C A R N E G I E ME L L O N D E PA RTME N T O F ME C H A N I C A L E N G I N E E R I N G


Alumni Updates


James L.Young (B.S.1951) reports that the “Carnegie Plan,” a way of teaching engineering at CarnegieMellon in the early 1950s,worked well for him.He has enjoyed a successful 45-year career.


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Thomas F. Starr Jr. (B.S.1979) has been working in the utility industry since graduating 30 years ago.For the last several years,he has been managingYale University’s Central Power Plant.His thermodynamics coursework has been the foundation for his career, and he would like to thank his thermodynamics instructor,Emeritus ProfessorWilfred Rouleau (B.S.1951,M.S.1952,Ph.D. 1954), for his instruction, support, and guidance.


InMemoriam


John Henry Heinz (B.S.1948) died on November 14,2008, at age 91.Born in Pittsburgh’s North Hills,Heinz worked as a Mechanical Engineer with both Pittsburgh Piping and NationalValve before his retire- ment. He was a member of theAmerican Society ofMechanical Engineers and the Syria Shrine, and he was also a 32nd Degree Mason.Heinz is survived by his wife of 63 years,Mildred R.Heinz;daughters Suzanne H.Kilby and Janice A.Heinz; and grandsons John M. andMatthew A.Kilby.


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JohnW.Gibboney (B.S.1955) passed away on Februray 19,2009.He was 87 years old. Gibboney was last known to be living in Willow Grove,Pennsylvania.


The Department ofMechanical Engineer- ing extends its deepest sympathies to the Heinz and Gibboney families.•


CarnegieMellon Remembering Milton Shaw


The Spring 2009 issue of CarnegieMech paid tribute to formerMechE Department Head Milton Shaw. In response,we received the following alumni recollections:


“Milton Shaw was a friend, as well as my advisor and Head of the Department when I earned myM.S. and Ph.D. at CarnegieMellon.We co-authored several papers related to my thesis. I owe a lot to Dr.Shaw. I’m sad to know he’s gone,but I know he had a good long life.” —Gabriel DeSalvo (M.S.1963,Ph.D.1968)


“It was 1968, and I was a senior inMechE.Dr.Shaw recruited me to work with him on a


grant from FordMotor Company.We devised a unique set-up in theMechE lab,using a disc brake rotor/caliber assembly attached to a large lathe to duplicate a wheel under various braking conditions.The project lasted an entire semester and, at the end,we were invited to


Dearborn,Michigan, to share our findings with Ford executives.Needless to say, it was my first-ever plane flight! I was equally excited to have some one-on-one time with someone I really admired.” —JoeValencic (B.S.1968)


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