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1958Class Agent: J. Ward Woodruff Jr.
21814 N. Veterans Dr. Sun City, AZ 85375 email: ward@amath.com No Class Secretary David Merrion recently won election to the board of directors of Hy-Drive Technologies Ltd. and serves on the board of Catalytica Energy Systems Inc. and Clean Diesel Technologies Inc. He also received appointment by the National Academy of Science to the review committee for the Dept. of Defense’s 21st Century Truck Partnership program. He also owns a consulting business and consults for Detroit Diesel, General Motors and several law firms. Merrion regularly stays in contact with other Kettering/GMI graduates: Jerry Zimmer, Jack Schmidt, Bob Schaefer, Dan Hancock and Jack Boyle while skiing, golfing and eating. David won a patent last year on a modified diesel-electric engine that could produce a vehicle that achieves potentially between 65 and 70 miles per gallon. 1959Class Agent: John J. Goodrich
6360 Emerald Lake Dr. Troy, MI 48085 email: jaksoon@hotmail.com Class Secretary: John R. Lutz 127 Crauns Beach Dr. Quincy, MI 49082 Class Agent Jack Goodrich writes, “We bow our heads in a moment of silence for all those listed in In Memoriam in the summer ‘Perspective,’ especially for classmate Donald Solms.” Richard Kostin is seeking re-election to the Milford, Mich., Village Council that he has served on since 2003. Jack Goodrich is now the new Kettering class agent. He writes, “since it was only 52 years ago that we started at GMI, most of B-C & D Section classmates probably remember me well (ha-ha). I am most proud of: 1) the education and career training provided by GM, 2) the lasting friendships of so many classmates, 3) the head start in life obtained via our co-op program, plus allowing the program to mostly (if not totally) pay for our basic college education, and 4) exposure to situations of adult life we never thought about or considered prior to 1955.”
1960Class Agent: Norman R. Sherbert
P.O. Box 3878 Evergreen, CO 80437 email: sherbnorm@aol.com Class Secretary: Marvin D. Engelmann 2610 N. US 23 Oscoda, MI 48750 email: mdelae@aol.com 1961Class Agent: Gerald T. Meier
23821 Addison Place Ct. Bonita Springs, FL 34134 email: bgmeier@aol.com Class Secretary: Robert P. Werenski 404 Barclay Rd. Grosse Pointe Farms, MI 48236 email: bobwerenski@ comcast.net |
1962Class Agent: Francis J. Petro
2308 Executive Dr. Kokomo, IN 46902 email: fpetro@haynesintl.com No Class Secretary 1963/1964Class Agent: John D. Braun
280 Forge Hill Rd. Wrightsville, PA 17368 Class Secretary: Richard W. Brescoll 319 Millington Blvd. Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304 email: rbrescoll@comcast.net Robert Traum recently retired and now lives in Loudon, Tenn. 1965Class Agent: R. Kenneth Ledford
4613 Island Park Dr. Waterford, MI 48329 email: rledfor1@peoplepc.com No Class Secretary 1966Class Agent: James R. Robinson
9880 2 Mile Rd. Lowell, MI 49331 email: barnus@earthlink.net Class Secretary: Ronald W. Clement 503 Villa Dr. Pittsburg, KS 66762 email: pclement4@cox.net Ed Berry flew to Brazil earlier this year as part of a global village team with Habitat for Humanity International. His team was first into the state of Rio Grande do Sul. Long-time friend of the University, Ernie L. Brooks, died tragically in an automobile accident in August. He was president and firm founder of Brooks & Kushman PC in Southfield. A very successful litigation lawyer, he employed many co-op students and hired Kettering/GMI grads over many years. 1967Class Agent: Dean W. Bell
33 Snow Ct. Dearborn, MI 48124 email: deanmel@sbcglobal.net No Class Secretary Thomas Snyder is now a member of the Enerl Inc. board of directors in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Wally Palma retired from Corsicana Guardian Industries after 37 years of service. He was the manager of the glass manufacturing plant for the past 27 years. 1968Class Agent: Donald G. Kowalke
1003 Breckenridge Dr. Richmond, IN 47374 email: dgkowalk@msn.com Class Secretary: Greg W. Caulton 9255 Waterfall Glen Blvd. Darien, IL 60561 email: gregcault@aol.com Laurence Sparke received the SAE International Ralph H. Isbrandt Automotive Safety Engineering Award at the 2007 Government/Industry Meeting in Washington, D.C. Stan Arabis’ wife, Nancy, passed away from cancer six months after their 40th wedding anniversary. John Parkinson has lived his life as a teacher and an engineer, not climbing any great ladders of company structure, but raising a great family. He has traveled coast to coast and overseas. |
1969Class Agent: Joseph A. Psenka Jr.
4797 Stoneleigh Rd. Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302 email: joe@psenka.com Class Secretary: Lee F. Houde 4605 S. Frank Smith Rd. Chase, MI 49623 e-mail: houdel@carrinter.net The Stephen Ward Moore Endowed Scholarship received donations recently through a special benefit piano concert performed by his brother, Dr. Kevin Moore, professor of Music at Onondaga Community College in Syracuse, NY. Dr. Moore is a published composer, renowned pianist and teacher of Music Industry Law and Ethics at Syracuse University’s Setnor School of Music. He performed the special piano concert in August to honor the memory of his brother and to benefit The Stephen Ward Moore Endowed Scholarship. The intimate setting of the warm, welcoming, exquisitely landscaped Grand Rapids, Mich., home of Mrs. Bonnie Moore, Stephen’s widow, provided the perfect venue for an elegant and meaningful afternoon of Beethoven, Liszt and Chopin. Interesting commentary from Dr. Moore regarding the life of the greatly underrated composer Franz Liszt added to the performance of several Liszt works. Stephen Ward Moore passed away suddenly in 2006. His widow, Bonnie J. Moore, established the scholarship to honor his memory and legacy. If you wish to contribute to this scholarship, please contact Sue Weiss at sweiss@kettering.edu or 810-762-9768 1970Class Agent: Gerald J. Brooks 3482 Huron View Ct. Dexter, MI 48130 email: jerrybrooks219@ yahoo.com No Class Secretary Michael Eagle is now an independent director of Sumaxon Pharmaceuticals Inc. He will also serve as a member of its audit committee. Eagle was also appointed to the XTENT Inc. board of directors. Purdue University’s School of Industrial Engineering recently honored Larry Bagwell as an outstanding alumnus.
1971Class Agent: Gordon F. Weller
10949 Cypress Creek Dr. Evansville, IN 47725 email: gordon.weller@bms.com No Class Secretary 1972Class Agent: William E. Calvin
922 Eagle Ln. Apollo Beach, FL 33572 email: wcalvin@tampabay.rr.com No Class Secretary |
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