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1969 1976 new role as Global Test & Reliability multiple actors, published in the IAM
Andrew Hatley retired from Dennis Schrader now serves as Manager at Colfax Fluid Handling. Yearbook: Building IP value in the 21st
Jefferson State Community College in Secretary of Appointments in Maryland century 2017, a supplemental to IAM
Birmingham, Alabama, as the Director Governor Larry Hogan’s cabinet. He was 1983 (Intellectual Asset Management) by
of Manufacturing and Technology promoted after serving a year as Deputy Andrew Novajovsky retired from Globe Business Media Group. Hogan is
Center in 2011. He now oversees their Secretary of Transportation in 2015. General Motors Company October 1 a shareholder at the IP law firm Reising
rentals and works on his projects - after 39 years and moved to Ponte Ethington P.C. in Troy, MI.
old Jaguars, Chris-Craft cruiser and 1977 Vedra, FL.
the farm. In this new life, he and his Thomas Plotkowski, Occupational 1994
wife, Margaret, enjoy life and its new Health and Safety Supervisor for GM 1988 Donna Mosher is now the Technical
challenge. Propulsion Systems, retired from GM Barbara Early is working on a new Service Manager for Transportation
after 44 years of service effective mystery novel Series. The first book Lubricants for BASF Corporation.
1972 October 1, 2016. He is planning on in her new Vintage Toyshop Mystery She is also very active in SAE as the
John Hawkins recently retired from enjoying time with his wife, Patti, and series debuted in October, 2016. This current chair of the SAE Technical
teaching Mechanical Engineering at grandchildren. is her fourth novel. She previously Committee for Driveline Lubricants and
Bob Jones University in Greenville, wrote the nationally bestselling Bridal chair of the Western Michigan SAE
South Carolina. Philip Kinsely and Pattie split Bouquet Shop Mysteries under the pen section. After 25 years, she and Jeff
their time between Chicago and name of Beverly Allen. Dobrowolski ’92 are still together and
David Reeck retired from General Hilton Head, SC. After retiring as an reside in the greater Grand Rapids,
Motors China in 2014 and from GM Executive VP at Danaher Corporation, Josette Russell has published MI area.
USA in 2010. He is still actively he joined the private equity firm Banking on Kanban: Mastering
consulting on electric vehicles, the Clayton, Dubilier, & Rice as an Kanban to Boost Cash Flow, Minimize 1998
China auto market and powertrain. Operating Advisor. Kinsley is currently Inventory, and Maximize Delivery Edward Boll has a full-time position
Reeck started a small business to sell chairman of Atkore International Performance. Russell has seen with AMSEC in Newport News,
electric assist bicycles, with the brand (ATKR) and serves on the board of numerous companies struggle to Virginia.
name “Out & Ebout”. The implication Beacon Roofing Supply (BECN) in reduce inventory while still protecting
of the brand name, for his fellow addition to spending time with their customer delivery, so she wrote the 2000
retirees is to get off the sofa and get three daughters and three grandsons. definitive guide to explain the math Benjamin Lorenz finished the
out of your car, get outside and ride behind the powerful lean tool called IRONMAN Vichy in France, on Sunday,
with electric power assistance, for 1979 kanban. The book explains how to August 28, 2016. His wife, Conny, and
some exercise, excitement and fun. Richard Rosen received the degree design and deploy a robust kanban two sons, Timmy (7) and Noah (5), who
of Doctor of Education from Johns system for even the most complex also ran in the IRONKIDS event, were
1973 Hopkins University in August, 2016. He scenarios, including all the necessary all there to see him finish. Lorenz has
Stephen Brzuszkiewicz recently was selected as part of the inaugural formulas, plus insightful chapter-end lived in Schweinfurt, Germany, since
completed the Ron Fellows Z06 cohort of a new education doctorate tutorials to demonstrate how to use January, 2014. Feel free to contact him
Performance Driving School. After at JHU’s School of Education in 2013. the tool in the real world. For more if life brings you to central Germany.
a engineering career of 45 years at Rosen’s research studied partnerships information, visit www.kanban-
Chevrolet Tonawanda Motor and Moog between business and education and calculator.com. 2002
Incorporated. Brzuszkiewicz is devoting what makes some endure. He plans to Corey Beaubien co-authored an
his leisure to being a “motorhead” teach a graduate level course in this 1989 article, “At the Intersection of U.S.
again. He still owns the 1970 Z28 he area in the spring of 2017. Barry Ratzlaff, B.S. I.A. from ‘89 Patent Laws and Autonomous Vehicles:
drove to Kettering (then GMI) from B-Section, was promoted to the A Look at Patent Eligibility and Claim
New York for three years. Jayne Lange became a grandmother. position of Vice President, Customer Indefiniteness,” published as a General
Our daughter Sarah Lange and her Satisfaction for Hyundai Motor Chapter in seventh edition of the
1975 husband Ed Barta welcomed Mable America. In this position he is International Comparative Legal Guide
Stephen Bird semi-retired from Marie Barta on July 17, 2016. responsible for leading the ownership to: Patents (Global Legal Group Ltd,
Dana Holding (Off-Highway Division) experience including Customer Care, London). Beaubien is a shareholder at
in 2015 after almost 39 years (over 47 Henry Louie recently returned Service & Parts for Hyundai and the IP law firm Reising Ethington P.C.
years in the auto industry, including from a year in Zambia as part of the Genesis brands in the U.S. market. Beaubien has also been elected by
his co-op at Buick) as a Senior Project prestigious U.S. Fulbright Scholar fellow shareholders to serve on the
Engineer. Bird is now working part program. In Zambia, Louie researched 1991 Management Committee of Reising
time on projects and mentoring for electricity access challenges in rural Stephen Lee married Annaliisa Lee Ethington P.C., an intellectual property
Dana Off-Highway. His wife, Julia, villages and taught engineering (formerly Lukas) on June 2, 2016 in law firm established in 1865 in
retired from teaching 10 years ago courses at Copperbelt University. Espoo, Finland. He was a contestant Detroit and located today in Troy, MI.
and they have four granddaughters. in the Voice of Finland in the 2016 Beaubien started with Reising in 2002
Bird is slowly working on his “bucket 1980 season. And he now has a band that after graduating from GMI/Kettering.
list” with two things completed so Andrew Borchers was named released its first songs in June 2016.
far. His wife gave him a Richard Petty Associate Dean of the College of Trisha (Manjari Roy) Roy was a
ride at Charlotte Motor Speedway Business at Lipscomb University. Michael Schirmer, DBA, recently quiet graduate student expecting
(Lowes) and he was able to fly and ride Borchers has taught at Lipscomb since joined Temple University’s Fox her first baby when she walked
in a P-51 Mustang with the Collings 2011 after completing a 10-year stint School of Business as an Assistant in commencement in 2002. After
Foundation. They also attended the at Kettering University. His interests Professor of Marketing & Supply Chain receiving her degree, she was
Superbowl this year (as they did in include operations and supply chain Management and Deputy Academic stay-home mom for a full 11 years,
2003) for the Panthers. They have management, information systems and Director of Online Programs. but since 2014 she has entered the
been season ticket holders with the environmental sustainability. workplace. As a single mother and
Panthers from the beginning. Bird 1993 with the mindset of an entrepreneur
currently owns his 10th Corvette, a 1981 Scott Hogan co-authored a patent that was inculcated in the evening
60th anniversary 427 convertible. Chad Zeilenga moved his family law-related article entitled The great hours of graduate study, Roy found
to Charlotte, NC while moving to a divide—sorting out method claims and real estate to be a worthy passion. In

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