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Industrial Advisory Board

The Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) is comprised of engineering professionals who actively participate in the development and promotion of Lake Superior State University's engineering and engineering technology programs, faculty members and students.

 

SCHEDULE

Our Fall 2008 meeting will be held on Nov. 7 at Museum Bronze in Auburn Hills. For more information, please contact Bob Andersen.


News

Minutes for the Spring 08 meeting held at the LSSU campus are now available for download. The MACRAO nights can be viewed by clicking on the MACRAO icon at right. There is a link that provides a color PDF of the MACRAO regions. See if there are any high school MACRAO nights color-coded for your area. If so, and you are available to help out, contact IAB member Chris Conklin.


 

Dick VandeVusseIt is with great regret that we announce the passing of recent member, Dick VandeVusse of VanAire Inc. in Gladstone. He was known to our staff and faculty having sponsored one of our graduates and providing him with an opportunity to expand his education and the leeway as an employee to develop a robotic solution to a production issue (see Gantry Robot article) <http://www.lssu.edu/eng/news/F07NewsletterWeb.pdf>, which seems to be typical of Dick's dedication to the education of youth as noted in the Escanaba Daily Press in an article about Dick as well as his obituary <http://www.dailypress.net>.

A contribution is being made on behalf of the IAB to a building fund in lieu of flowers per the request of Dick's family. The attached funeral announcement was received from VanAire, Inc. Visit the link for the funeral home <http://www.skradski-boycefuneralhomes.com/> if you wish to leave an on-line message for his family.


 

Bob & Chris have retiredCongratulations to our retirees: Bob Andersen and Chris Conklin. Even though Bob may no longer be in the office at Continental Automotive, but he manages to keep busy with multiple hobbies and interests. Chris is leaving Dow Corning and plans on being the ultimate grandfather and possibly hitting the woods for partridge.

They'll both still be familiar faces at IAB activities and MACRAO events.


 

Meeting Archives

Spring 2008 - hosted at the LSSU campus on May 2.

May 2, 2008 Agenda (Word)
May 2, 2008 Presentation (PPT)
May 2, 2008 Minutes (Word)
May 2, 2008 Attachments for Minutes (PDF)

Congratulations to Lynnette Eding who won another term as secretary. Welcome! to our newest member, Steve Bryan from the Brimley location of Continental Automotive.


Fall 2007 - hosted by Ralph Larsen at Michigan Scientific in Charlevoix on Nov. 2.

Nov 2, 2007 Minutes
Nov 2, 2007 Presentation


Spring 2007 - hosted on the campus of LSSU on May 4.

May 4, 2007 Agenda
May 4, 2007 Minutes


Fall 2006 - The fall meeting of Nov. 3, 2006 was hosted by Lynnette (Utecht) Eding at Johnson Controls in Holland on Nov. 3.

Below are links to the agenda and the meeting presentation files.

November 3, 2006 Agenda
November 3, 2006 Presentation

To view files from previous meetings, please contact Jeanne Shibley at 906-635-2597 or jmshibly@lssu.edu


Role Statement & Expectations

IAB Role Statement:

IAB members guide, nurture and assure that the School of Engineering and Technology produces engineers with skills that will not only fulfill today's industrial needs, but will foresee the requirements of tomorrow in a global economy. IAB members provide a "real time" interface with both faculty members and students bringing today's industrial technology to LSSU "today." 

IAB members are expected to:

  • Evaluate and critique engineering programs by providing professional experience and direction.
  • Be able to provide technical support such as; teaching materials, information on equipment, donation of equipment, funding.
  • Promote LSSU engineering curriculum to young people by participating in regional recruitment seminars and invite students for industrial tours.
  • Attend Industrial Advisory Board meetings.
  • Support the senior project program with ideas or equipment and/or materials.
  • Encourage professional development of the faculty by providing summer employment and spnsoring sabbaticals.
  • Provide assistance with job placement for students both full-time and summer internships.
  • Participate on subcommittees.
  • Vote during IAB meetings on issues relative to the Role Statement.

Meet the IAB Members

Ray Adams
Dean Emeritus

Lake Superior State University
Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.

Dave Allison

DURA Automotive Systems, Inc.
Mancelona, Mich.

Bob Andersen
Retired - Supervisor, Instrumentation


Continental, Inc.
Auburn Hills, Mich.

Fred Berg

Fred Berg
Senior Project Engineer

Delphi Steering Systems
Saginaw, Mich

George Bielis
Vice President of Product Engineering-Machining/Vehicle Group

Affinia Group
McHenry, Ill.

Steve Bryan

Steve Bryan
Engineer

Continental Automotive
Brimley, Mich.

Nathan Callaghan

Nathan Callaghan
Antenna Test Performance Engineer

General Motors
Ypsilanti, Mich.

Chris Conklin
Retired - Associate Engineering Systems Consultant

Dow Corning Coporation-Midland
Midland, Mich.

Darryl Dinel
Robotic and Automation Systems Sales

Factory Automation Systems
Atlanta, Ga.

Lynnette Utecht

Lynnette Eding
Quality Engineer
Metals and Mechanisms Division Manufacturing Plant

Johnson Controls - Lakewood Plant
Holland, Mich.

Jim Gibbs
Primary Designer
Starter Motor

Ford Motor Company
Ypsilanti, Mich.

Dan Goodrich

Dan Goodrich
Engineer


Continental Automotive
Auburn Hills, Mich.

 

Diane Haig
Manager Human Resources & Information Technology


Applied Manufacturing Technologies
Orion, Mich.

Steve Kars

Steve Kars
Reliability Engineer


New Page Corporation
Escanaba, Mich.

Ralph Larsen

Ralph Larsen
Engineer

Michigan Scientific Corporation
Charlevoix, Mich.

Charlie Litzner
Director, Engineering & Operations

Edison Sault Electric Company
Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.

Adam Lyon
Engineer/Design

Biomass Fiber Solutions
Mancelona, Mich. / Rome, Ga.

Ernie Maas
Vice President, Engineering & Operations

Edison Sault Electric Company
Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.

Jeff Menosky

Jeff Menosky
Engineer


Michigan Scientific Corporation
Charlevoix, Mich.

Elio Principe
Director/Project Engineer

MGP Architects-Engineer, Inc.
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario - Canada

Ralph Shoberg
President

R.S. Technologies Ltd.
Farmington Hills, Mich.

Don Stephanic
President

Western Engineered Products
Orion, Mich.

Brian Theriault
Controls Engineer

Tempest Enterprises, LLC
Gaylord, Mich.

John Truckey
President

Precision Edge Surgical Products Company
Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.

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Gary Walker
Engineer

East Jordan Iron Works
East Jordan, Mich.

Matthew Witte
Development Engineer

Chrysler LLC
Chelsea, Mich.

Jim Ziehl
Vehicle Program Planning

Chrysler LLC
Rochester, Mich.

Marty Zoerner

Marty Zoerner
Buyer/Supplier, Quality Engineer

Lexamar Corporation
Boyne City, Mich.

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