1. C l A S S NOt E S
his contributions to the area
1949
ClASS
as chairman of the Roanoke
and last names of all individuals
Chapter of Service Corps of
noted. Readers may view an Class Agent: Clarence J. Knight
2179 Hermitage Dr. Retired Executives (SCORE) and
NOtES online version of the magazine in Davison, MI 48423 as director of the area business
PDF form when you click on www. e-mail: cjknight@chartermi.net incubator. He is also an associate
Please send your class notes kettering.edu/forms/pdf/news/ Class Secretary: member of the Roanoke chapter
Armen G. Oumedian
and class agent information perspective.pdf or the interactive of the Eighth Air Force Veterans
3638 Charlevoix Dr. S.E.
to mtriplet@kettering.edu, to edition at www.kettering.edu/ Grand Rapids, MI 49546 Association and won election for
your class secretary, or visit alumni/perspective/index.jsp. If email: aoumedian@aol.com 2008.
the website at www.kettering.
edu/alumni/ and use the class
you are interested in becoming a
class agent or secretary, please
1950 1954
notes submission form listed contact Bonnie McArthur, director Class Agent: Carl Pearson Class Agent:
794 Castlebar Dr. Stephen N. McEwen
in the menu. The “Kettering of Annual Giving, at (800) 955- Rochester Hills, MI 48309 1053 Pinewood Ct.
Perspective” encourages alumni 4464, ext. 9519, or via email at email:cdmp26@aol.com Bowling Green, OH 43402
to include photographs with class bmcarthu@kettering.edu. And Class Secretary: email: snmcewen@wcnet.org
Frank C. Strubler No Class Secretary
notes. Class notes may be edited to learn more about new events 2183 Palmer Dr.
to fit space allocations, must be and upcoming activities, click on Davison, MI 48423
email: strubl7@aol.com
1955
written legibly and include first www.kettering.edu/alumni/.
Class Agent: Joseph B. Griffo
1951 2403 Calmo Ct.
Sante Fe, NM 87505
No Class Agent email: griffellent@yahoo.com
1938 Class Secretary:
Fred G. Heiderer
Class Secretary:
Edwin H. Goodridge Jr.
Class Secretary:
John E. Mahoney
No Class Agent 2504 Madrid St. 6836 East Dorado Ct. 826 Edgemont Run
Class Secretary: Jacksonville Beach, FL 32250 Tucson, AZ 85715 Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304
Donald C. Ludwig e-mail: LNT95@cox.net email: jemahoney@comcast.net
18064 Barlow St. 1944
Detroit, MI 48205
Class Agent:
1952 1956
1939 Warren J. McEleney
1015 Melody Hills
Class Agent and Secretary:
Karl E. Gierman
Class Agent: John H. Dodge
133 S. Walnut Ct.
Class Agent: Paul E. Hitch Fulton, IL 61252 8090 Virginia Ln. Mason, MI 48854
5 Tomochichi Ln. No Class Secretary Northville, MI 48168 email: luludodge@juno.com
Savannah, GA 31411 email: sacon8080@aol.com Class Secretary:
email: paulhitch@bellsouth.net 1945 Wayne Turton writes, “We (Mary
Clayton “Bud” Little Jr.
719 Ashbrook Dr.
No Class Secretary
No Class Agent or Secretary and I) attended the president’s Hixson, TN 37343
1940 Albert Sobey’s wife, Barbara,
brunch during Alumni Reunion email: cjlittle@bellsouth.net
Weekend 2007 for all those out
No Class Agent or Secretary passed away Nov. 10, 2007.
of school for more than 50 years. 1957
1941 1946 There were several there from our Class Agent: Richard W. Mink
2520 Glenside Blvd.
class year and it was enjoyable.
Class Agent: Class Agent: It is a good thing that they give Muskegon, MI 49441
William J. Richards William “Doug” Doty email: richmink@aol.com
409 Boutell Ct. us name tags so that we can
30489 Bonnydale St. No Class Secretary
Livonia, MI 48154 Grand Blanc, MI 48439 recognize each other. I haven’t
No Class Secretary changed in all of these years, but Eric Mittelstadt is now the
No Class Secretary
others have really gotten older!!!” CEO of the National Council for
1942 1947 Advanced Manufacturing.
Class Agent: Harry D. Hall Class Agent: Walter V. Skupny Jr. 1953 1958
99 Meadow Brook Rd. 28605 Gratiot Ave.
Roseville, MI 48066 Class Agent: Robert E. Meshew
New London, NH 03257 Class Agent:
No Class Secretary 12654 Buttonbush Pl.
email: harryhall@tds.net J. Ward Woodruff Jr.
Bonita Springs, FL 34135
No Class Secretary 21814 N. Veterans Dr.
1948 email: mrmeshew@comcast.net
No Class Secretary
Sun City, AZ 85375
1943 Class Agent: S. Wayne Edwards
email: ward@amath.com
No Class Secretary
Roger Scott was recently named
Class Agent: William D. Route 4276 Knollwood Dr.
Grand Blanc, MI 48439 “Small Business Advocate of the
39467 Village Run Dr.
Northville, MI 48168 email: swamare@aol.com Year” by the Roanoke, Virginia,
No Class Secretary Chamber of Commerce for
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1959 Class Secretary:
Robert P Werenski
.
1966 Terry Van Ballegooijen is
headed to Washington, D.C., to
Class Agent: John J. Goodrich 404 Barclay Rd. Class Agent: work on establishing the King
6360 Emerald Lake Dr. Grosse Pointe Farms, MI 48236 James R. Robinson
email: bobwerenski@ Abdullah University of Science
Troy, MI 48085 9880 2 Mile Rd.
email: jaksoon@hotmail.com comcast.net Lowell, MI 49331 and Technology by the fall of
Class Secretary: John R. Lutz email: barnus@earthlink.net 2009. The web site is www.kaust.
127 Crauns Beach Dr. 1962 Class Secretary: edu.sa.
Quincy, MI 49082 Ronald W. Clement
Class Agent: Francis J. Petro 503 Villa Dr.
1971
1960 2308 Executive Dr.
Kokomo, IN 46902
Pittsburg, KS 66762
email: pclement4@cox.net Class Agent: Gordon F. Weller
Class Agent: Norman R. Sherbert email: fpetro@haynesintl.com 10949 Cypress Creek Dr.
34403 Upper Bear Creek Rd.
Evergreen, CO 80439
No Class Secretary
1967 Evansville, IN 47725
email: gordon.weller@bms.com
email: sherbnorm@aol.com 1963/1964 Class Agent: Dean W. Bell No Class Secretary
Class Secretary: 33 Snow Ct.
Marvin D. Engelmann
2610 N. US 23
Class Agent: John D. Braun
280 Forge Hill Rd.
Dearborn, MI 48124
email: deanmel@sbcglobal.net
1972
Oscoda, MI 48750 Wrightsville, PA 17368 No Class Secretary Class Agent: William E. Calvin
email: mdelae@aol.com yonder@netzero.net 922 Eagle Ln.
Class Secretary: Thomas Snyder is now a
Apollo Beach, FL 33572
Stan Harris retired from Lawrence Richard W. Brescoll member of the Ener1, Inc. Board email: wecalvin@tampabay.
Tech and is enjoying the freedom 319 Millington Blvd. of Directors. rr.com
that retirement brings, which Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304 No Class Secretary
includes an extended visit to
email: rbrescoll@comcast.net
1968
Florida. 1973
1965 Class Agent:
Donald G. Kowalke
1961 Class Agent: R. Kenneth Ledford 1003 Breckenridge Dr.
Class Agent: Douglas M. Bahun
8085 S. Palmer Rd.
4613 Island Park Drive Richmond, IN 47374 New Carlisle, OH 45344
Class Agent: Gerald T. Meier
Waterford, MI 48329 email: dgkowalk@msn.com email: dbahunfire@aol. com
23821 Addison Place Ct.
email: rledfor1@peoplepc.com Class Secretary: No Class Secretary
Bonita Springs, FL 34134
No Class Secretary Greg W. Caulton
email: bgmeier@aol.com Tony Hyde recently retired from
9255 Waterfall Glen Blvd.
Darien, IL 60561 GM-Holden after 39 years of
email: gregcault@aol.com service.
Stan Arabis, esq., won a
judgment from a large developer 1974
Al Arens writes that to pay $3 million into a Riparian Class Agent: David J. Hogan
following his graduation Restoration and Preservation 3756 Oak Meadow Ln.
in 1962 with a degree in Lowell, MI 49331
Electrical Engineering and Fund for building on steep-sloped
email: hoganfrm@aol.com
as he moved forward in his woodlands. No Class Secretary
career, he developed an
interest in human potential. 1969 James McCaslin recently won
“I used my education the Shien-Ming Wu Foundation’s
background to help develop Class Agent:
Manufacturing Leadership Award.
and train sales people in Joseph A. Psenka Jr.
the electrical wholesales 4797 Stoneleigh Rd. Samuel Torrence, current
industry at Medler Electric Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302 president and COO of Just Born,
Company,” he said. Ten email: joe@psenka.com will retire in June 2008. He will
years ago he started his Class Secretary: Lee F. Houde retain the position of president
training and consulting 4605 S. Frank Smith Rd.
Chase, MI 49623 until his retirement.
company called Life
Enhancing Programs and e-mail: houdel@carrinter.net
recently published a book
Lee Houde’s wife, Denise,
1975
titled “Integrity—Balancing
passed away in September 2007. Class Agent: John G. Rahie
Body, Mind and Spirit.” He
15182 Merion Ct.
also writes that the training
he received at Kettering/ 1970 Northville, MI 48167
email:john.rahie@gm.com
GMI “certainly laid a solid
Class Agent: Gerald J. Brooks No Class Secretary
foundation for all I have
experienced.” 3482 Huron View Ct. John Nechiporchik is now
Dexter, MI 48130
email: jerrybrooks219@ North American COO for Noble
yahoo.com International in Troy, Mich.
No Class Secretary
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1978
Class Agent:
Michael L. Sliwa, Sr. NEW WEBSitE –
7713 W. 60th Pl.
Tinley Park, IL 60477 WWW.KEttgiFt.Org
email: mljplum@aol.com
Class Secretary:
Ever wondered what this “planned giving” is all about?
Nancy L. Brown-Johnston
405 Port Ln. Want to see how Kettering University might fit into your
Counce, TN 38326 “estate” plan—in the privacy of your own home? Kettering has
email: nbrownjohnston@aol.com
launched a new website (www.kettgift.org) to answer all your
Carlton Burford is the author of questions. Visit to learn of the many giving options. “Run the
“He Died on Wednesday.” The numbers” on various financial vehicles with your own age and
book is available through www. amounts. See how you or a parent can receive income for
Xlibris.com. Chrysler LLC named
life as well as learn about tax benefits. Then call Sue Weiss
Philip Murtaugh as CEO – Asia
at (800) 955-4464, extension 9768, for details, an in-depth
Operations. Dennis Aman passed
evaluation, or to set up the account. You can also visit www.
Ken Kayser ’73 was on away in October 2007 in an
automobile accident. He was an
kettering.edu. Check it out!
campus recently displaying
his new book, “The History of exceptional member and leader at
GM’s Ramjet Fuel Injection the GM Spring Hill Manufacturing
on the Chevrolet V-8.” A team. Nancy Brown-Johnston
portion of the proceeds from retired in 2006 from General
book sales will benefit the Motors as the director of Global
Zora Arkus-Duntov Endowed
Change Management. She lives
NEW NAME – SAME FUNd
Scholarship at Kettering.
in Tennessee with her husband,
Kayser is employed at GM
Dean, and is the president and Current, unrestricted donations are put into the Kettering
and active in a variety of
Kettering alumni and campus managing partner of TripleWin Gift Fund. Previously called the President’s Strategic Fund, the
activities. Consulting LLC, a global new name was instituted at the beginning of this fiscal year
consulting and training company. to better reflect the general nature of these donations. “There
was often confusion that the President’s Strategic Fund was a
1979 discretionary fund of the President of the University. That was
Class Agent: Carol V. Goodman never its intent or use. We felt a name change to Kettering Gift
1976 206 Tunbridge Rd.
Fund might better reflect the current, general nature of these
Baltimore, MD 21212
Class Agent: email: goodman110@aol.com donations and stop any confusion,” said Bonnie McArthur,
Michael G. Scarlatelli No Class Secretary director of Annual Giving. At this time all tax receipts reflect
780 Brookwood Ct.
both the Kettering Gift Fund/President’s Strategic Fund
Rochester Hills, MI 48309
email: michael.scarlatelli@ 1980 names. Questions and comments regarding the change are
gm.com Class Agent: Darlene E. Adams welcome. Contact McArthur at (800) 955-4464, extension
No Class Secretary 11240 74th St.
9519, or email bmcarthu@kettering.edu.
Burr Ridge, IL 60527
1977 email: dar11240@aol.com
No Class Secretary
Class Agent: Steven G. Collins
18118 Buckingham Ave. Peter D’Errico is now vice
Beverly Hills, MI 48025 president of Sales and Marketing 1982 1983
email: sgcollins@mail.com
for Elemé Medical in Merrimack, Class Agent and Secretary: Class Agent:
No Class Secretary
N.H. Larry Graham is now Thomas J. Golen Jana Groom-Waters
Walter Rosebrough, Jr. is now a Manufacturing Engineering 5460 Azure Way 9350 Hills Cove Dr.
president and CEO of the Steris manager at Goodman Manu- Sarasota, FL 34242 Goodrich, MI 48438
Corporation Mentor Sterilization email: thomas.golen@lehman. email: jana.g.waters@gm.com
facturing in Houston, Texas. He Class Secretary:
com
Products Company in Cleveland, and his family live in Katy, Texas. Charlotte J. Hubbard
Ohio. Crain’s Detroit Business recently 11046 Higley Cir. W.
1981 featured Diana Tremblay, vice Schoolcraft, MI 49087
president of Labor Relations at email: primahub@aol.com
Class Agent: Clark P Bailo
.
General Motors, in their “Most
21388 Winding Creek Dr.
South Lyon, MI 48178 Influential Women” series.
email: clarkbailo@yahoo.com
No Class Secretary
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4. C l A S S NOt E S
1984
Class Agent: Mark A. Johnson
C/O Adam Opel-IPC:R2-08
PO Box 9022
FirSt PriMA PrizE AWArdEd
Warren, MI 48090
email: mark.a.johnson@email. Three students won Kettering University’s first Prima Prize for Best Research Paper in
sae.org Leadership and Ethics. They received awards from the Department of Liberal Studies and
Class Secretary:
through the sponsorship of Prima Communications Inc., (www.primacommunications.com)
Juliann Leonard
GM Asia Pacific of Schoolcraft, Mich. Winning papers were selected from all research papers submitted to
11/17f Jinmao Tower the Senior Seminar in Leadership, Ethics, and Contemporary Issues in the 2006-07 academic
88 Century Ave. Pudong
year, and were chosen by a panel of eight judges, consisting of Senior Seminar instructors and
Shanghai 200121, China
email: juliann.leonard@gm.com Charlotte Hubbard ‘83, president and CEO of Prima Communications.
The Prima Prize program is
Greg Tyus is the new engineering
chief for Holden, based in coordinated by Dr. Benjamin
Melbourne, Australia. Redekop, Thompson Chair of
Leadership Studies and associate
1985 professor of Liberal Studies. Brian
Class Agent: Karla J. Berger Heath ‘06 won first place for his
C/O GMPT-Europe paper, “An Investigation into the
PO Box 9022 Causes of Unethical Behavior in
Warren, MI 48090
email:karla.berger@it.gm.com Consultants.” Heath, originally
No Class Secretary of Oakdale, Penn., graduated in
Barry Kohler is now vice 2006 with a degree in Industrial
president of Commercial Engineering. He is now a graduate
Production Programs for Bell student at Wright State University in
Helicopter in Fort Worth, Texas. Ohio. He received $300 for his first
Jeff Strong, Charlotte Hubbard ’83 and Sean Hirtle place paper.
1986 Two honorable mention awards
Class Agent: were conferred: one to Sean Hirtle
Marian McCormick Graham for his paper “The FDA’s Decision to Deny Plan B Over-the-Counter Marketing Status,” and
10360 Magnolia Ln.
Parkville, MO 64152 the other to Jeffrey Strong for his paper “Complex Ethics: An examination into the ethics and
email: marian@grahamnet.net morality of the 1981 air traffic controller strike.” Hirtle is a senior Mechanical Engineering major
No Class Secretary from Roseburg, Ore., and Strong is a senior dual Mechanical Engineering/Electrical Engineering
Jacqueline El-Sayed earned major from Hartland, Mich. They each received $100 for honorable mention papers.
reappointment to the Michigan The Prima Prize was established by Charlotte Hubbard ‘83. Prima Communications is the
Truck Safety Commission to first corporate sponsor of a program focused on leadership and ethics in the Liberal Studies
represent four-year colleges or program at Kettering.
universities for a term expiring
“Kettering University greatly appreciates the establishment of the Prima Prize. Ms. Hubbard’s
Aug. 4, 2009. Henio Arcangeli
interest in and commitment to Kettering and our students is wonderful,” said Vida Fisher,
is now president of Yamaha
director of Corporate and Foundation Gifts. “We hope it will encourage more alumni to
Motorsports Group.
recognize excellence in our students,” she added.
1987
Class Agents: Geoffrey T. Mince
95 Woodside Ct.
Lexington, OH 44904
Thomas A. Westling
30672 Via Conquista
1988 Class Secretary:
Laura U. Lukas (Brunner)
Class Secretary: Jodi K. Padilla
1011 W. Maple Rd.
San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675 Class Agents: 11705 W. Waterford Ave. Milford, MI 48381
Class Secretary: James H. Parshall Greenfield, WI 53228 email: padillas@flash.net
Richard L. Matson 14817 Deerwood Dr. email: lulukas@wi.rr.com
2366 Liberty St. S. Carmel, IN 46033
Canton, MI 48188 email: jparshall@lilly.com
Kimberly S. Schmitz
1989
email: richard.matson@alumni.
kettering.edu 549 Quail Ridge Dr. Class Agent: S. Wade Lukianow,
Traverse City, MI 49686 27036 Boulder Canyon Dr.
email: spoongt@voyager.net Nederland, CO 80466
email:wade@mad.scientist.com
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1990 1992 and worked in manufacturing and
portal technologies for Ford and
Class Agents: Tracy L. Coleman Class Agent and Secretary: several Tier-I suppliers.
7618 Fieldstone Ct. Paul R. Cloutier save tHe
Greenfield, IN 46140
email: tracy.coleman@cummins.
6835 Oakhurst Ridge Rd.
Clarkston, MI 48348 1996 date
com email: paul.cloutier@alumni. Class Agent: Jamie T. Prescott
Charlene L. Vig kettering.edu 190 Cameron Ave.
1406 Museum Rd. Toronto, Ontario,
Mt. Vernon, IA 52314 Canada M2N1E5
email: gerkevig@yahoo.com email: jprescot@celestica.com
Class Secretary: Julie K. Foddrill Class Secretaries:
1400 Lacosta Dr. Charity M. Lynn-Charney
Dewitt, MI 48820 460 Timber Lakes Dr.
e-mail: bjbnfodd@comcast.net Powderly, TX 75473
email: clynncha@kcc.com
Kirsten M. St. Croix
9214 Knoll Crest Loop
Austin, TX 78759
email: kstcroix@mba2001.hbs.
edu
Eugene Jung and his wife 1997
welcomed their first child,
Class Agent: Tamanna K. Lam
Benjamin S. Jung, to their family in
2495 Dover Dr.
September 2007. Rochester Hills, MI 48309
Janet (Phipps) Moquin and her
email: tamanna.lam@gm.com 


husband, Alan, welcomed their
1993 Class Secretary: The Major Sobey
first child, Henry Alan, to their
family in June 2007. Janet works Class Agent and Secretary:
Julie C. Roberts (Hinzmann) 
Memorial Golf Outing
45625 W. Nine Mile Rd.
as a senior management engineer Lori A. Flees
C/O Bain Co.
Novi, MI 48374
email: jrobert5@visteon.com

in support of Kettering
University students is
consultant for Hurley Medical
1901 Ave. of the Stars  
Center in Flint, Mich., but says that Friday, May 30, 2008, at
being a mom is her best job ever!
Ste. 2000
Los Angeles, CA 90067 1998 
Twin Lakes Golf Club in

Mike Schlater works in Mexico email: lori.flees@bain.com Class Agent: Oakland Township, Mich.
with Delphi ES as a regional Jody L. Stidman (Sautter) To reserve your foursome
manufacturing project engineer. 1994 1376 Harvard
and to learn about
Grosse Pointe, MI 48230
He and his wife, Lupita, have Class Agent: email: jody.stidman@yahoo.com sponsorship opportunities,
been married for 14 years and Wendi R. Gentry-Stuenkel No Class Secretary
11799 Big Lake Rd. contact Nathalie Dronchat,
have two sons, Michael (11), and
Davisburg, MI 48350 director of Special Events,
David (9). Schlater continues to
run, recently earned All-American
email: stuwandazan@aol.com
Class Secretary:
1999 at (810) 762-9770, or email
status for running a 4:43 mile Matthew P Cheng
. Class Agent: Sabin D. Blake ndroncha@kettering.edu.
and is ranked within the top 20 1657 Covington Woods Ln. 222 West 135th Street 1B
Lake Orion, MI 48360 New York, NY 10030
masters-level runners in the U.S.
email: matthew.cheng@ email: sabin.blake@alumni.
He has logged over 53,000 miles atkearney.com kettering.edu
in the last 26 years. Class Secretary:
1995 Catherine L. Glowicki 2000
1991 Class Agent:
620 Kent Ln.
White Lake, MI 48386 Class Agents:
Class Agent and Secretary: Douglas J. Turanchick email: catherine.glowicki@ Bradford C. Grems
Sheri L. Campeau P Box 1351
.O. gm.com 4297 Crystal St.
902 Laurelwood Dr. Greenwood, IN 46142 West Bloomfield, MI 48323
Lansing, MI 48917 No Class Secretary Chad Whitt is now an industrial email: grimey16@comcast.net
email: michaelandsheri@ engineer of the Manufacturing Sheri E. Hickok
comcast.net Bryan Bateman is now a Engineering Chassis Group at 2526 Yasmin Dr. #47
Software Development manager Commerce Township, MI 48382
David DeBoer is now president Daimler Trucks North America
for OnStar at the Detroit e-mail: sheri.hickok@gm.com
of Burke E. Porter Machinery Co. LLC (formally Freightliner LLC) in Class Secretary:
Renaissance Center. He began Portland, Ore.
located in Grand Rapids, Mich. Jason M. Davison
his career at GM in Manufacturing 858 Harvest Dr., Apt. A
Engineering from 1990-1996 Kokomo, IN 46901
and left the company to pursue email: jason_davison@
yahoo.com
interests in IT. Since then, he has
traveled the world as a consultant
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6. C l A S S NOt E S
2001 2004 It has also allowed me to truly 2006
understand a global market.”
Class Agent: No Class Agent or Secretary Class Agent:
Ryan and his fiancée, Jaime Sueann M. Wickstrom
Amy Marie Sanborn
Schutz, are expecting their first email: sueann.wickstrom@
11478 Bancroft Ct.
Fenton, MI 48430 2005 child in March. Joe Scandy gmail.com
email: amy.s.shortt@gm.com is now working at CVG Inc., a Class Secretaries:
Class Agent: Erin Spinner James M. Frissora
Class Secretaries: satellite communications solutions
1660 Peachtree St. NW 823 Humboldt Dr. W.
Michelle A. McKinney company in Virginia. Ashely
Apt. 1105 Gahanna, OH 43230
335 Kingslyn Farm Ct.
Atlanta, GA 30309 Branhut-Shields completed email: jfrissora@gmail.com
Oxford, MI 48371
email: espinner2@yahoo.com the Marine Corps Marathon Jon D. Kowalski
email: mckinnem@gdls.com
Class Secretary: 3472 Car Dr.
Angela M. Bateman in the Washington, DC, last
Suzanne L. Kayser Commerce Twp., MI 48382
19772 St. Louis St. October. Suzanne Kayser is now
2630 Parkside Dr. email: jon@jonkowalski.com
Brownstown, MI 48173
Flint, MI 48503 studying for her master’s degree
email: angela.bateman@gm.com Jon Kowalski joined the
email: suzanne.kayser@alumni. in Biomedical Engineering. Ian
Angela R. Yurk
kettering.edu Department of Engineering and
304 Beverly Ave. Burgess and his wife, Tiffany,
Auburn Hills, MI 48326 Matt Michalak and his wife, welcomed son, Israel Michael, Public Policy at Carnegie Mellon
Sarah, are expecting their first to their family last September. University as a Ph.D. student last
Kelly (Berish) Link received
child in February. Ryan Hervey Burgess accepted a new position August. Brian Kulling, along with
an MBA from the University
is a sales engineer for Aisin as a quality engineer at Renosol Jacob Hirschman ’07 and Justin
of Michigan Ross School Of
World Corp.–America, where he Seating. Nick Clute and his wife Keiffer ’07, received the SAE
Business. Nikki (Dominowski)
manages the North American welcomed their second child, International’s Heinz C. Prechter
and Stephan Osterbur ’00
sunroof and outside handle sales Alex Boyd, to their family last Award for Automotive Excellence.
welcomed their first child,
Owen Matthew, to their family in to Toyota. This unit generates September. Nick writes, “big sister
November. about $130 million in annual Zora has enjoyed having a new
sales. He writes, “working for a doll around the house, but does
2002 Japanese company has been a not approve of the lack of an ‘off’
great experience and has allowed switch.”
No Class Agent
me to travel all over the world
Class Secretary:
Jamie M. Buckley researching different markets.
1000 Lincoln Dr.
Brighton, MI 48116
email: jamie_m_buckley@
yahoo.com
2003 lEAdErS
No Class Agent
Class Secretary: Cristina K. Ike This past fall, student members of Kettering’s LEADERS program participated in a week-long
386 W. Saratoga St.
leadership training session at the University of Illinois called LeaderShape, which brings student
Ferndale, MI 48220
email: cristina.ike@alumni. leaders from universities throughout
kettering.edu the U.S. together. The assignment for
Kettering students is to create a vision
for the school and develop a program on
campus that helps implement this vision.
The LEADERS program is an endeavor
in which alumni sponsors select student
leaders and mentor them in developing
leadership skills. The members of the
Kettering LEADERS program express their
Gayle (Ridenour) ’03 and Derek sincere thanks to alumni for supporting
Frisbie ’03 welcomed their the program and for serving as mentors.
second son, Andrew David, June Pictured here during a weekend get
24, 2007. His older brother, David, together with alumni mentors and current LEADERS members are (left to right) student
and grandmother, Maggie (who Samantha Slattery, Ken Kayser ’07, Lu Chen, Suzanne Kayser ’05, who is also a benefactor,
works for Kettering University) are and student Kristen Winter. For more information, contact Suzanne Kayser at Suzanne.kayser@
thrilled with the new addition to gmail.com.
the family.
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2007 engagements anniversaries in Memoriam
Class Agent: Becky J Lukens Ejner Gotberg ’34
Sarah Barber ’04 and Stanley ’49 and Betty Zbiciak
149 Hockman Dr. Stefan Chlapecka ’04 – 60th Serge Gratch,
Wentzville, MO 63385 former faculty member
email: beckylukens@aol.com Ryan Hervey ’05 and Jack ’60 and Jackie Clolinger
No Class Secretary Jamie Schutz – 50th Joseph Payne ’39
Michael Laeder ’05 and Jeff ’99 and Katie Tobey – 5th Edward Bogue ’40
Jacob “ Jake” Hirschman was
Noella Priebe Kelly ’01 and Jason Eighmey ’00 Ernest Johnson ’42
featured in an article titled “10
Katey Uhl ’05 and Mike Petrilli – 5th
questions with Jake Hirschman,” Gilbert Lahr ’44
which appeared in the “Morning Patricia Stehlin ’06 and Angela ’01 and Neil Bateman ’01
Stanley Baston ’50
Eric Uram ‘06 – 5th
Sun” last October. Robert Gatzke ’50
weddings James Whitehead ’53
Duane Woods ’64
Benjamin Lang ’04 and
Miranda Smith Ernie Brooks ’66
Jonathan Lakin ’05 and Theodore “Ted” Cross ’66
Michelle Stadler William Pedersen ’66
Matt Michalak ’05 and
Sarah Roggow
Christopher Armbruster ’06 and
Shawn Leighton
Elizabeth Rogal ’06 and
Ryan Hart
PrOFESSOr gAry HAMMONd rEtirES
Mechanical Engineering Professor Gary Hammond recently retired from Kettering after 43 years of honorable and successful service. In
these images, Hammond works with a student on a design project and is also shown with Dr. Hank Kowalski of ME with a plaque that will
hang in the Hougen Design Studio of the C.S. Mott Engineering and Science Center honoring Hammond’s years of service to the institution.
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