SME SPEAKS


During my presidency, I plan to be active and visible, and will continue to promote our membership benefi ts and the good work we do. Please join me as an ambassador for SME and stewards of manufacturing. Thank you for your commit- ment to SME and manufacturing careers.


2017 Offi cers, International Directors and Member Council Representatives Installed


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ME has recognized several individuals who will assume new leadership roles this year. These manufacturing


professionals were installed at SME’s annual banquet on Nov. 12. SME offi cers are chosen by a nominating committee and selected by the SME Board of Directors. The directors and Member Council representatives are elected annually by the entire voting membership of the organization.


2017 offi cers: t President: Sandra L. Bouckley, FSME; t President-Elect: Thomas R. Kurfess, PhD, FSME, PE, Georgia Tech;


t Vice President: Mark L. Michalski, MKS Instruments; t Treasurer: Susan M. Smyth, PhD, FSME, General Motors; and


t Secretary: Michael D. Packer, FSME, Lockheed Martin.


2017 international directors: t Edye S. Buchanan, CMfgT,


Fives North American Combustion, Inc.; t Dianne Chong, PhD, FSME, Boeing (retired);


(Left to right): Jeffrey Krause, SME executive director and CEO; Michael Packer, FSME, 2017 SME secretary; Susan Smyth, PhD, FSME, 2017 SME treasurer; Mark Michalski, 2017 SME vice president; Sandra Bouckley, FSME, 2017 SME president; Thomas Kurfess, PhD, FSME, 2017 SME president-elect; and Matthew Hilgendorf, 2017–18 SME international director.


t Matthew L. Hilgendorf, CMfgT, Black Horse LLC; t Vincent W. Howell, Sr., FSME, CMfgE, Corning, Inc. (retired);


t Michael D. Packer, FSME, Lockheed Martin; and t Rebecca R. Taylor, The National Center for Manufacturing Sciences.


2017 Member Council representatives: t Melissa T. Dochter, Schneider Electric; t Ronald A. Gill, CMfgE, Boeing (retired); t John Kovalchuck, LSME, CMfgE, Macomb Community College; and


t Cary J. Rosenberg, CMfgE, Watts Water Technologies Inc.


2017 SME Offi cers and Directors


PRESIDENT Sandra L. Bouckley, FSME


PRESIDENT-ELECT Thomas R. Kurfess, PhD, FSME, CMfgT, PE Georgia Institute of Technology


VICE PRESIDENT Mark L. Michalski MKS Instruments


TREASURER Susan M. Smyth, PhD, FSME General Motors


SECRETARY Michael D. Packer, FSME Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company


DIRECTORS Dean L. Bartles, PhD, FSME


Edye S. Buchanan, CMfgT Fives North American Combustion Inc.


Dianne Chong, PhD, FSME The Boeing Company (retired)


Matthew L. Hilgendorf, CMfgT Black Horse LLC


Vincent W. Howell, FSME, CMfgE Corning Inc. (retired)


Robert R. Nesbitt, CMfgE AbbVie


Ralph L. Resnick, FSME National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining America Makes


James W. Schlusemann Prosperia International LLC


Rebecca R. Taylor The National Center for Manufacturing Sciences


EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & CEO Jeffrey M. Krause


Contact SME sme.org / service@sme.org (800) 733-4763 / (313) 425-3000


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