Mechanical Engineering Alumni Network of Experts and Scholars (MEANES) Members
2024 MEANES Inductees
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Class of 2024
Mr. Atul Bajpai
34-year career at GM
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Dr. Thomas Brady
Founder and Chairman Emeritus,
Plastic Technologies Inc
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Dr. Carmen Cioc
Associate Professor
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Dr. Sorin Cioc
Director of Undergraduate Studies
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Ms. Michelle Demers
Senior Lecturer & Director of Senior Design Courses at UNC - Charlotte
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Mr. Jeff Dutkiewicz
40 years at Dana Corporation
Dr. Ali Fatemi
M.E. Dept Chair – U Memphis
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Dr. Matthew Franchetti
Associate Dean of U/G Studies & Director of Makerspace Initiatives
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Dr. Mohamed Samir Hefzy
UT Associate Dean of Graduate Studies & Research
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Dr. James Heidmann
Deputy Director, Advanced Air Vehicles Program
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Dr. Kurt Heidmann
Former Corporate Fellow at Steelcase
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Dr. Theo G. Keith
Former ME Dept Chair of UT
Dr. Steven Kramer
Founding MIME Undergraduate Program Director
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Mr. Justin Meehan
Operations Management
Leadership Program - General Electric Corp’n
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Dr. Laurentiu Moraru
Associate Dean of Aerospace Engineering Faculty- Politehnica Bucarest Romania
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Dr. Nagi G. Naganathan
President - Oregon Institute of Technology
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Mr. Vincent Procaccini
Chief Engineer – FCA Corporation
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Dr. Anupam Saxena
Mechanical Engineering Professor at Indian Inst of Technology Kanpur, India LinkedIn
Mr. Gustavo Simiao
CEO – Roadmap Learning
Inc - developing curricula for K thru 6th grades
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Mr. Raj Sohmshetty
Manager of Research & Advanced Engineering – Ford Motor Company
Ms. Carol Stenger
Former Product Manager, Williams-Sonoma, Inc.
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Mr. Tyson Stoll
Plant Manager – Mobis North America (Jeep)
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Dr. Phillip White
2023 MEANES Inductees
2023 MEANES luncheon. From left to right: Mohammad Elahinia, Robert Ghrist, Nima Shamsaei,
Vince DiPofi, Daniel Kasper, Gary Marck, Miland Bakhle, Steven Kramer
Class of 2023
Mr. Michael B. Adams
(Distinguished 2005)
Dr. Abdy Afjeh
Provost of Research and Academic Affairs at Oregon Institute of Technology
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Mr. Roy V. Armes
Chairman, President, & CEO at Cooper Tire & Rubber Company 2006 - 2016
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Dr. Miland Bakhle
Mr. Vince DiPofi, Jr.
CEO at SSOE Group
(Distinguished 2019)
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Mr. Mike Donoughe
CTO at Polaris Industries
(Outstanding 2020)
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Mr. Steve Dunbar
(Distinguished 2004)
Mr. William Gerstenmaier
Senior Principal Flight Reliability Engineer at SpaceX
(Distinguished 2009)
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Dr. Robert Ghrist
(Outstanding 2018)
Mr. Peter F. Hess
Environmental Policy Consultant
(Distinguished 2010)
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Mr. Marvin K. Himmelein
Former Principal at Palmer Associates
(Distinguished 1999)
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Mr. Gerald Jakubowski
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at California Maritime Academy
(Distinguished 2002)
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Mr. Robert "Art" Kamm
(Outstanding 2017)
Mr. Daniel Kasper
(Distinguished 2003)
Mr. John G. (Jack) Mandula
(Distinguished 2006)
Dr. Gary Marck
Vice President at IBC Incorporated
(Outstanding 2019)
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Mr. William D. Marohn
(Distinguished 2001)
Ms. Jill Phillips Ortega
Amazon, General Manager
(Distinguished 2012)
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Mr. John D. Ritter
(Distinguished 2011)
Dr. Rita Schnipke
Engineering Consultant
(Distinguished 1996)
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Dr. Rasesh H. Shah
CEO at Boundary Rail
(Distinguished 2007)
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