ESD Members to be Recognized at June 9 Annual Meeting & Awards Ceremony in Detroit

19 May 1999
ESD Members to be Recognized at June 9 Annual Meeting & Awards Ceremony in Detroit
    SOUTHFIELD, Mich., May 19 -- Over two dozen awards will be
presented at the 1999 ESD The Engineering Society Annual Membership Meeting &
Awards Program and 25th Annual ESD Construction & Design Awards on June 9,
1999 at 6 p.m., held at the historic General Motors Building in Detroit, Mich.
    The Annual Awards Program is a night honoring those members in the
industry who provide inspiration and leadership through ESD.  The Society
recognizes members for outstanding achievements and for contributions to ESD.
Among those being recognized, are Ralph H. Kummler, Director, Hazardous Waste
Management Program, Wayne State University with the 1999 Horace H. Rackham
Award and Michael J. Vinarcik, P.E., Quality & Reliability Engineer, Ford
Motor Company as 1999 Outstanding Young Engineer.  Kimberly R. Duda, College
of Engineering, Wayne State University is the 1999 Outstanding Student
Engineer.  ESD Distinguished Service Awards will be given to Christopher D.
Dydra, Manager, Vehicle Program & Controls, DaimlerChrysler and Richard F.
Pearson, Manager, Technology Integration, Ford Motor Company.
    College of Fellows Inductees include:  Tito R. Marzotto, P.E., Senior Vice
President, BEI Associates, Dr. F. Michael Faubert, P.E., President DTE
Engineering Services, Neil De Koker, Manager Director of Original Equipment
Suppliers Association, Irvin E. Poston, P.E., (Retired), General Motors
Corporation and Dennis M. King, FAIA, CEO, Harley Ellington Design.
    Outstanding Committee/Council Leadership Awards will be presented to Hugh
F. Price, Director, Financial Planning, Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. for
Finance Committee Leadership; Laurie A. Kendall, Civil Engineer, General
Manager, Allied Waste Industries, Inc. for the 1998 Landfill Conference; Andy
McMillan, Director of Marketing, Think & Do Software for the 1998 Open Control
Symposium.
    For 25 years, ESD has honored the construction industry and various
projects in Michigan and elsewhere.  ESD's Construction & Design Awards are
among the premier recognitions accorded to members of the construction
industry.  These awards recognize architects, engineers, contractors and
owners.  These Awards will also be presented at the June 9 event.
    Rich Fisher, Special Projects for UPN-50, will be the Master of
Ceremonies for the event.  The Annual Awards program is being sponsored by
General Motors Corporation.
    Tickets for the Annual Awards event are $80 and can be purchased by
calling ESD's Anne Warren at 800-589-9907.