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    SME Elects New Board President

    James W. Schlusemann Elected Board President of SME

    Courtesy of SME.

    November 25, 2022

    SME, the professional association committed to advancing manufacturing and developing a skilled workforce, has elected James W. Schlusemann as its 2023 board of directors’ president. The non-profit organization, which is celebrating its 90th anniversary, announced its 2022 election results and installed its new officers, directors, and council representatives during a ceremony at its SME Fall Gala conducted November 6, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia. Their terms begin in January 2023.

    “The tremendous knowledge and technological experience, issues management, and business understanding that SME stakeholders possess and wield will create a huge boon in advanced manufacturing over the next 90 years,” said Schlusemann. “I am looking forward to our future working with new industry, academic, and regulatory representatives to advance diversity, innovation, and talent in manufacturing. Together, we will position SME as the preeminent thought leader that inspires and educates a prosperous manufacturing community.”

    2023 Officers of the SME Board of Directors:

    The officers and international directors of the SME Board of Directors act as the governing body of SME with budget authority and oversight responsibility. Officers of the board serve two-year terms.

    • 2023 SME President – James W. Schlusemann, MSMIS, LSME, Navistar (retired), Batavia, Illinois
    • 2023 SME President-Elect – Winston F. Erevelles, Ph.D., St. Mary's University, San Antonio
    • 2023 SME Vice President – Vincent W. Howell Sr., FSME, CMfgE, Corning Inc. (retired), Clemons, North Carolina
    • 2023 SME Treasurer – Rebecca R. Taylor, The National Center for Manufacturing Sciences, Washington, D.C.
    • 2023 SME Secretary – Jeffrey A. Abell, PhD, FSME, CMfgE, PE, General Motors, Warren, Michigan

    2023-24 International Directors of the SME Board of Directors:

    • Bryan D. Albrecht, EdD, Gateway Technical College, Kenosha, Wisconsin
    • Edye S. Buchanan, CMfgT, BriskHeat Corp., Columbus, Ohio
    • Bryan G. Dods, FSME, Oerlikon AM (retired), Greenville, South Carolina
    • Jacqueline A. El Sayed, Ph.D., American Society for Engineering Education, Washington, D.C.
    • Dean S. Phillips, LSME, Link Systems, Nashville, Tennessee
    • Albert J. Wavering, FSME, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland

    2023-24 SME Member Council and Representatives:

    The SME Member Council, with the SME board, is responsible for strengthening local chapters around the world and formulating recommendations surrounding SME member recruitment, retention, and engagement.

    • 2023 Member Council Chair – Gregory A. Harris, Ph.D., PE, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama
    • 2023 Member Council Chair-Elect – Gabriela Darras, Microsoft Corp., Peoria, Illinois
    • 2023 Member Council Immediate Past Chair – Jennifer Fielding, Ph.D., Air Force Research Laboratory, Liberty Township, Ohio
    • Gicell Aleman, Valmet, Worcester, Massachusetts
    • Matthew Clegg, Dassault Systèmes Solidworks, Toledo, Ohio
    • Farhad Ghadamli, CAM-F, Dm3d Technology LLC, Auburn Hills, Michigan
    • Jacob Rahdarian, CMfgE, Rahdarian Consulting Services, Hempstead, Texas
    • Tara Thomasson, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas
    • Krishna Vuppala, John Deere Foundry, Waterloo, Iowa


    For more information, visit: www.sme.org.

    KEYWORDS: manufacturing personnel announcements

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