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Follow on Google News | SME Education Foundation Announces 2013 Board of Directors and Collective Commitment to STEMThe SME Education Foundation announces its 2013 Board of Directors and the collective commitment of its industry partners and donors to STEM education.
“We are fortunate to have a board representing major facets of business, industry and academia, their domestic and international acumen and collective commitment to STEM education,” says Bart A. Aslin, CEO, SME Education Foundation. “The mantra of STEM is global and as important in Europe, China, Brazil, and other countries around the world, as it is in the U.S., even more so. Maintaining our competitive position and supporting STEM-based manufacturing education is an imperative.” Officers include: President: Brian A. Ruestow, operations manager, F. W. Roberts Manufacturing Co., Inc., Lockport, N.Y. Vice President/Secretary: Kathy Burnham, senior vice president, Padilla Speer Beardsley, Minneapolis, Minn. Treasurer/Chair of Finance: Peter F. Mackie, vice president – Investments, Wells Fargo Advisors LLC, St. Louis, Mo. Assistant Treasurer: Edward M. Swallow, vice president, Business Development, Civil Systems Division, Northrop Grumman Information Systems, McLean, Va. Directors include: Ashok Agrawal, managing director – Professional Development, American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), Washington, D.C. David P. Bozeman, vice president, Integrated Manufacturing Operations Division, Caterpillar Inc., East Peoria, Ill. Barbara M. Fossum, PhD, FSME, CEO, (Interim) American Society of Anesthesiologists, Park Ridge, Ill. Elizabeth Kautzmann, product manager, Laser FANUC FA America, Hoffman Estates, Ill. Lazaro J. Lopez, EdD, principal, Wheeling High School, Wheeling, Ill. Irving Pressley McPhail, EdD, president and CEO, National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering (NACME), White Plains, N.Y. Julian E. Pate III, director, The Michigan Engineering Zone, Detroit, Mich. Ted Peachee, executive vice president, Emerson , St. Louis, Mo. Pamela J. Ruschau, Esq., Leydig, Voit & Mayer, Ltd., Chicago, Ill. Mike Sayen, vice president, Strategy, Siemens PLM Software, Plano, Texas Mike Schmidt, director of Education and Community Development, Ford Motor Company Fund, Dearborn, Mich. Susan E. Shimoyama, vice president, Global Sales Operations, Rockwell Automation, Milwaukee, Wis. William Taylor, associate vice president, Network Development & Expansion Programs, National Academy Foundation (NAF), New York, N.Y. Peter T. Zierhut, director, Haas Europe & Special Programs, Haas Automation, Inc., Oxnard, Calif. SME Education Foundation funding is directed to STEM-based manufacturing education programs including the Gateway Academy administered by Project Lead The Way, robotic competitions, and scholarships for students pursuing undergraduate and graduate degrees in manufacturing engineering. In 2013, the Foundation will fund the third phase of a new community-based program, PRIME (Partnership Response in Manufacturing Education), which is designed to create strong partnerships between schools, organizations, and businesses. Its primary purpose is to transform manufacturing education and measurably change public perception of manufacturing as a career. Corporate funding and donor contributions are provided by: 3M, Algonquin Industries, Inc.; Association for Manufacturing Technology (AMT); Boeing Company; CNC Software, Inc.; Emerson Charitable Trust; FLEXCon Corporation; About the SME Education Foundation: The SME Education Foundation is committed to inspiring, preparing and supporting the next generation of manufacturing engineers and technologists for the advancement of manufacturing education. Created by the Society of Manufacturing Engineers in 1979, the SME Education Foundation has provided more than $33 million since 1980 in grants, scholarships and awards through its partnerships with corporations, organizations, foundations and individual donors. Visit www.smeef.org. Also visit www.CareerMe.org for information on advanced manufacturing careers, and www.ManufacturingisCool.com, our award-winning website for young people. Note to Media: Join us at https://twitter.com/ Media Contact: Bart A. Aslin, CEO, SME Education Foundation, (313) 425-3300, baslin@sme.org End
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