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Alumni updates
Mike Sherwin Sherwin (‘01 M M S S S )
Sherwin Sherwin joined the the University of of Pittsburgh in in in in in in the the Swanson School of of of of Engineering as as an an an assistant professor of of of industrial engineering Before becoming a a a a a a faculty member Sherwin worked with the Curtiss-Wright Corporation for nearly nine years Morgan Farnsworth Farnsworth (‘12 IE)
Farnsworth Farnsworth was a a a a a a nominee for the the 2019 Women in in Technology Technology Award through the the the Technology Technology Council of Central Pennsylvania in the the Art and Design division Thomas Green Green (‘72 IE)
Green Green retired in in 2019 after 36 years years with GM/ Delphi one-year practicing law and eight years years consulting as TJGreenLLC Leo Funk Funk (‘16 IE)
Funk Funk has received a a a a a a a a a promotion to become a a a a a a a a a finance manager at at Amazon com com Inc He will be be relocating from Carlisle Pennsylvania to Nashville Tennesee Karan Arora Arora (‘16 M S )
Arora Arora was promoted to to local technical specialist to to lead the industrialization of Mack Trucks’ first electric truck in in North America Cyndy Bober Bober (‘15 IE & M S )
Bober Bober was selected to to to to to move to to to to to the International Hilton Office to to to to to step into a a a a a a a a a a managerial role covering sales analytics Gabrielle Pfeifer Pfeifer (‘12 IE)
Pfeifer Pfeifer was promoted to the vice president of innovation and digital transformation at at at Infinite Computer Solutions Katie Blank Blank and and Sam May May (‘14 IE)
Blank Blank Blank and and May May who met in in the IME program were married in in in November 2020 Blank Blank works works for for Procter and Gamble while May works works for for Sherwin Williams Jane L Snowdon Snowdon (‘81 IE)
Snowdon Snowdon received the the 2019 Achievement in Industry Award from the the American Public Public Health Health Association’s Applied Public Public Health Health Statistics Section for outstanding contributions in in in industry to statistics and and public health health She is is an an an associate chief health health officer in the Center for Artificial Intelligence Research and Evaluation at at at IBM Watson Health The Ned Brokloff Endowment for for Alumni Association Affiliate Group Award for for Innovation recognizes groups who offer their members a a a a a a a a a a a a new or or or innovative program (Photo credit: Penn State Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Alumni Society)
Engineering alumni society wins award for dedication to student programs
In recognition of its job shadowing program the Penn State Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Alumni Society (PSIMES) received a a a Penn State Alumni Association (PSAA) Volunteer Volunteer Award Award at the PSAA PSAA Volunteer Volunteer Awards Banquet in October 2019 The program gives industrial engineering students an opportunity to spend a a a a day with an industrial engineering alumnus or alumna Students gain real-life experience receive career guidance learn about the skills needed
to to be successful in in in industry and gain direct access to to networking opportunities that can lead to potential employment On Oct 18 PSIMES accepted the Ned Brokloff Endowment for Alumni Association Affiliate Group Award for Innovation marking the third year that PSIMES has received an award award from the PSAA Previous awards received by the the organization were in the the categories of “Membership” and and “Fellowship and and Networking ” ” PSIMES was established in 1998 as as an affiliate program group of the Penn State Engineering Alumni Society PSIMES works to stimulate the continued interest
and professional development of of of all graduates of of of the Harold and Inge Marcus Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering The group strives to promote fellowship and communication among industrial engineering alumni faculty and students 34 IME NEWSLETTER • VOLUME 5 2020 Alumni News