Académique Documents
Professionnel Documents
Culture Documents
Ed Stiles
Leslie Ortiz, a master’s student in Computer Engineering, adjusts Gimli, one of the robots in Charles Higgins’s Neuromorphic Vision and Robotic Sys-
tems Laboratory. Gimli mimics insect vision and is designed to follow a moving object. It’s built on the chassis of a radio-controlled model car.
I n April, Tucson was the location found in the United States. Go to our web site for
for the 2005 Engineering Deans’ Students from India, China, South more in-depth coverage
Institute. This annual meeting focused Korea, and other countries, who once of Arizona Engineer stories
this year on issues relating to the glo- flocked to the United States for their
balization of engineering education, engineering studies, are now studying At the end of several stories
and I had the privilege of serving as engineering in these other countries. in this issue of Arizona Engineer,
program chair. And, rather than returning to their you’ll find a word or phrase that
It was an opportunity to hear from home countries, they are remaining follows the heading “More info.”
numerous experts, from the United after graduation, further strengthen- You can use this keyword or phrase
States and abroad, about the dramatic ing the high-tech economic vitality of to search for the longer version of
changes that are taking place in engi- these countries. that story on our engineering news
neering education worldwide. pages at http://uanews.org/engi-
Studying Abroad neering.
Three things are happening within Thankfully, engineering at UA has Just type the word or phrase into
the engineering profession that are
progressively pursued opportunities the “Engineering Article Finder”
significantly impacting the discipline
for our own students to study engi- box at the top left of the web page
and the practice of engineering.
neering abroad. During the past two and click on “search.”
Changes in Education years, for example, our students have Space is limited in this print
First, certain segments of engineer- studied engineering for one or more edition of the magazine. But the
ing, long thought to be the exclusive semesters in Turkey, Netherlands, web pages give us space for more
domain of engineers educated in the Denmark, Japan, Hong Kong, France, in-depth coverage of the stories
United States, are being outsourced Spain, Wales and Singapore, just to that appear here, as well as room
to countries all over the world and name a few locations. Without excep- for additional stories that wouldn’t
undertaken by engineers educated in tion, these students have returned to fit in the magazine.
those countries. the States with a greater appreciation The web site also has up-to-the-
Second, as it becomes more and for global engineering opportunities minute news about the UA College
more difficult for foreign students to and for the challenges that they will of Engineering. It includes the
gain entry into the United States (due face as they graduate into this newly latest on student projects, research,
to Homeland Security restrictions), globalized economy. college events, and other activities.
graduate engineering programs in To read more about science
UA’s Expanded Program
Europe, Australia, Canada, and many and technology at The University
Engineering at UA is proud of
other places are aggressively recruiting of Arizona, go to the SCI/TECH
the expanded educational opportuni-
those students, even if it takes sub- column at http://uanews.org.
ties it is providing for its students.
stantial changes in each country’s basic
Over the past six to eight years, we
educational structure to do so.
have focused on providing business The ARIZONA
Third, engineering colleges in the
education opportunities to engineering
United States are realizing, thankfully,
that a well-rounded engineering educa-
students, a broader exposure to the
humanities, and now, most recently, an
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opportunity for a global engineering
the globalization that is taking place
education experience. Arizona Engineer is published twice
and, if possible, must offer students yearly for alumni and friends of The
By offering these expanded educa-
an opportunity to study engineering University of Arizona College of
tional opportunities, we’re giving our
abroad. Engineering.
graduates a skill set that makes them
Europeans Convert Programs particularly valuable to industry. Editor/Writer: Ed Stiles
Engineering education programs As always, I welcome your com- Photos: Photos on pages 18 to 20
throughout Europe are converting ments regarding these issues and any courtesy of alumni and friends.
to the structure most commonly others relating to our efforts here at
Engineering Offices: 520-621-6594
found in the United States. Outstand- UA to provide the best possible engi- E-mail: stiles@u.arizona.edu
ing engineering schools in Germany, neering education for our students.
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News Briefs
UA solar car on TV
T he Arizona Solar Racing Team
has gotten lots of TV exposure
recently, with coverage by Discovery
Channel Canada’s Daily Planet program
and Australia’s Eco Trekker series.
The Daily Planet crew was at UA in
November to film the UA car and to
talk with the students who are prepar-
ing to race the car across parts of the
United States and Canada next July.
Fulbright takes
Rozenblit to Poland
Jerzy Rozenblit, department
head in Electrical and Computer
Engineering
(ECE), spent
three weeks at
Poland’s Cracow
University of
UA ECE Photo
Technology this
summer under a
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Fulbright Senior
Jerzy Rozenblit
Engineering students, who have received Thomas R. Brown scholarships, met with members Specialists grant.
of the Thomas R. Brown Family Foundation during an October luncheon. The scholarships are Rozenblit helped faculty at
awarded to engineering and business students. The students in this photo are all from UA Engineer-
ing. The recipients, foundation members, and guests included (from left, back row) Ryan Hatch,
Cracow University to develop:
Kvar Black, Bryan Davidson, Hayley Brown, Kara Monsen, Mark Lauer, David Smallhouse,Brianna 1. A multi-media, real-time
Muhlenkamp, Tom Peterson, Matthew Behrens, and Clay Condon. (From left, front row) Robin laboratory that will be used for
Yoshimura, Michael Hard, Sarah Smallhouse, John Carter, Gerry Swanson, and Mary Brown.
research.
Brown Foundation scholarships celebrated 2. A computer-engineering
curriculum that will be partially
Recipients of the Thomas R. recruiting two world-class scholars.
supported by that laboratory.
Brown scholarships met with mem- The colleges also are receiving $50,000
3. A plan for future research
bers of the Thomas R. Brown Family annually for scholarships.
projects to be jointly undertaken by
Foundation during a luncheon in The gift is intended to foster col-
Cracow University of Technology
October at the Arizona Inn. laboration between the engineering
and UA ECE.
The foundation is contribut- and business colleges and honors Tom
Another outgrowth of his Ful-
ing nearly $1 million over a period Brown, co-founder of Burr-Brown,
bright work may be future faculty
of three years to UA’s engineering Corp., who died in 2002.
and student exchanges between UA
and business colleges. Each college •
and Cracow University.
receives $100,000 per year to assist in More info: Recruiting
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News Briefs
Honeywell supports
engineering, business
R obert D. Johnson, president and
CEO of Honeywell Aerospace,
visited UA in October to present a
check for $109,000 to UA’s engineer-
ing and business schools as part of the
company’s ongoing support.
Johnson also spoke at an honors
convocation in the Eller School of
Management.
In the Engineering College, John-
son got a first-hand look at UA’s solar
race car and talked with students who
are building a new car for this sum-
Ed Stiles
mer’s American Solar Challenge Race,
which will run from Austin, Texas to Robert Johnson (center), president and CEO of Honeywell Aerospace, presented a check to the
Calgary, Alberta. UA engineering and business colleges in October. Accepting the check are Tom Peterson (left), dean
of the College of Engineering, and Ken Smith, interim dean of the Eller College of Management.
Johnson also visited with students
from UA’s Micro Air Vehicle (MAV) has a variable-camber wing. scholarships, the solar car team, the
Club, who demonstrated a radio-con- Engineering will use its share of the Engineering Ambassadors program,
trolled ornithopter and an MAV that Honeywell gift to fund undergraduate and other programs and projects.
Salpointe High
honors Bahill
Terry Bahill, professor of Sys-
tems and Industrial Engineering,
was inducted into
Tucson’s Sal-
pointe Catholic
High School
Tom Peterson
(SCHS) Distin-
guished Alumni
Ed Stiles
Hall of Fame in
Engineering alums from Colorado met in November for a tour of the Lockheed Martin Space Sys-
tems Co. and to hear the latest news from UA Engineering. This photo was taken in the lobby of the April.
Engineering Building at Lockheed Martin. Bahill has Terry Bahill
published more than 200 papers
Engineering alums tour Lockheed Martin and authored or co-authored seven
books. His latest book, Keep Your
Engineering alumni from the the group toured the Final Assembly
Eye on the Ball: Curve Balls, Knuckle-
Denver, Colo. area met for a UA Col- Building. This is where the Atlas and
balls, and Fallacies of Baseball (ISBN:
lege of Engineering Alumni Reception Titan launch vehicles are prepared for
0716737175), was co-authored
and Tour in November. It was held at shipping to a launch site.
with Tulane University Mechanical
the Lockheed Martin Space Systems The alumni also toured the 100,000
Engineering Professor Robert G.
Co. facilities in Littleton, Colo. Class clean room, where the Atlas
Watts. It uses physics, mathematics
Hosts for the event were and Titan Centaurs are finalized for
and physiology to explore longtime
G. Thomas Marsh, executive vice launching.
myths and mysteries of hitting.
president of Lockheed Martin Space The event also featured a short talk
The induction ceremony and
Systems Co., and Tom Peterson, dean about the UA College of Engineer-
banquet were held on the Salpointe
of the UA College of Engineering. ing by Peterson and a reception that
campus, and about 85 guests
Marsh started the tour with a included cocktails and hors d’oeuvres.
attended.
short talk that put rocket building Alumni from as far away as Colo-
•
at Lockheed Martin into a histori- rado Springs and Loveland attended
More info: Salpointe
cal perspective. Following his talk, the event.
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News Briefs
E-Breakfast
packs ’em in
A record crowd of nearly 600
alumni, students, faculty, staff
and friends of UA Engineering
attended the 41st Annual Engineers’
Breakfast during Homecoming
weekend in October. This easily sur-
passed last year’s big crowd of 450.
Professor Emeritus David Hall
was among those given special
recognition during the breakfast. He
was honored for his role in founding
the annual event in 1964.
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Chris Lewicki (MS AE ’00) was
the featured speaker. Lewicki, flight
Paul Prazak (fourth from left) was instrumental in bringing out 81 people from Texas Instruments to
director for NASA’s Mars Explora- the annual Engineers’ Breakfast. The alums and friends of the college at this TI table included (from
tion Rovers Mission, talked about left) UA Physics Professor Ke Chiang Hsieh; Joel Halbert, TI development engineering manager,
High-Speed Signal Processing Products; Bob White, TI senior design engineer; Paul Prazak (MS
his work at NASA before and during EE ’73), director, High-Speed Products; Linda Prazak, Paul’s wife; Karen Ford (EE ’96), TI strategic
the mission. marketing engineer, ADC Products; Mike Koen, TI development manager, VCA Products; and
Michael Steffes, TI strategic marketing manager, HSSP Products.
Competition was fierce this year
between IBM, Honeywell, Raytheon the most employees to the luncheon. dark license plate holder for bringing
and Texas Instruments for brag- Texas Instruments snagged the “pres- 81 employees to the event. IBM had
ging rights that come with bringing tigious award” — UA, glow-in-the- 60, Raytheon 52, and Honeywell 22.
Hank Grund-
stedt, MinE UA ChE undergrad tops in nation
’51, (left) and
Assistant Profes- Stephanie Freeman, a senior in chemical engineering,
sor Hugh Miller, has won the top student award given by the American
of UA Mining
and Geological Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE).
Engineering, “Since there is only one award
hold the plaque
that dedicates given each year, this gives her at least a
UA’s San Xavier virtual claim to being the top chemical
Underground
Mining Labora-
engineering junior in the nation,” said
tory in Grundst- Jost Wendt, department head in UA’s
edt’s honor. The Chemical and Environmental Engineer-
photo was taken
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ing (ChEE) department.
MGE Photo
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TMAL
Technology & Management
Executive of the Year
Lockheed Martin
The luncheon was held at The
individuals who have made Arizona Biltmore Resort and Spa in
significant contributions to Phoenix, Ariz.
Coffman earned his bachelor’s
the economic development of Vance D. Coffman
degree at Iowa State University and
Arizona and the nation. master’s and Ph.D. at Stanford. management.
TMAL also highlights the He was selected to receive the Sarlo is a director of Interplast,
Technology & Management Execu- The International Rescue Committee,
partnership between busi-
tive of the Year Award because of and the Joint Distribution Committee.
ness and engineering at the his leadership role in the aerospace Sarlo earned a bachelor’s degree
University of Arizona. Close industry, particularly as it relates to from UA in electrical engineering in
space systems. 1960. He also has an MBA degree
collaboration between the two
• from Harvard Business School.
disciplines is important at both UA’s engineering and business col- • Peter W. Salter, Lifetime
the university and corporate leges also honored four other execu- Achievement Award, Eller College
tives at TMAL. All are UA alumni. — Peter W. Salter is chairman of the
levels for the United States to
• George Sarlo, Lifetime board, president, and CEO of Salter
remain competitive in today’s Achievement Award, College of Labs in Arvin, Calif. He founded
global marketplace. Engineering — Since 1974, George Slater Labs in 1975. Since that time,
Sarlo has played a key role in build- the company has introduced more
Sponsors ing the Walden Group, a worldwide than 150 medical-care products and
venture-capital organization. expanded operations from California
TMAL sponsors include:
In addition to his current duties to Georgia, New Hampshire, Texas,
• Salter Labs as a director of several public and Wisconsin, and Juarez, Mexico.
• Arizona Public Service private corporations, he also contrib- Under Salter’s leadership, Salter
• Diversified Human utes extensive financial and technical Labs has risen to become a leader in
Resources, Inc. knowledge to Walden VC’s investment several medical product categories,
• Fluor Corp. portfolio. including respiratory care, anesthesia,
• Lockheed Martin Corp. Sarlo also is chairman of Ashfield and oral drug delivery. The company’s
• Mattel, Inc. & Co., Inc., an investment manage- products are used daily in acute care,
ment company in San Francisco that extended care, rehabilitation, and
• Raytheon
has approximately $2 billion under home care worldwide.
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TMAL
Ed Stiles
Award winners and UA dignitaries gathered at the Arizona Biltmore for the annual Technology &
Management Awards Luncheon. They are (from left) Brian D. Lesk, Diversified Human Resources,
TMAL History
Inc.; Ken Smith, interim dean of the UA Eller College of Management; Peter W. Salter, Satler Labs;
Vance D. Coffman, Lockheed Martin; UA President Peter Likins; John J. Marietti, Cleaves-Bess-
mer-Marietti, Inc.; Tom Peterson, dean of UA Engineering; and George Sarlo, the Walden Group.
Past winners of the
Salter graduated from UA in 1964 provider to small- and medium-sized Technology & Management
with a degree in history. businesses and handles much of the Executive of the Year Award
• John J. Marietti, Distinguished administrative paperwork associated include:
Service Award, College of Engi- with employees. This includes things
neering — Since 1993, John J. such as payroll, payroll taxes, workers’ • 1999
Marietti has served as chairman of the compensation and employee benefit Craig Barrett
board of Cleaves-Bessmer-Marietti, packages. The company also assists President & CEO
Inc., an electrical manufacturer’s repre- clients with risk management and Intel Corp.
sentative based in Kansas City, Mo. human resource administration.
From 1983 to 2001, he also was the Prior to founding DHR, Lesk • 2000
company’s CEO. succeeded in several entrepreneurial Michael R. Bonsignore
Marietti has served as president ventures. Chairman & CEO
of the Electric League of Kansas As an active supporter of philan- Honeywell International
and Missouri and as president of the thropic causes, Lesk was recognized in
• 2001
Electrical Equipment Representatives 1999 as “One of Arizona’s Finest” by
Tom Brown
Assoc. the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
Founder &
In 1997, he received the GEM Lesk graduated from UA in 1980
Chairman Emeritus
Award from Electrical Wholesale with a bachelor’s degree in business
Burr-Brown Corp.
magazine as the person contributing administration.
the most to the leadership, integrity, • • 2002
character and development of the TMAL emphasizes the competitive Louise Francesconi
electrical industry in the United States. advantage that results from close ties President
Marietti graduated from UA in between engineering and business. Raytheon Missile Systems
1961 with a bachelor’s degree in elec- The event also highlights the col- Vice President
trical engineering. laborative courses and other endeav- Raytheon Co.
• Brian D. Lesk, Distinguished ors being pursued by the engineering
• 2003
Service Award, Eller College — In and business colleges at UA.
Nicholas M. Donofrio
1996, Brian D. Lesk founded Diversi- These efforts address the need to
Senior Vice President
fied Human Resource, Inc. (DHR), rapidly move knowledge and ideas
Technology & Manufacturing
which is based in Phoenix, Ariz. from universities to corporations.
IBM Corp.
DHR is a professional outsource •
More info: TMAL
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Philanthropy
T he next few pages
contain a list of those
companies, organizations
and individuals who have
contributed to the Col-
lege of Engineering during
Fiscal year 2003-2004.
Their support is vital in
providing scholarships,
funding programs and sup-
porting research. Without
this help, some students
would not be able to com-
plete their education. Many
other students would not
Ed Stiles
have access to resources
that give UA Engineering About 90 people attended the fourth annual Scholarship Donor Appreciation Reception in March 2004 to honor
individuals and companies who contribute scholarships to engineering students at UA. The reception also gives
a margin of excellence donors a chance to meet the students who are benefitting from their support. Among the donors who attended
for educating tomorrow’s were (from left) Richard Guthrie, Richard G. Guthrie Scholarship; Gary Harper, Salt River Project Hydrol-
ogy Scholarship; Patricia Dunford, Richard G. Guthrie Scholarship; Paul Prazak, TI/Burr Brown Scholarship;
engineering leaders. David Hall, RA Jimenez Highway Scholarship; Judy Canter, National Coal Transportation Assoc.; Tom Canter,
National Coal Transportation Assoc.; Dimitri Kececioglu, Dimitri Basil Kececioglu Reliability Engineering
We want to take this
Research Fellowships Endowment Fund; Genevieve Morrill, Elbridge and Genevieve Morrill Scholarship; Marv
opportunity to say, “Thank Kleine, Lockheed Martin; Richard Johnson, ARCS Foundation, Inc.; Robert Suarez, ACEC of Arizona Scholar-
ship; Agnes Johnson, ARCS Foundation, Inc.; James Hess, James G. & Maria C. Hess Scholarship; Maria
you,” from the students and Hess, James G. & Maria C. Hess Scholarship; Marla Peterson, Honeywell Scholarship; and Helmut Hof, Helmut
faculty who have benefited & Ellen Hof Scholarship.
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Philanthropy
Cleveland-Cliffs Foundation Gilbert Jimenez (right), direc-
tor of the Arizona Department of
Debra & Thomas Corbett Commerce, presented a check
Alina Deutsch for $75,000 to UA’s Center for
Jake & Beverly Doss Low Power Electronics (CLPE)
last spring. Accepting the check is
William Dresher Electrical and Computer Engineer-
Reece Dunaway ing Professor Sarma Vrudhula, who
directs CLPE. The funds are being
Richard Guthrie & Patricia used primarily to support graduate
Dunford student research assistants who are
working on CLPE projects.
Empire Southwest LLC
Howard & Laurie Enloe
Exxon Mobil Foundation
Granite Construction Co.
David Greenberg & Maureen
Buckley
Thomas & Judith Hall
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Ernst Hofmann
Hofmann Family Foundation
Ta-Ming & Shuh-Ming Hsu CB Richard Ellis Southern Arizona Architects/Engineers Ronald & Jacalyn Askin
Charitable Gift Fund Marketing Assoc. Micheal Attaway
IBM Corp. Daniel Chen Christopher Toal Brian Aviles
ILOG, Inc. Harold & Shirley Cole Mary & Ray Turner Shayne Aytes
Johnson Western Gunite Co. Compass Bank Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. Paul & Katherine Babonis
Condor Earth Technologies, Inc. Ventana Mercantile LLC Charles & Judith Backus
Kluwer Academic Publishers Bruce Conger Shohei Yoneda Kwang Baek
Life Ambulance Service, Inc. Bettie & Albert Crawford Ziva Partners LP Bill & Diane Bain
Lovitt & Touche, Inc. Earl Cumming Frederick Bakarich
Matthew Diethelm UP TO $500 John & Carol Baker
Mattel Inc. Dillard Department Stores, Inc. Gabriel M. Abraham Jonathan & Mary Baker
Motorola Inc. Foundation Diversified Human Resources Inc. Robert Acosta John J. Baker
Theodore Moulin & Cari Bette Drummond-Oliver Gregory & Kathleen Adams Victor Baker
Janet Fertig Jack Adams Fred Bakun
Cunningham Fletcher’s Tire & Auto Service Timothy & Barbara Aden Craig & Janet Baldon
The New Nose Co. Walter & Kathie Lee Frost Manuchehr Afari Ball Corp.
Thomas O’Neil Barry & Starr Ganapol Agilent Technologies Ray Ballmer
David Gemelli Bajarang & Sumitra Agrawal Cedric Balozian
Brad Paden David & Connie Gildersleeve Winifred & Edwin Aguanno James & Linda Barber
Mark & Gerry Palmer Mary Clare & Andrew Gildon Bushra Ahmad & Arthur Post Kim & Carolyn Bargeron
John & Lucy Peck Grayhawk Venture Partners Iftekhar Ahmed Darlene Barlow
Fred & Jean Hall Kurt Alcumbrac Richard & Georgia Bartholomew
The Pittsburgh Foundation Philip & Anne-Marie Hall Carol Alderman & Richard Kurtz Michael Barton
Joan Pracy Richard & Janice Harper Peter Alexander Sukhendu & Susmita Barua
David D. Rabb Harrah’s Operating Co., Inc. John Alexander Eugenia Bas-Isaac
Mark Bruce Hoffman Alliant Techsystems Inc. Elizabeth Bauer & Peter Brown
R.E. Darling Co. Hoffman Family Foundation Thomas Allred Suzan & Edward Bawolek
Rodel Corp. Honeywell Foundation Mohammad Almasri Michael Bayley
Rocky Mountain Coal Mining Der-E Jan Charles Almestad Kirk Beatty
Michael & Robin Kaiserman Randy & Barbara Alstadt Hugh Beauregard
Institute Robert Ketterson Larry Altuna Bechtel Group, Inc.
Scott/Ross Design, Inc. Daniel & Cynthia Klingberg American Electric Power Service Ellen & Edmond Beck
Ernest & Joanne Smerdon Theodore & Gale Landis James & Kathryn Ammon Brian Beddo
James Madson Anton Anderson James & Trudy Bedessem
William & Elizabeth Staples Charles Massieon Carl Anderson William Beecroft
Structural Engineers Assoc. S. Jack McDuff Darcy Anderson John Behrmann
William Toperzer Dennis McLaughlin Michael Anderson John & Judith Bellamy
Michael Baker Jr. Corp. Susan Anderson Lloyd & Marjorie Benes
Donald Uhlmann Munger Chadwick Steven Anderson Steven Bengis
Eugenie Uhlmann Nordson Corp. Howard & Sally Angell Michael & Linda Benhase
Vanguard Charitable Raymond Oliver Dennis Angelo Laura Bennett
Randall Omel Chris Angleman Robert Best
Endowment Charles Preble Mony Antoun Cindy & Charles Bethard
The Wachovia Foundation Pro Clean, Inc. Andrew & Judith Apostolik Kenneth & Rosemarie Betzen
Western Coal Trans. Assoc. Susan & Charles Ramsey Jimmy Archer Richard & Paula Beyak
James Randolph Felix Armendariz Bonnie Billard
Raytheon Asian Pacific Assoc. Brian Arnold Garrett & Mary Billman
$500 TO $1,000 Dallas & Cathy Reigle Lawrence Aron Anne Bingham
Andrew Adams Sarianne Rittenhouse David Aros James & Jeanne Blair
American Society of Civil Engineers Lionel Rombach Adrian Arozqueta Matthew Blake
Stephen Arndt Russ Lyon Realty Co. Samuel & Diana Ash Gregory Blanchard
The Boeing Co. Emilie & Thomas Sandin John & Sherrie Ashcraft Douglas Blanchard
Ralph & Marilyn Cady Michael & Mona Smith Darin Ashley William & Elizabeth Blohm
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Philanthropy
Glenn Davis
John & Marie Davis
Kelly Davis
Dayton Foundation
Peter & Elsmarie De Mars
Richard Deatley
Kevin DeClerck
Edward DeGrood
Thomas Deitering
Deloitte Foundation
Jill & Leonard Demchak
Johann Demmel
Carl Denman
Robert Deppe
John & Candace Derickson
David & Ellen Diamond
John Diaz
Alfred Diehl
Steven & Julia Dischler
Donald Ditter
William Dixon
David & Laurie Dohrmann
Diana Dohmen
Brian Dolan
Priscilla Dombek
Genevieve Donart
Qiping Dong
Barbara & Ruben Donnadieu
Ram Doraiswamy
Ed Stiles
Lewis Dove
Dow Chemical Co.
A delegation from Khon Kaen University (KKU) in Thailand visited UA in October to sign a Memorandum of Agreement Spence Dowlen
(MOA) between their university and UA. The MOA has an emphasis on nanotechnology research, which the Thai govern- Rand & Barbara Drake
ment is supporting with significant research funding. Those attending the signing were (from left) Don Slack, department Douglas & Deanna Draper
head in UA Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering; UA President Peter Likins; Wanpen Wirojeanagud, KKU environ- Thomas & Linda Duffy
mental engineering; Sumon Sakolchai, KKU president; Aroonsri Priprem, KKU pharmacy; Pisan Sirithon, KKU VP for Donald Dugdale
research; Vittaya Amornkitbamrung, KKU physics; and Santi Maensiri, KKU physics. Original contacts with KKU that Linda Dugoni
resulted in the MOA were made by UA Materials Science and Engineering Professor Supapan Seraphin. Slack acted as
Edwin & Alice Dupnick
liaison with the KKU group at UA because he taught at KKU more than 30 years ago and speaks Thai.
Michael & Tracie Duval
David & Diane Bloodworth Pamela Burda Carolyn Chin Jerry & Jacqueline Corn Kentworth & Meg Edel
Steven Blount David Burgess Elizabeth & John Christian Francisco Corrales Robert & Michele Eder
James & Margaret Bly Richard & Karen Burrows Po-Han Chung Barry & Gayle Cossel Edison International
Thomas Bobo & Jennifer Richard & Barbara Burton Zygmunt Cielak William & Teresa Cottrell John Edwards
Geoghegan Paul Buzas Tim Clark Theodore Cox & Patricia Ring William & Denise Edwards
Norman & Marlene Bogen Ken Byrne William Clarke Kenneth Crawford & Linda Kevin & Vicki Ehlers
Mark Boggs Robert Byrne Curtis & Marjorie Clarkson Bussey-Crawford Mark Ehlers
Philip & Dianne Bolger Misael Cabrera Mark Clements James & Lori Crawford Vern Eikrem
David Bolles Salvatore & Cyndy Caccavale Duncan Clendenin Leslie & Carol Crawford Ann Eisentraut
Jeffrey Boner Robert Caccavale Winston & Maria Clendennen Rufus Crawford Melinda & Jules Ellingboe
Gregory Boner Marilyn & Walter Calhoon Eugene & Joan Cliff Mark & Mary Cross William Elowitz
Billie Boone Richard & Susan Call Robert & Clairette Clinger David & Elizabeth Crouthamel Brian Emkeit
James & Earlene Borden Melvin & Jane Callabresi David & Grace Clymer R. Bruce Crow M. Stephen Enders
Michael & Louise Borzcik Michael & Dorothy Callan Nicolas Cocavessis Richard Crowell Engineering Alliance, Inc.
Jacob Bowen Matthew Campisi Anthony Coco Liane & Mark Cubbage Paul Englehart
William & Jonell Bowman James Cannon Richard & Sheryl Coffey Deborah & John Cummings Bryn Enright
Richard & Erna Boyd Gregory Carey Timothy Coker Greta & Robert Cummings Entergy Services Corp.
John & Sherilyn Boyer Dorothy & Nicholas Carnevale Thomas & Faith Cole Michelle Cunningham John Farmer
John Brabson & Ellen Richard Carr John & Sheila Collins Randolph Currin, Jr. William & Janet Faust
McCullough-Brabson Thomas & Martha Carr Brad Colson Paul & Amanda Curto Charles Fellows
Clayton Braddock William & Marilyn Carr Timothy Conklin Cycles, Skis and ATV’s Roger Felty
Jon Bradford James Cashin Conoco Phillips Daimler Chrysler Corp. John Fenn
Michael Bradley Louis & Alice Catallini Dennis & Charlotte Conradi Bryan Dalton Ruth & Stephen Fienhold
Robert Brauns Jami Chaloupka Donna Constance Peter Daly Thomas Filar
Janet Brelin-Fornari Cornelius Chambers Dinshaw Contractor Kirk Damron Armando Fimbres
Jeffrey Bridge Jon Chang Edward Conway Scott Dance Randall Fink
Gene Broadman Frederick Channon Steven Cook Raj & Cynthia Daniel Irmgard Flaschka & Dean
George & Diane Broome Dorothy Chavez-Dolan & Norman Cook Robert Daniels Shough
Barry & Shirley Brown Brian Dolan Thomas Coolidge Matthew Danner Fleet
Lawrence & Lori Bruskin Nobel Chen David Cooper Edward Darlington, III Gregory Fleischman
Jeffrey Bryan Yung-Jung & Yueh-Mei Chen Donald Cooper Hugh Darsie Mark & Sheila Fleming
Mary Bryan Adam & Danielle Cherrill Kenneth Cooper George Davenport Graham Fogg
Andrew Bryant Mary & Robert Chesher Wilson & Nancy Cooper Christine Davey Ka Fogg
Bucyrus International G. Wallace & Susan Chester Louis Coraggio Davey Cairo Engineering, Inc. Randall & Margaret Foote
Gail & Thomas Buick Lee Cheung William & Patricia Corbin Peter & Lisa Davidson Melanie & Ralph Ford
Edward & Judith Bunnell Chevron Texaco Brian Corcoran Betty & Douglas Davis Fred Foreman
Nathan Buras John Corey
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Philanthropy
Eunice Forinash Raytheon Fellow Philip
Richard & Susan Fowler Rosengard (second from
Richard Francis left) is collaborating with
James & Mary Franklin Professor Marwan Krunz
Patricia & Joseph Frannea (second from right) on
Catherine Freeman research relating to improv-
Michael Freeman ing database response time.
Rosengard was visiting
Gary & Carole Frere
Krunz’s lab in UA’s Center for
Matthew Frondorf
Low Power Electronics when
Louis & Susan Frykman
this photo was taken. He and
Marino Fuentes Krunz are with two of the
Horng-jyi Fuh graduate students who are
Paul Fuller working on the project, Alaa
James Fuller Muqattash (left) and Osama
Alan Fulton Solieman.
Joe Fulton
Dale Funk
Wendi Fusler
Robert Futch
Ed Stiles
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Philanthropy
Gorden Moses Jon Parsons
Lynette Moughton Parsons Brinckerhoff Group
Vicki & Robert Mulgrew Administration
James Mulkins Thomas & Rosalinda Partel
Paul Mureiko John Patterson
John Murillo Thomas Patterson
Sean & Ann Murphy David Paullin
Lee Murray Payne Family Foundation
Milo & Helen Muterspaugh Robert Peeters
Dean Mutti C. Derry & Virginia Pence
Dorcas Muzumara Claudia Perchinelli
Stefan & Beth Myslicki Kenneth & Ellen Perkins
Michael Nance Henry Perkins, Jr.
National Semiconductor Corp. David Pershing & Lynn
Susan & Michael Nativi Kennard
Timothy Natoli L. Rolf Peterson
Carlos Navarrette Thomas & Shannon Peterson
Linda & Jimmy Naylor Dennis Petrakis
Ahmad Nazemi Warren Phelan
NCR Corp. Paul & Linda Pickard
Clifford Neal Robert Piejak
James Neal Ryan Pine
Ed Stiles
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Sol & Elaine Resnick Brian & Sheryl Seamon Verneta Steadman Yi Torng Walter Wilcox
Bradley Rex Bradley Selke Robert & Diane Steenbergen Michael Totherow John & Loretta Wiles
Brenten Rice Robert & Kathleen David Stegman Susan & Billy Towles Neal Wilkins
Stanley & Nadine Rice Semelsberger Robert Steiger Cody & Tawnya Tretschok Matthew & Gayle Willer
George Richard Philip & Katherine Sementilli Donald & Sharon Steinwachs James & Leslie Tribolet Joseph Willett
John Richardson & Alice Lisa Senior William & Sherry Steinway Kenneth Trout David Williams
Callison Paul & Ruth Seppala Maurice Stephan Amos Tsai Douglas Williams
Ralph & Deborah Richey Nelson & Virginia Carl Sterling Zhonghui Tu Jeffery & Cynthia Williams
Michael Rief Severinghaus Christopher & Shelley Stevens S. L. & Shirleen Tucker John & Carol Williams
Allan Riker Laverne Severud Jo Anne & F. Robert Stevens Michelle Tugenberg Ronald & Mary Williams
Mary Jo & James Riley Karnum Shashidhar William & Tammi Stevens Michael Turik James & Barbara Willock
Brian Rink Harry Shaver Bruce & Jennifer Stewart Roger Turner Lois & Hugh Willoughby
Joseph Rinkowski Neil & Victoria Shea Douglas & Cathine Sticht Jerome Uchiyama Edwin & Sharon Wilson
Lisa Rizzo-Zarr William & Gerda Sheldon Alice Stilwell United Space Alliance, LLC Jason Wilson
Daniel & Reiko Robbins Angleat Dickson Shelikoff Robert Stone Scott & Jill Uthe John & Phyllis Wilson
Philip Roberts Shell Oil Co. Robert Stott Branko Vajda Alfred Winblad
John Rodgers Matthew Shelor Daniel Stout Juan Valdes Richard & Georgette Winchell
Jorge Rodriguez James & Ellen Sherwood David Strawn John Varljen Craig Windrem
Carol Rofrano David Shields Paul & Ruth Strengell Alan & Elaine Vaughn Walter & Stephanie Witkowski
Russell & Joselle Rogers Suzanne Shields David Streubel Veeco Tucson, Inc. Kim Wittman
Thomas Rohrer Mark Shill Student Council of Anne Veeger Igor & Leigh Wojewoda
Kenneth Ronan George Shirley Engineering Anne Marie Velosa Jerry Wolf
David Rosenbluth David Shoemaker John & Lynda Stufflebean Anthony Verbout Sarah Wolfe
Augusta & Bruce Roth Cecil Shrader John Lee Stutz Robert Verity Donald & Grace Womack
Dale Wong
Reid & Kathryn Royball Tom Silco Sakthivel Subramanian Steven Vesterdal
Ralph & Kathleen Wood
Jerzy Rozenblit Victor Silecky Daniel & Kimberly Sullivan Brian Vickers
John & Kathleen Woodruff
Fred Rubi Julie & Stephen Silliman Mark Sullivan Michele & Jeff Vockrodt
Woodson Engineering, Inc.
Scott Rudin Gary Simmerman Hao Sun William & Aleta Vomocil
Joseph & Heather Woodward
Brian Ruiz Simmons Family Trust Wayne Sunne John & Martha Voorhies
David Woollen
Thomas Rumney James & Kathryn Simms Laura & Michael Suriano W. R. Grace & Co.
Beverly & Buel Woolverton
Michael & Deborah Runde Charles & Jane Simpson Neil Sutter Darin Wagner
Matthew Wozniak, III
Jesse Saar Teddy Simpson Sam Swan Charles Waitman
David & Barbara Wright
Daniel & Donna Sablich Robert Simpson, III Norman Sweeters, Jr. Elizabeth & William Walker
Jay & Ann Wylam
Fred & Karen Sadri Douglas Sims Marjorie & Donald Swindle Jeffery & Karen Wallace
Xerox Corp.
Gilbert Saltzman Irwin Singer T.A. Caid Industries, Inc. Jeffrey Walser
Russell & Sylvia Yamada
David Sams Ajeet Singh Albert Tarcola & Cecilia Charlotte & Richard Walters
Josephine Yang
Aida Samuel Michelle Sinotte Madrid Dexin Wang Don Young
Daniel Sandblom Bruce Smith Douglas Taylor John Ward James & Wendi Young
Michael Sandford Jerald Smith James & Sandra Taylor Karen & James Warrick Larry & Jean Young
George & Judy Sara Rodney & Marie Smith Mark Taylor Gary & Melvelyn Washington Lane & David Yow
Stephen & Anne Sargent Alan Smith Thomas Teague Washington Group Foundation Henry Yu
Hassan Sawan Charles Smock Technical Documentation Larry Watson Debbie Yuenger
Gary & Pamela Sawyer Robert Smolinsky & Janet Edward Teger Lee Watson Barbara Krebs-Yuill & William
F. Taylor Scanlon Smith Toby & Juliette Teorey Edward & Cynthia Watson Yuill
Melissa & Michael Schabel Kathryn Snider-McCarthy & John Terrell Harry & Nancy Weaver Gordon Zaft
Judy & Richard Schell James McCarthy Tesoro Petroleum Corp. Beth Weaver Ruth Zagel
Larry Schick & Patty Knight Nancy Sollinger & James Brandi Thayer Brian Webb Musharraf & Afroza Zaman
James Schifko Calieiuri John Thompson Lonnie Webber Zavis Zavodni
Theodore & Janice Schmidt John Somsel Justin & Pamela Thompson Pamela & Ralph Wege Gregory Zeihen
Steven Schmidt Charles Sooter Owen & Barbara Thompson Peter Wegner Xu Zhong
Thomas Schmitt Soroosh Sorooshian Carol Thompson-Nelson D. Scott & Claudette Welch Barry & Ellen Zilin
Roger & Jane Schoenherr Peter Sorrells Kelton Thomson Edward & Kotomi Wellman David Zimmerman
Nick & Jean Schott Southwest Gas Corp. Foundation Kevin & Kristy Thornton Rolf Wendt Eugene & Janice Zimmerman
Donald Schroeder James Spinhirne Cynthia & David Tipper Tony Werner Francis Zoltowski
John Schulein Gordon Spisany Lamar Spaulding Todd Brian & Jenifer Weskalnies Jeffrey & Kathleen Zubel
George & Nelda Schuler John Staab Richard & Kay Tofel Robin West Jonas Zukas
Anthony Schultz Stanley & Jodi Beth Stachowiak Toledo Motor Supply, Inc. Justin Wheeler Helga Zwickl
Kevin Scott John & Patricia Stanley Richard & Kymberly Tolway Robert White
Mark Scotto Robbie Stansifer Belle Tom Warren White
Kathleen Scruggs Paul & Deborah Stauffer Mark Tomes Kermit Whitt
Wayne & Janet Seames Brad & Debbie Steadman George Torgeson Robert Wickliffe
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Student Projects Photos by Ed Stiles
Kanto said. “ ‘Mistakes are great and Once the part is completed, the
learning experience.
we learn from them, but if we’re mold is dissolved out leaving the
The club also extends its teaching
going to build a car, let’s try to build carbon-fiber shell. The team used
to Tucson’s grade schools and middle
it right the first time so that we don’t this method to build the formula car’s
schools, where team members explain
have to waste our time with rebuilds.’ intake manifold.
and demonstrate the car.
So everything now is run through the All of which has been a great learn-
Educating Younger Students computer. The parts are tested and ing experience.
“One of our biggest goals is to weighed. We do finite element analysis “All I can say is that building this
educate younger students, as well as on everything so we know the parts formula car has been the most fun
the community, about what we do are not going to break before we build I’ve ever had in school,” Wright said. “
and how they can get involved in them.” I’ve learned almost more from work-
higher education and engineering,” The team also has used the ing on the car than I have from my
said formula car Team Captain Ryan engineering college rapid prototyping engineering classes.”
Kanto. “We also talk about alternative equipment to quickly build mock-ups •
fuels because our car runs on ethanol, to be sure that parts will fit before More info: Formula Car
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Student Projects Photos by Ed Stiles
I
trols the strength of
magine a thin camera that can con- laser light. It’s part
form to surfaces such as an airplane of an experimental
setup to test non-
wing or a medical probe. traditional methods
Now imagine that it’s tiny and light- for creating photo-
weight, but still produces images that graphic images.
Ed Stiles
that retain the aperture, collect the
same amount of light, and retain the
high resolution and large fields of view So far, about half the grant has been form an image that is not an image in
that you’d find in professional-quality awarded for Phase I of the project. the traditional sense. This is analogous
camera lenses,” said Mark Neifeld, “The key to Phase I is to invert the to an MRI, where the image is recon-
professor of Electrical and Computer aspect ratio of the optics from what it structed from the raw data.
Engineering (ECE). is in traditional cameras,” Neifeld The research is being conducted
Neifeld, who also holds an appoint- said. under DARPA’s Multiple Optical
ment in UA’s Optical Sciences Depart- Aspect ratio is the lens thickness (or Non-redundant Aperture Generalized
ment, is leading a group that has length) divided by its diameter. Sensors (MONTAGE) Program.
won a $5.5 million DARPA (Defense An inverted aspect ratio is important The UA MONTAGE grant is one
Advanced Research Projects Agency) in applications that require minimal of two awarded by DARPA. The other
grant to produce a new kind of lens. size, weight and bulk. An inverted- MONTAGE grant went to a research
UA ECE is leading the team, which aspect-ratio lens could be wrapped team led by Professor David Brady,
includes researchers from MIT, UC San around curved surfaces and wouldn’t of the Duke University Electrical and
Diego, Distant Focus Corp. of Urbana- create the large torque that results from Computer Engineering Department.
Champagne, Ill., and CDM Optics of conventional optics. •
Boulder, Colo. Neifeld also is studying ways to More info: Neifeld
structural engineering solution that nately, placing this load on top of the
allowed the Coolidge School District locker rooms wasn’t anticipated when
to add elevated bleacher seating to its the gym was built in the 1960s.
Roundhouse Gym. This was done at Placing vertical columns under
minimal cost and disruption to school the floor to strengthen it would have A retrofitted beam in the Coolidge Roundhouse
severely restricted space in the locker gym is encased in a carbon-fiber covering.
activities.
Ceiling beams located under the rooms, and additional horizontal on the Roundhouse gym.
second-floor bleachers were strength- beams would have been costly and The beams were retrofitted in less
ened with Fiber Reinforced Polymers difficult to install. than two weeks — while the locker
(FRPs) similar to fiberglass and So Ehsani tested glue laminated rooms remained in use — at a cost of
Kevlar. (glulam) wooden beams similar to $8.50 per square foot.
QuakeWarp, Inc., a company those used in the gym. He and mas- “This was a very inexpensive solu-
formed by UA Civil Engineer- ter’s student Nathan Palmer found tion,” Ehsani said. “Sometimes floor
ing Professor Mohammad Ehsani, that a reinforced beam was 67 percent tiles used as floor covering can be
has employed FRPs in the past to stronger than the unmodified one. more expensive.”
strengthen concrete beams and col- With this data in hand, work began •
More info: Ehsani
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da Vinci Circle
New giving society engages patrons in discovery process
U A’s College of Engineering has
formed a new giving society
named for Leonardo da Vinci. It will
sance painter, sculptor, scientist, and
engineer, would feel right at home in
one of UA’s engineering labs. And he
benefit faculty and students while would understand the key role that
directly engaging patrons in the dis- patrons play in creating new ideas and
covery process. inventions.
Da Vinci Circle members either The da Vinci Circle program would
contribute to the Dean’s Fund or sup- not be possible without its dedicated
port a favorite board of advisors. The board includes:
department or David Areghini, Salt River Project
program within Mike Arnold (da Vinci Circle
the college. Chair) Founder and former CEO
In return, the college is creating of Modular Mining Systems
programs and events for da Vinci Ed Biggers, Hughes Missile
Circle members that reflect the diver- Systems (retired)
Jim Bly, Arizona Department
sity and richness of da Vinci’s broad-
of Transportation
ranging intellect.
Cynthia Klingberg, Raytheon
The program includes a Renais-
Missile Systems
sance-like combination of ongoing Daniel T. Klingberg, Raytheon
seminars, lectures, excursions, tours, This new brochure explains the details of UA Missile Systems
events and other activities reserved Engineering’s new giving society. To get a copy
Karl F. Kohlhoff, HDR
and to learn more about the da Vinci Circle, con-
exclusively for members of the da tact Beth Weaver, College of Engineering direc- Engineering, Inc.
Vinci Circle. tor of development, at 520-621-8051, mlfritz@ Linda Lohse, Foundations
The giving society was named for email.arizona.edu.
Jack McDuff, S. Jack McDuff &
da Vinci because College of Engi- natural world and applying what they Associates, Inc.
neering students and faculty share his learn to solving problems important Sarah Smallhouse, Thomas R.
quest for knowledge and his vision for to humankind. Brown Family Foundation
creating a better future by studying the In fact, Leonardo da Vinci, Renais- Dave Turner, Retired
UA Special Collections
During Homecom- amusing stories and good
ing Weekend, Nov. 4-6, memories from their years
events will include tours at UA.
of the department, a To find out how to con-
golf tournament, awards tribute to the History and
banquet, induction of the Jane Rider, CE ’11, was the first Heritage project and for
first alums into the Hall woman to graduate from UA with a more on the CE Centennial
civil engineering degree.
of Distinguished Alumni,
grand opening of the Civil Homecoming football
celebrations in Tucson and
elsewhere, see the depart- In Memoriam
Engineering History and game. ment web page at http:// William H.J. Cleverly, CE
Heritage Exhibit, and the Activities also are being civil.web.arizona.edu/ ’52, died on June 1, 2004
Alumni Echoes
from cancer. He was 74.
After graduating from UA,
he earned a master’s from
Stanford and a Ph.D. from
ments’ Transportation Planning Oklahoma State. Both were
Division in Tucson. in civil engineering.
In addition to his public Cleverly also was a Lieu-
works accomplishments, which tenant in the Navy during the
earned him the national APWA 1950s.
“Top 10 Leader” honor, Buick He lived in Phoenix and
is noted for his work as co-chair Scottsdale and was in the real
of Arizona’s AZTech™ Intel- estate industry as a developer
ligent Transportation Systems and homebuilder, including
(ITS) Model Deployment initia- founding Golden Heritage
tive in the Phoenix area. Homes in 1958, which con-
Buick’s wife, Gail A. Buick, tinues today.
also earned a degree from UA Cleverly is survived by his
in 1965. They have five daugh- former wife, Patricia June
ters, two of whom are UA grads. Wenneis; 3 sons, (Robert and
William, both UA 1980, and
Tom Buick, P.E., CE ’65, has joined Morrison-Maierle Arizona, Inc. Scott), 9 grandchildren, and
’70s 1 sister.
’60s Thomas R. Buick, P.E. CE
‘65, former Maricopa County
William D. Mensch, Jr., EE Mesa, Ariz.
director of transportation and
H. Charles Romesburg, MS ’71, was elected to the Com- He holds 22 patents for
county engineer, has joined
NE ’62, is a professor in the puter Museum of America microprocessors, micropro-
Morrison-Maierle Arizona, Inc. Hall of Fame (http://www.
College of Natural Resources cessor peripheral devices and
to head its southwest regional computer-museum.org) last
at Utah State University. For the microprocessor systems.
transportation group. year. He now has been selected
past 20 years, he has been read-
As principal engineer for as one of 250 people to be
ing the diaries and journals of
creative people to understand the firm, Buick will work on a
broad range of public works
included in Leaders of the ’80s
how creative lives work. He Information Age, a book edited
has synthesized and compared projects including water, waste- by David Weil, curator and Lisa M. (Schmitt) Morrison,
important creative aspects of water and drainage systems, executive director of the Com- ChE ’86, joined PPG Indus-
the lives of engineers, scientists, in addition to his emphasis on puter Museum of America. To tries, a global manufacturer of
entrepreneurs, artists, rock transportation systems. read more about the book, see coatings, resins, chemicals, and
climbers, and others. Before working for Maricopa http://www.hwwilson.com/ glass in December 2003 as the
The results of this work have County, Buick served as direc- print/leaders_info.cfm. corporate process safety man-
recently been published in his tor of public works for the City Mensch is the founder, chair- ager. She is working in Allison
book, The Life of the Creative of Chandler and as director of man and CEO of The Western Park, Penn. and is responsible
Spirit (ISBN 1-4010-0258-7). Pima Association of Govern- Design Center, Inc. (WDC) in for limiting business liability by
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