News Release

GM Line Director Discusses The Chevy Volt

Tony Posawatz, General Motors Vehicle Line Director for the Chevy Volt, will give the presentation, "Success of the New Chevy Volt," on Tuesday, March 1, 2011 from 9:30-11 a.m. The lecture will be held on University of Detroit Mercy's McNichols Campus in the Engineering Building, Room 237-239. He will discuss how the Chevy Volt became the 2011 Car of the Year. The lecture will be followed by a Volt demonstration and vehicle inspection in the Engineering High Bay.

Posawatz has worked at GM for over 25 years.  He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering at Wayne State University and a Master of Business Administration from Dartmouth College. Posawartz, a Michigan-licensed professional engineer, holds a number of professional distinctions and worked as a GM quality engineer, production foreman, plant area manager and finance director with the corporate finance staff.

This lecture is sponsored by UDM's College of Engineering & Science and the College of Liberal Arts & Education. It is free and open to the public.

Make your reservations for this event at community.udmercy.edu For questions, call 313-993-1540 or e-mail udmgrad@udmercy.edu

Release date: February 26, 2011

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The University of Detroit Mercy is Michigan's largest private Catholic University, offering approximately 100 majors and programs in 60 academic fields. Sponsored by the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits) and the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas, the University has three campuses located in downtown and northwest Detroit.

For the 12th consecutive year, UDM was ranked among the top tier of Midwestern master's universities in U.S.News & World Report's "Best Colleges," 2013 edition.