Recognizes 2016 Class of Fellows
DEARBORN, MI, Nov 15, 2016 – SME has recognized several professionals who will assume new leadership roles in the organization for 2017. These manufacturing professionals were recognized at the annual SME banquet on Nov 12.
(Left to right): Jeffrey Krause, SME executive director and CEO; Michael Packer, FSME, 2017 SME secretary; Susan Smyth, PhD, FSME, 2017 SME treasurer; Mark Michalski, 2017 SME vice president; Sandra Bouckley, FSME, 2017 SME president; Thomas Kurfess, PhD, FSME, 2017 SME president-elect; and Matthew Hilgendorf, 2017-18 SME international director.
Officers of SME are chosen by a nominating committee and selected by the SME Board of Directors. These directors are elected annually by the entire voting membership of the organization.
President
- Sandra L. Bouckley, FSME, 2017 SME President
President-Elect
- Thomas R. Kurfess, PhD, FSME, PE, Georgia Institute of Technology
Vice President
- Mark L. Michalski, MKS Instruments
Treasurer
- Susan M. Smyth, PhD, FSME, General Motors
Secretary
- Michael D. Packer, FSME, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co.
SME also recognized its 2016 Class of Fellows, who are selected once a year from among the highest achievers of industry, academia and government, and nominated only by honorary, fellow, life or professional members of SME. Those selected as fellows have 20 years or more of manufacturing experience and expertise. They have contributed notably to the social, technological and educational benefit of manufacturing and the engineering profession.
2016 SME College of Fellows are:
- Joseph J. Beaman, ScD, FSME, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas.
- Sandra L. Bouckley, FSME, 2017 SME President, Oxford, Michigan.
- Hitomi Yamaguchi Greenslet, Dr. Eng., FSME, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.
- Behrokh Khoshnevis, PhD, FSME, University of Southern California, Los Angeles.
- Brad L. Kinsey, PhD, FSME, University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire.
- Ashok Kumar, PhD, FSME, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida.
- Lonnie Love, PhD, FSME, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
- ZJ Pei, PhD, FSME, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas.
- Tony Schmitz, PhD, FSME, University of North at Carolina Charlotte, Charlotte, North Carolina.
- Hong-Chao Zhang, PhD, FSME, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas.
Nominations are currently being accepted for the 2017 SME College of Fellows. Submit nominations on or before Dec. 1 at sme.org/fellows.
About SME
SME connects all those who are passionate about making things that improve our world. As a nonprofit organization, SME has served practitioners, companies, educators, government and communities across the manufacturing spectrum for more than 80 years. Through its strategic areas of events, media, membership, training and development, and the SME Education Foundation, SME is uniquely dedicated to the advancement of manufacturing by addressing both knowledge and skills needed for the industry.
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