Monthly Archives: April 2012

Alum named operating partner at Norwest Equity

David Ropp, a Kettering ME grad, was recently named an operating partner at Northwest Equity. From the news release: With more than 40 years of domestic and international experience leading operations of complex manufacturing and service providers, Ropp will focus … Continue reading

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Kettering grad named one of Crain’s ’20 in their 20s’

Brian Olatunji ’05 has been named one of Crain’s 20 in their 20s. Brian was the 2011 Entrepreneurial Achievement award recipient. Read the story here.

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Harvard Business School ‘loves’ Kettering

Dee Leopold, Harvard Business School’s Dean of Admissions, recently expressed her affinity for Kettering students in an interview: Leopold and her colleagues promote 2+2 with visits to about 60 college campuses a year, not all of them traditional Harvard feeder … Continue reading

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Kettering University Research and Innovation Showcase to honor the Inauguration of President Robert K. McMahan on Friday, April 20, 2012

FLINT, Mich. — The largest and most important showcase of academic research and technology innovations in Kettering University history awaits visitors at “Celebrate Kettering” on Friday, April 20, in Flint, Mich.  Around 60 poster displays are planned by faculty members … Continue reading

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Fox Sports calls Kettering alum Matt Borland an ‘unsung hero’

Fox Sports NASCAR analyst Darrell Waltrip recently wrote about who he believes are some of the ‘unsung heroes’ of Tony Stewart Racing, including Kettering alum Matt Borland: These guys are meshing well with Tony Gibson, who is Ryan Newman’s crew … Continue reading

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Kettering hires new Vice President for University Advancement and External Relations

Susan L. Davies is Kettering’s new Vice President for University Advancement and External Relations. Read more about her here. Davies was also recently featured in the Flint Journal: “We conducted a national search in order to bring an outstanding leader … Continue reading

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More signage needed for ‘Gateway to Kettering’

Kettering President Robert K. McMahan was quoted in a Flint Journal story last weekend discussing the lack of signage accompanying the ‘Gateway to Kettering’ project completed by the state of Michigan last summer: It’s a shortcoming that bothers Kettering’s new … Continue reading

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Merrion named to research council

David Merrion ’58 has been named to the National Academies, National Research Council’s Committee for Assessment of Technologies for Improving Fuel Economy of Light-Duty Vehicles, Phase 2. This will include a 3 year review of technologies to be used in … Continue reading

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Alum has new role at KeyedIn Solutions

John Cachat is now the VP Business Development at KeyedIn Solutions, a SaaS company. Read a news release about Cachat and the company here.

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1962 graduate awarded

Robert L. Mott (GMI/Kettering University graduate of 1962) has been named the recipient of the 2012 SME Education Award by the Society of Manufacturing Engineers. The award, to be granted in June 2012 at the SME Annual Conference in Cleveland, … Continue reading

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