Kettering University News - Category: Awards and Accolades http://www.kettering.edu Kettering University news from the "Awards and Accolades" category en-us pmroczek@kettering.edu webmaster@kettering.edu Kettering Seal http://www.kettering.edu/images/seal_bw.gif http://www.kettering.edu Henry Juszkiewicz Commencement Speaker 12-12-09 http://www.kettering.edu/visitors/storydetail.jsp?storynum=2946 2946 November 20, 2009 COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER & HONORARY DEGREE RECIPIENT

 Honorary Doctor of Management
Saturday, Dec. 12, 2009

 Henry Juszkiewicz ‘76
Chairman and CEO of Gibson Guitar
Nashville, Tenn.

Henry Juszkiewicz, a member of the Kettering/GMI Class of 1976, got his start in the auto industry and ended up helping save a piece of American rock ‘n roll. 

Mr. Juszkiewicz grew up in Rochester, NY., enjoying a healthy passion for music and academic performance.  He enrolled at Kettering/GMI and spent five years as a co-op student at GM's Delco Division in Rochester, where he worked a variety of jobs at Delco's 6,000-employee electronic components plant.

As a college student, he put his musical skills to work playing a Gibson guitar in rock bands at parties and weddings. After graduating with honors from Kettering/GMI, he worked at Delco Products for two years as a product manager.  He studied for an MBA in night school at the University of Rochester and later completed his MBA at Harvard University on a General Motors Fellowship.

Mr. Juszkiewicz then joined the New York firm of Neiderhoffer, Cross and Zeckhauser, Inc., a pioneer in the area of middle-market deals, where he rose to the position of executive vice president of mergers and acquisitions. He left the firm in 1981 and, with two former Harvard classmates (David Berryman and Gary Zebrowski), acquired Phi Technologies of Oklahoma City. Within one month he turned the struggling technology firm into a highly profitable company.

In 1986, Mr. Juszkiewicz and his partners acquired the faltering Gibson Guitar Corporation from the Norlin Corporation.  His aggressive management style again created an immediate turnaround and Gibson became profitable within a month. With creative and innovative marketing tactics, he concentrated on the consumer rather than the retailer - a reflection of his personal experience as a guitar player. Refocusing the company on achieving the highest possible standards of quality and customer service, he drove Gibson from the brink of closing to a company that has regained worldwide respect with annual average growth of 20 percent over the last decade.

Mr. Juszkiewicz began fulfilling his vision of Gibson as a full-line, global musical instrument company by acquiring other instrument companies, establishing a Gibson-owned European distribution center with joint-venture distributors, and acquiring manufacturing facilities in China. He dedicated a standalone division to R&D, resulting in the introduction of  the HD.6X Pro digital guitar, the Gibson Robot Les Paul Guitar, The Gibson Dark Fire guitar, all which represent the most significant advances in guitar technology since the invention of the electric guitar more than 70 years ago. He continues to expand the company worldwide with new consumer electronics accessories, the acquisition of Deutsche Wurlitzer in Germany and several other facilities in China.

Gibson is known worldwide for producing classic models in every major style of fretted instruments, including acoustic and electric guitars, mandolins, and banjos. Founded in 1894 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and headquartered in Nashville since 1984, Gibson Guitar’s brands now include Epiphone, Dobro, Maestro, Kramer, Steinberger, Tobias, Echoplex, Electar, Flatiron, Slingerland, Valley Arts, Maestro, Oberheim, Sunshine Piano, Take Anywhere Technology, Baldwin, J&C Fischer, Chickering, Hamilton and Wurlitzer. 

Mr. Juszkiewicz’s civic and volunteer activities are extensive.  He is a board member of the Country Music Hall of Fame, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, the Rainforest Alliance and the We Are Family Foundation. He is a co-founder of Music Rising, a campaign to help aid musicians, schools and churches of the Gulf Coast.  He is active in the Clinton Global Initiative and numerous environmental causes, and he is a member of the Society of International Business Fellows. He also continues his commitment to a better world through Nordoff-Robbins, which provides music therapy for severely handicapped children, the T.J. Martell Fund for Leukemia Research, The Environmental Defense Fund, Teenage Cancer Trust and the Gibson Foundation.

At Kettering, he represents the University in the National Co-op Hall of Fame, and he is a past recipient of the Entrepreneurship Award from the Alumni Association.  He helped Kettering add the Applied Physics Acoustics Laboratory about 10 years ago, following a generous donation.  The gift allowed the purchase of two FFT analyzers, microphones, sound level meters, loudspeakers, and several computer workstations with sound and vibration analysis software. In addition, Gibson donated the modal analysis software and hardware which was formerly used at their G-WIZ research facility in California. Kettering students are now able to become familiar with performing experimental modal analysis, a tool which is widely used in several industries. Gibson also has donated three guitars to the University (Epiphone Coronet electric, Gibson ES-335 hollow body electric, Gibson 1960s hummingbird acoustic) and two drums (snare and tom) for student research projects, for classroom and laboratory demonstrations, and experiments in the vibration of and sound radiation from musical instruments.

Mr. Juszkiewicz resides with his wife and children in Nashville, Tenn. 

]]> Joining the ranks http://www.kettering.edu/visitors/storydetail.jsp?storynum=2941 2941 November 02, 2009

What does Dr. Bahram Roughani, department chair for Physics at Kettering University, have in common with Harry Belafonte, Lech Walesa, Spike Lee, Cesar Chavez and Margaret Meade? He will join the ranks of featured speakers for the Ballenger Eminent Persons Lecture Series at Mott Community College (MCC), funded by the Foundation for Mott Community College.

Roughani will be part of a two-day event focused on Nanotechnology that is open to the public free of charge. On the second day of the event, he and Dr. James Hamilton of the University of Wisconsin, Platteville, will provide scientific viewpoints on nanotechnology while Dr. John V. Stone, professor at Michigan State University will discuss the effects on humans and the environment Thursday, Nov. 5, from Noon to 4 p.m.

The event kicks off with “Nanotech...Inspiring the Exceptional,” an evening with nanotechnology experts, Wednesday, Nov. 4, in the MCC Event Center from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. (located on the East side of the Mott College Library), featuring Dr. James Hamilton, distinguished professor of Chemistry and Engineering Physics, University of Wisconsin at Platteville.

For more details on the two-day event visit http://www.mcc.edu/10_alumni/af_ballenger_lecture_series.shtml#history

Ballenger Eminent Persons Lecture Series at Mott Community College was created in 1955 through a generous gift by the Ballenger Trust to enhance educational opportunities for students of MCC as well as create a public discussion of issues facing the greater Flint community.

In 2005, after a nine-year hiatus, the Foundation for Mott Community College announced the return of the Ballenger Lecture Series, that has included national and international leaders such as Rocket Scientist Werner Von Braun, Journalists Alistair Cooke and Peter Jennings, Art Critic Stanley Kaufman, Talk Show Host Geraldo Rivera, Writers Alex Haley and William Buckley, Humorist Art Buchwald and Black Activist Julian Bond.

 

]]> The ingredients of leadership http://www.kettering.edu/visitors/storydetail.jsp?storynum=2939 2939 October 23, 2009 The landscape of corporate leadership in U.S. industry is littered with the corpses of companies dismantled and dissected by greed, ego and, well, just plain stupidity. The names of Enron and Tyco have now broached the realm of cliché—the mere mention of these former industry giants suggests all that is wrong with corporate America and the individuals entrusted to lead these hulking ships safely from port to port.

But hidden in the haziness of unethical leadership exists a few individuals who have guided their organizations to unprecedented growth and opportunity while maintaining a high moral balance between life and work. Dr. David Strubler and Dr. Andy Borchers of Kettering University’s Business Dept., along with colleague Dr. Ben Redekop of Christopher Newport University in Newport News, VA, highlight several organizational leaders in a series of interviews, one of which recently appeared in the highly regarded “Journal of Applied Management and Entrepreneurship” (http://www.huizenga.nova.edu/jame/).

Specifically, their first article, titled “From Corporate to Entrepreneurial Executive: A Conversation with Dave Emmett,” focuses on Kettering/GMI alumnus Dave Emmett, who graduated from the institution in 1967. As a cooperative education student, Emmet began working at General Motors (GM) in 1961 and after graduation rose through the ranks to become plant manager in the Hydramatic Division.

But as the authors note, Emmett made a dramatic career change at the age of 39 and became an entrepreneur. Emmett established several enterprises, one of which is Superior Controls, a $20 million a year global provider of industrial automation and control solutions, factory information, asset management and conveyance systems, as well as specialized capital equipment (http://www.superiorcontrols.net/about.html). Additionally, Emmett created RJ Helicopters and Plymouth Orchards and Cider Mill. These organizations, which are all based in Michigan, represent what Strubler termed Emmett’s “diverse interests.”

What struck Strubler, Borchers and Redekop about Emmett’s successful leadership of his companies is the way Emmett integrated a contingency approach to leading business teams with a high degree of principled ethics. Emmett believed whole heartedly in the power of teamwork and in the idea that one can inspire people to become caring individuals by modeling the proper behavior.

“He really had the guts to go out and take some significant risks, but in doing this, he wanted to engage employees in an ethical manner and motivate them properly,” Strubler said. “He always had an entrepreneurial sort of spirit and exceptional focus on the importance of teamwork,” he added.

According to a transcript of this interview, Emmett believed that a quality leader is “a person who stimulates others to follow—but a successful leader is a person who does a few more things than that. He obviously creates a clear and inspiring vision of the future. His skill at crystallizing that vision and adapting it so that the people he is working with understand clearly and get excited by and inspired by (it)—that vision is the asset of a great leader.”

Perhaps one of Emmett’s most lasting interests was his work with the nonprofit organization Children International (http://www.children.org/), an organization that strives to help children around the world overcome the burdens of poverty to become healthy, educated, self-sustaining and contributing members of society. Borchers noted that Emmett’s desire to help this organization is yet another demonstration of his “commitment to serving humanity through philanthropic efforts. It clearly shows another important dimension to his life.  Dave shows that one can ‘do well’ and ‘do good’ at the same time."

Strubler said that this series of interviews is in part a response to the increasing number of problems developing in leadership among U.S. companies for the past several years. He and his colleagues wanted to engage in research that examines the issue of unethical leadership and try to identify those traits of ethical leadership that lead to corporate and professional success. By doing this, they hope to help their students understand the importance of their actions in the corporate environment.

“Between Andy Borchers, Ben Redekop and myself, we’ve interviewed about six leaders,” he said. “Dave Emmett was an original. He was a visionary who truly cared for people and children, and had a strong desire to help them succeed,” he added.

Unfortunately, Emmett lost a battle to cancer a few years ago, but his legacy of ethical leadership continues today. By staying focused on the importance of developing employees and teamwork through an ethical approach that places a high value on all staff members, Superior Controls achieved productivity gains of more than 250 percent. As a result, the company continues to be successful.

To learn more about this series of leadership interviews, contact Dr. David Strubler at (810) 762-7479, or via email at dstruble@kettering.edu

Written by Gary Erwin
810.762.9538
gerwin@kettering.edu ]]> Woman of the Year awards 2009 http://www.kettering.edu/visitors/storydetail.jsp?storynum=2936 2936 October 14, 2009

Thirteen students were honored at the 13th Annual Woman of the Year Recognition Banquet, a program of the Clara Elizabeth Davidson Women’s Resource Center at Kettering University.

Caryn Nicole Homsher, of Freemont, Mich., was chosen as A-Section Woman of the Year, and Jenae Nicole Moore, of Grand Blanc, Mich., was selected as B-Section Woman of the Year. Both women, four finalists and seven honorable mentions were honored at the banquet.

Kettering University, in Flint, is one of the country’s premier cooperative education universities whose student body rotates three-month academic terms with three-month cooperative educations terms. A and B Sections refer to which academic section students belong.

The four finalists for the award were Amanda Gaabo, a Mechanical Engineering major from Rochester, Mich.; Sarah Ann Selby, a Mechanical Engineering major from Flint, Mich.; Samantha Best, a Mechanical Engineering major from Clayton, N.C.; and Joy Jeyaratnam, a Mechanical Engineering major from Steubenville, Ohio.  


Receiving honorable mention were: Kelli Ford, a Electrical Engineering major from St. Petersburg, Fla.; Lissett Garcia, Mechanical Engineering major from El Paso, Texas; Lakithia Williams, a Mechanical Engineering major from Detroit; Kathryn Zayan, a Mechanical Engineering major from Fenton, Mich.; Amanda Andersen, a Biochemistry major from Rochester, Mich.; Stacy Binelli, a Mechanical Engineering major from Grand Blanc, Mich.; Vanessa Croll, a Mechanical Engineering major from Holt, Mich.

The Woman of the Year award at Kettering University recognizes senior female students who have made a difference during their college tenure. Academic achievement is only 20 percent of a rating system that includes service, dedication, mentoring, role modeling and leadership.

Nominees must be individuals recognized by students, faculty and staff as someone who “gets things done,” and is involved in service on campus, at their place of employment and in their home communities.

]]> McCartin to receive Chauvenet http://www.kettering.edu/visitors/storydetail.jsp?storynum=2933 2933 October 12, 2009  

A self-proclaimed man-e-ac for the mathematical constant e, Dr. Brian McCartin, professor of Applied Mathematics at Kettering University, is living the dream of many a mathematician – he has been slated to receive the prestigious 2010 Chauvenet Prize for Mathematical Expository Writing, given by the Mathematical Association of America (MAA).

“This is the sort of thing one dreams about but does not dare confess to dreaming about,” said McCartin of the award, which he described as the mathematical equivalent of a Pulitzer Prize, for those unfamiliar with the heady world of advanced mathematics.

“Even my best friends can’t believe I’m on the list (of Chauvenet winners),” he said of the honor. “I was thunderstruck when I was notified I had received this award.”

He was chosen as the 2010 recipient of the Chauvenet Prize for his article “e: The Master of All” published in the Mathematical Intelligencer Spring 2006 edition, a publication of Springer Science and Business Media, Inc.

e is a mathematical constant that “burst into existence in the early 17th Century in the context of commercial transactions involving compound interest,” according to McCartin’s article. “For people proficient at math, e is the king,” said McCartin, describing the gist of his article as an in-depth explanation of how e “beats the crap out of Π!”

 e = 2.718281828459045 . . . was first discovered as the solution to the problem: How much is $1 worth if it is invested for 10 years at 10% interest? Since its discovery, it has been used in a variety of applications that include the scheduling of radiation therapy treatments, the definition of equiangular spirals like the one used to begin the Yellow Brick Road in the Wizard of Oz movie, and computing the probability of the “drunken secretary problem.” The latter involves a scenario in which, after a few too many spiked eggnogs at the company Christmas party, a tipsy secretary is confronted with n different letters and corresponding envelopes. The probability that she will produce a “derangement whereby no letter is placed in the correct envelope” can be calculated with e, according to McCartin.

After many years of reading what he calls “outstanding mathematical exposition,” McCartin said the idea for “e: The Master of All” came to him after reading Eli Maor’s 1994 book “e: The Story of a Number.” “Long a man-e-ac, I devoured this book but found that many of my favorite triv-e-a were missing!” he joked.

He began systematically collecting these miscellan-e-a, sending the completed manuscript to the Mathematical Intelligencer in 2005. After publication in the Intelligencer, the article was translated into Mandarin by the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2007 for use in math education in China and is required reading for math teachers there.

To qualify for the Chauvenet Prize, an expository article must have been published for at least two years. The prize consists of a $1,000 monetary award and a certificate, and is normally awarded at the Annual Meeting of the Association, which this year will be held in San Francisco in January. Due to health restrictions that prevent him from travelling, McCartin will receive the Prize at the Regional meeting of the MAA in Ypsilanti, Mich.

First awarded in 1925, the Prize is named for William Chauvenet, a professor of mathematics at the United States Naval Academy. It was established through a gift in 1925 from J.L. Coolidge, then MAA president. Winners of the Chauvenet Prize are among the most distinguished of mathematical expositors.

McCartin has earned degrees in both Applied Mathematics from the University of Rhode Island and Music Theory from the Hartt School of Music of the University of Hartford. He holds a doctorate in Applied Mathematics from the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences of New York University. He was a senior research mathematician for United Technologies Research Center and chair of Computer Science at RPI/Hartford before joining Kettering University.

No stranger to professional recognition, McCartin received Kettering’s Outstanding Researcher Award in 2000, and the Outstanding Teaching award in 2001 and again in 2006. The Michigan Section of the MAA recognized him with their Award for Distinguished University Teaching in 2004, and in 2008 he was Plenary Lecturer at the First American Conference on Applied Mathematics held at Harvard University.

McCartin serves on the Editorial Board of the international journal Applied Mathematical Sciences and is a Fellow of the Electromagnetics Academy. He published his first book “Rayleigh-Schrödinger Perturbation Theory: Pseudoinverse Approach” (Hikari Ltd.) in 2009.

Interesting triv-e-a about McCartin: He is a devoted Yankees fan, and his wife, Barbara McCartin, creates all the line illustrations for his writings. For exponentially more triv-e-a about him, visit his web page at www.kettering.edu/~bmccarti

Written by Dawn Hibbard

810.762.9865

dhibbard@kettering.edu

 

]]> Recognizing employee excellence http://www.kettering.edu/visitors/storydetail.jsp?storynum=2928 2928 September 24, 2009
Conferred were awards for teaching, educational innovation and professional excellence. This year three individuals were selected by a group of their peers to receive teaching awards, one was selected for the Tutt Award for Innovation, one for the Educational Scholar award and four were selected to receive recognition for their research.

 


The teaching award recipients were:
Dr. Ruben Hayrapetyan, professor of Mathematics, was awarded an Outstanding Teaching Award for enabling students to successfully learn subject matter in challenging advanced applied mathematics courses; for setting high standards and compassionately encouraging  and enabling students to meet them.

Dr. Robert McAllister (aka Doc Mac), associate professor of Chemistry/Biochemistry, was awarded and Outstanding Teaching Award. He has been an integral part of the university since July 1977 utilizing his thorough knowledge of chemistry and sharp wit to engage students.  McAllister has taught more than 15 different courses at Kettering and participates in numerous outreach activities including AIM, and Kamp Kettering.

Dr.  Matthew Sanders, professor of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, was awarded an Outstanding Teaching Award for his ability to teach a large variety of courses both inside and outside of his own department, and ensuring that in each course students thoroughly learn the subject matter. Many alumni and current students credit their success to his sound advice, and mentoring.

The Tutt and Educational Scholar award recipients were:
Dr. Terri Lynch-Caris, associate professor of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, received the Tutt Award for Innovation, recognizing excellence in teaching innovation. She spearheaded a successful effort resulting in the creation of a multi-departmental, multi-disciplinary course that spans the university: IME 540 - Environmentally Conscious Design and Manufacturing. 

Dr. Montserrat Rabago-Smith, assistant professor of Chemistry/Biochemistry, was honored with the Educational Scholar award, recognizing faculty who have demonstrated excellence in the scholarship of teaching & learning. Rabago-Smith worked with Educational Scholar – Dr. Jennifer Aurandt, assistant professor of Chemistry/Biochemistry, to enhance a course that is required of all Mechanical and Industrial Engineering students at Kettering University, Industrial Organic Chemistry. This enhancement led to the development of a new course focusing on pollution prevention, green chemistry and green engineering.

The teaching awards have been facilitated by Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL) since 2006. The recipients are chosen by a selection committee consisting of a peer group of previous awardees.


The researcher award recipients were:
Dr. Susanta Das, assistant professor of Mechanical Engineering, received an Outstanding New Researcher award for his significant contributions in the area of the development of PEM fuel cells and renewable energy systems.

Dr. Yaomin Dong, assistant professor of Mechanical Engineering, received an Outstanding New Researcher award for significant contributions in the area of the development of wiper systems, energy recovery and design and modeling with metal and composite materials.

Dr. Yuri, Sikorski, associate professor of Physics, was recognized with the Outstanding Applied Researcher Award for his substantial contributions to the area of photonics and integrated optics.

Dr. Matthew Sanders, professor of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, was selected as the Rodes Professor for his project entitled, “Geothermal Heating System.” The Rodes professorship is named for former University President Harold P. “Dusty” Rodes, and provides financial support for continued research.

Staff members (non-faculty) were recognized for the first time, for professional excellence with the Pillar of Quality Award, Pillar of Excellence Award and The Pillar of Service Award.


The staff awards recipients were:
Camilla Kemp, interim Compensation analyst in Human Resources, received the Pillar of Quality for outstanding performance, work quality, and reliability within the respective job description.

Ricky Brown, associate director of Minority Student Affairs in the Office of Multicultural Student Affairs, received the Pillar of Excellence, conferred upon a staff member who goes above and beyond their respective job description by engaging in additional projects, committees, assignments, activities, organizations, or the community beyond their job duties

Mary Sue Holmes, associate Information analyst in Graduate Studies, received the Pillar of Service, for dedication to customer service and for demonstrated exceptional customer service to the Kettering customer. ]]> New Trustee chair http://www.kettering.edu/visitors/storydetail.jsp?storynum=2926 2926 September 16, 2009
Gary Cowger ‘ 70, group vice president at General Motors, was elected chair of the Kettering University Board of Trustees during the board’s annual meeting Sept. 11.  Cowger will lead the board for a two-year term.  

He replaces Bruce Coventry ’75, president of Dresser Waukesha of Wisconsin, who completed his two-year term as chair.  Coventry will remain on the board as a trustee.

Charles Kettering III, president of the Kettering Family Foundation of Denver, was elected vice chair for a two-year term.  He replaces Cowger, who previously served as vice chair.

Jackie Dedo ’84, vice president of strategy and business development at the Dana Holding Corp. in Toledo, Ohio, was elected secretary for a two-year term.  Completing the slate of officers are Susan Bolt, Kettering’s vice president of Administration and Finance, as treasurer, and Susan Fleckenstein, assistant to Kettering President Stan Liberty, as the assistant secretary to the board.

Kettering’s Board of Trustees currently has 34 members.

Written by Patricia Mroczek
810.762.9533
pmroczek@kettering.edu ]]> Bulldog roundup http://www.kettering.edu/visitors/storydetail.jsp?storynum=2925 2925 September 15, 2009

The mood was high and the laughter loud at the 2009 Bulldog Alumni Reunion weekend Sept. 10 through 13. The class of 1959 might have been known as the year of the singing engineer – they sang at lunch and at dinner at Warwick Hills Country Club. They sang at dinner TWICE! Younger alumni in attendance were heard asking for the words so they could sing the racy little GMI song at their 50th reunion.

Nine outstanding alumni were recognized by the Kettering University Alumni Association. They shared the stories of their success and represented the diversity of careers that Kettering/GMI alumni have in Engineering, Science, Math, Business and Technology. The nine honorees were recognized for professional excellence and civic engagement.

The awardees for 2009 were:

DISTINGUISHED ALUMNUS James A. McCaslin ‘74 President, Chief Operating Officer for Harley-Davidson Motor Company

OUTSTANDING ALUMNUS David Kenny ‘84 Managing Partner of VivaKi, Publicis Groupe

MANAGEMENT ACHIEVEMENT Gregory Scott Deveson ‘84 Senior Vice President, Driveline and Chassis Control Systems, Magna Powertrain

ENGINEERING ACHIEVEMENT Lori J. Queen ‘79 Vehicle Line Executive for General Motors Midsize Trucks

CIVIC ACHIEVEMENT Phillip C. Dutcher ‘73 Chief Operations Officer, Naples Community Healthcare System ALUMNI SERVICE Robert Evangelista ’89 President of The Business of Winning, LLC

ENTREPRENEURIAL ACHIEVEMENT Daniel R. Joseph ‘84 President and owner of D. R. Joseph, Inc., in Grand Prairie, Texas

HUMAN RELATIONS Aqua Y. Porter ‘84 Vice-President, Strategic Projects & Business Results and Corporate Lean Six Sigma Operations for Xerox Corporation

YOUNG ALUMNUS Sheri Hickok ‘99 Executive Technical Assistant to the Group Vice President of Global Engineering, General Motors





For more photos from Alumni Reunion Weekend 2009, visit the Kettering University facebook group at KettNet on facebook at http://www.facebook.com/album.php?page=1&aid=155423&id=64693586146#/pages/Flint-MI/KettNet-The-Kettering-University-Network/64693586146 ]]> Grateful honors http://www.kettering.edu/visitors/storydetail.jsp?storynum=2924 2924 September 11, 2009 Kettering University President Stan Liberty awarded four of the University’s highest honors during the Third Annual President’s Appreciation Dinner on Thursday, Sept. 10.  Liberty thanked and recognized some of the University’s most important friends and donors during formal ceremonies in the Campus Center’s International Room.

“We are here this evening to recognize friends of Kettering – be they corporations or individuals – who have been supportive of our University, our educational mission and especially our talented students,” he told the crowd of 200 participants.

“The people in this room tonight -- and many others who couldn't join us – make up a group of alumni, friends, corporate partners, community leaders, and employees, all of whom are fully committed to a bright and healthy future for Kettering University.”

Two individuals and two corporations were presented a crystal and pewter Bulldog statue, the mascot symbol of the University.  They are:

STEPHEN N. McEwen of Bowling Green, Ohio, who is a 1954 graduate of Kettering University.  “We are proud this evening to say thank you to a man who has been an incredible friend in many ways.  Stephen N. McEwen is a frequent visitor and cherished adviser.  He has been a member of the President’s Council since 1986, supporting students through the Stephen & Joan McEwen Scholarship, The McEwen Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, and as a steady voice and ongoing friend through the decades.  Our students, our faculty, our alumni and our community are stronger because of his faithful support.”

RICHARD B. LIGHT of Lake Orion, Mich., who is a 1957 graduate of Kettering University.  “Dick spent a half century developing an expertise in human resources and sharing the lessons he learned and the keen importance that good managers bring to the workforce.  Dick became one of our earliest major donors, and also one of our most consistent, by creating a significant estate gift that will serve the students of Kettering in perpetuity.  Thanks to Dick’s ongoing support and faithful friendship, we have the capacity to build a better world for a long time to come.”
    
Liberty also honored two of the University’s most important corporate partners during the ceremonies. “Kettering relies on corporations to hire our co-op students, keep our faculty members current in the marketplace, provide in-kind gifts, and then hire our talented and market-ready alumni.”  They are:

UPS, with corporate headquarters in Atlanta: “Of all of our corporate partners – UPS offers perhaps the most national of job placement possibilities,” Liberty said.  UPS currently employs 16 co-op students, is a dedicated supporter of our AIM program for Academically Interested Minds and they have provided continuing support for student scholarships.  Additionally, the company has provided a member to Kettering’s Board of Trustees for many years.  UPS has given Kettering more than $1.4 million and is considered one of our top corporate donors.”  Accepting the award for UPS was Randy Stashick, vice president of Engineering at UPS in Atlanta, who currently serves on Kettering’s Board of Trustees.

Sun Microsystems, with corporate headquarters in Santa Clara, Calif.: Liberty said he is extremely grateful to Sun Microsystems, which has been generous to the University in multiple ways.  “Sun Microsystems has made significant donations through the years.  Sun Microsystems also shared with us one of its top personnel -- Marissa Peterson, a 1983 graduate of our University, who served on our Board of Trustees for many years.”  Liberty said Sun Microsystems has provided valuable experiences for co-op students along with full-time employment for almost a dozen Kettering alumni.  “We are grateful for your ongoing financial support, which helps Kettering succeed in its mission.”  Accepting the award was Larry Zimmerman, Michigan Account Manager for U.S. Education & Teaching Hospitals.

In conclusion, Liberty said, “thank you for helping Kettering University contribute to the making of a better world.”

Written by Patricia Mroczek
810.762.9533
pmroczek@kettering.edu ]]> Overview of Michigan's advanced battery technology http://www.kettering.edu/visitors/storydetail.jsp?storynum=2915 2915 August 26, 2009 Granholm Visits Kettering University in Flint, Celebrates University’s Advanced Battery Grant from Department of Energy

LANSING – Governor Jennifer M. Granholm visited Kettering University Aug. 19 to highlight the school’s $500,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced earlier in August by Vice President Joe Biden.  Combined, Michigan’s higher education institutions were awarded $10.5 million for training programs geared toward advanced electric-drive vehicles. 

The funding Kettering received is part of a $2.5 million grant awarded to the University of Michigan and their partners to create 10 courses on hybrid electronics, batteries and green power.  The courses will be taught at the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, at the university’s Dearborn campus, and in Flint at Kettering.

“For Michigan to be a leader in advanced-battery technology and electric vehicles, we need a well-trained workforce prepared by our colleges’ and universities’ training and cutting-edge ideas and research,” Granholm said.  “That’s the vital role Kettering and other Michigan colleges and universities will fill.  These Recovery Act grants to the University of Michigan and Kettering, along with Wayne State and Michigan Tech, will help to create an entire industry cluster around this critical advanced technology.”

Over a dozen Michigan projects were awarded more than $1.35 billion in federal grants to support advanced-battery and electric-vehicle manufacturing and development.  The projects are estimated to create 6,800 jobs in the next 18 months and up to 40,000 jobs by 2020.  Funding for the competitive grants comes from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

Michigan saw the opportunity for an advanced-battery industry well before any other state and developed an innovative strategy to bring to Michigan the jobs and economic development created by advanced-battery research, development, and manufacturing.

That strategy includes Michigan’s first-in-the-nation advanced-battery tax credits.  Earlier this year, Granholm signed into law legislation providing up to $700 million in refundable tax credits to encourage companies to develop and manufacture advanced batteries and commercialize advanced-battery technologies in Michigan.  The initiative – the first of its kind in the United States – was a key factor in Michigan projects receiving the DOE grants.

“In 2006, Michigan charted a course to lead in advanced-battery development, and we have not looked back,” Michigan Economic Development Corporation President and CEO Greg Main said.

“We engaged industry experts every step of the way and secured unprecedented bipartisan support for some of the most generous and innovative economic development tools in the nation.  I commend Governor Granholm and the Michigan Legislature for enabling Michigan to be a global leader in this industry,” Main continued.

The Michigan recipients of Recovery Act DOE grants are:

Advanced Electric Drive Vehicle Education Program

  • Wayne State University – $5 million awarded for educational programs for graduate, undergraduate, and secondary students; teachers; technicians; emergency responders; and general public.  Partnering with NextEnergy and Macomb Community College.
  • Michigan Technological University – $2.98 million awarded for graduate, undergraduate, and secondary students; and general public. Partnering with Argonne National Laboratory; AVL, GM; Eaton; Horiba; MathWorks; and Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories Woodward.
  • University of Michigan – $2.5 million awarded for educational programs for graduate, undergraduate, and secondary students; teachers; and general public. Partnering with University of Michigan-Dearborn, Kettering University, Ford, GM, Chrysler, Eaton Corp, DTE Energy, Mentor Graphics, Ballard, Quantum Technologies, and A123 Systems.

Cell, Battery and Materials Manufacturing Facilities

  • Johnson Controls – $299.2 million awarded for production of nickel-cobalt-metal battery cells and packs, as well as production of battery separators for hybrid and electric vehicles.  Facility in Holland.
  • A123 Systems – $249.1 million awarded for manufacturing nano-iron phosphate cathode powder and electrode coatings, fabrication of battery cells and modules, and assembly of complete battery pack systems for hybrid and electric vehicles.  Facilities in Romulus and Brownstown.
  • KD Advanced Battery Group – $161 million awarded for production of manganese oxide cathode/graphite lithium-ion batteries for hybrid and electric vehicles.  Facility in Midland.
  • Compact Power (on behalf of LG Chem) – $151.4 million awarded for production of lithium-ion polymer battery cells for the GM Volt.  Facilities in Holland, Pontiac, and St. Clair.
  • General Motors – $105.9 million awarded for production of high-volume battery packs for the GM Volt.  Facility in Brownstown Township.

Electric Drive Component Manufacturing Facilities

  • General Motors – $105 million awarded for construction of U.S. manufacturing capabilities to produce the second-generation GM global rear-wheel electric- drive system.  Facility in Wixom.
  • Ford Motor Company – $62.7 million awarded to produce a Ford electric-drive transaxle with integrated power electronics in an existing Ford transmission facility.  Facility in Sterling Heights.
  • Magna E-Car Systems of America – $40 million awarded to increase production capacity of advanced automotive electric-drive system component manufacturing plants located in the United States.  Facility in Holly.

Advanced Vehicle Electrification

  • Chrysler – $70 million awarded to develop, validate, and deploy 220 advanced plug-in hybrid electric pickups and minivans.  Facility in Warren.
  • South Coast Air Quality Management District – $45.4 million awarded to develop a fully-integrated, production plug-in hybrid system for Class 2-5 vehicles.  Facility in Galesburg.

Advanced Vehicle Electrification and Transportation Sector Electrification

  • General Motors – $30.5 million awarded to develop, analyze, and demonstrate hundreds of Chevrolet Volt extended range electric vehicles.
  • Ford Motor Company – $30 million to accelerate the launch and commercialization of PHEVs and EVs by partnering with 15 of America’s leading utilities.

A video detailing Michigan’s advanced-battery activities can be found online at http://www.michiganadvantage.org/Targeted-Initiatives/Advanced-Energy-Storage/Default.aspx 

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Michigan’s Advanced-Battery Strategy

  • November 2006 – Michigan targets development of advanced-battery sector.
  • 2007 – Michigan engages battery experts, U.S. Department of Energy, and U.S. Department of Defense to convey critical need for a domestic battery industry and develop strategies to ensure adequate funding will be available.
  • May 2008 – Michigan establishes team of advanced energy-storage experts to hone Michigan’s business strategy and develop incentives.
  • July 2008 – Michigan creates Centers of Energy Excellence program to leverage university, public, and private sector strengths to accelerate commercialization of alternative-energy technologies.
  • September 2008 – Michigan designates Sakti3 a Center of Energy Excellence and approves a $3 million grant for next-generation technology battery development.
  • September 2008 – Michigan commences negotiation on advanced-battery credit legislation.
  • November 2008 – Michigan designates A123Systems Inc. a Center of Energy Excellence and approves $10 million grant for pilot cell assembly facility.
  • January 2009 – Governor Jennifer M. Granholm signs into law advanced-battery credits worth $335 million for battery-pack manufacturing; advanced-battery vehicle research, engineering, development and integration; and establishment of a fully integrated, large-format cell manufacturing facility.
  • January 2009 – General Motors makes major announcements:  Chevy Volt battery-pack manufacturing facility, world’s largest battery test facility to be established in Warren; and new Advanced Battery Coalition for Drivetrains laboratory to be built in conjunction with the University of Michigan.
  • February 2009 – Congress passes the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
  • February 2009 – Michigan approves General Motors for advanced-battery credits of $160 million for pack manufacturing and vehicle engineering and Ford Motor Company for $30 million in advanced-battery technology credits and $25 million in vehicle engineering credits.
  • March 2009 – U.S. Department of Energy issues grant solicitation, allocating $2 billion for battery-related development and technologies.
  • April 2009 – Michigan expands advanced-battery credits by $220 million, adds two $100-million credits for cell manufacturing, and an additional $20 million in vehicle engineering credits.
  • March and April 2009 – Michigan reviews applicants for advanced-battery credits for subsection 5, cell manufacturing.
  • April 2009 – Michigan approves advanced-battery credits for A123Systems, Johnson Controls-Saft Advanced Power Solutions, KD Advanced Battery Group, and LG Chem-Compact Power.
  • May 2009 – Michigan expands advanced-battery credits by $145 million, adding $100 million for cell manufacturing and $45 million for vehicle engineering.
  • May 2009 –Michigan awards Ford Motor Company an additional $20 million credit for vehicle engineering.
  • May 2009 – Sakti3 applies for U.S. Department of Energy funding for pilot plant.
  • July 2009 – General Motors announces Chevy Volt pack manufacturing site in Brownstown Township.
  • July 2009 – fortu Power Cell announces search for site to manufacture advanced-battery cells in western Michigan.
  • August 2009 – U.S. Department of Energy announces battery awards.

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Written by the State of Michigan, Office of the Governor

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