List of Kettering University people
Notable alumni
| Name | Graduation year | Occupation |
|---|---|---|
| Jan Allman[1] | 1990 | CEO, Fincantieri Marinette Marine |
| Stephannie Bailey[2] | 1996 | SVP of Development and President Ivy Tech Foundation |
| Mary Barra | 1985 | CEO and chairman, General Motors Corporation |
| Paul Bascobert[3] | 1987 | President, Reuters News |
| Wendy Bauer[4] | 1998 | Group President, Transportation & Electronics, 3M |
| Larry Burns[5] | 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; former chairman, Checker Motors Corporation |
| Mandi Damman[6] | 2007 | Executive Chief Engineer, Autonomous Vehicles General Motors |
| Ivan Deveson[7] | 1959 | Retired Lord Mayor of Melbourne, Australia |
| Jacqueline El-Sayed[8] | 1986 | CEO, SAE International |
| Brady Ericson[9] | 1994 | President, CEO, PHINIA, Inc. |
| Elliott M. (Pete) Estes | 1938 | President, General Motors |
| Brian Falther[10] | 2011 | Founder, Bowery Farming |
| Lori Flees[11] | 1993 | CEO, Valvoline |
| Pam Fletcher[12] | 1989 | CEO, Sion Power |
| Charles Gray[13] | 1987 | Vice president, Vehicle Hardware Engineering Ford |
| Denise Gray[14] | 1986 | Former CEO/president, LG Chem Power Inc. |
| Rocky Gupta[15] | 1992 | Executive vice president and treasurer, Comcast |
| Mary Gustanski[16] | 1985 | Former Chief Technology Officer, Delphi Technologies |
| David Hermance | 1970 | Executive Engineer, Advanced Technology Vehicles, Toyota |
| Sheri Hickock[17] | 2000 | CEO, Climate Impact Partners |
| Sherry House[18] | 1994 | CFO, Ford |
| Henry Juszkiewicz | 1974 | CEO, Gibson Guitar Corporation |
| Bob Kagle[19] | 1978 | General partner, Benchmark Capital |
| David Kenny[20] | 1984 | Managing partner, VivaKi, Publicis Groupe |
| Aaron Kyle[21] | 2002 | Professor of the Practice in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University |
| Carolyn Lum[22] | 1987 | Vice president of Operational Excellence, Philip Morris International |
| Dan Mantz[23] | 1991 | CEO, REC Foundation |
| Ryan Mathews | 2001 | NASCAR driver |
| Sean McBurney[24] | 2003 | Regional president of Las Vegas Operations and general manager of Caesars Palace, Caesars Entertainment |
| F. James McDonald[25] | 1944 | Former president, General Motors Corporation |
| John Thomas Mentzer | Chancellor's Professor and Vivienne R. Bruce Chair of Excellence in Business, University of Tennessee | |
| Dane Miller[26] | 1969 | Chairman, president, and CEO, Biomet |
| Raj Nair[27] | 1987 | CEO, Singer |
| Latondra Newton[28] | 1991 | Former Chief Diversity Officer, The Walt Disney Company |
| Rodney O'Neal[29] | 1976 | Former President and CEO, Delphi Automotive |
| Stan O'Neal | 1974 | Former CEO, Merrill Lynch |
| William H. Osborne | 1983 | President and CEO, Federal Signal Corporation |
| Jeffrey Owens | 1978 | Former Chief Technology Officer, Delphi Automotive |
| Kathleen Pacheco[30] | 2004 | President of Specialty Vehicles Dorman |
| Marissa Peterson[31] | 1983 | Executive vice president, Sun Microsystems |
| Derica Rice[32] | 1988 | Former CFO Eli Lilly, Former President Pharmacy Benefits Management Business, CVS Caremark |
| Thomas Snyder[33] | 1967 | President, Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana |
| Cheryl Stokes[34] | 1989 | CEO, CNext |
| John Suh[35] | 1990 | Founding director, New Horizons Studio; vice president, Hyundai Motor Group |
| Matt Swiderski[36] | 2003 | Crew Chief - #99 NASCAR Cup Series |
| Sonia Syngal[37] | 1993 | Former CEO, The Gap |
| Ed Tate, Ph.D.[38] | 1997 | Senior Director of Safety, Quality and Mission Success, United Launch Alliance |
| Russell Tiejema[39] | 1991 | Executive vice president and Chief Financial Officer, US LBM |
| Tim Willis | 1988 | VP of Business Operations, NVIDIA |
| Essence Wilson[40] | 2005 | Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer, Communities First |
| Qasar Younis[41] | 2004 | Co-founder of Applied Intuition |
| Jamie Zinser[42] | 1999 | Vice President, Automotive - North America, Novelis |
Honorary degree recipients
| Name | Degree | Awarded | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sherry House '94 | Honorary Doctor of Management | June 2025 | CFO, Ford Motor Company |
| Sean McBurney '03 | Honorary Doctor of Management | June 2024 | Regional president of Las Vegas Operations and general manager of Caesars Palace, Caesars Entertainment |
| Paul Bascobert '87 | Honorary Doctor of Management | June 2023 | President, Reuters News |
| Brady Ericson '94 | Honorary Doctor of Engineering | June 2022 | President, CEO BorgWarner |
| 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[19] | 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 | 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[43] '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 |
| Steve Wozniak | Honorary Doctor of Engineering | December 2005 | Co-founder of Apple Computer[44] |
| 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 |
| 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[45] |
| Dave Bing | Honorary Doctor of Management | June 2000 | NBA player |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Arthur L. Tuuri | Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters | December 1994 | Pediatrician, Mott Children's Health Center, Flint, Michigan |
| Scott McNealy | Honorary Doctor of Engineering | June 1994 | President, Chairman, CEO, Sun Microsystems |
| Jaime Escalante | Honorary Doctor of Humanities | June 1989 | Mathematics Teacher, Garfield High School (Los Angeles County, California) |
| Paul F. Oreffice | Honorary Doctor of Management | June 1987 | Chairman, president, CEO, Dow Chemical Company |
| Roger Bonham Smith | Honorary Doctor of Management | June 1986 | Chairman, General Motors |
Board of trustees
| 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
The following persons have served as president of Kettering University or its predecessors:[46]
| No. | President | Term start | Term end | Refs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albert J. Sobey | 1919 | 1950 | [47] |
| 2 | Guy R. Cowing | 1950 | 1960 | [48] |
| 3 | Harold P. Rodes | 1960 | 1976 | [49] |
| 4 | William B. Cottingham | 1976 | June 30, 1991 | [50] |
| 5 | James E.A. John | July 1, 1991 | June 30, 2005 | [51][52][53] |
| 6 | Stanley R. Liberty | July 1, 2005 | July 31, 2011 | [54][55] |
| 7 | Robert K. McMahan | August 1, 2011 | present | [56][57] |
References
- ^ Jan Allman Returns to her Post as CEO Fincantieri Marinette Marine
- ^ Stephannie Bailey President of Ivy Tech Foundation
- ^ Paul Bascobert Reuters CEO
- ^ Wendy Bauer
- ^ Larry Burns
- ^ Mandi Damman
- ^ Ivan Deveson
- ^ Jacqueline El-Sayed
- ^ Brady Ericson
- ^ Brian Falther
- ^ "Lori Flees, CEO Valvoline". August 14, 2023.
- ^ Pam Fletcher new CEO of Sion Power
- ^ Chuck Gray
- ^ Denise Gray
- ^ Rocky Gupta
- ^ Mary Gustanski
- ^ Sheri Hickock
- ^ Sherry House
- ^ a b Bob Kagle
- ^ David Kenny
- ^ Aaron Kyle
- ^ Carolyn Lum
- ^ Dan Mantz
- ^ Sean McBurney
- ^ F. James McDonald
- ^ "Dane Miller: CEO Value To The Bone". Forbes. Archived from the original on June 30, 2018.
- ^ "Raj Nail Becomes CEO of Singer". January 2025.
- ^ "Latondra Newton".
- ^ Rodney O'Neal
- ^ Kathleen Pacheco Becomes President of Specialty Vehicles at Dorman
- ^ Marissa Peterson
- ^ https://www.bms.com/about-us/leadership/board-of-directors/derica-w-rice.html
- ^ Thomas Snyder
- ^ Cheryl Stokes Receives Award
- ^ "Hyundai Motor Group Announces New Horizons Studio".
- ^ Matt Swiderski to Call 100th Event as Crew Chief at Indianapolis
- ^ "Gap CEO Sonia Syngal exits company amid struggling sales".
- ^ Ed Tate
- ^ Russell Tiejema
- ^ Essence Wilson
- ^ Konrad, Alex. "Applied Intuition Reaches $1.25 Billion Valuation In New Funding For Its Autonomous Vehicle Testing Software". Forbes. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
- ^ Jamie Zinser
- ^ Russell J. Ebeid
- ^ "(external link and photos)". Archived from the original on April 7, 2014. Retrieved February 29, 2012.
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- ^ "History of the Presidency". Kettering University.
- ^ "Founder Albert J Sobey". Kettering University.
- ^ "Guy R Cowing". Kettering University.
- ^ "Harold P Dusty Rodes". Kettering University.
- ^ "William B Cottingham". Kettering University.
- ^ "James E.A. John". Kettering University.
- ^ "Flint's GMI Institute names new president". Detroit Free Press. January 8, 1991. p. 2.
- ^ "Kettering University names new president". Detroit Free Press. March 22, 2005. p. 14.
- ^ "Stanley R Liberty". Kettering University.
- ^ Mostafavi, Beata (June 24, 2011). "Saying goodbye: Outgoing Kettering University President Stanley Liberty lauded for innovation". The Flint Journal.
- ^ "Dr. Robert K McMahan - President's Biography". Kettering University.
- ^ Mostafavi, Beata (June 13, 2011). "Kettering University's new incoming president Robert K. McMahan Jr. lauded for background in science, business and academia". The Flint Journal.