The Engineering & Science Board of Advisors met Friday, Oct. 17 for presentations on the University and College from UDM President Gerard L. Stockhausen and Dean Leo Hanifin, respectively. The Board reviewed and provided input on the College's strategic plan. The Board also discussed its role in helping the College achieve its strategic goals and create leading-edge programs, following a presentation on UDM's Entrepreneurship Program by Mechanical Engineering Professor Jonathan Weaver.

Engineering & Science Board of Advisors include: (Back row, left to right) Lawrence Berkowski, Keith Cooley, Frank Davis, Clifford Cook, Michael Dudzik, Mark Lamos; (Middle row) Joseph Kutz, Matt Haley, William Berkowski, Clyde Evans, Albin Gess, Frank Sanda; (Front row) Bill Wales, Noreen Rossi, Rik Kunnath, Mary Christine Sinelli, Keith Mayer, Jay Baron. Not Pictured: Grace Bochenek, Joseph Colaianni, Thomas Dekar, Haren Gandhi, William Kozyra, Joseph Margevicius, Jeffrey Moyer, Fred Tuffile, Gerald Zelenock.

"The Advisory Board's first meeting was highly energized by the collective engagement of top leaders from across the country and around the world, representing a wide variety of professions," says E&S Dean Leo Hanifin. "During the meeting they provided thoughtful, well-informed guidance regarding the directions and plans for the College, and at the end, made the statement: 'We're fired up and want to work. Tell us what you need done.' That's a dean's dream to hear.

"The next step is for the College's leadership to deliberate on the best ways to focus this energy and dedication," he adds. "Once we do that, we look forward to accomplishing 'great things' with these leaders."

Members of the E&S Board of Advisors are:

• Frank Sanda, Chairman/Pres./CEO, Japan Communications
• Joe Colaianni '56, Partner, Patton Boggs
• Bill Wales '72, '73, VP, Dow AgroSciences
• Frank Davis '86, Executive Director of North American Product Programs, Ford Motor Co.
• Gerald Zelenock '69, University of Toledo Med., Professor & Chair, Surgery
• Bill Kozyra '80, CEO, TI Automotive
• Matt Haley '84, Entrepreneur
• Michael Dudzik '75, VP R&D – Lockheed Martin
• Chris Sinelli, Entrepreneur
• Mark Lamos, M.D. '76, Baltimore, Maryland
• Albin Gess '66, Partner, Snell & Wilmer, LLP. Santa Anna, Calif
• Keith Mayer, CEO, Giffels Webster
• Lawrence Berkowski '83, '85, VP, BASF
• Fred Tuffile '63, Bentley University and Polaroid (ret)
• Keith Cooley, President and CEO, Next Energy
• Joseph Margevicius '77, '80, VP, Walbridge
• Joseph Kutz, M.D., '53, '55 Kleinert-Kutz Hand Care
• Clifford Cook, Sr. Vice President, Marathon Oil
• Tom Dekar '71, '75, Vice Chairman, Deloitte
• Jay Baron, President, Center for Automotive Research
• Noreen Rossi, M.D., '74, Program Director, Nephrology, Wayne State Medical School
• Clyde Evans, Ph.D., '66, Consultant to Schools of Medicine
• William Berkowski, D.D.S., 74, '78
• Rik Kunnath '71, Chief Executive Officer, Pankow Operating, Inc.
• Grace M. Bochenek, Ph.D., Director, U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research Development and Engineering Center
• Jeffrey Moyer '84, Vice President of Business Development and Engineering, Meridian Lightweight Technologies
• Haren Gandhi, D.E., '68, '71, Ford Technical Fellow, Ford Motor Company