News Release
College of Engineering & Science Hosts 79th Annual Slide Rule Dinner Dance
The University of Detroit Mercy’s College of Engineering & Science will be hosting their 79th Annual Slide Rule Dinner Dance on April 2, 2011 from 6 p.m. until midnight at the Detroit Cobo Conference Center, Riverview Room. Alumnae Evelyn Hirt and Michael Dudzik will be honored on this evening.
Evelyn Hirt will receive the Engineering Alumna of Year award from UDM. She is Principal Professional and Engineer, Operational Systems Directorate at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland, Washington, operated by the U.S. Department of Energy.
Ms. Hirt received a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering, cum laude degree from the University of Detroit ‘75, a Masters in Engineering Management from Washington State University ‘02 and Certificate in Project Management from WSU. Her honors include: listings in ten "Who's Who" directories, membership in Eta Kappa Nu, and 13 outstanding performance awards while working for three different employers. She has published works in the application of laser ablation, test program requirements management, fault-tree-generation methodology, and time dissemination using the Global Positioning System (GPS).
Prior to her current position, she was an electrical engineering research assistant in control systems at the University of New Mexico, systems engineer in the specification, design, and analysis of flight control systems for Sperry Corporation, Defense Systems Division and an engineer/scientist in systems engineering for Rockwell International Corporation. She also worked as an electrical/electronics engineer for the United States Air Force, Wright Aeronautical Laboratories, Flight Dynamics Division and an electrical engineer with General Motors Corporation, Fisher Body Division, Central Engineering working in product and process design, and product testing.
Michael C. Dudzik will receive the Science Alumnus of the Year award from the University. He is Corporate Vice President for Science and Technology of Lockheed Martin Corporation, Washington Operations. Prior to this position, he was the mobilization assistant to the Commander, 14th Air Force, Air Forces Strategic-Space, Air Force Space Command, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. Fourteenth Air Force. He also worked as the mobilization assistant to the Commander, Space and Missile Systems Center, Air Force Space Command, Los Angeles AFB, Calif.
He has served in various active-duty and Reserve assignments, including technical intelligence; weapons of mass destruction counterproliferation and nuclear weapons policy development; space system acquisition; and space systems operations.
Dudzik received a Bachelor of Science at University of Detroit, ’75; Master of Science in Nuclear Engineering, Ohio State University, ’75 and a Master of Business Administration, University of Dallas, 1984.
He is an industry executive with extensive engineering design and development expertise and He serves on the advisory boards at the University of Michigan and the University of Central Florida.
The social part of the evening begins at 6 p.m., followed by dinner, awards, and dancing at 7 p.m. For more information about tickets, contact Nicole Oliver at 313-993-1218.
Release date: March 20, 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.
