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Alumni AwardsAwardsAwardsA he Kettering University Alumni Association honored seven Talumni for successes in business, community service, philanthropy and other endeavors during the 2014 Alumni Awards Dinner and Ceremony on Oct. 9. This year’s recipients were: • “What you get at Kettering are individuals who are • “I couldn’t ask for a better group of well-educated and extremely hungry to advance in life and make a change in prepared individuals to be connected to. I’m humbled to the world and those are the individuals that seek out what be a part of the Kettering/GMI legacy.” -- Distinguished Kettering can offer.” -- Entrepreneurial Achievement Award Alumnus - Troy Clarke ’78, CEO of Navistar - Leonardo Rocco ’99, founder and former CEO of GoPago • “My engineering education taught me to think logically. • “Kettering played an important role in helping me Especially my work at GMI, it taught me to work with grow into the person and leader I am today.” -- Civic others.” -- Outstanding Achievement Award - Ed Orlett Achievement Award - Carol (VanDeVoort) Goodman ’79, ’61, retired state representative from the Ohio House of community volunteer in Baltimore, Maryland Representatives • “Keep your options open to learn more, discover more. You • “My experience at Kettering in the classroom and in my never know when something will open up to you.” -- Young co-op positions instilled discipline in me and taught me Alumni Award - Jon Kowalski ‘06, Ph.D. how to learn and how to lead.” -- Engineering Achievement Award - Scott Kirchner ’92, vice president - engineering and CTO of Panasonic Automotive Systems Find links to profiles all of this year’s recipients here: • “Be bold, stretch yourself, go with your heart and do the www.kettering.edu/news/seven-graduates-be-honored- tough thing.” -- Alumni Service Award - John Mahoney ’55, during-annual-alumni-awards-ceremony retired general partner for RLM Engineering Company SPRING 2015 21