Inauguration Ceremony program - Kettering University

Celebrate Kettering
Celebrate Kettering
Friday, April 20, 2012
Inauguration of
Robert K. McMahan, Ph.D.
as the Seventh President
of Kettering University
past present future
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MISSION STATEMENT
Kettering University, built on a tradition of
co-operative education and preparation of
future leaders for a global society, is dedicated
to adding transformational value to our students
and stakeholders through exemplary programs in
engineering, science and business. Kettering University
achieves its mission by:
• Empowering learning by balancing academic and
experiential educational processes that prepare life-long
learners and socially responsible leaders of integrity
who make significant contributions to their profession,
their communities and society;
• Expanding knowledge through organized research with
a focus on applications of value to our stakeholders; and
• Engaging collaborative partnerships that contribute to
the well-being of our region and society.
past present future

Celebrate Kettering
CELEBRATE KETTERING
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
OF KETTERING UNIVERSITY
P R E S E N T S
The Inauguration of
Robert K. McMahan, Ph.D.
as the Seventh President of
Kettering University
April 20, 2012
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About Robert K. McMahan
About ROBERT K. Mc Mahan
r. McMahan became the seventh
D President of and Professor of
Physics at Kettering University in August
2011. Kettering is a premier engineering,
science and business university dedicated
to experiential learning and co-operative
education, and is a national leader in
preparing STEM entrepreneurs and
innovators. U.S. News & World Report
ranks Kettering among the nation’s finest
specialty schools.
Dr. Robert K. McMahan
Prior to his arrival at Kettering, Dr. McMahan was the Founding Dean of the
Kimmel School and Professor of Engineering at Western Carolina University; the
Kimmel School is Western’s College of Engineering and Technology. Before his
tenure at the Kimmel School, Dr. McMahan was the Senior Advisor to the Governor
of North Carolina for Science and Technology, and the Executive Director of the
North Carolina Board of Science and Technology. In this role he also acted as a
Senior Advisor to the Secretary of Commerce, the General Assembly, and the
Economic Development Board.
Prior to his work with the Governor, he was a Senior Technology Strategist and
Venture Capitalist for In-Q-Tel, a private venture capital organization funded by the
CIA, where he was responsible for developing a technology investment strategy for
the intelligence community, and then deriving, molding, and structuring individual
investments and technologies within the portfolio in response to it.
Before joining In-Q-Tel, he was Executive Vice President of Engineering and R&D
for GretagMacbeth, LLC, where he was responsible for the company’s worldwide
research, engineering, and product development activities and for the creation and
operation of the company’s Advanced Technology Laboratories in the Research
Triangle Park.
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About Robert K. McMahan
About ROBERT K. Mc Mahan
He joined GretagMacbeth after its acquisition in 2000 of McMahan Research
Laboratories, the advanced technologies company which he founded in Cambridge,
MA and later expanded to the Research Triangle Park of North Carolina in 1989.
Dr. McMahan has been involved in the creation of a number of technology startups,
and he has co-led equity and LBO capital raises in excess of $50MM.
Dr. McMahan also held the position of Research Professor of Physics and
Astronomy at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 1989-2010.
Dr. McMahan received Bachelors’ Degrees in Physics and in the History of Art
from Duke University in 1982, a Ph.D. degree in Physics from Dartmouth in
1986, and completed postdoctoral studies at the Harvard University / Smithsonian
Astrophysical Observatory Center for Astrophysics.
Dr. McMahan has extensive national and international speaking, consulting, and
management experience in organizations and initiatives related to technology and
product development, research policy, investment capital, entrepreneurship and
innovation-based economic development.
He frequently speaks and consults with national and international organizations
interested in innovation policy, investment capital, technology based economic
development, university research, and the university’s role in economic
development at the invitation of organizations including the National Academies,
the U.S. Congress, and the Federal Reserve as well as a number of international
governments.
Dr. McMahan participated in research that led to the cosmological discoveries of
the “Great Attractor,” as well as the “bubble and void” structure of the universe
and the “Great Wall,” the latter of which at the time of discovery was the largest
known structure in the universe. These are now foundational elements of modern
dark matter theory. He has published more than forty papers in scientific and
engineering journals, sits on a number of corporate boards and state and national
commissions, and holds multiple domestic and international patents.
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Symbols of Investiture
SYMBOLS OF INVESTITURE
Academic Dress
The distinctive and colorful gowns worn during academic ceremonies originated
in Medieval European universities. In the 14th century, their use had become so
common that universities, including Oxford University in England, required their
faculty to wear them in public places. In the late 19th century, American universities
formed a commission that prepared a code for academic costumes. That code has
been updated and is used today by most colleges and universities.
Academic dress consists of a cap, gown and hood, which indicate the degree held
by the wearer and the college or university that awarded that degree. The academic
world has three basic grades of dignity and achievement. These are bachelors,
masters and doctors.
Gowns for the bachelors and masters degree are untrimmed and quite similar, with
sleeve structure being the chief distinguishing feature. For the doctoral degree, the
gown is faced down the front with black or colored velvet and with three velvet
chevrons of the same across the sleeves.
The shape and size of the American hood mark the degree of the wearer, the lining
of the hood is indicative of the institution granting the degree, and the velvet trim
indicates the major field of knowledge.
Caps traditionally have a tassel fastened to the midpoint. A doctoral cap may have a
tassel of gold thread.
Guests at the inauguration of Kettering University’s seventh president, Robert K.
McMahan, will have the opportunity to see Kettering’s first presidential robe. The
president’s robe is based on the traditional doctoral gown, with a fourth velvet
doctoral chevron on each sleeve. It is traditional for the president to wear the colors
of the university. Therefore, Kettering’s presidential robe is blue with four gold
trimmed, black velvet chevrons.
Kettering’s president wears a doctoral cap and hood representative of his or her
degree-granting institution.
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Symbols Of Investiture
SYMBOLS OF INVESTITURE
University Mace
An academic procession is led by a grand marshal carrying a ceremonial mace.
Historically, the mace is a symbol of authority dating from the Middle Ages
when knights carried them during processions with their kings. As the tradition
grew, the mace became a ceremonial symbol of peaceful leadership, and maces
were embellished with jewels and metals. Today, a university’s mace is carried
before the president or chancellor and platform-party dignitaries during
commencement, inaugural and other academic ceremonial processions.
The mace used in academic ceremonies at Kettering University was hand
crafted by Mel Aukemann, a Grand Rapids, Michigan woodcarver, from over
ten varieties of wood and sterling silver. It was commissioned by the Kettering/
GMI Alumni Association and the Kettering/GMI Alumni Foundation in 1982
to represent and honor the establishment of GMI Engineering & Management
Institute (now Kettering University) as a private, independent college. It was first
used in the 1983 commencement ceremony.
Presidential Medallion
The Presidential Medallion is another academic symbol that originated in
the Middle Ages. Today, presidents wear these ornate pieces on ceremonial
occasions as part of their academic regalia. It is worn as a symbol of their
allegiance to the institution. The Presidential Medallion is presented at the
president’s inauguration, signaling the beginning of their tenure in office.
Guests at the inauguration of Kettering University’s seventh president, Robert
K. McMahan, will have the opportunity to see the University’s first presidential
medallion, crafted especially for the event.
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Order of Procession
ORDER OF PROCESSION
Grand Marshal and Mace Bearer
Kettering University Academic Department Heads with Banners
Kettering University Faculty
Kettering University Staff
Officers of Kettering University
Delegates from Institutions of Higher Education
Kettering University Board of Trustees
Platform Party
President Robert K. McMahan
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Platform Party
PlATFORM party
Bryan Coburn, A-Section President, Kettering Student Government, BS
Mechanical Engineering, Candidate 2012
John Crimmins, B-Section President, Kettering Student Government,
BS Industrial Engineering, Candidate 2014
Tiffany Flynn, District Chief of Staff, Congressman Dale E. Kildee
The Honorable John J. Gleason, Senator
James K. Huggins (Mace Bearer), Faculty Senate Moderator,
Associate Professor of Computer Science
Charles F. Kettering III, Chairman, Kettering University Board of Trustees
Frank Krohn, President, Kettering/GMI Alumni Association
Anthony Leycock, MS Manufacturing Operations, 2011
Robert K. McMahan, President, Kettering University
Cameron Oskoian, BS Business Administration, Candidate 2014
Venetia Petteway, Director, Cooperative Education and Career Services
Julianne T. Princinsky, President, Baker College of Flint
Robert L. Simpson, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
The Honorable Dayne Walling, Mayor, City of Flint
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Order of Ceremony
ORDER of ceremony
Prelude Music
That’s A Plenty – Lew Pollack
Semper Fidelis – John Philip Sousa
Celebration Brass Quintet
Bill Atkinson, trumpet
Mary Beth Seaward, trumpet
Neil Seaward, horn
Jerry Johnston, trombone
Andy Schmid, tuba
Processional
Finale from Water Music – George Frideric Handel
Celebration Brass Quintet
The National Anthem
Cameron Oskoian, BS Business Administration, Candidate 2014
Invocation
Julianne T. Princinsky, President, Baker College of Flint
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Robert L. Simpson, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
Greetings from the Board of Trustees
Charles F. Kettering III, Chairman, Kettering University Board of Trustees
Greetings from the Faculty
James K. Huggins, Faculty Senate Moderator,
Associate Professor of Computer Science
Greetings from the Staff
Venetia Petteway, Director, Cooperative Education and Career Services
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Order of Ceremony
ORDER of ceremony
Greetings from the Students
Bryan Coburn, A-Section President, Kettering Student Government,
BS Mechanical Engineering, Candidate 2012
John Crimmins, B-Section President, Kettering Student Government,
BS Industrial Engineering, Candidate 2014
Anthony Leycock, MS Manufacturing Operations, 2011
Greetings from the Alumni
Frank Krohn, President, Kettering/GMI Alumni Association
Greetings from the City of Flint
The Honorable Dayne Walling, Mayor, City of Flint
Greetings from the State of Michigan
The Honorable John J. Gleason, Senator
Congressional Record Presentation
Tiffany Flynn, District Chief of Staff, Congressman Dale E. Kildee
Proclamations
Robert L. Simpson, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
Installation of the President
Charles F. Kettering III, Chairman, Kettering University Board of Trustees
Inaugural Address
Robert K. McMahan, President, Kettering University
Closing remarks
Robert L. Simpson, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
Recessional
Rondeau – Jean-Joseph Mouret
Celebration Brass Quintet
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Honored Speaker, Luncheon
HONORED SPEAKER, Luncheon
Mary T. Barra '85,
GM Senior Vice President,
Global Product Development
Mary Barra was named Senior Vice
President, Global Product Development
effective February 1, 2011, responsible for the
design, engineering, program management and
quality for GM’s vehicles around the world.
She is a member of the Executive Operations
Committee and reports to Chairman and CEO
Daniel Akerson. She also became a member
of the Adam Opel AG Supervisory Board in
January, 2012.
Mary T. Barra
Prior to this appointment, Barra had most recently been Vice President, Global
Human Resources, since July 30, 2009.
She has also served as GM Vice President, Global Manufacturing Engineering;
Plant Manager, Detroit Hamtramck Assembly; Executive Director of
Competitive Operations Engineering, and several other engineering and staff
positions.
Barra began her career with General Motors in 1980 as a General Motors
Institute (Kettering University) co-op student at the Pontiac Motor Division. She
graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering. In 1988,
Barra received a GM fellowship to the Stanford Graduate School of Business and
in 1990 graduated with a Masters in Business Administration.
She serves on the General Dynamics and Inforum Center For Leadership Board
of Directors. Barra is also on the Kettering University Board of Trustees and is
Key Executive for Stanford University.
Barra was born December 24, 1961, and is married with two children.
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Past Presidents
PAST presidents
Albert Sobey
1919-1950
Guy R. Cowing
1950-1960
Harold P. “Dusty” Rodes
1960-1976
William B. Cottingham
1976-1991
James E.A. John
1991-2005
Stanley R. Liberty
2005-2011
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Institutional Greetings
INSTITUTIONAL GREETINGS
On behalf of the faculty, staff, and students at the University of Michigan-
Flint, we welcome you to our "College Town" community and congratulate
you on your appointment as President of Kettering University.
I am personally looking forward to working with you on initiatives that will advance
the higher education agenda in Flint, Genesee County, and beyond. Together, we can
make a significant contribution to the future success of our region.
Go Blue!
Ruth J. Person, Ph.D., Chancellor
University of Michigan-Flint
On behalf of the Board of Trustees, faculty, staff and students of Mott
Community College, I would like to congratulate you on your recent
appointment as the seventh President of Kettering University.
Furthermore, I would like to extend to you my sincere wishes for a successful
and rewarding tenure. I know that your experience and expertise will serve the
University well into the future.
Again, congratulations! I look forward to working with you to serve the students
of Flint and Genesee County and beyond.
Sincerely,
M. Richard Shaink, Ph.D., President
Mott Community College
Congratulations on your inauguration as 7th president of Kettering
University! This is an outstanding achievement, and the fitting culmination
of your extraordinary career.
Kettering is fortunate to have found such an exceptional leader. Your diverse
experiences in academia, business, and government will serve you well as you
take on the challenge of leading a university. I look forward to hearing more of
your certain success, and wish you all the best.
Warmly,
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Jim Yong Kim, President
Dartmouth University
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Institutional Greetings
INSTITUTIONAL GREETINGS
Kettering University is fortunate to be inaugurating Dr. Robert McMahan as its
seventh President, continuing Kettering’s history of outstanding leadership at
the helm. Dr. McMahan has already demonstrated his willingness to collaborate
within our educational consortium and in the larger community. On behalf of
Baker College I extend an enthusiastic welcome!
Julianne T. Princinsky, Ed.D., President
Baker College of Flint
On behalf of Duke University, I write to convey my warmest congratulations
on your inauguration as the seventh president of Kettering University. This
appointment is a most fitting recognition of your leadership and vision.
Duke is proud of its graduates and their record of distinguished service in the
world, and we share in the joyful celebration of your inauguration.
You have my very best wishes for a successful and rewarding tenure as President.
Sincerely,
Richard H. Brodhead, President
Duke University
Congratulations upon your upcoming inauguration as President of Kettering
University. We regret that Western Carolina University will not be
represented on this occasion, but I do want to take this opportunity to wish you
joy and success in your tenure as President.
You may believe, as I do, that the greatest contribution one can make is to
nurture the development of the minds and lives of our students. I hope you
receive ample measures of courage, wisdom, insight, and vision to enable you to
carry out this charge.
May your inauguration day be filled with happiness for you and your family, and
may Kettering University experience growth and progress under your leadership.
Sincerely yours,
David O. Belcher, Chancellor
Western Carolina University
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Board of Trustees
BOARD of Trustees
Henio Arcangeli Jr ’86
President,
Motorsports Group Company
Yamaha Motor Corp USA
Cypress, CA
Lizabeth A. Ardisana
Chief Executive Officer,
ASG Renaissance
Dearborn, MI
Mary T. Barra ‘85
Senior Vice President,
Global Product Development
General Motors Corporation
Detroit, MI
Walter G. Borst ‘85
President & CEO,
GM Asset Management
New York, NY
Bruce D. Coventry ‘75
CEO,
Nostrum Motor
New Brunswick, NJ
Gary L. Cowger ’70
Chairman and CEO,
GLC Ventures LLC
Retired Group Vice President
Global Manufacturing & Labor
General Motors Corporation
Bloomfield Hills, MI
Jacqueline A. Dedo ’84
(Secretary)
Chief Strategy and
Procurement Officer,
Dana Holding Corporation
Toledo, OH
Cornelius (Neil) De Koker ‘67
President & CEO,
Original Equipment
Suppliers Assn
Troy, MI
Gregory S. Deveson ‘84
Sr. Vice President,
Driveline & Chassis
Controls Systems
Magna Powertrain
Troy, MI
Vincent G. Dow
Vice President,
DTE Energy Company
Detroit, MI
Phillip C. Dutcher ’74
Chief Operations Officer,
NCH Healthcare System
Naples, FL
William R. Hartman
(Vice Chair)
President,
York County Foundation
York, PA
David S. Hoyte ‘71
President,
Transformation Management
llC
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Larry R. Johnson
Director,
Transportation Tech
R&D Center
Argonne National Laboratory
Argonne, IL
Charles F. Kettering III
(Chair)
President,
Ridgeleigh Management
Company
Denver, CO
Harry A. Lomason II
Retired,
Orchard Lake, MI
Jesse M. Lopez
CEO,
BAE Industries
A Marisa Company
Auburn Hills, MI
Robert K. McMahan
President,
Kettering University
Flint, MI
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Board of Trustees
BOARD of Trustees
Dane A. Miller ‘69
Retired President & CEO,
Biomet
Winona Lake, IN
Frank J. Perna Jr ‘60
Chairman Emeritus,
MSC Software
Malibu, CA
John W. Moyer
President,
Asahi Kasei Plastics
Fowlerville, MI
Cynthia A. Niekamp
Senior Vice President,
Automotive Coatings PPG
Industries Inc
Troy, MI
Christopher Nielsen ‘87
President,
TMMTX
San Antonio, TX
Robert S. Oswald ‘64
Retired Chairman,
Bendix Commercial Vehicle
Systems LLC
Elyria, OH
Jeffrey Owens ‘78
Senior Vice President &
Chief Technology Officer,
Delphi Automotive
Troy, MI
Paul S. Peabody
CIO,
Palomar Pomerado Health
San Diego, CA
J. Donald Rice Jr ‘81
President & CEO,
Rice Financial Products
Company
New York, NY
Steve Sanghi
Chairman President CEO,
Microchip Technology Inc
Chandler, AZ
Dr Heinz P. Schulte
Vice President,
Strategy and Business
Development
P3 Engineering
North America, Inc.
Pleasant Ridge, MI
Raymond E. Scott
Senior Vice President,
Lear Corporation
President,
Global Electrical Power
Management Systems
Southfield, MI
Marjorie Sorge
Executive Director,
Detroit Regional News Hub
Detroit, MI
Charles Kettering talks to GMI students, 1940’s.
Photograph Courtesy of the Scharchburg Archives.
Lyn St. James
Lyn St. James Foundation
Phoenix, AZ
Randy Stashick
Vice President of Engineering,
UPS
Atlanta, GA
Diana Tremblay ‘82
Global Chief
Manufacturing Officer,
General Motors Company
Warren, MI
Susan Fleckenstein
(Assistant Secretary)
Executive Assistant
to the President,
Kettering University
Flint, MI
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History of Kettering University
History of Kettering University
Kettering University’s name honors Charles Kettering (1876-1958),
a distinguished engineer, inventor, scientist, social philosopher and
humanitarian. Charles Kettering believed that both theoretical knowledge and
practical experience are necessary elements of an education. This belief made
him an advocate for cooperative education in the earliest years of the twentieth
century. Our founders were among those influenced by Kettering’s advocacy.
From our earliest years our students have benefited from moving back and forth
between the practical requirements of work experience and the disciplined
reflection fostered in an academic environment.
We trace our origins to 1919 as the School of Automotive Trades, a school that
provided night classes for factory workers in the growing automotive industry
in Flint, Michigan. Under the leadership of Albert Sobey the school became
the Flint Institute of Technology in 1923. In 1924 Sobey created the school’s
first cooperative education program permitting alternating periods of full-time
academic work and full-time work in local factories in a four year program.
Professor Stout’s math class August, 1945.
Photograph Courtesy of the Scharchburg Archives
Recognizing the potential
of cooperative education to
educate its engineers and
managers, General Motors
Corporation took over the
institute in 1926 and changed
the name to General Motors
Institute. In 1945 General
Motors Institute added a fifth
year thesis requirement and
became a degree-granting
college while maintaining its
full cooperative education
program.
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History of Kettering University
History of Kettering University
When General Motors
divested itself of ownership
in 1982 we accepted
new challenges but also
looked forward to new
opportunities. Though fully
independent of General
Motors, we maintained
part of our old name in
the name we held until
1998, GMI Engineering
and Management Institute.
As an independent private
college we expanded the
number and types of
Kristen Russell ‘13 Mechanical Engineering student, with a concentration in
Bioengineering, and a pre-med course of study, works as a co-op student at
companies employing Zimmer in Warsaw, Indiana.
our co-op students, added Photography by Carlson Productions, 2011 | www.carlsonpro.com
Master’s degree programs,
established new majors and replaced GM financial support with tuition,
donations and endowment income.
We trace our origins to 1919
as the School of Automotive
Trades, a school that provided
night classes for factory workers
in the growing automotive
industry in Flint, Michigan.”
In changing our name to Kettering
University in 1998, we now carry the
name of a man whose life represents who
we are. Charles Kettering was famous for
his technical knowledge and inventions,
was fascinated by ideas, respected human
imagination and believed that service was
the purpose of education. We honor his
legacy with our cooperative education
program, student-centered learning,
faculty scholarship and preparation of
students to be leaders in service to their
professions and to society.
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Degree Programs
degree programs
BACHELOR DEGREE
PROGRAMS
Majors
Applied Mathematics
Applied Physics
Biochemistry
Bioinformatics
Business Administration
Chemical Engineering
Chemistry
Computer Engineering
Computer Science
Electrical Engineering
Engineering Physics
Industrial Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Business Administration:
Accounting/Finance
General Business
Information Systems Management
Marketing
Supply Chain Management
Computer Science:
Computer Gaming
System and Data Security
Industrial Engineering:
Cognate
Healthcare Systems Engineering
International Study
Quality Assurance
Concentrations
Applied Mathematics:
Actuarial Science
Applied and Computational
Mathematics
Applied Statistics
Mathematical Biology
Mechanical Engineering:
Aerospace Specialty
Alternative Energy Specialty
Automotive Engineering
Design Specialty
Bioengineering Applications Specialty
Machine Design and Advanced
Materials Specialty
Applied Physics or
Engineering Physics:
Acoustics
Applied Optics
Materials Science
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Degree Programs
degree programs
MINORS
Acoustics
Applied and Computational
Mathematics
Applied Optics
Biochemistry
Bioinformatics
Biology
Business
Chemistry
Computer Engineering
Computer Gaming
Computer Science
Economics
Electrical Engineering
Fuel Cells and Hybrid Technology
History
Information Technology
Innovation and Entrepreneurship
International Studies
Literature
Manufacturing Engineering
Materials Science
Medical Physics
Physics
Pre-law
Quality Engineering
Statistics
System and Data Security
COURSE OF STUDY
Pre-Med
DUAL DEGREE/DUAL
MAJOR PROGRAMS
Dual degree and dual major options
are available for all majors
Bachelor/Master degree programs
available for certain majors
MASTER DEGREE PROGRAMS
Majors
Business Administration (MBA)
Engineering
Engineering Management
Manufacturing Operations
Operations Management
CERTIFICATES
Department of Business:
Global Leadership
Green Business
Healthcare Systems Management
Supply Chain Management
Department of Industrial and
Manufacturing Engineering:
Healthcare System Engineering
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Inauguration Committee
INAUGURATION COMMITTEE
Co-Chairs
Robert L. Simpson, Provost
and Senior Vice President,
Academic Affairs
Jack Stock, Executive Director
of Development, University
Advancement
Karen Wilkinson, Department
Head, Liberal Studies, Associate
Professor of Social Science
Members
Sheila Adams-Cowes, Associate
Director of Customer Service and
Special Programs, Enrollment Services
Diane Alderson, Director of Special
Events, University Advancement
Tom Boyd, Intramural Coordinator,
Recreation Center
Ricky Brown, Director of Pre-College
Programs, Office of Multicultural
Student Initiatives
Bryan Coburn ’13, A-Section
President, Kettering Student
Government, BS Mechanical
Engineering
John Crimmins ’14, B-Section
President, Kettering Student
Government, BS Industrial
Engineering
Patricia Engle, Director, Facilities
Management
Petros “Pete” Gheresus, Professor of
Industrial Engineering
Lisa Graham, Director of
Corporation & Foundation Gifts,
University Advancement
Huseyin Hiziroglu, Professor of
Electrical Engineering
Betsy Homsher, Vice President of
Student Life and Dean of Students,
Student Life
Becky Ibbotson, Coordinator,
Registrar’s Office
Kate Ibbotson, Coordinator of
Student Life Programs, Student Life
Frank Krohn ’77, President,
Kettering University/GMI Alumni
Association
Bonnie McArthur, Senior
Advancement Officer Development,
University Advancement
Karen McMahan, Advisor
Doug Melton, Associate Professor
of Electrical Engineering
Patricia Mroczek, Chief Public
Relations Officer, University
Advancement
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Inauguration Committee
INAUGURATION COMMITTEE
Bob Nichols ’74, Director of Special
Projects, President’s Office
John Oliver ’15, A-Section
Representative, Kettering Student
Government, BS Mechanical Engineering
Venetia Petteway, Director,
Cooperative Education &
Career Services
Bahram Roughani, Department
Head, Physics, Professor of
Applied Physics
Sheila Rupp, Registrar,
Registrar’s Office
Kristen Russell ’13, B-Section
Representative, Kettering Student
Government, BS Mechanical Engineering
Mike Schaal, Director,
Recreation Services
Gregory J. Schneider, Assistant
Professor of Communication
Michael Schreiber ’13, A-Section
Representative, Kettering Student
Government, BS Engineering Physics
and Mechanical Engineering
Peggy Simpson, Executive Director
of Corporate & Foundation Gifts,
University Advancement
Viola Sprague, Vice President,
Instructional, Administrative and
Information Technology
Debbie Stewart, Director of Student
Life Programs, Student Life
Tim Swartout, Audio/Visual
Technician, Video Operations
Mo Torfeh, Professor of
Electrical Engineering
Julie Ulseth, Director of Marketing
Services, Enrollment Services
Eve Vitale, Associate Director of
Corporate & Foundation Gifts,
University Advancement
Catherine Weaver, Creative Services
Coordinator, Enrollment Services
Sue Weiss, Director of Gift & Estate
Planning Development, University
Advancement
David White, Archivist,
Scharchburg Archives
Jennifer Windle, Administrative
Assistant, Student Life
Paul Zang, Professor of
Mechanical Engineering
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There exist limitless opportunities
in every industry. Where there is
an open mind, there will always
be a frontier.”
Charles F. Kettering

Sponsors
SPONSORS
Platinum Level
Gold Level
Silver Level
DTE Energy
Asahi Kasei
Plastics
Toyota
Auto Owners
Insurance
Original Equipment
Suppliers Association
Henio Arcangeli ‘86
BAE Industries
Bill Hartman
Bronze Level
UPS
Great Lakes Employee
Benefit Services, Inc.
Dr. Dane and Mary
Louise Miller
Carlson Productions
Individual/Corporate Partner
Magna
Powertrain
Paul
Peabody
FMC
Technologies
Professor
Reg Bell
HealthPlus
Gill
Industries
Dickinson
Wright
Hendrickson
Truck
Suspension
Distinctive
Recognition
Opal-RT
Technologies,
Inc.
Plex Systems
National Vision
Administrators,
L.L.C.
Ulliance
GENERAL SPONSORSHIP
Olmsted Associates Inc.
Screenworks
Campus Printing and
Communications
INAUGURATION OF ROBERT K. Mc Mahan 25

Great steps in human progress are
made by things that don’t work the way
philosophy thought they should. If things
always worked the way they should, you
could write the history of the world from
now on. But they don’t, and it is those
deviations from the normal that make
human progress.”
Charles F. Kettering

1700 University Avenue
Flint, MI 48504
810.762.7814
www.kettering.edu