List of Kettering University people
Notable alumni
| Name | Graduation Year | Occupation |
|---|---|---|
| Mary Barra | 1985 | CEO and Chairman, General Motors Corporation |
| Larry Burns[1] | 1975 | Vice President, General Motors Corporation |
| Don Chaffin | 1962 | Professor of Industrial & Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan |
| Edward Nicholas Cole | 1933 | Former President, General Motors Corporation, and former Chairman, Checker Motors Corporation |
| Ivan Deveson[2] | 1959 | Retired Lord Mayor of Melbourne, Australia |
| Elliott M. (Pete) Estes | 1938 | President, General Motors |
| Jason Forcier[3] | 1995 | Vice President and General Manager, Global Electronics, Lear Corporation |
| David Hermance | 1970 | Executive Engineer, Advanced Technology Vehicles, Toyota |
| Major Horton[4] | 1984 | Senior Vice President and CFO, Nirvanix |
| Chet Huber[5] | 1977 | Founding President, OnStar (retired) |
| Henry Juszkiewicz | 1974 | CEO, Gibson Guitar Corporation |
| Bob Kagle[6] | 1978 | General Partner, Benchmark Capital |
| David Kenny[7] | 1984 | Managing Partner, VivaKi, Publicis Groupe |
| Harry W. Lange | 1975 | Vice President, Fidelity Investments; Portfolio Manager, Magellan Fund |
| Tim Lee [8] | President, General Motors International Operations | |
| Rex Luzader[9] | 1971 | Vice President of Government Relations, Millennium Cell |
| Ryan Mathews | 2001 | NASCAR driver |
| James McCaslin[10] | 1974 | COO, Harley-Davidson Motor Co. |
| F. James McDonald[11] | 1944 | Former President, General Motors Corporation |
| John Middlebrook[12] | 1964 | Vice President, Global Sales, Service, and Marketing Operations, General Motors Corporation |
| John Thomas Mentzer | Chancellor's Professor and Vivienne R. Bruce Chair of Excellence in Business, University of Tennessee | |
| Dane Miller[13] | 1969 | Chairman, President, and CEO, Biomet |
| Raj Nair[14] | 1987 | Group Vice President and Head of Product Development, Ford Motor Company |
| Stan O'Neal | 1974 | Former CEO, Merrill Lynch |
| William H. Osborne | President and CEO, Federal Signal Corporation | |
| Marissa Peterson[15] | 1983 | Executive Vice President, Sun Microsystems |
| Dr. Robert Reiss[16] | 1960 | America's first biomedical engineer |
| Derica Rice[17] | 1988 | Executive Vice President, Global Services, CFO, Eli Lilly and Company |
| Dennis R. Schraeder[18] | 1976 | Deputy Administrator for National Preparedness, Federal Emergency Management Agency |
| Thomas Snyder[19] | 1967 | President, Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana |
| William S Somers[20] | 1979 | COO/CFO, PRTM Management Consultants |
| Diana Tremblay[21] | 1982 | Vice President, Labor Relations, General Motors Corporation |
| Greg Tyus[22] | 1984 | Executive Director of Engineering, GM Holden Limited |
| Qasar Younis[23] | Co-Founder of Applied Intuition | |
Honorary degree recipients[24]
| Name | Degree | Awarded | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Latondra Newton '91 | Honorary Doctor of Management | June 2018 | Chief Diversity Officer, The Walt Disney Company |
| Rodney O'Neal | Honorary Doctor of Engineering | June 2015 | Retired CEO, Delphi Automotive |
| David A. Kenny | Honorary Doctor of Management | June 2014 | CEO and Chairman, The Weather Channel |
| Bob Kagle[25] | Honorary Doctor of Engineering | June 2013 | General Partner, Benchmark Capital |
| Carl Levin | Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters | June 2011 | United States Senator |
| Stanford R. Ovshinsky | Honorary Doctor of Engineering | December 2010 | Noted inventor |
| Henry Juszkiewicz '76 | Honorary Doctor of Management | December 2009 | Chairman and CEO, Gibson Guitar Corporation |
| Marissa T. Peterson '83 | Honorary Doctor of Management | July 2009 | Executive Vice President, Sun Microsystems (retired) |
| Michael M. Wood | Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters | June 2009 | Former United States ambassador to Sweden; Chairman, Redwood Investments LLC |
| Russell J. Ebeid[26] '62 | Honorary Doctor of Management | July 2008 | President, Guardian Glass Group, Guardian Industries |
| Curtis Carlson | Honorary Doctor of Science | June 2008 | President, CEO, SRI International |
| David Hermance '70 | Honorary Doctor of Engineering (posthumous) | June 2008 | Executive Engineer, Advanced Technology Vehicles, Toyota |
| Dale E. Kildee | Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters | December 2007 | Member, United States House of Representatives |
| Gary Cowger '70 | Honorary Doctor of Engineering | December 2007 | Global Group Vice President, General Motors Corporation |
| Joseph B. Anderson Jr. | Honorary Doctor of Management | June 2007 | CEO, TAG Holding Companies, Troy, Michigan |
| L. Brooks Patterson | Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters | December 2006 | County Executive, Oakland County, Michigan |
| Chet Huber '77 | Honorary Doctor of Engineering | June 2006 | President, OnStar |
| Steve Wozniak | Honorary Doctor of Engineering | December 2005 | Co-founder of Apple Computer [27] |
| Paul J. Chiapparone | Honorary Doctor of Management | June 2005 | Vice-Chairman, Electronic Data Systems |
| Karl-Heinz Kammerlohr | Honorary Doctor of Management | June 2005 | Director General of International Affairs, Baden-Württemberg, Ministry of Science, Research, and the Arts, Stuttgart, Germany |
| E. Michael Mutchler '57 | Honorary Doctor of Engineering | December 2004 | Vice-President, General Motors Corporation |
| Charles L. Sargent '59 | Honorary Doctor of Engineering | December 2004 | President, Quality Boat Lifts (co-founder and CEO, Thetford Corporation) |
| John M. Samuels '66 | Honorary Doctor of Engineering | June 2004 | Senior Vice President, Norfolk Southern Corporation |
| Don Chaffin '62 | Honorary Doctor of Engineering | December 2003 | Professor of Industrial and Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan |
| Robert Lutz | Honorary Doctor of Management | June 2003 | Chairman, General Motors North America |
| Stan O'Neal '74 | Honorary Doctor of Management | December 2002 | CEO, Merrill Lynch |
| Edward Neithercut | Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters | December 2002 | Partner, Neithercut and Neithercut Law Firm |
| Ivan A. Deveson '59 | Honorary Doctor of Management | June 2002 | Lord Mayor, Melbourne, Australia |
| Omer E. Miller '39 | Honorary Doctor of Engineering | June 2002 | Owner and President, Porta-Soft |
| MaliVai Washington | Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters | June 2002 | Professional tennis player |
| Dean Kamen | Honorary Doctor of Engineering | December 2001 | President, DEKA Research and Development; founder, FIRST; inventor of Segway[28] |
| Charles L. Schaffer | Honorary Doctor of Management | June 2001 | COO, United Parcel Service |
| Avery Aldridge | Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters | December 2000 | Pastor and founder, Foss Avenue Baptist Church, Flint, Michigan |
| Albert J. Koegel | Honorary Doctor of Management | December 2000 | CEO, Koegel Meat Company |
| Dave Bing | Honorary Doctor of Management | June 2000 | NBA player |
| Stephen N. McEwen '54 | Honorary Doctor of Engineering | June 2000 | President and CEO, Henry Filters |
| Donald J. Almquist '55 | Honorary Doctor of Engineering | December 1999 | Chairman, President, and CEO, Delco Electronics |
| JoAnne Shaw | Honorary Doctor of Management | December 1999 | President, Coffee Beanery |
| Alexander C. Mair '43 | Honorary Doctor of Engineering | June 1999 | Vice President, General Motors |
| Charles C. Weeks | Honorary Doctor of Management | June 1999 | Chairman and CEO, Citizens Republic Bancorp |
| Curtis E. Moll | Honorary Doctor of Management | December 1998 | Chairman and CEO, MTD Products |
| John H. McConnell | Honorary Doctor of Management | December 1998 | Founder, Worthington Industries |
| John F. Smith, Jr. | Honorary Doctor of Engineering | June 1998 | President, CEO, Chairman, General Motors |
| Klaus von Trotha | Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters | June 1998 | Minister of Science, Arts, and Research, Baden-Württemberg, Stuttgart, Germany |
| Albert James Sobey '45 | Honorary Doctor of Engineering | December 1997 | President, Albert Sobey and Associates |
| Frank Stronach | Honorary Doctor of Management | December 1997 | Chairman, Magna International |
| Ben Carson | Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters | June 1997 | Neurosurgeon, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland |
| Carol Bartz | Honorary Doctor of Management | June 1997 | Chairman, President, CEO, AutoDesk |
| William S. White | Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters | December 1996 | Chairman, President, CEO, Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, Flint, Michigan |
| Frederick G. Wacker '42 | Honorary Doctor of Engineering | June 1996 | Chairman of the Board, Liquid Controls Corporation, Lake Bluff, Illinois |
| Martin D. Walker '54 | Honorary Doctor of Management | June 1996 | Chairman and CEO, M. A. Hanna Company, Cleveland, Ohio |
| Donald E. Johnson Jr. | Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters | June 1996 | Chairman, Citizens Republic Bancorp |
| David C. Collier | Honorary Doctor of Management | December 1995 | Vice President, General Motors |
| Warren J. McEleney '44 | Honorary Doctor of Management | June 1995 | President, McEleney Motors |
| Edward N. Harris | Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters | June 1995 | President, Gulf+Western |
| Arthur L. Tuuri, M.D. | Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters | December 1994 | Pediatrician, Mott Children's Health Center, Flint, Michigan |
| Mylon Eugene Merchant | Honorary Doctor of Engineering | December 1994 | Research Scientist, Milacron, Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Zelpha McKinnon | Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters | December 1994 | Philanthropist, Flint, Michigan |
| Virginia W. Kettering | Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters | September 1994 | Philanthropist, Dayton, Ohio |
| Robert E. Reiss '60 | Honorary Doctor of Engineering | June 1994 | Chairman, CEO, InterVentional Technologies |
| Scott McNealy | Honorary Doctor of Engineering | June 1994 | President, Chairman, CEO, Sun Microsystems |
| Donald R. Beall | Honorary Doctor of Engineering | June 1994 | Chairman, CEO, Rockwell International |
| Kent Nelson | Honorary Doctor of Management | June 1993 | Chairman, CEO, United Parcel Service |
| E. Douglas Hougen | Honorary Doctor of Engineering | June 1993 | President, Hougen Manufacturing |
| Lester M. Alberthal, Jr. | Honorary Doctor of Management | June 1993 | Chairman, President, CEO, Electronic Data Systems |
| Clifton R. Wharton, Jr. | Honorary Doctor of Management | June 1992 | Chairman, CEO, TIAA-CREF |
| Ruth Mott | Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters | June 1992 | Philanthropist, Flint, Michigan |
| Joseph T. Gorman | Honorary Doctor of Management | June 1992 | Chairman, CEO, TRW |
| Milford Barron '37 | Honorary Doctor of Engineering | June 1991 | President, Precision Instruments, Grand Blanc, Michigan |
| Frances Hesselbein | Honorary Doctor of Management | June 1990 | President, CEO, Peter F. Drucker Foundation for Nonprofit Management; CEO, Girl Scouts of the USA |
| Richard L. Terrell | Honorary Doctor of Management | June 1989 | Vice Chairman, General Motors |
| Jaime Escalante | Honorary Doctor of Humanities | June 1989 | Mathematics Teacher, Garfield High School (Los Angeles County, California) |
| Elliott M. (Pete) Estes '38 | Honorary Doctor of Engineering (posthumous) | June 1988 | President, General Motors |
| Hermann Scholl | Honorary Doctor of Engineering | June 1988 | President, Robert Bosch GmbH |
| Martha R. Seger | Honorary Doctor of Management | June 1988 | Member, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System |
| Donald F. Ephlin | Honorary Doctor of Humanities | June 1988 | International Vice President, United Auto Workers |
| F. James McDonald '44 | Honorary Doctor of Engineering | June 1988 | President, General Motors |
| Paul F. Oreffice | Honorary Doctor of Management | June 1987 | Chairman, President, CEO, Dow Chemical Company |
| Hans A. Matthias | Honorary Doctor of Engineering | June 1987 | Vice President, Ford Motor Company |
| Roger Bonham Smith | Honorary Doctor of Management | June 1986 | Chairman, General Motors |
Board of Trustees[29]
| Name | Occupation |
|---|---|
| Henio Arcangeli '86 | President, Motorsports Group Company, Yamaha Motor Corporation USA |
| Lizabeth A. Ardisana | CEO, ASG Renaissance |
| Carla J. Bailo '83 | South Lyon, MI |
| Jane E. Boon '90 | New York, NY |
| Walter G. Borst '85 | President and CEO, GM Asset Management |
| Don Chaffin '61 | R.G. Snyder Distinguished University Professor (Emeritus) Industrial & Operations Engineering and Biomedical Engineering University of Michigan |
| Bruce D. Coventry '75 | Vice President, Operations, Electrovaya |
| Gary L. Cowger '70 (former Chair) | Retired Group Vice President, Global Manufacturing and Labor, General Motors |
| Jacqueline A. Dedo '84 (Secretary) | President, The Piston Group |
| Neil De Koker '67 | President & CEO, Original Equipment Suppliers Association |
| Phillip Dutcher '74 | COO, Downtown Naples Campus, NCH Healthcare System |
| David S. Hoyte '71 | President, Transformation Management LLC |
| Charles F. Kettering III | President, Ridgeleigh Management Company |
| Jesse Lopez | CEO, BAE Industries Inc. |
| Robert K. McMahan | President, Kettering University |
| Michael Mansuetti | President, Robert Bosch LLC, Farmington Hills MI |
| John Moyer | President, Asahi Kasei Plastics |
| Cindy Niekamp | Senior Vice President, Automotive Coatings, PPG Industries |
| Chris Nielsen '87 | President, Toyota Motor Manufacturing |
| Jeffrey Owens '78 | President, Electronics & Safety, Delphi Corporation |
| Paul S. Peabody | CIO, Palomar Pomerado Health |
| Raymond Scott | Senior Vice President and President, Global Electrical Power Systems, Lear Corporation |
| Marjorie Sorge | Executive Director, Detroit Regional News Hub |
| Lyn St. James | Lyn St. James Racing LLC, Lyn St. James Foundation |
| Randy Stashick | Vice President of Engineering, United Parcel Service |
| Diana Tremblay '82 | Vice President, Manufacturing & Labor Relations, General Motors |
Presidents
| Name | Years |
|---|---|
| Albert J. Sobey | 1919–1950 |
| Guy R. Cowing | 1950–1960 |
| Harold P. Rodes | 1960–1976 |
| William B. Cottingham | 1976–1991 |
| James E.A. John | 1991–2005 |
| Stanley R. Liberty | 2005–2011 |
| Robert K. McMahan | 2011-present |
References
- Larry Burns
- Ivan Deveson
- Jason Forcier
- Major Horton
- Chet Huber
- Bob Kagle
- David Kenny
- Tim Lee
- Rex Luzader
- James McCaslin
- F. James McDonald
- "John Middlebrook". Archived from the original on 2008-03-21. Retrieved 2008-05-02.
- Dane Miller
- Raj Nair
- Marissa Peterson
- Dr. Robert Reiss
- "Derica Rice". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-08-06.
- Dennis R. Schraeder
- Thomas Snyder
- William S Somers
- Diana Tremblay
- Greg Tyus
- Konrad, Alex. "Applied Intuition Reaches $1.25 Billion Valuation In New Funding For Its Autonomous Vehicle Testing Software". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-10-23.
- Honorary degree recipients
- Bob Kagle
- Russell J. Ebeid
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- Board of Trustees
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