1995 Annual Report: Industrial Liaison Council

Members of the College of Engineering's Industrial Liaison Council are professionals in industry and government who advise college faculty, administrators and staff on academic programs, cooperative efforts with industry, and directions for the mission of our institution. Keeping abreast of developments in industry is vital to preparing our graduates for their careers. The council plays an important part in communicating news from the industrial world.

ANNUAL MESSAGE FROM THE 1994-1995 INDUSTRIAL LIAISON COUNCIL CHAIR

During the past few years, the Industrial Liaison Council assisted the College of Engineering in understanding and embracing the concept of "quality" as practiced in the industrial sector. As was the case in industry, the college learned to appreciate the value of customer-focused activity, benchmarking and continuous improvement of its procedures and practices.

In the past year, the quality initiative was followed by strategic planning. A rapidly changing worldwide marketplace taught many in industry that the only way to remain competitive is to identify the mission and delineate the objectives. The College of Engineering must also understand the environment in which it operates, build on its strengths, shore up its weaknesses and eliminate those activities which are not appropriate to the mission.

Through its new strategic plan, Vision 2000, the college is breaking new ground in the academic arena. It has clearly established its intention to excel and prosper for decades to come. Its nine specific goals, ranging from improving the physical facilities of the college to taking a critical look at the curriculum and teaching process, aim clearly at maintaining a reputation for excellence.

In addition to strategic planning and quality, the contribution and interest of the Industrial Liaison Council is demonstrated by the farreaching range of topics we have recently explored including:

Recognizing that its support and insight are important to the college, the members of the Industrial Liaison Council look forward to giving their time and talent in the year to come, with the same sense of purpose, pride, dedication and enthusiasm as they have in the past.

Eugene M. Bentley III President Advanced Engineering, P.C. Washington, D.C.	John Lillesand (Chair) Vice President, Technical Services Kohler Company Kohler, Wisconsin
James S. Dahlke President Medalist Industries, Inc Milwaukee, Wisconsin	John R. DeWane President Space & Aviation Systems Honeywell, Inc. Phoenix, Arizona
R. Fenton-May Director of Operations Development The Coca-Cola Company Atlanta, Georgia	C. Daniel Gelatt, Jr. President NMT Corporation LaCrosse, Wisconsin
Warren R. Haug Vice President Research & Development Procter & Gamble Cincinnati, Ohio	Thomas N. Hendrickson President and CEO CPAC Inc. Leicester, New York
George Jacobi Vice President (retired) Johnson Controls Milwaukee, Wisconsin	Ernest S. Micek Chairman, President, CEO Cargill, Inc. Minneapolis, Minnesota
George Miller Chief Engineer-Research (Retired) OMC Research Center Hayward, Wisconsin	Richard J. Schoofs (Chair) President Schoofs Incorporated Moraga, California
Morton G. Spooner Director of Strategic Planning (Retired) E-Systems Estero, FL	Kathleen C. Taylor Head-Physical Chemistry Department GM NAO R&D Center Warren, Michigan
Mary L. Tilton Vice President-Technology Standish LCD Division of Standish Industries Inc. Lake Mills, Wisconsin	Sidney Williams Executive Director (Retired) Trademarks and Domestic Patents Upjohn Company Kalamazoo, Michigan
Jeffrey A. Banaszynski Senior Vice-President Allen-Bradley Company, Inc. Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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