ESD The Engineering Society Board of Directors Launches a New Year

    SOUTHFIELD, Mich., July 11 ESD The Engineering Society
members have elected the 2001 - 2002 Board of Directors.  The newly elected
board started their term on July 1, 2001.
    The ESD Executive Board of Directors are:  Steven E. Kurmas, P.E., Senior
Vice President, Gas Operations & Engineering, Michigan Consolidated Gas
Company (MichCon), ESD President; Charles M. Ayers, P.E., President, C. Ayers
Ltd., ESD Vice President; Donald E. Goodwin, Vice President Scientific
Laboratories & Proving Grounds, DaimlerChrysler Corporation, ESD Treasurer;
Lawrence E. Slimak, ESD Executive Vice President, ESD Secretary; David Harmon,
ESD Controller, ESD Assistant Treasurer; and Susan Rokosz, P.E. Principal
Environmental Control Engineer, Ford Motor Company, ESD Past President and
current member of the Board of Directors.
    Other members of the ESD Board of Directors are:  Dr. Andrew Brown, Jr.,
P.E., Director of Engineering, Delphi Automotive Systems Worldwide
Headquarters; John Camp, Senior Vice President, Denso International America,
Inc.; Dr. Charles M. Chambers, President, Lawrence Technological University;
Joe Ferrill, Systems Engineering Manager, Sun Microsystems; Timothy Fino,
P.E., President, Mini/Micro Computer Application; Richard Haller, President &
Chief Operating Officer, Walbridge Aldinger Company; Dr. Leo Hanifin, Dean,
College of Engineering & Science, University of Detroit Mercy; Steven Hugg,
Vice President, Sverdrup Technology, Inc.; Robert E. Luetje, Retired Vice
President Technology, Kolene Corporation; David S. Meynell, President, Durr
Industries Inc.; James C. Masters, President, Technology Division, Lear
Corporation; Noelle Schiffer, Director of Marketing, Original Equipment
Suppliers Association; Paul T. Sgriccia, P.E., Principal, CTI & Associates,
Inc.; David A. Skiven, P.E., Executive Director, Worldwide Facilities, General
Motors Corporation.
    Ex-Officio of the ESD Foundation is Dr. Michael Faubert, P.E., President,
DTE Engineering Services.  Ex-Officio of the ESD Educational and Programming
Activities (EPA) Board is Richard F. Pearson, Manager, Technology Integration,
Ford Motor Company, Advanced Manufacturing Technology Development Center.
    Founded in 1895, as the Association of Graduate Engineers of the
University of Michigan, ESD has evolved into the nation's largest multi-
disciplinary engineering & scientific society of its kind.  With more than
6,000 members throughout the Great Lakes Region, ESD unites engineers,
scientists, architects and those in related technical fields.  The Society's
programs and services are dedicated to the enhancement of professional
development, the advancement of technology and the promotion of the
engineering and scientific professions, thereby enabling positive
contributions to society.  For membership information or program registration
visit the ESD website at http://www.esd.org or call 800-659-2559.