Kettering Entrepreneurs – Future Tech Farm and GlobaLean
Entrepreneurs looking for food sustainability solutions By Patrick Hayes | phayes@kettering.edu Finding new ways to produce healthy, sustainable food sources for a growing population is a necessity....
View ArticleMatt Borland ’94 named new crew chief for NASCAR driver Ryan Newman
Kettering University class of 1994 graduate Matt Borland has been named the crew chief for NASCAR driver Ryan Newman of Stewart-Haas racing. Borland’s pairing with Newman has been covered in several...
View ArticleLeading by example: Jim ’55 and Wilma Miller challenge others to give back
Jim ’55 and Wilma Miller were recently featured in a philanthropy article on Kettering University’s website. An excerpt: In order to stay in school, Jim utilized loans from a program established by...
View ArticleAlums visit during FIRST event
Jana Groom Waters ’83 of Goodrich and Ron Rath ’91 and 2000 of Swartz Creek, chat with Bob Nichols Jan. 5 during the 2013 FIRST Robotics kickoff event in McKinnon Theater. Waters came to support her...
View ArticleAlum helps engineer improvements for surgeons
Shar Puskala ’01 led a team of engineers in designing disposable laparoscopic scissors for CareFusion. From the story on Kettering University’s news website: Shar Puskala ’01 was the project manager...
View ArticleGraduate to help lead joint fuel cell venture
Raj Nair ’87, vice president of engineering for Global Product Development for Ford Motor Company, will lead Ford into a joint venture to develop fuel cell cars. From the news release: Raj Nair will...
View ArticleKettering students, professor Reg Bell do the ‘Harlem Shake’
Kettering University students recruited Professor Reg Bell to be a part of their Harlem Shake video. Check out the video here.
View ArticleBoon ’90 featured in national media
Trustee Jane Boon ’90 offered personal commentary in the New York Observer that “Venezuela is a spectacularly beautiful country, with spectacularly awful leadership.” See her newly published article,...
View ArticleAlum Mary Barra ’85 ‘remakes GM product development’
Mary Barra ’85 was recently featured in Automotive News Europe. From the story: So far Barra can be judged on a measure not quite as exciting as fresh sheet metal: her behind-the-scenes overhaul of the...
View ArticleGuest blog: A 2012 graduate shares her distance learning success story
This is a guest blog post from Petty Ishak-Bernard, a recent Kettering University graduate, reflecting on completing her degree at age 49. Certainly, I am not the first Kettering University student who...
View ArticleGraduate is a new associate at New York real estate firm
Kettering University graduate Heather Waldron has been added as an associate at CPEX in New York. From the news release: Waldron joins CPEX having managed and owned a portfolio of residential...
View ArticleAlumna published in MORE magazine
Valerie Grubb ’90, has had an article published in MORE magazine describing the challenges and rewards of exotic travel with her mom. MORE magazine is a women’s lifestyle magazine with more than 1...
View ArticleGraduate creating exciting fan experiences at Indy Motor Speedway
Rhonda Winter ’81 is challenging the traditional notion of fan experiences by utilizing technology and communications to enhance engagement at live sporting events. Winter currently serves as Chief...
View ArticleBorn to race
Brian Olatunji ‘05’s journey from the east side of Detroit to the professional drag racing circuit, is one that defies all odds. “Racing is literally in my blood,” he said. “My mother worked at a...
View ArticleKettering Chemical Engineering, Physics programs receive accreditation
The Kettering University Chemical Engineering program was recently accredited by ABET, a nonprofit, non-governmental organization that accredits university applied science, computing, engineering and...
View ArticleRecent Alumni Features
Kettering graduate featured on 60 Minutes Kettering University graduate and founder of Detroit Labs, Paul Glomski ‘99, appeared on 60 Minutes on CBS on October 13 to discuss downtown Detroit’s...
View ArticleKettering University Unveils Ice Rink at Atwood Stadium
The ice rink will be open to the public on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday starting on January 24. Kettering University is converting Atwood Stadium into a free public outdoor ice rink for area...
View ArticleGraduate’s co-op at Fisher-Price was memorable, fun
“Fisher-Price has been a phenomenal place to work since I can use my engineering knowledge learned in the classroom to help develop products for the next generation.” Whenever Alison Owczarczak shares...
View ArticleKettering Professor Interviewed about Mary Barra on Bloomberg TV
Professor Mohammad Torfeh, Electrical and Computer Engineering, recently spoke on Bloomberg TV about his memories of General Motors CEO Mary Barra, a 1985 alumna. Professor Mohammad Torfeh, Electrical...
View ArticleNew Provost appointed
Dr. James Zhang, Dean of The Kimmel School at Western Carolina University, will become Kettering University’s Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost on June 1. Kettering University has...
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