1989 The Campus Martius Park, recognized as chapter president while attending school. He was the Detroit RiverWalk, and the of the year in 1989-90, sharing employed at Lawrence Tech as a renovated GM Renaissance the honor with a friend at the teaching assistant and in facilities Center projects have each helped University of California Berkeley management through 1990. transform the face of downtown chapter. Todd is also ordained in the Detroit. In his role as director of Like many students, Todd African Methodist Episcopal the City Planning Commission, was supported by his parents, Church and serves as an associ- Alumni Achievement Award hon- educational loans, and whatever ate minister at the historic Bethel oree Marcell R. Todd, Jr., BSAr’91, employment opportunities that A.M.E. Church in Detroit. ®CWM played a key leadership role in would fit his schedule. A job at bringing these and other projects to fruition. Todd joined the City Planning Under his leadership, Lawrence Commission as an intern while Meyer named Tech won first place in the student still a student at Lawrence Tech outstanding SAE chapter display contest at the and rose through the ranks. In 2011 SAE International World 2005, the Detroit City Council student leader Congress. unanimously voted to recommend Alumni Achievement Award honoree Late last year Meyer started him for appointment as director. Marcell Todd spoke of his continued Matthew Meyer, BSME’11, what many SAE competitors He also oversees the staff of the commitment to the City of Detroit at became the third Lawrence Tech would consider a dream job as a the 2012 Commencement Exercises Historic Designation Advisory student in seven years to win powertrain development engineer held in Pontiac. Board, which was consolidated SAE International’s Rumbaugh for General Motors’ NASCAR with the commission in 2007. Bank Authority. Outstanding Student Leader Engine Development Group in “I was truly honored and “The Alumni Achievement Award for 2011 during the SAE Wixom. He expects to attend at accepted the award mindful of the Award gives added thrust and World Congress in Detroit in April. least half a dozen NASCAR races a fact that the achievement is not inspiration to the work I do, as The other LTU winners year as part of his job. merely the result of things I have I now feel additional respon- were Jill DeGowske, BSME’08, Previously he had worked at done on my own, but rather that sibility to live up to the merits UCertEsk’08, for 2008 and Brian DENSO International America as it is representative of my family of the honor and to further the Dwornick, BSME’05, MSME’07, a powertrain cooling design engi- and my upbringing and all those University’s reputation,” Todd for 2005. neer on GM products. with whom I have worked col- said. Established in 2002, this award Meyer continues to be active laboratively to advance the City Looking back over the years recognizes an outstanding stu- in SAE activities as an officer of of Detroit, “ Todd said. “My only since he graduated, Todd is dent leader of SAE International the Young Member Board of the regrets are, personally, that my impressed with the growth of activities and includes a lifetime SAE Detroit Section – the largest late father, who passed in 2006, the University as evidenced by professional membership in SAE in the country – and a committee was not present to share in this the number of graduates and the International. member for the SAE International occasion; and professionally, that degrees now conferred. “Through Meyer was president of SAE Motorsports Board. the local economy and the plight these expanded offerings, International Collegiate Chapter “I’m involved in recruiting more of the City of Detroit aren’t much Lawrence Tech becomes all the at Lawrence Tech from 2008 to students to SAE,” Meyer said. better.” more appealing and more com- 2011 and was student manager of “SAE has helped me out a lot.” Other projects, working groups, petitive across the board,” he said. Blue Devil Motorsports, which he ®EP or task forces Todd has worked Todd recalls that his study of helped create in 2009. on include the Jefferson Chalmers architecture at Lawrence Tech was Matt Meyer (center) and Art Center Communities and rigorous. As he was told during accepts the SAE the Detroit River International freshman orientation, most of the International Rumbaugh Crossing Study. He was a students entering the program Outstanding Student founding member of Detroit’s did not complete it but often used Leader Award from Max Geographic Information System the experience as a springboard E. Rumbaugh, Jr., and Users Group, Standards and to other fields. Such was the case SAE President Frank Management Group, and Casino with Todd as he developed an Klegon. Permitting Task Force. He also interest in urban planning during is a member of the board of his junior year. directors for the Detroit Land Todd was active with Lawrence

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where he wrote the personal had to expand my knowledge base Personal brand strategist featured branding curriculum, but he had in business, and I felt that getting on ‘Black in America’ series other ideas for his career, which an MBA would do that. Lawrence brought him to Lawrence Tech. Tech’s night program, which “I wanted to transition into the allowed me to continue working Being one of the entrepreneurs his second book, “The Startup marketing/branding space, but my full time while getting a great featured in CNN’s “Black in You Economy,” which is sched- background was totally geared education, has paid dividends for America” documentary series with uled to be released later this year. towards automotive,” he recalled. me.” ®CWM Soledad O’Brien was a once-in-a- Flemings is also the CEO and “So to reposition myself I knew I lifetime experience for Detroit-area co-founder of Gokit, an identity personal brand strategist Hajj platform that enables people to Flemings, MBA’03. capture and share experiences The fourth installment of the through their online presence. The Kroger hires series, “The New Promised Land,” company was launched in March alum as first chronicled the nine-week odys- at SXSW (South by Southwest) sey of Flemings and seven other in Austin, Texas, one of the larg- sustainability minority tech start-up entrepre- est interactive conferences in the neurs as they lived and worked country, drawing 20,000 people director in California’s Silicon Valley, annually. networking with leaders of some He has been featured in As the Kroger Co. accelerates of the nation’s largest and most The Wall Street Journal, CNN, its sustainability initiatives and successful tech firms and venture TechCrunch, and Mashable, and improves its environmental stew- capitalists. More than a million travels around the country speak- ardship, it has turned to Suzanne Suzanne Lindsay people around the world viewed ing as a brand strategist and Lindsay, BSCvE’01. that experience and moved to the the segment last November. tech entrepreneur. His clients Lindsay joined the nation’s retailer side to work for PetSmart “The documentary addressed include Disney, the U.S. Olympic largest grocery retailer in March as a new store development man- the fact that only one percent of Committee (Paralympics), the U.S. as its first director of sustain- ager, where I was responsible for venture capitalist-based start-ups Department of Defense, and other ability. In this role, she directs the development of 50 to 60 new have African American founders, Fortune 500 companies. He is also Kroger’s internal sustainability store builds a year in the western even though African Americans a BlackEnterprise.com columnist, initiatives and leads the company’s United States and Canada,” she represent 10 percent of the writing about technology, social Sustainability Leadership Team. said. “I started asking questions national population,” Flemings media, and branding for small In making the announcement, and trying to integrate green noted. businesses. the company described Lindsay building principles into the pro- In 2008, Flemings founded Earlier this year, Flemings as “a dynamic leader who brings totype, and it has grown from Brand Camp University, which received the inaugural “Elite 40 great passion for sustainability there.” focuses on entrepreneurial and Under 40” award from Oakland and a business acumen that will “Getting my degree from digital technology training. Brand County Executive L. Brooks help keep our efforts tied strictly Lawrence Tech was definitely a Camp University is an annual con- Patterson for excellence in his to the bottom line.” jumping-off point in my career ference that is hosted in Detroit in field and contributions to the com- Lindsay previously created and laid the foundation for the October each year. Last year, he munity. Forty were named to the and led sustainability initiatives necessary critical-thinking and expanded into the New York City list out of nearly 400 nominations, at PetSmart, Inc. She also has problem-solving skills to find and Boston markets. and Flemings was selected as the worked extensively in real estate, creative solutions to today’s chal- He is the author of “The Brand overall winner. development, and civil engineering. lenges,” Lindsay said. YU Life: Re-thinking Who You In making the announcement “My interest in sustainabil- She recalled that when her Are Through Personal Brand during his State of the County ity has evolved over time,” said senior project team designed Management” and is working on address, Patterson called Flemings Lindsay, who grew up with recy- “Eagle Run International Airport,” “an incredible young man cling and a love of the outdoors as she was responsible for the [who is] charging into the a way of life. environmental section. With help knowledge-based econ- While working as a civil engi- from Associate Professor Edmund omy, providing strong neer, designing sites for big box Yuen, who now chairs the leadership, and engaged retailers and their developers, Department of Civil Engineering, in improving the quality she learned that the site design she created a plume map to of life in our region.” for these large shopping centers analyze the impact of airport Flemings received a

PHOTO COURTESY OF MARK HILL, CNN PHOTO COURTESY often required increased efforts to operations on the air quality in BSME from Michigan ensure water quality and preserva- surrounding areas. Technology University, tion and conservation of wetlands, “I guess I was destined to end trees, and native species. up in the environmental arena,” Hajj Flemings “I took what I learned from she said. ®CWM

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founded the first charitable society including 2,500 women, are now Lawrence Tech confers honorary to help Dubai’s needy, creating attending the college at no cost. degrees on two business leaders secondary schools for boys and Over 4,100 students, including for girls. In 1983, he established 3,300 women, have graduated. the National Charity Schools that Al Majid also worked with Sidney Forbes and Juma Al Company for over 30 years. “He have helped some 9,900 needy others to establish the Beit Al Majid were granted honorary set a much higher standard than expatriate students obtain a free Khair Society in 1990, aiding doctorates in recognition of their what other developers viewed education. poor citizens, needy students, contributions to commerce and as acceptable, higher than even In 1987, recognizing limited and victims of disasters. In 1991, society at Lawrence Tech’s 80th some retailers themselves. What higher educational opportunities he established a public library Commencement Exercises held makes his projects really work is for women, he established the that has since expanded into the May 12 at the Ultimate Soccer that he has created experiences Islamic and Arabic Studies College Juma Al Majid Center for Culture Arenas in Pontiac. that are elegant, timeless, and in Dubai. Some 3,700 students, and Heritage, which helps collect Forbes, founder and senior memorable.” and restore historic documents partner of The Forbes Company, Forbes has a long history of and manuscripts, and make them received an honorary Doctor of local philanthropy, supporting the available to scholars and research- Business Administration degree. arts, medical research, and educa- ers worldwide. Al Majid, a business leader and tion. His interests have included The commencement address philanthropist in Dubai, which is the Detroit Institute of Arts, the was delivered by Nathan Forbes, part of the United Arab Emirates, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Sidney’s son who is managing received an honorary Doctor of Cranbrook Schools, Karmanos partner of The Forbes Company. Humanities degree. Cancer Institute, the Jewish Forbes urged the graduates Over 40 years ago Sidney Federation of Metropolitan Detroit, to find work that they love and Forbes founded The Forbes and Beaumont Health System, believe is beneficial and meaning- Company, a nationally recognized whose Royal Oak hospital houses ful. “Keep looking until you find it developer, owner, and manager the Madeline & Sidney Forbes and don't settle for anything less,” of luxury shopping destinations Family Orthopaedic Center. he said. throughout Michigan and Florida. Juma Al Majid was a pearl diver He asked the class of 2012 to The Southfield-based firm’s land- as a boy and then a sea trader. consider “who you want to be and mark retail properties include In 1950, he founded the Juma Al Nathan Forbes what will your legacy be.” ®BJA the highly acclaimed Somerset Majid Group of Companies that Collection in Troy. has grown into one of Dubai’s “Mr. Forbes was among the leading business, social, and char- first to recognize that the shop- itable enterprises. It now includes ping experience is for many a more than 40 companies engaged Stay connected with form of entertainment, an event,” in engineering, retail, automotive, said James Ryan, BSArE’66, who and investment activities. Lawrencetech.net was chief designer at The Forbes In the early 1950s Al Majid co- Find information on upcoming events at your alma mater – alumni meetings, campus events, lectures, free programs, and more. There are many opportu- nities to connect with LTU and your fellow alumni. Go to www.lawrencetech.net to update your information, register for events, find answers to frequently asked questions, get information on alumni boards and cabinets, view university news releases, and join discussion groups.

Mark your calendars for Homecoming 2012. Sept. 23–29 will be a fun-filled week, culminat- ing with Homecoming Day on Saturday, Sept. 29, when there will be music, alumni events, student activities, two varsity soccer games, and a varsity volleyball game. Visit www.ltu.edu/homecoming This year’s honorary degree recipients, Sidney Forbes (left) and Juma Al to get the latest updates. Majid, were introduced to each other by then-President Lewis Walker prior to the 80th Commencement Exercises.

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Christopher Alumnus plays key role aiding Scott exam- ines a ground combat operations robotic vehicle that has been Christopher Scott, MBA’08, heads Integrated Product Team that designed to a robotic controls team at the developed the controls section locate and neu- tralize explo- U.S. Army TACOM Life Cycle of the unmanned ground vehicle sive devices in Management Command that is interoperability profile at the combat zones. working to standardize the con- TACOM Life Cycle Management trols and other systems in all Command, based at the Detroit robotic ground vehicles used by Arsenal in Warren. the armed forces and their con- Ground robots produced by tractors. a variety of manufacturers often The military has deployed more have different systems. According than 5,000 ground robotic units in to Scott, having common graphics COMMUNICATIONS STRATEGIC TARDEC PHOTO COURTESY Iraq, Afghanistan, and other areas, and controls will enable soldiers said. “Several courses that had solutions to real-life organizational primarily to deactivate explosive to complete various missions the largest impact on my career, issues, as if I was a leader in devices. Since 2005, more than with different robots with greater that I constantly utilize knowledge those specific companies.” 750 of them have been destroyed efficiency. from, are strategic management, Scott is also active in the com- or battle damaged. Scott has headed the robotic leadership and management, and munity, doing science, technology, “Every robot destroyed means controls team since late 2010, business ethics. These courses engineering, and mathematics lives saved,” Scott explained in overseeing some 30 people. were taught by my favorite pro- (STEM) outreach in Detroit Public an interview with Crain’s Detroit Before shifting his career to the fessors in the program, Chris Schools to get more youth excited Business. The systems engi- robotics field, he had worked in Emmons, Patty Castelli, and Frank about careers in those fields. He neer was recently profiled in the high-performance computing in Cusmano, respectively. also volunteers for the American publication’s “Focus: 20 in their the modeling and simulation area. “The program was excellent, Cancer Society and the March of 20s” section for his work at the “Lawrence Tech helped prepare and I really enjoyed the case- Dimes. ®CWM U.S. Army Robotic Systems Joint me for my career by providing me study method used in many of the Program Office. with an outstanding business and classes,” he added. “This allowed Scott leads the Working management background,” Scott me to come up with potential

Foster is a business manage- Foster and Meganck win Donley Awards ment major who has received academic and leadership honors Krysta Foster and Ryan Meganck with a concentration in electron- as an intern off campus. from the Order of Omega Honor are the 2012 recipients of the Ed ics, a Bachelor of Science in “Ryan’s classwork is exception- Society, and was recognized as Donley Distinguished Graduate Mechanical Engineering with al, well-organized and legible and the 2011 Student Leader of the Awards, presented by the Alumni the Entrepreneurial Certificate, he represents why the Lawrence Year. She also won the 2011 Association at the Scholarship and a Bachelor of Science in brothers founded our University MLK Jr. Community Youth Service Banquet in April. Humanities, Honors College. He … to support the working adult,” Award from the City of Southfield. The annual award was estab- has maintained a 3.99 grade point one nominator wrote. Also in 2011, Foster became lished in 2002 and renamed in average (GPA) while also working Meganck has demonstrated the first LTU student to be named honor of Ed Donley, BME’43, in leadership in numerous profes- Student Newsmaker of the Year by recognition of his extraordinary sional organizations and has also Crain’s Detroit Business and was leadership and philanthropic contri- conducted a significant amount of honored by Gov. Rick Snyder at a butions. The Alumni Association’s undergraduate research resulting banquet at Joe Louis Arena. She board of directors honors one male in product design, prototyping, was also selected as an intern at and one female graduating student and a patent application. Crain’s Detroit Business. for excellence in academic, com- Also accomplished in the arts Foster was instrumental in the munity, and campus leadership. and athletics, he has performed Leukemia and Lymphoma “Light The two recipients receive a gold at Carnegie Hall in New York City the Night” Walk on campus, an signet ring courtesy of Balfour and was Lawrence Tech’s tennis event that raised over $440,000 Artcarved Rings. champion two years in a row. overall in southeastern Michigan. Meganck completed three Ryan Meganck and Krysta Foster He will pursue a master’s Through all of these activities and majors this spring – a Bachelor of have won the 2012 Ed Donley degree in electrical engineering at leadership initiatives, she main- Science in Electrical Engineering Distinguished Graduate Awards. Stanford University. tained a 3.4 GPA. ®EP

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“If you have not done so The Jubilee Society members Technology, presented the award Class of 1962 already, I want you to consider also heard from Krysta Foster, to Matt Calahan, Nancy LaBelle, joins the helping this great institution of one of this year’s winners of the and Rory Walters. (See related higher learning reach future goals Ed Donley Distinguished Graduate story on page 15.) Jubilee Society by being a giver, a contributor to Award. The Jubilee Society also heard our school to help LTU become Retired Professor George from then-President Lewis Walker. Eleven members of the Class of the premier university in this part Schneider, ACmT’73, was on Following the brunch, many of 1962 attended the Jubilee Society of our world,” Linton told his hand for the presentation of the the alumni enjoyed viewing senior Brunch in April for their induction classmates, noting that there is a senior design award that he has projects on display in the gallery into the exclusive group that hon- challenge grant that can double funded. Ken Cook, chairman of of the Architecture Building. ®EP ors alumni of Lawrence Tech and the contribution. the Department of Engineering the Detroit Institute of Technology who graduated 50 or more years Alumni from the ago. 1940s who attended the Jubilee Society Representing the class of 1962 Brunch included at the induction ceremony were (left to right) H. Dennis Bielawski, David Drewek, George Johannessen, Donald Halberda, Jack Heitchue, BSChE’41, Chester Lee Johnson, George Liles, A. Kus, BSME’48, Robert Leon Linton, Clement Martzolff, Lemon, BSME’49, Len Joseph Owczarek, Jim Prosser, Hendricks, BSCvE’49, Donald Reimer, and Robert White. and Peter Egigian, Linton served as the master of BSEE’48. ceremonies. He has been a strong supporter of Lawrence Tech, and the department that granted him his degree has been renamed the A. Leon Linton Department of Mechanical Engineering.

New inductees in the Jubilee Society from the class of 1962 included (left to right in the back) David Drewek, BSME’62, Robert White, BSEE’62, Joseph Owczarek, BSIM’62, Don Reimer, BSIM’62, George Liles, BSME’62, and Dennis Bielawski, BSEE’62; and in the front row, Lee Johnson, BSIM’62; Donald Halberda, BSME’62, Clement Martzolff, BSME’62, Jack Heitchue, DIT- BBA’62, and A. Leon Linton, BSME’62

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and regional preferences when Interior architecture led to a career at General Motors making decisions regarding a vehicle’s palette and materials. Heather Scalf enjoyed showing off For instance, a recent GM vehicle the results of years of work on the for sale in China matched the interior of the 2012 Buick Encore accent color with jet black to cre- at this year’s North American ate a more contemporary, high- International Auto Show. contrast look, while the North American team elected to pair the before it publicly debuts. accent color with a dark brown for The saddle-and-cocoa color a warm, comfortable feel. combination of the Encore “I love my work at GM Design model at the North American and credit the quality of the edu- International Auto Show was cho- cation and rigorous curriculum at sen close to two years ago, but LTU for helping me achieve my it’s in line with current fashion personal and professional goals trends, Scalf noted. Her team will to date,” said Scalf. “It’s an excit- change up the colors in future ing time to be in the automotive models in anticipation industry, especially the field of of customer expectations for design.” ®EP luxury. Color and Trim Studio design- ers also consider the brand’s aesthetic vision, customer tastes When the new Buick Encore, and South Korea to work with a small luxury crossover SUV, her Color and Trim counterparts attracted media attention at the designing vehicles for different 2012 North American International markets. She also coordinates Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit this with her peers from materials past January, Heather (Downs) engineering, marketing, and Scalf, BSIA’01, found herself in purchasing. Last year she was the limelight for her supporting promoted to the position of lead role in designing the car’s interior. designer. Designing car interiors wasn’t “As a designer, you want to a career focus when Scalf studied create beautiful spaces with beau- interior architecture at tiful themes and color combina- Lawrence Tech. In fact, it was tions,” said Scalf. “In automotive about a year after graduation while design, you collaborate with many working as an assistant for a resi- people over a long period of dential interior designer that she time; it’s never just a one-person learned about opportunities in the effort.” Color and Trim Studio at General The skills she developed as an Motors. interior architecture student have Scalf said the decision to attend served her well in her fast-paced LTU was inspired by her father career at GM. “LTU created a solid (Ron Downs, BSCE’82). “My par- foundation of creative problem ents have always encouraged me solving, critical thinking and to follow my interests, talents, and teamwork that I use every day,” passion,” said Scalf. she said. “I had been working as a Her job involves constantly contract employee for about 15 looking ahead to anticipate months when GM extended the developing trends in architecture, offer to join the staff at the Warren interior design, and fashion. Technical Center,” said Scalf. Anticipating the popularity of a “Needless to say, I enthusiastically certain style of stitching or a new accepted.” approach to combining colors is That was in 2003. Since then, key when deciding on a vehicle she traveled to Germany, China, interior three to five years

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Frank X. Arvan, BSAr’78, is the 2012 Alumni Notes includes news Mark Nickita, BSAr'87, BAr’89, MAr’01, president of the American Institute gathered from alumni, their was appointed by the Birmingham City of Architects (AIA) Detroit. He is also families and friends, cor- Commission to serve as mayor for 2012. the exhibit designer for temporary porate news releases, and Mark was a member of Birmingham's plan- installations at the Detroit Institute of Michigan newspapers. Due ning board for over a decade prior to being Arts, including the recent “Rembrandt elected to the city commission in 2009. He to space limitations in this and the Face of Jesus” exhibition. His is the co-founder of Archive Design Studio, issue, the editors were not firm, FX Architecture, is housed in a Detroit-based multidisciplinary architec- able to print all the submis- an award-winning, 2,800-square-foot tural firm that specializes in developing sions we have received. Those home he built for himself in Royal Oak urban centers as more people-friendly submissions and others will in 2002. environments. The firm's projects include a wide range of mixed be published in the winter use, adaptive reuse, renovation, and new infill projects – mostly Ralph L. Robinson, BSEE’78, and his 2012–13 issue. Use the form in urban settings. Signature work includes the Canfield Lofts and wife, Laurie, celebrated their 50th wed- on page 33 to share news the Vinton Building, both in Detroit, and the award-winning Far ding anniversary on Aug. 26, 2011. about you! East Side Master Plan for Detroit. Mark also was involved with Formerly with Ford Motor Co. for more several urban design projects for Toronto as well as with a team than 40 years, Ralph now works at the of professionals that developed a planning strategy with the state 1960–1979 University of Michigan Transportation of Mississippi to reestablish 70 miles of coastline after Hurricane Research Institute. The Robinsons live Katrina. Daniel W. Winey, in Plymouth. BSAr’74, BAr’75, FAIA, IIDA, is the 1980–1989 James A. Hamilton, BSBA’86, was Kirk T. Steudle, managing princi- appointed to the board of directors BSCE’87, director pal of the Pacific John E. Enkemann Jr., BSAr’80, was at Commtouch, an Internet security of the Michigan Northwest and appointed by Gov. Rick Snyder to a services company based in Sunnyvale, Department of Asia Region for four-year term on the State Fire Safety CA. James is CEO of CPSG Partners, Transportation, the architecture, Board. John is executive vice president a professional services and consulting was elected design, and development firm Gensler. and CEO of Albert Kahn Associates company based in Houston. president of Dan has directed high-profile Gensler Inc. in Detroit. the American projects such as the Shanghai Tower, Thomas A. Hamway, BSEE’86, DDS, Association of State Highway and the second-tallest building in the world Paul R. Urbanek, is an orthodontist in the Brighton area. Transportation Officials for 2012. Kirk at 2,073 feet scheduled for comple- BSAr’81, BAr’82, He embarked on a new career path has led MDOT since 2006. In 2008, tion in 2014. In 2010, he received FAIA, LEED AP, in the early 1990s after working as he received Lawrence Tech’s Alumni Lawrence Tech’s Distinguished design director and an electrical engineer for two years. Achievement Award. Architecture Alumni Award. vice president at His practice, TNT Orthodontics, was the Detroit office featured in an article in the Livonia Dirk J. Arnold, BSAr’88, was the Alan H. Cobb, of the architecture Observer last year. subject of an exhibition called “Dirk BSAr’76, was and engineering Arnold: Endangered Architecture” at named to the firm SmithGroup, has been elevated David W. Wright, BSME’86, is the the Temple Gallery in Tucson, AZ. board of direc- to the American Institute of Architects founder and CEO of Englewood, CO- The exhibit showcased Dirk’s framed tors of the (AIA) College of Fellows. He was based Wi Inc., a medical device con- shadowbox miniatures of Tucson’s Community House recognized at an investiture ceremony tract design and development compa- historic building facades, many of in Birmingham. during the AIA’s National Convention ny. In 2004, Wi was a Gold Winner of which have disappeared in the path of Alan has been with and Design Expo held in Washington, the Medical Design Excellence Awards urban sprawl. Albert Kahn Associates, Inc. in Detroit DC, in May. for its LifePort Kidney Transporter. since 1976. He also has served on the Jennifer A. Hitchcock, BSME’88, board of the Architecture and Design Dennis G. Kolar, BSCE’85, PE, was MGLM’09, was named interim Chapter of the Alumni Association. named managing director of the Road director of the U.S. Army Tank In 2000, he received the University’s Commission for Oakland County. He was Automotive Research, Development Distinguished Architecture Alumni previously deputy managing director/ and Engineering Center (TARDEC) Award. county highway engineer. In an interview in Warren. She will serve in this role with The Oakland Press, Dennis said he until a permanent director is selected. Ronald J. Reinholz, BSIM’76, DVM, looks forward to the challenges of lead- Jennifer received Lawrence Tech’s is currently a semi-retired entertainer, ing the agency that maintains the largest Alumni Achievement Award in 2005. working as a pianist, ventriloquist, county road system in the state. Dennis has magician, and stand-up comedian. more than 32 years of experience in the Lynda K. Jeffries, BSBA’89, was road business. He began his career with the Michigan Department elected chairperson of the Presbyterian David B. Richards, BSAr’77, AIA, of Transportation, where he served for six years. After joining the Villages of Michigan Board of LEED AP, was promoted to chief oper- Road Commission for Oakland County, he spent 11 years in the Directors. Lynda is a senior consultant ating officer at Rossetti, an architec- Design Division of the Engineering Department. From there, he with The Leadership Group LLC and tural firm in Southfield. He has been transferred to the Highway Maintenance Department before being has taught leadership and nonprofit with the company for 33 years. promoted to director of the Central Operations Department and later management at Lawrence Tech as an promoted to the deputy managing director position. adjunct professor.

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Phillip P. Putney, BSBA’89, CPA, is Kimberly A. Ziomek-Matte, MBA’95, the owner of AFS Wealth Management current president and founder LLC in Farmington Hills, an indepen- of Automotive Women’s Alliance Consider another dent financial adviser offering securi- Foundation, joined Novi-based ties and advisory services through Paragon Leadership International DEGREE OF SUCCESS Centaurus Financial Inc. as vice president, strategic alliance and business development. In 2005, In recent years, Lawrence Tech has greatly expanded to 1990–1999 Kimberly received Lawrence Tech’s over 100 degree and certificate programs – from associate Ray Award recognizing the leadership through the bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral level. Tammy S. Luty, ACS’90, BSBA’93, was and service of alumni volunteers at the There are plenty of options for taking individual elected president of the Farmington University. courses or earning your next degree during the day, PTA Council, which represents 17 evenings, weekends, or online. early childhood, elementary, upper 2000–2011 Explore the full range of offerings from a single course elementary, middle, and high school to fast track certificates to complete degrees at www.ltu. PTAs and PTSAs in Farmington and Erin A. Kopkowski, BSAr’00, was edu. And when you’re ready to sign up or ask more ques- Farmington Hills. elected to the South Lyon City Council. Erin is an architect who has owned her tions, visit www.ltu.edu/futurestudents. Dale P. Wolicki, BSAr’90, BAr’92, own company for 13 years. MAr’10, is an historical architect in Bay City. When he was a student at Jeffrey M. Roman, BSCvE’01, PE, Lawrence Tech, he designed the front co-owner and director of engineer- Joseph M. Lapinski, BSME’06, PE, Tristan Maerz, BSBmE’09, is a portico for a historic home that was ing at EnSite Inc. in Fort Myers, FL, LEED AP, a mechanical engineer at research engineer in Orthopedic featured in the Zonta Club of Midland was named to Gulfshore Business SHW Group, achieved his professional Research at Beaumont Health System, Holiday Home Tour during the 2011 Magazine’s 2011 list of the Top 40 engineer’s license. Headquartered in where he coordinates sports medicine Christmas holiday period. Under Forty leaders in southwest Texas, SHW Group has a local office and tissue engineering projects. He is Florida. He was chosen for his busi- in Berkley. also working toward a PhD in biomedi- John W. Carney, BSMCS’93, was ness success and his contributions to cal engineering. named executive director of informa- the community. Kelly J. Dornoff Gattuso, BSME’06, is tion technology at Jervis B. Webb Co. a systems specialist engineer at NASA. John R. Roe, BSET’10, is a general in Farmington Hills. He previously Rosemary K. Bayer, CIMBA’03, is manager at Sensor Manufacturing Co. worked as the IT director for Faurecia. chief inspiration officer and co-founder Brett C. Richardson, BSME’06, in Novi. John earned his degree from of ardentCause L3C, a Michigan soft- joined Madison Heights-based Sika Lawrence Tech while working full-time ware company serving the nonprofit Automotive Division as program man- at Sensor. He was featured in a recent industry. ager – domestic group. His respon- article in the Dearborn Heights Press sibilities include management of key and Guide. Did you meet Raynard E. Durham, MSAE’03, vehicle programs for Ford and other domestic line executive at Chrysler Group LLC, customers. Danielle Beski, BSBmE’11, is an your spouse at received the President’s Award at the application engineer on the Biomedical Lawrence Tech? BEYA STEM Global Competitiveness Steven A. Endres, BSAr’07, was pro- Engineering Team at Ann Arbor-based Conference in Philadelphia. The Black moted to associate at Grissim Metz Materialise USA. She works with uni- Did you meet your Engineer of the Year Awards (BEYA) is Andriese Associates, a landscape versity customers across the United spouse at or through the nation’s largest annual gathering architectural design firm in Northville. States and Canada that are looking for Lawrence Tech? Tell us of STEM (science, technology, engi- software solutions for their research neering, and math) professionals and Pierre H. Fuller, BSAr’07, BSCvE’07, a needs. how and when. leaders committed to increasing the graduate student at the Massachusetts We’re developing a percentage of people from historically Institute of Technology, was one of Gyongyi Konyu-Fogel, DBA’11, joined magazine article on the under-represented communities in the two students invited to give a talk at the faculty of Walsh College in Troy topic and seek stories technology workforce. MIT’s 37th Martin Luther King, Jr. as professor of management. He was from students, alumni, celebration this year. The 27-year-old previously an associate professor at and staff who found Kevin P. Leslie, BSAr’04, Mar’05, Flint native is considering going to Bemidji State University in Minnesota. marital bliss via a cam- RA, joined the architectural firm law school after he gets his doctoral pus connection. LPA as lead project designer for the degree. Amy Tsang, BSME’11, was accepted Email [email protected] firm’s new downtown San Diego into the PhD program in mechanical or write the editor at the studio, where he is currently focus- Alexander S. Kraus, BSAr’08, MAr’10, engineering at UCLA. ing on design projects for K-12 and graduated from Officer Candidate address on the inside higher education markets in Southern School at Fort Benning in Georgia and front cover. California. was commissioned as a second lieu- tenant in the U.S. Army.

32 S UMMER 2012 In MemoriamIN MEMORIAM

Information for this section John R. Fawcett, James W. Hobson, Air Force during World War II, he was is gathered from family and BSME’43, of West BSIE’49, of a co-pilot during the first daylight raid Bloomfield, Feb. 4, Sterling Heights, on Berlin when his B-24 was shot friends of the deceased and 2012. Mr. Fawcett Sept. 25, 2011. down and he spent 15 harrowing from newspaper and elec- was a popular Dr. Hobson was months in German POW camps. Dr. tronic media accounts. When former instructor an accomplished Hobson enrolled at Lawrence Tech providing an obituary, please at the University higher education in 1946 under the GI Bill. He retired and served many administrator as vice chancellor of administration furnish as much informa- years as an engineer with Ford Motor who worked his way up from student for the University of California Los tion as possible, including Co. He devoted 20 years of active ser- switchboard operator to vice president Angeles. He was survived by his wife, the date of death and any vice to the Alumni Association board, of business services at Lawrence Tech Greta, and two daughters. Lawrence Tech- or DIT-con- from 1967–87, and was president in under President E. George Lawrence nected survivors and their 1970–71. For several years, he gath- in the 1950s. He oversaw Lawrence Anthony S. Ryff, BSEE’49, of San Luis ered material for and helped edit the Tech’s move in 1955 from Highland Obispo, CA, May 16, 2011. Mr. Ryff’s graduation dates. If sending “Alumni Notes” section of this maga- Park to Southfield. Students dedi- daughter, Gail, said he “took great a newspaper clipping, please zine. He and his late wife also estab- cated the 1959 L-Book in his honor. pride” in Lawrence Tech. include the date and name of lished the John and Margaret Fawcett He earned a master’s and doctoral the paper. Endowed Scholarship at Lawrence degree from Michigan State University, Glen G. Greene, BSME’50, of Tech. In 2005, Mr. Fawcett received and later helped develop business Dearborn, Jan. 20, 2012. Mr. Greene the Ray Award, the University’s high- operations for new community college retired from Ford Motor Co. as a body est recognition of outstanding volun- districts in St. Louis, Mo., and Oakland engineer. He was survived by his wife, Albert W. Jones, MS’33, of teer leadership and service. He was County, Mich. A captain in the Eighth Mabel, and two daughters. Hendersonville, NC, Aug. 18, 2011. Mr. survived by four children, including Jones, who lived to be 100 years old, a son, David, an adjunct instructor at was survived by his wife, Nell. Lawrence Tech in math and computer science. Ralph C. Emig, Jr., BSEE’41, BME’44, News For Alumni Notes Ralph Hahn, BEE’43, of Sun City of South Lyon, March 7, 2012. Mr. Use the space below to tell us about you or your fellow Lawrence Emig taught math and engineering at West, AZ, Dec. 15, 2011. Mr. Hahn Lawrence Tech for 10 years before worked for 37 years for Consumers Tech or DIT alums. Mail it to the Office of Alumni Relations, or going on to become a respected auto- Power Co., retiring in 1983 as the email [email protected]. Tell us about honors, promotions, motive engineer at General Motors general manager for the Southeastern marriages, appointments, and other activities. ❏ New Address? for more than 30 years. He was an Region serving Oakland and Macomb accomplished captain of Lawrence counties. He was survived by his wife, Name Tech’s varsity tennis team and later Estella, two daughters, and two sons. coached the sport here. He held Street several leadership roles in the former Robert R. Mandy, BSEE’45, of Russell Lawrence Foundation and Bingham Farms, Dec. 23, 2011. He City State ZIP was secretary and 1946–47 president was survived by two sons and two of the Alumni Association. He received daughters. Home Phone ( ) the Alumni Achievement Award in 1967. He was survived by his John Dorian, BSME’48, of San Jose, Email wife, Dorothy, two sons, and three CA, Aug. 25, 2011. Mr. Dorian worked daughters. as an automotive engineer until his retirement in 1985. He was survived Raymond S. Timm, BSEE’42, of by his wife, Alice, and four daughters. Rockville, MD, Dec. 23, 2011. Mr. Timm joined Naval Research Leon C. Koziorowski, BSIE’48, of Laboratories after graduation. He Dearborn Heights, Nov. 30, 2011. He was survived by five sons and three was survived by his wife, Lottie, a son, daughters. and a daughter.

George Canvasser, BSME’43, of Las Serge Kulmatycki, BSIE’48, of Clinton Vegas, April 19, 2009. Mr. Canvasser Township, July 1, 2011. He was sur- was director of the Properties vived by his wife, June, two daughters, Committee at Sun City Summerlin, an and a son. age-restricted community of 14,000 residents. He was survived by his wife, James R. Landis, BSChE’48, of Ruth, a son, and a daughter. Rochester Hills, Oct. 27, 2011. He was survived by his wife, Catherine, and four children.

Use the email address above or mail to: Lawrence Technological University, Office of Alumni Relations 21000 W. Ten Mile Road, Southfield, MI 48075-1058 Fax: 248.204.2207

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Albert J. Shobe, BSME’50, of Ida, Edward R. Ashor, BSArE’60, of William R. Cole, AEEtT’66, of Program and received numerous Oct. 5, 2011. He was survived by two Bloomfield Township, Feb. 17, 2010. Redford, Nov. 4, 2011. Mr. Cole awards for technical papers he wrote daughters and a son. Mr. Ashor was survived by his wife, worked at Ford Motor Co.’s test labs and presented at conferences world- Maryann, and two sons. in Allen Park. He was survived by his wide. Mr. Linehan was survived by his Josh T. Barnes, BSCvE’51, PE, of wife, Karen, and three sons. wife, Anna, and two children. Charlevoix, Jan. 25, 2011. He was John L. Frye, Jr., AEEtT’60, of Orion, survived by five children. Aug. 17, 2011. He was survived by his Norman A. Planck, Jr., BSME’66, of Rev. Mark G. Bidwell, BSBA’82, of wife, Marie. Lakeport, CA, Dec. 28, 2011. Ferndale, Jan. 3, 2012. After working Jack E. Harrington, BSME’51, of for a time for General Motors, Mr. Moorestown, NJ, Sept. 22, 2011. He Lynn F. Hannert, AMT’60, of Marvin F. Haps, AMT’68, of Center Bidwell began a ministerial career at was survived by his wife, Arlene, and Chesterfield Township, Dec. 8, 2011. Line, Feb. 8, 2012. He was survived by the Metropolitan Community Church- three children. Mr. Hannert was a longtime engineer three sons and two daughters. Detroit. He was survived by a son and in the automotive industry. He was a daughter. Alvin R. Prevost, BSArE’51, AIA, survived by a son and a daughter. James E. Bradley, BSIM’72, of Lady of Troy, Feb. 28, 2012. Mr. Prevost Lake, FL, Jan. 1, 2012. John C. Sonnenberg, BSME’90, of worked at Minoru Yamasaki & Donald J. Whalen, AEEtT’60, of Caro, Oct. 12, 2011. Mr. Sonnenberg Associates on such landmark proj- Milford, Nov. 9, 2011. He was survived John A. Balconi, BSCE’78, of was employed by Organic Bean and ects as the Century Plaza Hotel in by his wife, Sandra. Wolverine Lake, Jan. 5, 2012. He was Grain. He was survived by his wife, Los Angeles, the World Trade Center survived by his wife, Cheryl, and two Tamara, two daughters, and a son. in New York, and Temple Beth El in Gerald L. Durkin, ABCT’61, of South daughters. Bloomfield Hills. He later led his own Lyon, Feb . 6, 2007. He was survived Karam Hanna, BSAr’11, of Novi, Nov. practice. He received Lawrence Tech’s by his wife, Lillian. Stephen M. Soltis, BSPh’78, of 27, 2011. Alumni Achievement Award in 1974 Madison Heights, Oct. 16, 2011. A for- and led Lawrence Tech’s Presidents Arthur J. Hnizdil, BSEE’61, of Fenton, mer Consumers Power Co. employee, Club beginning in 1982 when it was March 21, 2007. He was survived by Mr. Soltis was survived by three DIT IN MEMORIAM the University’s highest-level donor his wife, Eleanor. brothers. organization. In 1984, he was elected president of the metro chapter of the George Y. Malcolm, BSIM’61, of Thomas P. Linehan, AEEtT’79, William C. Turland, BSAr’57, of Troy, Construction Specifications Institute. Tucson, AZ, Oct. 10, 2011. He was BSEE’86, PE, of Clarkston, Oct. 9, Dec. 19, 2011. Mr. Turland worked He was survived by two daughters survived by his wife, Kate, and four 2011. Mr. Linehan had a long career for 46 years at Chrysler and then for and a son. children. as electrical engineering director at 10 years at Morrison Knudsen and its DME Co., where he was awarded successor, the Washington Group. He Larry P. Diedrich, BSIE’53, of Carl H. Preuss, BSME’61, of Kirkland, multiple patents for the development was survived by his wife, Joyce, and Westland, Feb. 3, 2012. He was sur- WA, Jan. 2, 2007. of innovative temperature control pro- a daughter. vived by his wife, Joan, two sons, and cesses. He also served on the board a daughter. Dale H. Raffler, BSME’61, of for Ferris State University’s Plastics Rochester Hills, March 27, 2011. Harold S. Wilson, BSEE’53, of Warren, March 2, 2012. He was sur- Edward Kiefer, BSME’62, of Manistee, vived by his wife, Claire, three sons, Nov. 3, 2011. Mr. Kiefer was survived and a daughter. by his wife, Patricia. THE LAWRENCE TECH FAMILY

Leon Kocol, BSME’55, of Cocoa, FL, Robert J. Schlaff, BSIM’62, of Denver, Oct. 29, 2011. He was survived by five June 12, 2011. children. George Kane – longtime educator Norbert T. Jankowski, BSME’63, of Thomas N. Easterday, BSIM’57, of Troy, Feb. 22, 2012. He was survived George Kane of South Lyon, a veteran educator and world traveler Hot Springs, AR, July 2, 2011. by his wife, Helen, three daughters, who taught on the adjunct faculty at Lawrence Tech for more than and a son. 36 years, died Jan. 7, 2012. Mr. Kane also taught industrial arts Joseph C. Marrocco, BSIM’57, of for 34 years at Redford High School. During the summers, he was Macomb, Oct. 13, 2011. He was Stephen R. Rebain, BSEE’63, PE, of survived by his wife, Penny Sue, who Brighton, Dec, 26, 2011. After work- an automotive designer for Ford, Chrysler, General Motors, and said Mr. Marrocco helped pay for his ing for 35 years at Detroit Edison, Mr. American Motors. He served in Germany with the 9th Armored tuition by cutting the grass, trimming Rebain started a tech company and Division during World War II. Mr. Kane was preceded in death by trees, and doing other landscaping on jointly held several patents with his his wife, Vivian. Survivors include three daughters and two sons. campus as a student. business partner. He was survived by ® BJA his wife, Lee Ann, and a daughter. Richard A. Pomeroy, ARACT’57, of Howell, Aug. 26, 2011. Mr. Pomeroy Noah E. Touchton, AEEtT’63, of was a lifelong residential and com- Sorrento, FL, Aug. 20, 2011. Frank A. Schaldach – landscape architect mercial builder. He was survived by his wife, Norma, two daughters, and Gerald F. Kinsel, BSIM’64, of Frank A. Schaldach of Hillsdale, a registered forester and land- a son. Harrison Township, Nov. 16, 2011. He was survived by his wife, Gail, two scape architect who taught courses at Lawrence Tech and Oakland Donald D. Hurd, BSME’59, of Stuart, sons, and a daughter. Community College, died Nov. 23, 2011. Mr. Schaldach founded FL, Oct. 16, 2011. He was survived Schaldach Tree and Landscape in 1979, serving residential and pub- by his wife, Elinor, two sons, and a Robert E. Dow, AEEtT’65, of lic spaces in Hillsdale County and beyond. He also worked as a for- daughter. Collierville, TN, June 25, 2011. Mr. ester for the city of Hillsdale. He was survived by his wife, Susan Dow worked for IBM for 33 years. He Howard, a daughter, a son, and a stepson. ® BJA was survived by his wife, Julia, two sons, and two daughters.

34 S UMMER 2012 GivingGIVING Societies SOCIETIES

This honor roll recognizes donors who included a $5,000,000 bequest as a non-term life insurance through their generosity have qualified to Lawrence Tech in their policy or a charitable remain- will; and to those who have der trust with a value of for membership in one of the University’s established a planned gift to $2,500,000. giving societies and clubs. Their support benefit the University, such ensures continued educational excellence at as a non-term life insurance E. George Lawrence Society Lawrence Technological University. policy or a charitable remain- The E. George Lawrence der trust with a value of Society honors those donors $5,000,000. who have achieved a cumula- LEADERSHIP CIRCLE tive record of outright gifts Russell Lawrence Society of cash, securities, real prop- A. Alfred Taubman Society as a non-term life insurance The Russell Lawrence Society erty, or gifts-in-kind totaling This Society honors donors policy or a charitable honors those donors who have $250,000 or more. who have achieved a cumula- remainder trust, with a value achieved a cumulative record Recognition is also given tive record of outright gifts of at least $10,000,000. of outright gifts of cash, secu- for a pledge of $250,000 or of cash, securities, real prop- rities, real property, or gifts- more; to those donors who erty, or gifts-in-kind totaling Edward Donley Society in-kind totaling $500,000 or have formally notified the $5,000,000 or more. This Society honors those more. University that they have Recognition is also given donors who have achieved a Recognition is also given included a $1,000,000 bequest for a pledge of $5,000,000 cumulative record of outright for a pledge of $500,000 or to Lawrence Tech in their or more; to donors who gifts of cash, securities, real more; to those donors who will; and to those who have have formally notified the property, or gifts-in-kind total- have formally notified the established a planned gift to University they have included ing $1,000,000 or more. University that they have benefit the University, such a $10,000,000 bequest to Recognition is also given included a $2,500,000 bequest as a non-term life insurance Lawrence Tech in their will; for a pledge of $1,000,000 or to Lawrence Tech in their policy or a charitable remain- and to those who have estab- more; to those donors who will; and to those who have der trust with a value of lished a planned gift to have formally notified the established a planned gift to $1,000,000. benefit the University, such University that they have benefit the University, such

Generous support from donors helps with many student activities, including senior projects such as the Formula SAE, Formula Hybrid SAE and SAE Baja racing teams. Some of the team members posed with the 2012 competition vehicles.

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1932 Society ANNUAL GIVING CLUBS The 1932 Society honors those donors who have Presidents Club (Annual) achieved a cumulative record Annual donors to the of outright gifts of cash, secu- Presidents Club who make a rities, real property, or gifts- gift of $1,000 or more will in-kind totaling $100,000 or be invited to and recognized more. at Winterlude, the annual Recognition is also given donor recognition gala, and for a pledge of $100,000 or will receive recognition in the more; to those donors who annual Honor Roll of Donors. have formally notified the University that they have Deans Club included a $500,000 bequest Named in honor of our aca- to Lawrence Tech in their demic leadership, the Deans will; and to those who have Commencement is a time for optimism, when new Lawrence Tech graduates Club recognizes donors of established a planned gift to can look ahead to the next chapter in their lives that will offer both opportuni- $500 or more. Annual donors ties and challenges. benefit the University, such as to the Deans Club will be rec- a non-term life insurance pol- Recognition is also given Legacy Society ognized in the annual Honor icy or a charitable remainder for a pledge of $25,000 or The Legacy Society honors Roll of Donors. trust with a value of $500,000. more; to those donors who those donors who have for- have formally notified the mally notified the University Blue Devils Club Trustees Society University that they have that they have included Named in honor of Lawrence The Trustees Society hon- included a $100,000 bequest Lawrence Tech in their will, Tech’s official mascot and ors those donors who have to Lawrence Tech in their or that they have established embodying the Lawrence Tech achieved a cumulative record will; and to those who have a planned gift to benefit the team spirit, the Blue Devils of outright gifts of cash, established a planned gift to University, such as a non- Club recognizes donors of securities, real property, or benefit the University, such as term life insurance policy or a $250 or more. Annual donors gifts-in-kind totaling $50,000 a non-term life insurance pol- charitable remainder trust. to the Blue Devils Club will or more. icy or a charitable remainder Donors to the Legacy be recognized in the annual Recognition is also given trust with a value of $100,000. Society will be recognized at Honor Roll of Donors. for a pledge of $50,000 or Winterlude, the annual donor more; to those donors who Presidents Club (Lifetime) recognition gala. Legacy Century Club have formally notified the The Presidents Club hon- Society members will also One of the oldest giving clubs University that they have ors those donors who have be invited to participate in a at Lawrence Tech, the Century included a $250,000 bequest achieved a cumulative record series of seminars covering Club recognizes donors of to Lawrence Tech in their of outright gifts of cash, such possible topics as retire- $100 or more. Annual donors will; and to those who have securities, real property, or ment planning, financial plan- to the Century Club will be established a planned gift to gifts-in-kind totaling $10,000 ning, and vacation planning. recognized in the annual benefit the University, such as or more. Legacy members who pro- Honor Roll of Donors. a non-term life insurance pol- Recognition is also given vide the University with the icy or a charitable remainder for a pledge of $10,000 or substantiated value of their trust with a value of $250,000. more; to those donors who bequest or planned gift will have formally notified the be eligible for recognition in Benefactors Society University that they have the appropriate giving society The Benefactors Society hon- included a $50,000 bequest to in the annual Honor Roll of ors those donors who have Lawrence Tech in their will; Donors. achieved a cumulative record and to those who have estab- of outright gifts of cash, secu- lished a planned gift to benefit For more information on Lawrence Tech giving clubs and rities, real property, or gifts- the University, such as a non- societies, please contact Dino Hernandez, assistant vice in-kind totaling $25,000 or term life insurance policy or a president for University Advancement and executive director of the Proud Heritage Bold Future Campaign, at more. charitable remainder trust with 248.204.2306 or [email protected] a value of $50,000.

36 S UMMER 2012 DonorDONOR Honor Roll HONOR ROLL

1932 Society JP Morgan Chase Bank LAWRENCE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY Ameritech Mr. and Mrs. Joe Kado, BSEE’75 ArvinMeritor, Inc. Mr. George H. Klaetke 2011 DONOR HONOR ROLL Barton Malow Company Mr. Henry J. La Motte, BSEE’54 The Charles M. Bauervic Foundation, Mr. Clifford J. Lavers, BChE’42, and isting within society and club levels reflects gifts made Inc. Mrs. Carmela Cole-Lavers Mrs. Elizabeth Bibbens-Craig Mr. and Mrs. Larry A. Lawson, through Dec. 31, 2011. All efforts have been made to Mr. and Mrs. Lauren L. Bowler BSEE’80 Lensure the accuracy of our donor lists. Please contact the Burroughs Corp./Unisys Ms. Elizabeth A. Long Office of University Advancement to report any errors. The Clarence and Grace Chamberlin +Mr. H. Douglas Lowrey, BME’41, and Foundation +Mrs. Janet M. Barkovich Lowrey Mr. and Mrs. Fred A. Ciampa, +Mr. and Mrs. Frank W. Lynch A. Alfred Taubman Society Ms. Catherine G. Burke BSME’64 MAG Industrial Automation Systems, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Donley, BME’43, +Mr. and Mrs. John Chanik, Communities in Schools of Detroit, LLC HD’76, HD’87 DIT-BSME’39 Inc. *Dr. and Mrs. Richard E. Marburger, +Mr. Orval A. Opperthauser, BSIE’48, Denso North America Foundation +Mr. and +Mrs. Carl W. Cowan, HD’93 HD’06, and Mrs. Ann T. DTE Energy Company BME’40 National Action Council for Minorities Opperthauser Mr. and Mrs. Michael W. Fitzpatrick, +Mr. Ralph E. Cross Sr., HD’77 in Engineering Mr. and Mrs. A. Alfred Taubman, BSME’73 DENSO International America, Inc. NextEnergy HD’85 Ford Global Technologies, LLC Mr. Frank A. Dioszegi, ABCT’68 +Mr. Vern Owen, IES’39 Ford Motor Company Eaton Corporation Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Padgham Ed Donley Society Rollin M. Gerstacker Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Eric P. Eisen Reassure America Life Insurance Anonymous +Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Hossack, +Mr. Arthur Fealk and Company +Dr. Wayne H. Buell, HD’58, BChE’36, BSME’48 +Mrs. Betty A. Fealk Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd E. Reuss, HD’91 and +Mrs. Vita S. Buell-Craig Kistler Instrument Corporation Federal-Mogul Corporation Sage Foundation The Chrysler Foundation +Mr. and Mrs. Carlton R. Lindell +Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Frankel +Mrs. Betty J. Scott +Mr. Hawkins Ferry McGregor Fund General Dynamics Corporation +Mr. William G. Shaw and Ford Motor Company Fund +Mr. Henry W. Nace and +Mr. Harold J. Gibson and Mrs. Betty Jo Shaw General Motors Co. +Mrs. Elizabeth C. Nace +Mrs. Frances W. Gibson Silicon Graphics Incorporated General Motors Foundation Mr. and Mrs. John J. Sammut, Mr. and Mrs. Michael D. Gillie, SME Manufacturing Engineering Mr. and Mrs. John Harlan BSBA’88, BSEE’88 BSBA’81 Education Foundation +Mr. Walter T. Hartung, BSME’48 Prof. and Mrs. George Schneider, Jr., Grant Thornton, LLP The Edward C. and The Kern Family Foundation ACmT’73 +Mr. Myron J. Greenman, BME’46, and Hazel L. Stephenson Foundation Anonymous The Skillman Foundation +Mrs. Helen R. Greenman TRW, Inc. KnowledgeWare, Inc. Society of Manufacturing Engineers Harley Ellis Devereaux +Mr. and Mrs. Michael H. Trygar, The Kresge Foundation Steelcase Inc. Herrick Foundation BSChE’38 Mr. and Mrs. A. Leon Linton, Mr. Michael Stuart, BSCh’90 +Mr. Richard W. Hogan, BSEE’48, and +Mr. Paul Tucker, DIT-BSCvE’71, and BSME’62 Dr. and Mrs. Kurt O. Tech, BSME’48, +Mrs. Margaret Hogan Mrs. Evelyn Tucker, Michigan Future, Inc. HD’90 +Mr. Bartley C. Howard DIT-BSMEdT’71 +Mr. John P. Parke, Sr., and Mr. and Mrs. Herbert C. von Rusten, +Mrs. June Parke BSME’63 Scholarship will support +Dr. Harvey A. Wagner, HD’69 Russell Lawrence Society Mr. Daniel W. Winey, BSAr’74, Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. female student athletes BAr’75, and Mrs. Iris R. Winey American Electric Power Foundation York International Corporation Aramark Management Services, LP Dean of Students Kevin Finn, +Mr. and +Mrs. Natale J. Bifano, MBA’06, and his wife have com- Trustees Society BAeE’37 mitted $25,000 to establish the Aeroquip Chrysler Group, LLC Kevin Finn and Janice Suchan George I. Alden Trust Community Foundation for Southeast American Standard, Inc. Michigan Finn Endowed Scholarship in William R. Angell Foundation Digital Equipment Corp. Athletics – with a specific focus ANR Pipeline Co. DTE Energy Foundation on female student athletes. They Automation Alley Mr. and Mrs. John E. Elliott II, have been inducted into the Mr. and Mrs. Roger E. Avie, BSIM’68 BSBA’80 Benefactors Society. Jerome Bettis "Bus Stops Here" Lear Corporation “We both are supportive of Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Michael G. Morris student athletes,” Finn said. Mr. and Mrs. Mark D. Bill, BSME’75 Charles Stewart Mott Foundation “So, Jan and I wanted to create +Mr. Asa W. Bonner, HD’52, and Mr. Albert Scaglione a scholarship that would help +Ms. Edna M. Bonner +Mr. and +Mrs. Charles J. Windsor +Mr. Eugene A. Borowiec, BSCvE’52 ease their financial burden. And +Dr. Ben F. Bregi, BME’37, HD’66, and Kevin Finn E. George Lawrence Society the more we talked about it, we Mrs. Marion E. Bregi Carman Adams Foundation decided to make the scholarship +Mr. Gregor P. Affleck and Bendix Corp./Allied-Signal, Inc. for female athletes who sometimes don’t get the same acclaim as Mrs. Elizabeth A. Campau +Mr. Edward E. Brewer and their male counterparts.” Cleaners Hanger Co. Mrs. Joyce K. Brewer Finn, a certified career coach and career development facilita- tor, knows the positive effect sports can have on a young person’s development. “It also fits well with Dr. Walker’s emphasis on lead- ership as part of the Lawrence Tech curriculum,” he said. ® Lawrence Tech Employee * Alumnus or Primary Donor Deceased +

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Comerica Bank Masco Corporation Construction Association of Michigan +Mr. and +Mrs. Alexander Mayorchalk, Harlan Foundation transfers assets Consumers Energy Company TTEE, BSME’53 Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. +Mr. Ralph W. Michelson, BSEE’48 to Lawrence Tech The Cross Company Michigan Consolidated Gas Co. Mr. and Mrs. Tarik S. Daoud, DIT- Microsoft Corporation Successful electri- BSEng’60 MSC Software cal contractor and +Mr. Harry E. Day and Mr. and Mrs. Albert T. O’Connor, entrepreneur John Mrs. Masako Y. Day BSEE’53, BSME’58 Harlan has liquidat- +Mr. Calvin F. Opperthauser, BSEE’51 Mrs. Kathleen DeVlieg ed the assets of the Dow Automotive +Mr. and Mrs. Louis G. Redstone The Dow Chemical Company +Mr. Solomon E. Redstone and Harlan Foundation EDS Corporation +Mrs. Nellie Redstone – approximately Enertron LLC +Ms. Elaine I. Rice $1.2 million – and Engineering Information Foundation The Riley Foundation turned the proceeds Fred A. and Barbara M. Erb Family +Mr. Theodore Rogvoy over to Lawrence Foundation Mr. Godfrey A. Ross, BSCh’73 Tech. He and his Beth Harlan John Harlan Exide Technologies Roush Industries, Inc. wife, Beth, have been inducted into the Ed Donley Society, which +Mr. John R. Fawcett, BSME’43 +Mr. Richard W. Ruen honors donors whose cumulative gifts exceed $1 million. Mr. Robert A. Saccaro, PE, BSME’44, Mr. and Mrs. Allan G. Fiegehen, The Harlans’ contribution will support the Mary E. Marburger BSEE’60 and Mrs. Shirley Saccaro Five Colleges, Incorporated Sears, Roebuck & Co. Memorial Interdisciplinary Facilities Fund and renovations to the Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Forbes SolidWorks Corporation Science Building auditorium and labs in the College of Arts and Mr. Mark Ritz and +Mr. Philip W. Sparling Sciences. Mrs. L. Lee Gorman Mr. Robert Sparling A loyal supporter of the University, Harlan joined the Board Great Lakes Fabricators & Erectors Ms. Martha A. Studnicka of Trustees in 1981 at the invitation of President Wayne Buell. Association *Dr. Khalil S. Taraman and He forged a similar friendship with Buell’s successor, Richard Mr. and Mrs. Theodore R. Hayman, Dr. Sanaa R. Taraman Marburger, now president emeritus. “Those two fine gentlemen are BSChE’49, BSIE’53 Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Tomkins, the reason I’m so involved with Lawrence Tech,” he said. BSPh’78 +Mr. and Mrs. Russell B. Hebert, A 1956 electrical engineering graduate of the University of BSAeE’51 *Prof. Atallah A. Turfe Mr. and Mrs. Scott S. Hill, BSCE’84 *Dr. Maria J. Vaz and Dr. Nuno Vaz Michigan, Harlan joined the company founded by his father and The Holley Foundation Walbridge served as president from 1972 to 1995 when the company was sold. Honeywell International, Inc. *Dr. and Mrs. Lewis N. Walker “My father, who set up the Foundation in the ’50s, was a strong Mr. and Mrs. Henry B. Horldt, Walton College believer in giving back as a way to share his success,” Harlan said. BSIE’55 Mr. and Mrs. David R. Wilson, “I like to think I followed in his footsteps.” ® Mr. David F. Hoyle, BSIM’60 BSME’57 Hydra-Zorb Co. +Mr. Timothy L. Wright, BSME’85, and Mr. William D. Innes, BSME’53, Mrs. Anne S. Wright, MEMS’99 HD’68 Yaskawa Electric America, Inc. The Coleman Foundation General Motors Women’s Club of Interface Flooring Systems Mr. and Ms. Gordon I. Collet, Detroit International Business Machines Benefactors Society BSME’80 GHAFARI Associates, LLC Corp. Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. Agosti Conveyor Graphics, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Golec, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Werner H. Jessen, Altera Corporation Cubix Corporation BSME’51 BSIE’49 +Mr. George H. Amber, BSEE’44 DAAD *Dr. Nabil F. Grace and +Mr. Paul M. Jocham, BSIE’54, and The American Institute of Architects *Dr. and Mrs. Louis A. De Gennaro Mrs. Nadrine F. Grace, MBA’05 Mrs. Ann W. Jocham Ameritech Mobile Communications, Mr. and Mrs. Douglas G. DelGrosso, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth L. Grezlik, Johnson Controls Inc. BSME’84 BSME’78 +Dr. Laird E. Johnston and AMG Charitable Gift Foundation +Ms. Evelyn Dent Mr. and Mrs. James R. Grigsby, AIA, Mrs. Susan Johnston Amoco Oil Company Mr. Robert A. Dent, BSME’54 BSAr’70 JPRA Architects Ms. Carolyn R. Andrek, BSEE’83 The Detroit News Mr. and Mrs. David F. Hagen Kellogg Co. *Mr. and Mrs. Bruce J. Annett, Jr. +Ms. Joyce Dick Hamilton Anderson Associates John S. and James L. Knight +Mrs. Frances A. Annett Dominick Tringali Architects *Ms. Linda L. Height Foundation AT&T Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Jewell L. Egger Heller Machine Tools Mr. Jacob C. Lai, MSIO’98 Mr. and Mrs. Gary G. Balog, BSAr’75 Ethyl Corp. +Mr. David Hermelin LaSalle Machine Tool, Inc. Barnes & Noble Ex-Cell-O Corp. Mrs. Elizabeth A. Howell, BSEE’92, Lawrence Technological University Mr. and Mrs. Larry A. Birk, BSMa’76 Mr. Richard L. Exler, BSME’58 and Mr. Dennis E. Howell Alumni Association +Ms. L. Christine Blackwell, BSHu’78 Mr. Brian J. Fedoroff, BSME’82 Huntington National Bank Lightolier Blue Cross and Blue Shield of *Mr. Kevin T. Finn, MBA’06, and Mr. and Mrs. H. George Johannessen, +Dr. Karl F. Lutomski and Michigan Ms. Janice Suchan BSChE’41 Mrs. Mary A. Lutomski Booms Stone Company Benson & Edith Ford Fund Johnson Controls Inc., Automotive R. C. Mahon Foundation +Mr. and Mrs. Ernest E. Brown, +Mr. Anthony C. Fortunski, BSChE’39, Division +Mr. and Mrs. Ben C. Maibach, Jr. BArE’37 and +Mrs. Bernice Fortunski +Mr. Larry E. Johnson Mr. Christopher T. Mall, BSME’94 *Mr. and Mrs. Stephen E. Brown The Freedom Forum Albert Kahn Associates, Inc. Alex & Marie Manoogian Foundation +Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Chamberlin +Mr. and Mrs. Oscar A. Freimann Ms. Khensaa M. Karim, MBA’00 Mr. and Mrs. John A. Manoogian, Dr. Barbara F. and +President Mr. and Mrs. Steven A. Gadzinski, +The Honorable and DIT-BSME’55 Emeritus Charles M. Chambers, BSEE’76 Mrs. Charles Kaufman Mr. Frank E. Marcum, DIT-BSME’72 HD’06 +Mr. and Mrs. Levon H. Keshishian Key Electronics, Inc.

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Kmart Corp. Target Corporation +Mr. and Mrs. Henry H. Beam +Mr. and Mrs. A. Keith Carpenter, Mr. & Mrs. Charles L. Knighton, The Towsley Foundation (Harry A. & Mr. and Mrs. Hugh E. Bennett, BSME’49 BSME’55 Margaret) BSIM’71 Mr. and Mrs. James F. Carr, BSIE’59 +Mr. and Mrs. Aloysius J. Kochanski, Unistrut Corp. Alvin M. Bentley Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Edward O. Cascardo, BME’43 United Technologies Auto/Sheller- +Mr. Richard V. Bernard, BSCvE’50 BSME’60 Cassie Konopka O’Malley Trust Globe Corp. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph D. Bernat, DIT- Champion Spark Plug Co. Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Kosloski, United Technologies Automotive, Inc. BSChE’39 CIM Solutions & Networking, Inc. BSBA’90 United Technologies Corporation +Mr. George J. Bery Citigroup Mr. and *Mrs. Robert A. Kujawa Volkswagen of America, Inc. Bhargava Foundation Clayton Industries Mr. and Mrs. Larry D. Lyons Jervis B. Webb Co. Mr. and Mrs. Alvin F. Blair *Mr. Gary R. Cocozzoli +Mr. Christian Madsen and +Mr. and +Mrs. Howard L. Weber, Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Bliven, BSArE’51 Commercial Contracting Corp. Mrs. Gloria A. Madsen BSME’51 Mr. and Mrs. Roy E. Bonnett, Concrete Improvement Board +Mr. Chester F. Mally Ms. Lula C. Wilson BSME’76 Conestoga-Rovers & Associates +Mrs. Mary Ann Marcum, BSBA’87, Wissler Corp/Stanley Electronics Mr. and Mrs. David G. Booth, Construction Specifications Institute MBA’92 WJR News/Talk 760 BSME’50 Continental TEVES, Inc. +Mr. and Mrs. Hans A. Matthias Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Wrenbeck, BorgWarner, Inc. *Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth J. Cook, Mr. Donald and Mrs. Patricia McClure BSEE’82 Borman’s, Inc. BSEE’64 +Mr. Donald McIntyre, BSME’50, and +Mr. Charles Bauervic and +Mr. Frederick D. Bornman +Mr. and Mrs. Vincent F. Cornacchia, Mrs. Ruth E. McIntyre Mrs. Rose D. Wright Robert Bosch Corporation BSIM’79 Merck Partnership For Giving Dr. and Mrs. Ralph E. Younkin Bosch Rexroth Corporation Cross & Trecker Corp. Dr. and Mrs. Richard E. Michel Mr. Neal F. Zalenko and Cal Branigan Memorial Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Michigan Economic Development Mrs. Esther Zalenko Mr. and Mrs. M. Thomas Braun, Cunningham, BSCh’78, BSMa’79 Corporation Mr. C. Lee Zwally, BSEE’41 BSME’56 Mr. William J. Cunningham Michigan First Credit Union Mr. and Mrs. Thomas S. Brennan, Cyprus AMAX Minerals Co./AMAX, Dr. and Mrs. William A. Moylan, Jr., Presidents Club-Lifetime BSCE’76 Inc. BSCE’74 ABB Flexible Automation Mr. Larry B. Broaddus, AIS’93, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Dabich, BSME’49 MPC Computers, LLC Mr. and Mrs. Frederick M. Adams, Jr. BSBM’03 Darin & Armstrong MTI Corporation Airplay, Inc. +Mr. and Mrs. D. Kendall Brooks, Mr. and Mrs. Dean V. De Galan, MTS Systems Corporation *Dr. and Mrs. David R. Allardice BSME’58, BSEE’59, BSIE’60 BSEE’74 National Instruments Corporation +Mr. Alex R. Andre, BSME’49 Mr. and Mrs. Douglas C. Brown, +Mr. Anthony F. De Maggio, BAeE’36, NORGREN Aristo-Cast, Inc. BSBA’77 BME’38, and Mrs. Joy L. De Maggio Mr. and Dr. Stanford R. Ovshinsky, ASEE *Mr. and Mrs. Mark J. Brucki, Delmia Corp. HD’80 Associated General Contractors of CIMBA’07 Deluxe Corporation Dr. and Mrs. Thomas R. Palmer, America Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Bubenko, +Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas DeMarco, BSCh’74 AT&T BSEE’86 BSCvE’58 Mr. Edward J. Pawlak, BSME’50 AT&T Wireless Services +Mr. and Mrs. Michael C. Bullion, DeRoy Testamentary Foundation Mrs. Betty Peterkin Automotive Products (USA), Inc. BSME’70 Mr. and Mrs. Hal Diamond Mr. and Mrs. John G. Petty, BSME’65 AVL Test Systems, Inc. *Dr. and Mrs. Richard G. Bush Mr. and Mrs. Gene D. Dickirson, Mr. and Mrs. James A. Piziali, +Mr. and Mrs. Graham G. Barton, +Mr. William E. Butts, BSME’56 BSME’73 BSIM’70 DIT-BSME’53 Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Cairns, +Mr. and Mrs. Edmund J. Mr. and Mrs. Keith T. Pratt, BSIM’82 BASF Corp.-Coatings & Colorants BSEE’65 Dombrowski, Sr., MS’33 +Mr. Dale H. Raffler, BSME’61 Division Mr. Will M. Caldwell Mr. and Mrs. Fred L. Drotar, BSME’61 Mr. Peter G. Remington and Ms. Peggy Daitch +Mr. and Mrs. Jesse W. Richards, BSME’52 RLM Global Services Rochon Associates, Inc. Rosso Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. James P. Ryan, BSArE’66 +Mr. Mordica M. Ryan +Mr. and Mrs. Patrick J. Scullion, BSME’63, BSIM’76 SEMBOIA Inc. +Mr. Morris I. Sheikh and Mrs. Maha Sheikh Dr. and Mrs. George Shen Mr. and Mrs. Edward A. Simon Mr. and Mrs. Stanley A. Simon Mr. and Mrs. Howard F. Sims, FAIA Mr. and Mrs. Arthur F. Smith, FAIA, BSAr’78, BAr’81 SmithGroup, Inc. Southfield Chrysler Jeep +Mr. John H. Speck, BSChE’36 +Mr. Richard J. Stark, BSME’54 and +Mrs. Pauline M. Stark Steel Market Development Institute

The “Driving America” exhibit at The Henry Ford in Dearborn was the venue for Winterlude 2012.

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Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Lackey $50,000 bequest will support Mr. and Mrs. James P. Laughlin, Jr., BSEE’62 information technology scholarship +Dr. E. G. Lawrence and +Mrs. Dorotha Lawrence Chuck Hill, BSBA’94, who works in services manage- Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Lemon, ment for Ford Motor Company’s Information Technology BSME’49 Operations, is sharing his success with a $50,000 bequest Mr. and Mrs. Kevin G. Leppek, to Lawrence Tech that will fund the Charles M. Hill and BSEE’85 Link Engineering Co. Cynthy G. Hill Endowed Scholarship in Information Mr. John A. Lisiecki, BSEE’82, and Technology. Ms. Rosemary K. Bayer, CIMBA’03 After earning an associate degree from a community Mr. Marlyn K. Lisk, AMT’69, AIST’70, college and spending a little time at a local university, BSIM’73 he began taking classes at Lawrence Tech while working Litton-Applied Technology full-time. “The faculty at Lawrence Tech with the ‘theory Livernois Engineering Co. Cynthy Hill, then-President Lewis Walker, and and practice’ approach taught me how to bear down, study Lockheed Martin Foundation Chuck Hill at the check presentation. hard, and overcome challenges,” he said. Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Look, Jr. He completed a master’s degree, earning straight A’s while working full time. He credits Lawrence +Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Lovoff, BEE’34 *Dr. Pamela Lowry and Tech with setting him on the right path. “I use my Lawrence Tech education every day of my life,” he Mr. John H. Lowry said. LucasVarity Automotive Hill and his wife, Cynthy, have been generous to the University over the years. “But I wanted to do Mr. Gerald Luxton something that would be a legacy and give back not only to the school but to society,” he said. “There +Mr. Earl G. Ogger, BSME’51, and is a whole new generation of bright, young adults who need our help to take advantage of the wonderful +Mrs. Helen M. Luxton opportunity of a Lawrence Tech education.” ® Magna International, Inc. +Mr. Joseph Maiuri, BSME’60 Ms. Laura A. Majewski, MBA’93 +Mr. William A. Dryburgh, BSME’48, Mr. and Mrs. Jerome G. Graessle, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Melvin L. Janney Mr. Mark F. Majewski, MSIS’00 BSCvE’49, and +Mrs. Harriet F. BSCh’76 Johnson Controls Interiors +Mr. and +Mrs. Alex Manoogian, Dryburgh Mr. and Mrs. James C. Graham, Manufacturing HD’55 Dunn Blue Reprographic Tech. BSME’60 Dr. Daniel W. Johnson, PhD, Manufacturers National Bank of Dura Corp. Greater Media Detroit BSPh’76, BSMa’76 Detroit Mr. Joseph J. Dyki, BSME’62 Jon Greenberg & Associates, Inc. Dr. J. L. Johnson Marathon Oil Company Eaton Corp/Lebow Products Mr. and Mrs. William L. Gregg, Mr. and Mrs. Jack W. Joynt, Mr. and Mrs. Dennis R. Marburger, Edward C. Levy Co. BSMCS’90, MBA’94 BSCvE’49 BSBA’76 Mr. and Mrs. Coda M. Edwards, +Dr. Perry E. Gresham, HD’75, and +Mr. Arthur L. Kelley, BME’47, and +Mr. Richard J. Marchand, BSIM’77 BSME’58, BSEE’60 +Mrs. Aleece Gresham Mrs. Betty Kelley +Mr. Zaven Margosian and +Mrs. Esther G. Edwards Mr. and Mrs. Gary J. Grobson, Mr. Charles F. Kellner III, BSME’71 Mrs. Gladys R. Margosian Electrical Contracting Foundation, BSAr’74 Mr. and Mrs. Raymond R. Khan, Mr. Dana M. Markey, BSME’69 and Inc. Grupo Antolin Wayne BSEE’70 Ms. Diana Pagotto Dr. and Mrs. Robert W. Ellis GTE Valenite Corp. Mr. and Mrs. Reinhold R. Kieper, Mr. and Mrs. Christopher J. Martinez, Emrich Family Residual Trust The Hagen Family Foundation BSBA’84 AEET’84, BSBA’84 +Mr. Alfred M. Entenman and Mr. Floyd W. Hansen, BSME’54 Capt. and Mrs. Joseph M. Klutz, Masonry Institute of Michigan, Inc. Mrs. Mae H. Entenman +Mr. and +Mrs. G. Robert Harrington BSBA’85 Mr. and Mrs. Walter F. McCoskey, Erb Lumber Co. Harris Connect Mr. E. John Knapp, BArE’47 BSME’51 Fargo Machine & Tool Co. +Mr. Robert H. Harrison, BSEE’53 Mr. and Mrs. Victor L. Kochajda, Mr. and Mrs. Warren E. McHale, First Federal of Michigan The Hearst Foundation, Inc. BSEE’52 BSEE’62 +Mr. John L. Flood, BSME’46, and Mr. and Mrs. Leonard G. Hendricks, Mr. James R. Kolanek, BSCh’73 Media Design Corp. +Mrs. Helen P. Flood BSCvE’49 Mr. and Mrs. Donald W. Kosnik, Mellon Financial Corporation Forging Industry E & R Foundation *Mr. and Mrs. Dino M. Hernandez BSBA’79 Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith Forging Specialties, Inc. +Mr. P. Stanley Hewett and Mr. and Mrs. Ernest W. Kosty, Michelin North America +Mr. Richard O. Frederick and +Mrs. Irene A. Hewett BSIM’53 Michigan Regional Council of Mrs. Jane Frederick Mr. Charles M. Hill Kowalski Sausage Co., Inc. Carpenters (MRCC)- General Fund G100, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Hitchens, Johann A. Krause, Inc. Michigan Road Builders Association +Mrs. June B. Garner BSEE’79 Mr. and Mrs. Raymond N. Kreucher, Mr. and Mrs. Frederick L. Miller, GE Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Hopson, Jr., Jr., BSME’82 BSME’71 Gehring L.P. DIT-BSBA’81 +Mr. Roland G. Krupp, BSME’46 Mr. Henry J. Murawski, BSIM’65, and +Mr. Douglas M. Goddard, BSArE’58 Mr. and Mrs. Tony Horne Kuhlman Electric Corp. Ms. Judith S. Milosic, BSMa’76 and Ms. Eloise O. Goddard Mr. Emmett J. Horton, BAeE’42, and Mr. and Mrs. Stanley J. Kukawka, Mr. Stephen J. Mitchell, BSME’82 +Mr. and Mrs. George H. Goldstone Mrs. Virginia Horton BSME’53 Monsanto Co. Gordy Foundation, Inc. Mrs. Barbara A. Hotelling +Mr. and Mrs. Donald R. Kurk, *Dr. Hsiao-Ping Moore and Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Goscenski, *Mr. and Mrs. Dennis J. Howie BSME’69 Dr. Bob R. Powell BSIM’72 Mr. and Mrs. Melburn E. Huebner, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Chester A. Kus, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas S. Moore, Mr. and Mrs. Peter D. Gossel, BSME’51 BSME’48 BSEE’86 AEEtT’63 IEEE Mr. and Mrs. William R. Kuziak, Jr., Motorola, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Richard F. Gracey, ITC Holdings Corp. BSME’65 +Mr. and Mrs. Raymond L. Moy, BSME’63 James Communications, Inc./ BSChE’43 Mercom, Inc. MTU Detroit Diesel

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+Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Muccioli, Mr. and Mrs. Louis M. Paull, BSIM’71 Realtime Technologies Inc. Telcordia Technologies BEE’46 Mr. and Mrs. E. Timothy Pawl, PE, Mr. and Mrs. Gerald W. Rein, TI Automotive Muchmore Harrington Smalley & BSME’73 BSEE’73 TICO Titanium, Inc. Associates, Inc. Mr. Ralph R. Pence, BSEE’71, and Mr. Robert R. Reiner, BSEE’66 Toyota Motor Engineering & Mfg. Mr. and Mrs. Marvin R. Muckenfuss, Mrs. Carole Pence The Remington Group North America, Inc. BSIM’68 Pennsylvania Power & Light Co. Mr. and Mrs. David E. Richards, Mr. Stanley L. Trybus +Mr. and Mrs. Harold Muir, BME’47 Penske Corporation BSCh’75 U.S. Air Force-R.O.T.C. Nachi Robotic Systems, Inc. Pepsi-Cola Bottling Group Ricoh Business Solutions +Mr. Arthur F. Underwood and National Defense Industry Dr. and Mrs. Louis W. Petro RIIS, LLC +Mrs. Dorothy C. Underwood Association, Michigan Chapter Plumbing & Heating Industry of Ms. Susan E. Riske, BSIM’87 United Jewish Charities Endowment National Electrical Contractors Assoc. Detroit Riverfront Holdings Fund National Semiconductor, Inc. The Herbert and Elsa Ponting Mr. Richard Rochon United States Council for Automotive NetWorks Design, Inc. Foundation Dr. and Mrs. James S. Rodgers, Jr. Research Nissan Technical Center North +Mr. Leonard Pool and Mr. Sheldon Rose United States Steel International, Inc. America Mrs. Gloria P. Pool Rossetti Associates Architects The Vehicle Production Group LLC NMTBA - The Association for Mr. and Mrs. Frederick R. Porter, Rotary Club of Southfield +Mr. Lewis C. Veraldi, BSME’68 and Manufacturing Technology BSChE’41 Ruby + Associates, P.C. Mrs. Irene V. Veraldi Mr. Ed J. Noga, BSME’75, and PPG Industries Foundation Mr. David I. Ruby, PE Mr. and Mrs. Maurice L. Vermeulen, Mrs. Patricia A. Noga, BSAr’75 +Mr. and +Mrs. Edmund T. Pratt, Jr. +Mr. Anthony S. Ryff, BSEE’49 BSEE’60 Mr. and Mrs. Francis E. Noggle, Pressform Co. SAE Foundation V-Line Precision Products Inc. BSME’70 Printmaster’s Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Paul A. Sakmar Ms. Laura M. Vogel, BSMCS’84, The Northrop Grumman Foundation Producers Color Service Inc. Mr. Michael Samaroo, BSME’08 BSEE’85 Nuclear Electric Insurance Ltd. Quexco Incorporated Samaroo’s Limited Frederick A. Vollbrecht Foundation Mr. John W. Oldham Mr. and Mrs. Roy Radakovich, Sargon Partners, Inc. Dr. and Mrs. Loran W. Walker, Mr. Paul H. Ozment, BSIM’87 BSME’68, BSIM’72 Mr. and Mrs. Richard N. Sarns MSIS’99, DMIT’08 Mr. and Mrs. Julius L. Pallone Mr. Stephen C. Ragan Victor Saroki & Associates, Architects Warner-Lambert Co. Mr. Guss G. Pappas, FAIA, BSAr’77, *Dr. and Mrs. Srikant Raghavan Mr. and Mrs. Victor A. Saroki, Western Electric Co. BAr’78 Ralph R. Pence Associates BSAr’79, BAr’80, HD’08 Mr. W. Bernard White, PE, BSCE’80 Parker-Hannifin Corp. *Prof. Marilyn V. Rands +Mr. and Mrs. Lester Satovsky Mr. Howard E. Whitston, BSMa’75, Mr. Kenneth M. Pascany, BSEE’86 Raptor Concepts, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph F. Savin BSCh’75 +Dr. Charles H. Patterson, HD’61 and Mr. and Mrs. Craig A. Rasche, Mrs. Ruth Adler Schnee Wickes Manufacturing Co. +Mrs. Elizabeth C. Patterson BSBA’79 Mr. and Mrs. Ian W. Schonsheck, Matilda R. Wilson Fund ABCT’75, BSCE’79 Woodbridge Corporation Schonsheck, Inc. WWJ Newsradio 950 Engineering technology senior projects +Mr. and Mrs. Ralph L. Schwarz, Sr., WXYZ - TV 7 BME’46 Yazaki North America, Inc. get a boost from Sargon Partners Scripps Howard, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Young, SDG Associates, LLC BSEE’78 Ongoing support for senior Security Corporation Mr. and Mrs. Frederic H. Zeisler projects has earned Sargon Shared Vision LLC Mr. and Mrs. Dennis C. Zollweg, Partners, Inc., a place in the Mr. and Mrs. William T. Sheppard, BSIM’66 BSCvE’54 Mr. and Mrs. Michael G. Zulinski, Presidents Club (Lifetime). Mr. and Mrs. Roger F. Shtogrin, BSIM’74 The investment capital firm BSIM’61 located in Walled Lake, SHW Group, LLC Legacy Society Mich., helps fund start-ups. Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Harold E. Bargar, For the last three years Signs & Designs BSME’64 Sargon has provided seed Mr. Sean M. Simpson, BSME’07 +Mrs. Janet M. Barkovich Lowrey money for a variety of senior Dr. and Mrs. Howard B. Sobel Mr. Dennis A. Bielawski, BSEE’62 projects that have been devel- South Haven Rubber Co. Mr. and Mrs. Mark D. Bill, BSME’75 oped in the industrial projects Mr. and Mrs. Chris J. Spaseff, Ms. L. Christine Blackwell, BSHu’78 BSME’56 Mr. Larry B. Broaddus, BSBM’03, class taught by Ken Cook, Special Projects, Inc. AIS’93 chair of the Department of Square D Co. Ms. Catherine G. Burke Engineering Technology in Then-President Lewis Walker and St. John Providence Health System Mr. John S. Davidson the College of Engineering. Jeff Golota. State Farm Insurance Companies Mr. and Mrs. Dean V. De Galan, Students select a product Mr. and Mrs. David M. Stein BSEE’74 to develop – just as they would in the real world. They do every- George F. Stirrat *Dr. and Mrs. Louis A. DeGennaro thing from market research and developing a budget, to creating a Mr. Fred J. Strozeski, AEEtT’68, Mr. Robert A. Dent, BSME’54 business plan, and constructing a working product. They even come BSIM’76 +Mr. John R. Fawcett, BSME’43 up with a name, a logo, and a mission statement. Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Sweeney, Mr. and Mrs. Michael W. Fitzpatrick, BSME’78 BSME’73 “Sargon Partners’ managing partner Jeff Golota visits class Taher, Inc. Mr. Paul M. Friesch PE, BSCvE’50 to discuss the work with our students. It’s a truly collaborative +Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Tallberg +Mr. Theodore Gelemey, BSME’43 arrangement,” Cook said. Mr. and Mrs. Ely Tama, BSIM’69 Ms. L. Lee Gorman, BSME’97 “We’re looking at students as equity partners in new technolo- Mr. Angelo Tata, BME’43 gies and helping them form new companies that will be positioned Team Industries for future growth,” said Golota. “We are so impressed with the Tektronix, Inc. ‘can-do’ attitude of the Lawrence Tech students and their spirit of entrepreneurship.” ®

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Mr. Clarence W. Harris PE, BSME’50 Presidents Club-Annual Clear Channel Radio *Ms. Donna L. Kress +Mr. Robert H. Harrison, BSEE’53 Mr. and Mrs. Joseph G. Balogh, Detroit Chinese Engineers *Mr. and Mrs. David A. Laverdiere, +Mr. Walter T. Hartung, BSME’48 BSCE’76 Association MBA’04, MSOM’09 Mr. and Mrs. Theodore R. Hayman, Briggs & Stratton Racing Mr. and Mrs. David F. Drewek, Mr. and Mrs. Edward F. Leib, BSEE’77 BSChE’49, BSIE’53 Mr. and Mrs. Joseph B. Chalk, BSME’62 *Dr. Gerald Lindman +Mr. & Mrs. Russell B. Hebert, BSAeE’50 *Mr. David J. Fawcett Mr. and Mrs. Stanley S. Litwa, BSAeE’51 DADCO D. & K. Bielawski Family Fund BSAr’75, BAr’76 Mr. Phillip J. Hecksel, BSME’84, DASI Solutions Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Fregonara Larry D. Lyons Trust MBA’11 Ms. Barbara A. De Castro Mr. John and Mrs. Laura Galuardi, Mr. and Mrs. Calvin H. McClellan, *Mr. and Mrs. Dino M. Hernandez Mr. and Mrs. Joseph F. Fadool, BSAr’95 BSME’50 Mr. Charles M. Hill, BSBA’94, and BSEE’89 Dr. and Mrs. Michael Gazda, BSCh’89 Mr. and Mrs. Michael L. Medici, Mrs. Cynthy Hill Fifth Third Bank *Mr. and Mrs. David J. Gurjack, BSAr’79, BAr’80 Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Hitchens, First in Michigan BSEE’86 Mr. and Mrs. Thomas P. Michels, BSEE’79 Firstronic, LLC Health Alliance Plan BSEE’88 Mr. Lester W. Hoelzle Gadd Business Consultants *Prof. Sonia Henckel Mrs. Gretchen Minnhaar, BSArE’59, Mrs. Virginia L. Horton *Mr. Kenneth S. Gadd *Dr. and Mrs. Vernon R. Hoffner, Jr. and Dr. Luis A. Tomatis +Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Hossack, Mr. Mark K. Gliha, GCertEEM’09, Dr. Robert P. Holley Ms. Karen R. Mitchell CEM BSME’48 GCertMSDI’11 Mr. and Mrs. John W. Honkala, Dr. and Mrs. Michael R. Mitchell, *Mr. and Mrs. Dennis J. Howie HP Pelzer Automotive Systems, Inc. BSME’68, BSEE’73 BSME’63 Mr. and Mrs. Werner H. Jessen, Illuminating Engineering Society Mr. Justin M. Hoss, MSIS’02 MJ Capitol Consulting BSIE’49 Michigan Section *Ms. Marilyn K. Hotaling Mr. Mark S. Pedersen, BSME’89, and +Mr. Paul M. Jocham, BSIE’54, and Jacokes Communications, LLC Howard Living Trust Mrs. Carol L. Pedersen, BSIM’88 Mrs. Ann W. Jocham Ms. Jeanne Johnston +Mr. and +Mrs. William F. Howard, *Ms. Catherine J. Phillips Mr. Gary A. Kecskes, BSAr’77, Kaufman Financial Group-Burns & BEE’41 Mr. and Mrs. Douglas B. BAr’78, MAr’01 Wilcox Ltd. Mrs. Mary Hughes Polkinghorne, BSME’79 Mr. George H. Klaetke Mrs. Rebecca A. Killips-Parker, IDesign Solutions, LLC *Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Pope Capt. and Mrs. Joseph M. Klutz, AEET’95, BSET’00 Intraco Corporation Mr. Eugene Ross, BSIE’56 BSBA’85 Mr. Milton T. Kirkenmeier, BSIE’51 Janssen Refrigeration *Prof. Steven M. Rost and Mr. Clifford J. Lavers, BChE’42, and Ladach Industries Mr. David B. Auner and Ms. Andrea Eis Mrs. Carmela Cole-Lavers *Mrs. Robin G. Leclerc *Dr. Elin A. Jensen Mr. and Mrs. William J. Schultz, Jr., Mr. Robert C. Look, Jr., BSIM’82 *Mr. Glen S. LeRoy, FAIA, FAICP Mr. William T. Johnston BSCE’81 +Mr. and +Mrs. Adolph Lovoff, BEE’34 Meadowbrook Country Club Mr. David Kerszykowski, BSEE’79, Mr. Steve Schwartz +Mr. H. Douglas Lowrey Mr. and Mrs. Kirk Richard Oliver, and Mrs. Gloria Kerszykowski, Signs By Tomorrow +Mr. and Mrs. Ben C. Maibach, Jr. BSEE’81 BSCh’79 Mr. Raymond W. Skrocki, BSME’72 Mr. Willis B. Manchester, Jr., Promess Inc. Mr. Donald W. Kijek, BSEE’97 Mr. and Mrs. Ernest B. Skuta, BSME’58 Renaissance Charitable Foundation, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth D. Knopf, BSME’57 *Dr. Richard E. Marburger Inc. BSEE’61 Ms. Sue A. Slack +Mrs. Bonita J. Marshall Mr. Carl Roehling, FAIA Mr. Nathan J. Kopp, BSMCS’99 Mr. Mark J. Smith, AMET’83 Mr. Richard L. Matheny, BSIM’73, *Dr. Jacqueline M. Stavros and BSME’79 Mr. Paul A. Stavros +Mr. C. W. S. McGill Mr. and Mrs. Lovro A. Tolic, +Mr. Ralph W. Michelson, BSEE’48 BSMCS’87 Lawrence Tech named the beneficiary Dr. and Mrs. William A. Moylan, Jr., Sylvia Weider Amber Family of $1.2 million trust BSCE’74 Foundation Mr. Russell R. Noble, BSEE’48 +Mr. Orval A. Opperthauser, BSIE’48, Deans Club Mike Stuart, BSCh’90, has named his HD’06, and Mrs. Ann T. *Ms. Anne M. G. Adamus alma mater the beneficiary of a $1.2 Opperthauser Ann Arbor Area Community million trust to fund the Michael A. Mr. Thomas F. Phillips, AIST’61 Foundation Stuart Endowed Scholarship. That gift Mr. Stephen C. Ragan Mr. and Mrs. Nicola M. Antakli, has earned him membership in the Mr. Ronald L. Rainson, BSEE66, DIT-BSHu’60 E. George Lawrence Society. BSIM’69 Aristeo Construction Company Stuart works for AkzoNobel, Mr. Robert A. Saccaro, PE, BSME’44 Mr. Christopher Aslanian the world’s largest paint and coat- Mr. and Mrs. Joseph F. Savin Ms. Beverly Baker ings manufacturer. He oversees the +Mr. William J. Stevenson, BSME’43 *Prof. and Mrs. Glen A. Bauer Mr. George, BSME’52, and Bender Incorporated company’s automotive and aerospace +Mrs. Gloria Ann Stirrat Mr. and Mrs. Dennis A. Bielawski, pilot plant in Pontiac, which takes Mr. Michael Stuart, BSCh’90 BSEE’62 small-batch, R&D formulas and con- Mike Stuart Mr. and Mrs. A. Alfred Taubman, Mr. and Mrs. Wayne B. Bills, BSAr’70 verts them into large-scale production HD’85 *Dr. David E. Bindschadler products. Dr. and Mrs. Kurt O. Tech, BSME’48, Mr. and Mrs. Richard R. Borowski, His interest in chemistry was kindled at Lawrence Tech, and he HD’90 BSEE’50 went on to earn a master’s degree from Auburn University. +Dr. Harvey A. Wagner, HD’69 *Dr. and Mrs. Donald Carpenter, PE “I always say when people look at the success they’ve enjoyed, Mr. Clune J. Walsh, Jr. Chaldean Community Foundation they have to ask themselves, ‘Where did I get the skills and know- Mr. Duane E. Young, DIT-BSBA’64 Christopher’s Auctions Mr. Rudolph J. Zornik, BSIM’72 Churchill’s of Birmingham how?’ The answer for me and many others is Lawrence Tech,” Mr. and Mrs. Michael G. Zulinski, Stuart said. BSIM’74 His scholarship, which will give preference to students majoring in the arts and sciences or engineering, “will be my legacy,” he added. ® Lawrence Tech Employee * Alumnus or Primary Donor Deceased +

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Mr. and Mrs. Donald C. Stankiewicz, Mr. and *Mrs. Dennis Garrett BSME’61 *Ms. Kathleen V. Gilman Wineys add $50,000 to their *Dr. Annette L. Steenkamp Mr. Vanig Godoshian, AEEtT’71 *Dr. Valentina Tobos Mr. and Mrs. Daniel A. Golles, architecture scholarship Mr. and Mrs. Ken L. Turnell, BSAr’79 BSME’83 Mr. and Mrs. Edward F. Varana, Jr., *Prof. and Mrs. David M. Gregorich, In 2008, Dan Winey, BSAr’74, BSBA’76 ADP’77, BSBA’87, MBA’92 BAr’75, and his wife established Vital Performance Fitness *Ms. Melissa Grunow the Daniel W. and Iris R. Winey Voice Data Systems, LLC Mr. John J. Gryszkiewicz, Jr., Endowed Architecture Scholarship Mr. and *Mrs. Ryan W. Webster BSAr’73 with an initial gift of $50,000. Mr. and Mrs. Mark R. Wolosiewicz, Mr. Paul C. Guenther, BSEE’89 BSIM’77 Mr. Tobias D. Hackstock, BSCmE’02, Recently, they added an additional BSEE’02, MSECE’04 $50,000 to the endowment, which Blue Devils Club Mr. and Mrs. Eric M. Hall, BSEE’90 qualifies them for membership in the *Mr. Sabah R. Abro Dr. and Mrs. Stanley F. Harris 1932 Society. A-GA-MING Golf Resort Mr. and Mrs. Homer T. Harrison, Winey, who also earned an MBA Ms. Jennifer L. Amstutz, BSEE’92 AIST’67 from the University of Michigan, is Mr. Dan Anderson Mr. and Mrs. Philip D. Heinicke, managing principal of the interna- Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Anderson, BSEE’80 tional architecture and design firm BSEE’68 Hella Corporate Center USA, Inc. Gensler & Associates. A member Dan Winey Mr. Christopher J. Andrecovich, Mr. and Mrs. Dennis D. Hock, BSBmE’10 BSEE’79 of the College of Fellows within the Mr. and Mrs. Robert Q. Atwood, Mrs. Laura Ann Hughes, BSMCS’89 American Institute of Architects, he exemplifies a new generation BSAr’80 Ilitch Holdings, Inc. of practice leaders who embrace globalization, sustainability, Mr. and Mrs. Frank W. Balog, *Dr. and Mrs. Robert B. Inskeep collaboration, cultural awareness, and practice innovation. BSME’80 Mr. and Dr. Edward S. Jankowski, The oldest of 11 children, he was grateful to receive a scholar- *Ms. Ali Barnard, BSBM’09, MBA’11, BSCvE’59 ship when he attended Lawrence Tech and now is returning the GCertNML’11 Mr. and Mrs. Glenn T. Jensen, favor.® The Irving A. Beemer and BSCh’83 Jean D. Beemer Family Trust Mr. Robert A. Johncox, BSEE’83, and Mr. Edward J. Bojas, BSME’57 Mrs. Heather Johncox, BSEE’83 Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Bond, Mr. John R. Johnston, BSBA’84 Mr. Gary L. Nayh, BSBA’87 Mr. Donald W. Schollenberger, BSCE’86 Mr. and Mrs. Richard P. Jones, Mr. James N. Neumann, BSME’49 BSME’65, and Mrs. Jeanette H. Mr. Craig E. Bonnett, BSME’91 BSCE’79 Neville Malcolm Pack Rev. Trust Schollenberger Mr. and Mrs. Eugene R. Bosetti, Sr., Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth T. Jordan, Mr. Mark A. Novis, BSCvE’04, Scion Steel BSEE’55 BSME’67 BSAr’04, MAr’09 Mr. John Sebu, BSIM’68 *Mrs. Tamara J. Braswell Mr. Michael J. Kanka, BSBA’95 Mr. and Mrs. Kurt W. Nuler, BSEE’87 Mr. and Mrs. Mark S. Sellers, Mr. James R. Briskey and Mr. Michael A. Kidd, BSME’97 Mr. and Mrs. Ray W. Opperthauser, BSBA’79 Jacquelyn M. Briskey, BSBA’79 Mr. Gary A. Kieltyka, BSBA’80 BSME’57 Mrs. Lisa J. Serdynski, BSEE’91 *Mr. Harry P. Butler Ms. Jennifer N. Kindseth, MSOM’05 Ms. Anne M. Ording, BSCE’83 Mr. and Mrs. Roger P. Sharpe, Mr. Kirk Clemence Mr. and Mrs. Ronald P. Knockeart, Mr. and Mrs. Neville M. Pack, BSEE’86 Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Clifford, BSEE’63 BSME’55 Mr. Harry A. Siegel CPA, BSBA’77 BSIM’71 *Dr. Anne Kohnke, CIMBA’02 Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Pastick, Mr. and Mrs. Jerome E. Sobieraj, Mr. and Mrs. Wayne W. Clinger, Mr. Osama J. Kokash, BSBM’05, BSME’65 BSIE’52 AEEtT’63 BSCmE’07, MBA’10 Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth E. Pawlowski, Mr. Richard Spurgeon Mr. Wayne E. Curtis, BSIM’73 *Mrs. Debra L. Kollenberg LEED AP, BSAr’70 Mr. and Mrs. Ronald W. Stanley, *Dr. and Mrs. Walter K. Dean Mr. and Mrs. Donald L. Kramer, Mr. and Mrs. Mark S. Pikula, Sr., BSIM’71 Ms. Kathy P. DeWitt BSME’60, BSEE’62 BSEE’82 Mr. Perry J. Strautz, BSBA’97 *Ms. Angela Dimiceli Bawcum, Mr. and Mrs. Vernon D. Lalone, Mr. and Mrs. William G. Polom, Mr. Louis S. Swider, BSEE’52 AUS’01, BSIT’05 BSBA’84 BSCE’76 Mr. and Mrs. John D. Taylor, AIST’64 Mr. and Mrs. Mark R. Dixon, BSBA’83 Mr. E. Richard Larges, BSIE’56 Mr. Ray Potts, BSME’57 Mr. Joel K. Thomas, BSAr’92, and *Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Elder, Ms. June R. Lesner PRP Wine International Mrs. Mary Thomas, BSMCS’86 BSCmE’04 *Ms. Patricia C. Leto R.P. Sharpe Consulting LLC Mr. and Mrs. Jon D. Tincher, BSEE’59 The Paul and Isolde B. Erickson Mr. Roger A. Maciejka, BSIM’69 Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Radulovich, The Townsend Hotel Revocable Trust Mr. and Mrs. Walter A. Maisner, BSEE’55 *Mr. Scott A. Trudeau Mr. and Mrs. Paul N. Erickson, BSME’67 *Mr. Brian T. Raymond Mr. and Mrs. Cameron K. Tulee, BSME’72 Mr. and Mrs. Mark A. Martin *Mr. and Mrs. Donald M. Reimer, BSMCS’94 Mr. and Mrs. Gregory J. Erne, Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Martin, BSIM’62 Tyco Electronics BSAr’92 BSME’76 *Ms. Jane T. Rohrback Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Urbas, *Prof. Ruth G. Favro Prof. and Mrs. Richard S. Maslowski Mr. and Mrs. Stephen M. Rosenthal, BSME’71 Mr. and Mrs. Arthur W. Fischer, Jr., Mr. Robert S. Mazurek, AEEtT’61, BSMCS’87 Mr. and Mrs. Lee A. Van De BSIM’65 BSIM’75 Mr. and Mrs. Walter F. Sabo, BSCE’75 Kerchove, BSAr’73, BAr’76 *Dr. Robert W. Fletcher, MEMS’93 *Prof. Michael J. Merscher Mr. and Mrs. Harold L. Sampson, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Daniel H. Van Fleteren, *Mrs. Jane C. Franko Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Mezza, AMT’65 BSAr’78 Mr. Frank V. Fregonara BSCh’77 Mr. and Mrs. David G. Scarchilli, *Mr. and Mrs. Joseph C. Veryser, *Mrs. Dorette K. Frontera Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Mollon, BSME’56 BSEE’82 BSAr’76 Mr. and Mrs. Leigh N. Gaither, Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Monast, Mr. and Ms. Toney J. Wade, BSBA’87 BSME’82, MSME’07 BSIE’50 Mr. and Mrs. Kevin E. Webb, BSEE’78

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Mr. and Mrs. Bernard J. Wendt, Dr. Richard U. Baldwin, MD, DIT- Mr. and Mrs. Robert R. Blanchard, Mr. David J. Busse, MGLM’09 BSIM’69 BSCh’74 BSME’95 Mr. Chandra Sena R. Bussu, Mr. and Mrs. Christopher D. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew L. Bartos, Ms. Sharee S. Boatner, BSIA’03 MSCS’10 Wiegandt, BSME’87 BSME’82 Mr. Glen L. Bodenhorn, BSBA’51 Mr. Gary Campau, AMET’89, BSET’99 Mr. Matthew P. Willbur, BSAr’07 Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Bartoy, *Prof. Constance C. Bodurow Miss Michelle L. Campbell, BSME’10 Mr. and Mrs. John C. Williams, BSBA’79, BSEE’86 Mrs. Kimberly S. Bogedain Tiley Ms. Cynthia H. Campion, BSME’64 DIT-BSEE’70 Mr. Paul G. Bawol, BSIM’71 Mr. Wlodzimierz A. Bohurat, Mr. and Mrs. Jack P. Canejo, Mr. and Mrs. James W. Willoughby, Mr. and Mrs. Ronald A. Baxter, MEMS’00 BSME’63 BSArE’60 ACmT’73 Mr. and Mrs. C. George Bolda, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Anthony R. Cangelosi, Mr. and Mrs. Edward G. Wyborski, Mr. and Mrs. Clark A. Beach, BSAr’83 BSIM’67 BSCh’79 BSEE’83 Ms. Dawn M. Beatty, MBA’99 Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. Boley, BSIM’64 Capac Construction Co. Inc. WYCD-FM Mr. and Mrs. Donald O. Beaudoin, Mr. Nathan S. Boos, BSEE’10 Mrs. Lisa C. Carbaugh, MBA’07 Mr. and Mrs. Charles K. Yankitis, AEEtT’66, BSIM’77 Mr. and Mrs. Ronald A. Borow, Carnovale Associates, Inc. BSIM’75 *Mr. Mena R. E. Bebawy, MSCvE’07 BSAr’76, BAr’76 *Mr. and Mrs. Frank A. Carnovale Mr. Leon Yulkowski, BSArE’51 Mr. Timothy M. Bedra, BSME’06 Mr. and Mrs. William Bouteiller, DIT- Ms. Danielle Y. Carter, MBA’10, Mr. and Mrs. Frank G. Zak, BSME’87 Mr. and Mrs. Irving A. Beemer, BCvE’59 GCertPM’11 Mr. and Mrs. Philip J. Zalewski, BSME’64 Mr. Franz H. Breidenich, AEEtT’68 Mrs. Louise R. Carter, ADP’75, BSEE’78 Mr. and Mrs. William J. Beitz, Jr., Mr. Justin J. Brevick, BSAr’07 BSIM’79 *Prof. Bashkim Zendeli BSAr’76, BAr’77 Mrs. Linda P. Brevick Mr. William J. Carver III, BSET’03, *Mr. Raymond J. Ziegler Mr. and Mrs. John Belavich, BSBA’51 Ms. Karen P. Brichford MSOM’06 *Miss Diane E. Ziemba Mr. and Mrs. Everard F. Belfon, DIT- Mr. and Mrs. John Brisbois, Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Case, BSME’76 DIT-BSBA’61 BSAr’87, BAr’90, MAr’09 Century Club Mr. and Mrs. Ronald P. Mills, Sr., Mr. Isaiah H. Brown, BSET’06 Mr. Murali Chandrashekar, MBA’10 A.C.E. Jewelers BSAr’86 Mr. and Mrs. Andrew R. Brown, Mr. and Mrs. Michael K. Chase, Mr. Dominic M. Abate, BSAr’97 Mr. and Mrs. Steven P. Berry, MSE’01 BSEE’85 Mr. and Mrs. Jon L. Abbey, BSIM’73 BSCE’87 Mr. and Mrs. Terry L. Brown, Mr. and Mrs. William M. Chatfield II, Mr. and Mrs. Allen K. Abke, Mr. David T. Bezy, MEMS’09 BSBA’78 BSEE’85 BSME’60, BSIM’65 Mr. and Mrs. Daniel R. Biber, BSAr’84 Mr. Leonard B. Bryan, Jr., BSBA’97 Mr. Amar R. Chaudhari, MSAE’10 Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Abramczyk, Mr. and Mrs. Laurence C. Biehl, Mr. and Mrs. Ronald J. Brzuch, *Mr. Larry R. Chesnutt BSME’88 BSIM’58 BSEE’72 Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Chute Mr. Kurt E. Adams, BSME’05, Mr. Nathan P. Lucas, BSEE’04, Mr. Arthur E. Buck, BSIM’64 Mr. and Mrs. David A. Clark, BSAr’79, MSME’10 BSECE’09, and Ms. Katherine H. Mr. Colby J. Buckman, MSMSE’10 BAr’80 Alfredo Sanchez Trust Bienkowski-Lucas, BSEE’03, Mr. Charles L. Buhagiar, BSCvE’09 Mr. Samuel E. Clor, BSAr’79 Mr. Michael P. Allen, BSEE’93 MBA’06 Mr. Lee K. Bunting, BSAr’09 Mr. and Mrs. Ronald C. Colcernian, Mr. and Mrs. Paul S. Allmacher, Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Bierley Mr. Brian P. Burke, BSBA’76 BSME’71 BSIM’73 Mr. and Mrs. Edward E. Bisson, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Burks, Mr. and Mrs. H. Steve Cole, BSBA’85 Anchor Bawol Properties BSME’74 BSEE’55 *Dr. Matthew L. Cole Mr. Bruce C. Anderson, BSEE’86, *Mr. and Mrs. Walter G. Bizon, Mr. and Mrs. Irving D. Burns, Mr. Scott A. Colley, BSME’05, CIMBA’02, and Mrs. Antoinette M. BSAr’75, BAr’77 BSBA’87 GCertMSDI’11 Anderson, BSEE’88 Mr. Eric J. Anderson, BSCS’10 Andiamo Dearborn Lawrence Tech inaugurates Mr. Christopher P. Andrus, BSEE’01, BSCS’08 Taubman Society for highest donors Mr. and Mrs. Stephen L. Anton, BSEE’97 Lawrence Technological University has created the A. Alfred Mr. Michael A. Applebee, BSEE’85 Taubman Society to recognize the highest level of philanthropy to Mr. and Mrs. Michael R. Arnott, Jr., the University. BSEE’85 The new philanthropic designation honors donors who have Mr. RamKaarthikeyan S. Arumugam, given outright gifts of cash, securities, real property, and gifts-in- MSIS’09 *Prof. and Mrs. Joseph R. Asik kind with a cumulative value of more than $5 million. Recognition Mr. and Mrs. Andy Attisha, BSBA’84 is also given to donors who have a $10 million bequest or planned Ms. Elizabeth B. Augustus, MBA’03 gift in their estate plan. *Mrs. Alice L. Avedisian Taubman and his family provided the $4 million lead gift for the Mr. Charles N. Aziabor, MCvE’09 student services center named in his honor in 2006. Other gifts have *Mrs. Bridgett A. Bailiff put the cumulative giving of the Taubman family above $5 million. Ms. Brenda J. Baker, MSIO’97 In 2011, the family contributed $1 million and offered a $10 mil- Mr. and Mrs. James C. Baker, lion challenge grant for the construction of the A. Alfred Taubman BSME’59 Engineering, Architecture, and Life Sciences Complex. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth C. Bakhaus, BSEE’66 “The University’s relationship with Mr. Taubman has been a Mr. Michelangelo Balderi, BSArE’58, long, strong, and supportive one, and it gives us great pleasure to and Ms. Marian Siatczynski name the highest of our giving societies for this remarkable former student, business leader, and longtime friend,” said Lewis Walker, A. Alfred Taubman and the new award. then-president of Lawrence Tech. The inaugural members of the new society were recognized at the annual Winterlude dinner at The Henry Ford in Dearborn on March 1 – Mr. and Mrs. A. Alfred Taubman, HD’85; Mr. and Mrs. Ed Donley, BME’43, HD’76, HD’87; and Ann T. Opperthauser and her late husband, Orval A. Opperthauser, Lawrence Tech Employee * BSIE’48, HD’06. ® Alumnus or Primary Donor Deceased +

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Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Conell, Mr. Jay D. Felstow, AMET’82, BSCh’78, BSMa’81 BSBA’85, and Mrs. Cynthia Felstow, Mr. and Mrs. Chris T. Connelly, BSBA’85 BSEE’81 Mr. Robert A. Fenstemaker, BSME’95 Mr. and Mrs. Thomas R. Conroy, *Mrs. Noreen G. Ferguson, AUS’04 BSME’49 Mr. Michael Fernandez, DIT-BSME’61 *Mr. James E. Conway Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred M. Fettis, Mr. and Mrs. Keith R. Cooper, ARACT’59 BSCE’89 Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey N. Fieger, *Dr. and Mrs. Jerry L. Crist BSAr’98 *Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Cuper, BSIM’74 Mr. Justin T. Fiema, BSAr’07 Ms. Tabia I. Curtis, MBA’09 Mr. and Mrs. Steven G. Firavich, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth N. Czapski, BSIM’71 BSAr’74, BAr’77 Mr. and Mrs. Franklin M. Fisch, Mr. and Mrs. Gary A. Dage, BSEE’73 BSME’82 Ms. Tara J. Daly, CIMBA’02 Mr. and Mrs. David Fisher, BSIM’75, Mr. and Mrs. Matthew P. Daraskavich, MBA’93 BSEE’89 Mr. and Mrs. Ronald A. Flor, Dave Fisher Consultants Ltd. BSME’68 Mr. Duraid S. Dawood, MSME’10 Mr. James J. Flora Mr. Omer C. De Clercq, BSME’52 *Mr. and Mrs. Christian K. Forrest Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. De Riemaker, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence T. Frank, BSCvE’65, BSCE’81 BSArE’58 Mr. and Mrs. Bob W. De Voe, Mr. James G. Franko, MBA’05 BSME’82 Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Franks, Dearborn Inn BSEE’77 Mr. and Mrs. John M. DeBona, Mr. and Mrs. David L. Frayer, ACET’84 BSME’61 Evelyn Tucker, who is a member of the 1932 Society, and Kendrah Hardin try Mr. Patrick M. Delaney, BSIM’72 Mr. Daniel G. Fredendall and out the diner at The Henry Ford during Winterlude 2012. Mr. Michael J. Deming RA, BAr’97, Ms. Martha A. Foley MAr’97, BSAr’94 Mr. Michael Fregonara Mr. Mark B. Hall, BSIM’74, and Mr. Douglas A. Holmes, BSME’93 *Mr. Richard M. Dengate Mr. Ronald J. Gagnon, BSCE’73 Mrs. Juliann Hall, BSMa’72 *Mrs. Sherry L. Holt-Campbell Mr. James W. Derocha, BSEE’03, and *Mrs. Joyce Genat Mr. and Mrs. Michael K. Hall, Mr. Ronald L. Howe, Jr., BSEE’08, Mrs. Deana Derocha, BSMCS’01 Mr. Michael A. Gentry, ABCT’79 BSEE’97 BSCS’08, BSCmE’08 Mr. Angelo D. Di Cicco, BSME’10 Ms. Barbara E. Gentz Mr. Terry F. Hall, MSIS’10 Mr. and Mrs. Jason D. Howson, Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Dickieson, George Leith Living Trust Mr. and Mrs. Cortney R. Halmi, BSME’08 AIST’76, BSHu’82 *Dr. and Mrs. Andrew L. Gerhart BSMa’71 Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth L. Hoyt, Mr. and Mrs. Winfred L. Didlake, Jr., Mr. Tommy G. Ghant, Sr., BSIM’74 Mr. and Mrs. Norman V. Hankins, BSME’73 DIT-BSIM’74 Mr. and Mrs. Mark F. Gill, BSCE’92 BSIE’49, BSBA’49 Hubbell, Roth & Clark, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. John L. Divergilio, *Mr. Donald J. Gillette Mr. Irwin E. Harrison, BSIM’68 Mr. and Mrs. Edward R. Huber, ACET’88, BSTe’90 Mr. Gerald P. Gloer, BSEE’90 *Ms. Rosemary J. Hartzer, ACS’89, BSME’54 Mr. and Mrs. Joseph J. Dombek, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Edward Glowniak, Jr., BSBA’95 Mr. and Mrs. Philip J. Huber, ABCT’65 BSBA’80 Miss Barbara Harvey, DIT-BSBA’79 BSME’78 Donald J. McCormick Trust Mr. and Mrs. F. Martin Golia, BSEE’49 Mr. and Mrs. Robert T. Heck, Mr. Wendelin T. Hughes, BSEE’58 Mr. Matthew L. Drew, BSBM’08 Rev. and Mrs. John D. Gondol, BSIM’74 Mr. and Mrs. Dennis W. Hughey, Mr. Timothy A. Drotar, BSME’91 BSIM’68 Mr. William J. Helmore, BSIM’67 BSCE’77 Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Duda, *Mrs. Susan D. Gordon-Jackson, *Ms. Holly K. Helterhoff, MSTC’05 Mr. and Mrs. Conrad D. Humphrey, DIT-BSMa’71 MSIS’03 Mr. and Mrs. Jack K. Hickerson, BSME’94 Mr. William K. Durbahn, BSEE’92 Mr. James A. Gors, BSEE’95 BSEE’97 Mr. and Mrs. Paul N. Hunter, BSAr’72 Mr. and Mrs. Patrick R. Dwyer +Mr. William J. Gottschalk, AEEtT’66 Mr. Robert R. Hillock, DIT-BSIM’62 *Ms. Sallie A. Ilg Ms. Katie N. Elden, BSME’11 Mr. Kenneth E. Gould, BSEE’62 Miss Ann-Marie K. Hines, MBA’06 Mr. and Mrs. Carlo A. Iorio, BSME’61 *Mrs. Gonca Eren Mr. Mark A. Hill, BSME’95 and Hitachi Automotive Systems America, Mrs. Jennifer Jacka *Dr. and Mrs. Serhat Eren Mrs. Joyce Govaere-Hill, BSME’95 Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Michael W. Jackson, Mr. and Mrs. Michael W. Evans, Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin D. Gralla, Hitchcock Living Trust BSMa’82 BSAr’80, BAr’83 BSME’70 Mr. and Mrs. Gary A. Hitchcock, Mr. Carl A. Jacobi, Jr., BSEE’59 *Mr. Patrick Evans-Mach The Grand Hotel BSME’88, MGLM’09 Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Jakubowski, +Mr. and Mrs. Phillip E. Eveleth, Mr. Eugene Gray, Jr., BSME’64 Mr. and Mrs. Frank H. BSIE’51 BSIM’68 Great Lakes Athletic Club Hoernschemeyer, BAeE’42, Mr. and Mrs. Dean P. Jarski, BSEE’92 Ms. Barbara J. Everhart, BSBA’78 Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Gregorich, BSME’50 Mr. Richard P. Jasinski, BSEE’92 Mr. and *Mrs. Joseph V. Farina BSMa’81, MBA’96 Mr. William P. Hoetger, BSEE’76 *Dr. and Mrs. Badih A. Jawad *Mr. and Mrs. Mark A. Farlow, Mr. and Mrs. Donald E. Gross, Dr. and Mrs. Joseph L. Hoffman, *Ms. Minakhi Jena BSAr’81, BAr’82, MAr’09 BSEE’71 BSEE’83 Mr. and Mrs. Fred J. Johns, Mr. and Mrs. Victor A. Favot, Mr. Hao Gu, MBA’05 Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Hohlfeldt, DIT-BSBA’74 BSBA’84 Mr. and Mrs. Gerald T. Gustafson, DIT-BSEE’49, BSME’47 *Mr. and Mrs. Paul G. Johnson, FAIA, Mr. Henry G. Federlein, BSEE’73 BSCE’77 BSAr’76 Mr. Gregory Feierfeil Mr. Timothy A. C. Hader, BSAr’94, Mrs. Patricia K. Johnson-Everitt, Mr. and Mrs. Herschel Feinblatt, and Mrs. Annette A. Hader, ADP’80 BSEE’71 BSAr’94, MAr’08 Mr. and Mrs. Arlis Hall, BSET’00 Mr. David J. Hall, BSEE’87

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Mr. James Jones Mr. and Mrs. Bruce M. Lapinski, Mr. Christopher C. Jurczak, BSME’08, BSBA’80 Erb Family Foundation funds BSPh’08 Mr. and Mrs. Mark A. Lariviere, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene S. Kaczmar, BSBA’95 conservation education at BSIE’50 Mr. Edward H. Larkin, AAuT’53 Mr. and Mrs. Joseph W. Kafati, Mr. Lonnie Lawshea, Jr., AMET’00 Lawrence Tech BSEE’90 Mr. William T. Lee, BSCE’81 Mr. and Mrs. James J. Kailukaitis, Mr. George Leith, ABCT’65 In keeping with its mission to support initiatives to restore the Great BSBA’86, MBA’91 Mr. and Dr. Timothy L. Leporowski, Lakes Basin, the Erb Family Foundation has awarded a $57,000 Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Kain, BSME’78 grant to Lawrence Tech Associate Professor Donald Carpenter to BSBA’93 Mr. and Mrs. Kevin G. Leppek, build a stormwater management educational trail on campus. Mr. Lek Kalaj, BSBA’94 BSEE’85 Carpenter, the founder and direc- Kalitta Air LLC Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence K. Lester, tor of the Great Lakes Stormwater BSBA’81 Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Kaminski, Management Institute at Lawrence BSCvE’65 Mr. and Mrs. Alvin S. Levett, BSIM’71 *Mr. Umasankar Kandaswamy Mr. Harrison A. Levy, BSME’59 Tech, is one of Michigan’s leading Mr. and Mrs. Ronald R. Karttunen, Mr. Michael S. Lewis, CIMBA’08 proponents of low-impact develop- BSCE’85 Liles Engineering ment (LID). Mr. Gary A. Kecskes, BSAr’77, Mr. and Mrs. George N. Liles, “Lawrence Tech itself is a fine BAr’78, MAr’01 BSME’62 example of LID,” said Carpenter. “We Mr. and Mrs. James E. Kelly, Mr. Ronald A. Livingston, MSE’99 feature a wide variety of sustainable BSME’67 Mr. Gerald A. Long, BSIM’81 practices that conserve and protect Mr. James E. Kemp, AEEtT’56 Mr. James R. Longenecker, BSME’94 natural resources, including a green Mr. and Mrs. Charles K. Loomis III, *Dr. Giscard A. Kfoury roof, bioswale, porous pavers, natural- *Dr. Joongsub Kim BSArE’62 *Ms. Delores King Mr. and Mrs. Sam Lovalenti, BSEE’51 ized areas, cisterns, and rain gardens. *Ms. Virginia E. Kirkwood, BSBA’85, Mr. and Mrs. John B. Lovelace, These all will be stops on the storm- MBA’93 BSME’68 water management educational trail and marked with appropriate Mr. Richard J. Kirsammer, BSIM’70 Mr. and Mrs. Gary T. Lusky, BSEE’87 educational signage.” Mrs. Robin M. Kling, BSME’86 Mr. and Mrs. Martin E. Lyczynski, In addition, the Erb Family Foundation grant will underwrite the Mr. and Mrs. Barry W. Knister BSTe’98 cost of a general information LID booklet, an interactive website, Mr. Nick A. Knust, BSCvE’09 Lynn A. Range Rev Liv Trust and a video of the trail’s features. Mr. William E. Kolasa, BSME’02, *Ms. Sharon M. MacDonell The Erb Family Foundation was established in 2007 by Fred Mr. Ronald C. Maday, BSIM’63 GCertMSDI’11 and Barbara Erb to formalize their family’s legendary philanthropy. Mr. Carl A. Kolenda, DIT-BSEE’72 Mr. and Mrs. Daniel N. Maibaum, Mr. Santosh Reddy Komatireddy, BSMa’75 When Fred sold the Erb Lumber chain in 1993, it was the largest MEM’09 Mr. and Mrs. Dennis C. Malecki, lumber distributor in Michigan and had 45 stores in several states Mr. Ken M. Kopp, BSMCS’01 DIT-BSME’69 and more than 1,300 employees.® Mr. Thomas J. Korany, BSMCS’85 Mr. and Mrs. Mark H. Mamassian, Ms. Lynne E. Korpela, BSBA’88 BSBA’85 Mr. Arthur L. Kotowski, BSIM’60 Mr. Willis B. Manchester, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Koury, BSME’58 Mr. Michael T. McKee, BSPh’88 Mr. and Mrs. William R. Mortimer, BSMa’73 Mr. and Mrs. Denis J. Manduzzi, *Mrs. Joyce M. McKissen, AGS’09 BSME’57 Mr. and Mrs. Bruce J. Kowal BSME’73 Mr. Charles D. McKittrick, MSME’10 Mr. Charles T. Mountain, BSIE’66 Mr. Bruce J. Kowal, BSIM’87, and Mr. and Mrs. Lee M. Manduzzi, Mr. and Mrs. James G. McLeish, *Mr. and Mrs. Thomas D. Mullin Mrs. Juliann Kowal, BSBA’87 BSEE’75 BSEE’78 Mr. and Mrs. John D. Munro, *Mr. Keith J. Kowalkowski Mr. and Mrs. Michael P. Manley, Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. McNamara, BSAr’74 Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Kowalske, BSBA’82 BSCE’79 Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Musselman, BSME’61 Mr. and Mrs. David A. Marchese, Mr. Denis G. Medwick, BSME’78 BSEE’86 Kraimer Living Trust BSEE’86 Meijer Mr. Mohamad A. Musselmani, Mr. and Mrs. Walter J. Kraimer, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Marcum, Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Melms, BSEE’93 BSIM’62 BSME’52 BSME’76 Mr. Ravi Kishore V. Myla, MSECE’10 Mr. Henry S. Krautner, BSME’91 Mr. and Mrs. Thomas R. Margosian, Mr. Philip M. Menendez, BSBA’76 Mr. and Mrs. Daniel A. Nagy, Mr. Erik V. Krisko, UCertTPC’10 BSMCS’85 *Dr. Eric G. Meyer BSEE’91, MBA’96 Mr. and Mrs. Donald Kristian, Mark Ridley’s Comedy Castle *Mr. Arthur Michalski Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Naujokas, BSIA’83 Mr. Richard Von Gerkan and Mr. John A. W. Michelini, BSEE’98 BSME’72 Mr. Peter J. Kuchta, BSME’77 Ms. Linda C. Marsh, BSIM’75 Mr. and Mrs. Chester P. Mienaltowski, Mr. and Mrs. David A. Nelson, Mr. Douglas W. Kueffner, BSAr’74 *Dr. Luis A. Mata BSME’71 BSME’86 Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Kulczycki, Mr. and Mrs. John R. Maten, Mr. and Mrs. Kevin G. Mierzwa, Esq., Mr. and Mrs. Richard M. Newill, BSME’75 BSCh’80 BSEE’90 MBA’94 Mr. William W. Kuschel, AMT’57 Mr. Aleksandar Mateski, BSME’10, Ms. Tonya N. Miller-Swift, MCEM’10 Mr. and Mrs. Richard P. Newton, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene R. Kutcher, MSME’11 Mr. and Mrs. Mohammad T. BSEE’55 BSME’64 Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Mattison, Mokhberi, BSME’79 Mr. Max E. Nicol, BSIE’49 Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence J. Lacey, BSME’90 Dr. Robert N. Morales, BSIM’71 +Mr. and Mrs. John K. Nissley, BSEE’68, BSIM’71 Mr. James L. McBurney, BSIM’74 Mr. MJ Morell BME’47 Mr. Lance G. Lamson, BSME’10 Mr. Donald J. McCormick, BSME’49 Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Morof, Mrs. Twila Nissley Mrs. Catherine C. Landis Mr. and Mrs. James E. McCullen, BSIM’73 Mr. and Mrs. Glenn E. Noble, BSEE’74 BSCvE’59 Mrs. Beulah M. McDaniel Mr. Charles R. Northrup, BSCvE’69

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Mr. Chandra Sena R. Nuguri, Mr. Albert W. Ratush, BSME’50 Mr. Walter F. Ruffer, BSME’50 Mr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Silcock, MSCS’10 Mr. and Mrs. Bruce R. Reed, Mr. Daniel G. Rusecki, BSIM’70 BSIM’80 Oakland County Parks BSME’75 Mr. Terry D. Rusnell, BSET’00 Dr. and Mrs. Wilbert Simkovitz, Mr. and Mrs. Gary T. Obudzinski, Mr. and Mrs. Blair P. Reese, LEED AP, Mr. Richard G. Russell, Jr., BSEE’61 BSCE’76 BSAr’89 GCertNML’07 Ms. Nakia L. Simon, MBA’10 Mr. and Mrs. Dennis R. O’Connell, Mr. and Mrs. Glen H. Reimer, Mr. Roman Rzasa, BSBA’80 Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Skupin, BSIM’70 ABCT’74, BSAr’94 Mr. and Mrs. Adam R. Saganski, BSIM’74 Mr. and Mrs. Timothy C. O’Connor, Mr. and Mrs. John J. Reisdorf, BSME’01, MEM’07 Mr. Kenneth G. Slotkowski, AEEtT’63, BSME’71 BSIM’72 Mr. Antonio R. Sakr, BSME’03 and Ms. Marcia Nowicki Mrs. Jeanine L. Oldham, BSET’10 Mr. W. Michael Richardson, Mr. Alfredo Sanchez, BSME’50 Mr. Bruce G. Smith, BSEE’78 *Mr. Philip Olivier DIT-BSBA’61 Mrs. Anita M. Satkiewicz, BSME’05 +Mr. and Mrs. David D. Smith, Mr. Chad M. Olson, BSME’99 Mr. and Mrs. Leland M. Richart, Dr. and Mrs. James O. Sawyer IV, BSAr’84, BAr’85 Mr. David M. Olson, BSEE’02 BSME’73 BSME’85 Mrs. Grace A. Smith, BSIA’85, Mr. and Mrs. David P. Orton, *Dr. and Mrs. Chris H. Riedel Mr. Keith B. Scales, BSME’01, BSAr’85 BSME’89 Mr. and Mrs. Paul R. Riethmeier, MSME’06 Mr. and Mrs. James D. Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Harry H. Oyafuso, BSEE’71 *Ms. Gayle A. Schaeff BSEE’59 BSEE’61 Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Risko, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth H. Schell, Mr. Jesse N. Smith, Jr., DIT-, Mr. Kranthivardhan R. Padamati, AEEtT’62 BSEE’95 BSEE’68 MSME’08 Mr. Lacel C. Rivard, AIST’65 Mr. Louis R. Schmidt, BSME’49 Mr. and Mrs. Ronald W. Sobson, Dr. Annamalai Pandian, DEMS’11 Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Rizzo, Jr., Mr. and *Mrs. Richard G. Schmitz BSME’56 Mr. Gregory V. Papp, BSME’82 BSEE’93 *Dr. Scott D. Schneider Mr. and Mrs. Roger A. Somerville, Mr. and Mrs. James T. Pappas, Robert D. Chute Trust Mr. Gregory C. Schoenherr, BSEE’95 BSIM’69 BSAr’77, BAr’80 Mr. Peter E. Robinson Mr. C. Thomas Scholl Mr. Edward S. Sosnowski, MSIO’03 Mr. James T. Parker, UCertESk’09 Mr. and Mrs. John P. Rockne, Mr. Michael F. Schulte, BSEE’04 Ms. Tracy N. Spangler, BSAr’10 BSEE’11 AEET’94, BSTe’98, BSCvE’05 Mr. Kenneth C. Schultz, BSEE’84 Mr. and Mrs. John J. Spina, BSEE’73 Mr. Brijeshkumar J. Patel, MSME’10 Mr. and Mrs. Chris E. Rodgers, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Mr. Gary P. Staniszewski, BSME’75, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence J. Patritto, BSBA’89 Inc. and Mrs. Barbara Staniszewski, AMT’62, BSIM’70 Mr. Randall M. Rodriguez, BSEE’92 Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Scott, BSMa’77 Mr. David F. Paver, BSEE’51 Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth H. Rogulski BSCvE’54 Mr. and Mrs. Philip E. Stankewicz, Mr. and Mrs. Willie J. Peck, Jr., Fr. and Mrs. Silouan Rolando, Mr. and Mrs. Dale N. Scrace, BSAr’70 BSBA’77 AIS’92 BSME’92 Mr. and Mrs. Michael O. Sellinger, Mr. and Mrs. Gregory P. Stannis, People’s Urgent Care Clinic PC Mr. and Mrs. Donald R. Rondy, BSME’87 BSIM’74 Mr. and Mrs. George E. Perdue, BSCvE’64 Mr. Thomas E. Seltz, BSEE’66 Miss Meredith M. Steckling, MAr’05 BSME’94 Mr. and Mrs. Lanny D. Ross, Ms. Geraldine L. Shaffer Mr. and Mrs. Ronald F. Steinberg, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth H. Peszko, BSCvE’66 *Dr. Patricia M. Shamamy BSEE’62 BSME’82 +Mr. and Mrs. George W. Rotare, Mr. Charles T. Shedd, AEEtT’64 Mr. James G. Steiner, BSCE’85 Mr. and Mrs. Joseph L. Petrosky, BSIM’75 Mr. and Mrs. Scott L. Shekell, Mr. and Mrs. Paul J. Stenberg, BSME’85 Mrs. Terry M. Rotare BSEE’86 BSAeE’51 Mr. and Mrs. William Pickornik, Mr. and Mrs. Brian J. Roth, BSEE’87 Mr. and Mrs. John V. Sheoris, FAIA Mr. and Mrs. G. Gregory Stephen, BSEE’75 Mr. James J. Roth, BSMa’77 Mr. Raymond E. Shepherd, BSME’71, BSEE’61 Mr. Joseph V. Pielecha, BSME’58 Mr. and Mrs. David K. Rubenstein, BSMa’73 Mr. Edward J. Stickel, BSET’07 Mr. and Mrs. John S. Pipis, Jr., BSBA’93 Mr. David M. Shinozaki, BSEE’86 Mr. and Mrs. David L. Stirsman, BSME’93 Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Rudzinski, Mr. Ghassan and *Dr. Natalie BSME’74 Mr. Gerard J. Plite, BSME’75, and BSAr’93, BAr’95, MAr’09 Shuayto, BSBA’88, MBA’96 Ms. Joan B. Budzynski Mr. and Mrs. Bruce R. Polkinghorne, BSME’50 Mr. and Mrs. Neuville J. Powell, Join the Walkers to support BSIM’62 scholarships Mr. Larry A. Pritchard, BSME’87 Mr. Andrew Prokopow, BSME’61 Mr. and Mrs. William R. Prutow, As Lewis Walker transitioned from president to chancellor of BSIM’62 Lawrence Tech on June 30, he focused attention on the need Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Pryce, for more scholarship support. There has already been great BSBA’89 progress – since 2000, the number of scholarships has grown Mr. and Mrs. William A. Przybylski, from a dozen to more than 100, and the value of the scholar- ADP’84 ship funds has increased tenfold to more than $6 million. The *Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Pustulka, support these scholarships provide Lawrence Tech students BSAr’04, MAr’06 is invaluable, but much more needs to be done as the costs of Rainy Day Hobbies higher college education continue to increase. *Mrs. Mary E. Randazzo Mr. and Mrs. Lynn A. Range, Walker and his wife, Nancy, have committed their BSAeE’52 personal support to the Lewis and Nancy Walker Endowed Scholarship in Leadership. Helping to increase this scholarship fund is a great way to show appreciation for the leadership Nancy and Lewis Walker excellence Walker has provided to the University. Renewed commitment to scholarship support is an important part of Walker’s legacy. For information on scholarships at Lawrence Tech, contact Dino Hernandez at 248.204.2306 or [email protected]. ®

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Mr. and Mrs. Steven C. Stout, BSEE’92 Mr. Jeffrey L. Susalla, BSIT’09 Ms. Jettie A. Sweeney, BSEE’96, BSME’02 Mr. and Mrs. Alexander T. Swiderski, BSIM’70 Mr. Ghassan Tahhan, MSCS’08 Mr. Brian E. Tallant, BSME’81 Mr. and Mrs. Craig R. Taylor, BSCE’91 Mr. Daniel S. Taylor, BSBA’96 Mr. Steven D. Taylor, BSEE’85 Mr. Ronald C. Tegge, BSIM’68 Mr. and Mrs. Bruno J. Temporelli, BSCvE’59 Mr. and Mrs. John E. Tesner, Jr., BSME’85 The Donald E. Weber Trust The Kroger Company The Massage Room Mr. and Mrs. Arthur T. Thomas, BSEE’66 Rev. and Mrs. David R. Thomas, DIT Mr. and Mrs. John E. Thomas, BSIM’79 Thompson Family Living Trust Mr. and Mrs. Rand R. Thompson, BSME’88 Brooke Hayes (left) and Julie Vulaj (right) of University Advancement join University Advancement Assistant Vice Mr. and Mrs. James J. Thomson, BSME’95 President Dino Hernandez and his wife, Amy, who are members of the Presidents Club-Lifetime, and Anne Wright, Mr. and Mrs. David N. W. Thunder, MEMS’99, a member of the Trustees Society. MSIS’04 Mr. John M. Tiley, BSAr’78 Mr. Sreekanth Vanga, MSME’09 Mr. and Mrs. James D. Wilkinson, Mr. and Mrs. Ronald W. Zahm, *Dr. Shannon C. Timmons Mr. James A. Vargo AIA, BSAr’90 BSEE’71 BSMa’75 Mr. and Mrs. Leslie D. Tincknell Mr. and Mrs. James J. Vehoski, Mr. and Mrs. Mark A. Willbur, Mr. Souhel S. Zaitounh, MEM’05 Mr. James W. Tindall, BSME’83 BSME’64, BSIM’69 BSCh’87 Mr. and Mrs. Thaddeus R. Zbizek, Mr. and Mrs. Larry A. Tinsley, Mr. David L. Veit, BSME’85 Mr. John M. Williams, BSME’83 BSBA’80 AMT’65 Mr. Paul Vettraino, BSAr’74, BSBA’79 Ms. Martha M. Williams, BSBA’91 Mr. and Mrs. Stanley G. Zdunczyk, Mrs. Amy R. Trandell, MSE’08 Mr. Michael R. Vitti, MSIO’01 Mr. Dartis E. Willis, CIMBA’01 BSIM’71 Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Trent, BSBA’91 Viviano Florist Michael Willoughby & Associates, Ltd. Mr. and Mrs. Conrad J. Zemens, Mr. James O. Trew, Jr., BSBA’77 Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Vollman, Mr. Michael Willoughby, BSAr’72 BSIM’72, ADP’75 Ms. Chiao Chia Tuan, MSIS’99 BSMa’78 *Mr. and Mrs. Clyde C. Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. William D. Ziegler, Mr. Venkata Phani V. Tunuguntla, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas P. Vukonich, BSAr’77 BSEE’69 MEMS’10 PE, BSCE’75 Mr. and Mrs. Guy C. Wilson II, Mr. Frederick M. Zink, BSIM’80 Mr. and Mrs. Philip S. Turak, Mr. Michael J. Walsh, BSPh’80 BSME’71 Mr. Bryan R. Zochowski, BSCmE’10 BSMa’80 Mr. and Mrs. John W. Walstrum, Mr. Thomas C. Winkeljohn, BSAr’78, *Dr. Julie Zwiesler-Vollick Mr. and Mrs. George W. Turczyn, BSME’48 BAr’79 Mr. Edward A. Zyjewski, AEET’81 BSME’72 *Ms. Filza H. Walters Mr. and Mrs. Ronald R. Wisner, Mr. and Mrs. John W. Ugo, BSEE’56 Mr. and Mrs. Ricky R. Ware, BSME’60 Mr. and Mrs. Roger W. Ulmer, BSAr’78, BAr’79 Mr. and Mrs. Kerry J. Wittbracht, BSME’90 Mr. Douglas Watson, MSIO’05 BSIM’74 Mr. and Mrs. Glenn A. Ulrich, Mr. Donald E. Weber, BSArE’55 WLD P. C. Tax Services BSME’51 Mr. Lawrence H. Weber, BSME’82 Mr. Christopher L. Wojick, BSCvE’92 Mr. Christopher M. Upton, MBA’07 Mr. and Mrs. William C. Weishaar, Mr. Willie Wolf, BSME’63 Mr. Rick D. Urbani, BSEE’84 BSME’61 Mr. Rich Wong, BSIT’07, MSIS’10 Mr. Roberto Urista, BSET’10 Mr. and Mrs. Herbert J. Weiss, Mr. Thomas F. Wosachlo, BSBA’81 Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Van Hamme DIT-BSME’59 Mr. and Mrs. John R. Wylie, AMT’63 Martin C. Van Houzen, Attorney Mr. Duane E. Welch, BSIM’85, Mr. and Mrs. John S. Yaniec, at Law BSME’94 BSIM’81 Mr. Frederick Vander Voord, MSIO’99 Mr. James L. Wheeler, BSIM’59 *Dr. and Mrs. Kingman E. Yee Mr. and Mrs. David C. VanderKlok, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. White, *Ms. Gretchen A. Young-Weiner AIA, BSAr’94, BAr’97 AChT’75 *Dr. and Mrs. Edmund E. Yuen Mr. and Mrs. David A. Wickman, Mr. and Mrs. Paul L. Zabawa, BSEE’75 AEET’84 Mr. and Mrs. Chad A. Widrick, MSAE’10 Mr. and Mrs. Gerald A. Wilk, BSME’63 Lawrence Tech Employee * Alumnus or Primary Donor Deceased +

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t’s been more than a year since Lawrence Tech made a big will be playing varsity and junior commitment to reestablishing its varsity athletics program and varsity athletics. Eventually that Igained admission to the National Association of Intercollegiate number could reach 300, accord- Athletics. This fall the Blue Devils begin their first season as mem- ing to Scott Trudeau, director of bers of the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC). recreation, athletics and wellness. (For the latest news on Lawrence Tech’s athletics program and To make room for the coach- team schedules, go to www.bluedevilathletics.com.) ing staff, more space in the Lawrence Tech will field both men’s and women’s teams in bas- Ridler Field House will be con- Lawrence Tech’s Blue Devil is sport- ing a new look for the first season of ketball, soccer, and cross country this year along with the women’s verted to offices. Two of the rac- competition in the Wolverine-Hoosier volleyball team that will begin playing a WHAC schedule. quetball courts will be converted Athletic Conference. The Ridler Field House will be a beehive of activity for to a fitness room, including a Homecoming week. A highlight will be Friday, Sept. 28, when the much-needed expansion of the training room. newest members of the Athletic Hall of Fame will be introduced The growth of varsity athletics has been paralleled by a signifi- and basketball great Blaine Denning’s number will be retired. cant increase in participation in intramural athletics, in part due to On Homecoming day, Saturday, Sept. 29, the women’s soccer renewed interest in volleyball, indoor soccer, and badminton, and team will play Davenport University at 12:30 p.m., and the men’s the addition of broomball and Quidditch. soccer team will play the University of Michigan Dearborn at 3 p.m. “We are hitting some different demographics now,” Trudeau The first home game of the new hockey season will be Oct. 13. said. “A lot more people are coming through our doors.” A big date on the fall calendar is Saturday, Nov. 17, when the The participation rate has been helped by the increased concern new men’s and women’s basketball teams play their home openers. about physical fitness in society in general. More students are The men’s bowling team will begin its second season in the fall. interested in working out or continuing their athletic activities from The women’s bowling team is scheduled to debut in the fall of high school. 2013. “People see a lot more recreational activity on campus and they After an abbreviated schedule as a club sport this spring, the want to be part of it,” Trudeau said. men’s lacrosse team will start its first full season as a varsity team The coaches are also reaching out to pre-college students to in the spring of 2013. A wom- build support for their sports. en’s lacrosse team is expected to They will host a series of sum- start playing in 2014. mer camps in June and July for Adding to the Blue Devil boys and girls in basketball, spirit will be a dance team and a soccer, and volleyball. Children pep band. of Lawrence Tech alumni are Lawrence Tech will also eligible for discounts. Visit introduce junior varsity athletics bluedevilathletics.com for in the fall for men’s soccer and details and schedules. ®EP bowling, and more JV teams are on the way. Lawrence Tech introduced men’s Adding varsity athletics to lacrosse this spring, and the Blue campus life has already resulted Devils recorded their first victory in 125 new student athletes at against Delta College in an abbrevi- LTU this fall, and a total of 190 ated four-game schedule.