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ESD Annual Dinner
Featuring the 34th Annual ESD C&D Awards, the ESD Alpha Awards™, and the ESD Leadership Awards

June 12, 2008
Wintergarden at the GM Renaissance Center
Detroit, Michigan

Along the banks of the Detroit River in the heart of the Motor City will assemble a distinguished group of pioneers who are driving Michigan’s future through innovative ideas, unwavering commitment and the determination to succeed. Join us on June 12, 2008 as we honor these individuals during the 2008 ESD Annual Dinner at the GM Wintergarden. The event will feature the ESD Leadership Awards, the 34th Annual ESD Construction & Design Awards and the ESD Alpha Awards for Innovation in Engineering and Technology. Don’t miss this opportunity to celebrate the paths that were paved and applaud the roads being forged in the ultimate goal of moving Michigan forward.

Thursday, June 12, 2008, at the General Motors Wintergarden, located at the Renaissance Center, Detroit, Michigan. The evening will kick off with a unique networking hour along the Riverfront. Dinner and the presentation of awards will follow at 7 p.m. in the General Motors Wintergarden.

The cost is $125 ESD Members and $150 for non-members. A table for 10 is $1,125. You will receive two complimentary drinks; otherwise it is a cash bar. Business attire is appropriate. For more information or to register, call 248-353-0735, or click here. Please RSVP by June 2.

Contact

For more information, contact: contact Tim Walker at 248-353-0735, ext. 4115, or twalker@esd.org.


THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS:

General Motors
Ghafari Associates, Inc.
Harley Ellis
Link Engineering
Walbridge Aldinger

Award Recipients

Horace H. Rackham Humanitarian Award

  • Robert A. Lutz, Vice Chairman, Global Product Development, General Motors Corporation

Lifetime Achievement Award

  • Stanford R. Ovshinsky, President & Chief Scientist and Technologist, Ovshinsky Innovation LLC
  • Robert C. Stempel, FESD, Retired Chairman & CEO, Energy Conversion Devices and Retired CEO, General Motors Corporation

Honorary Membership

  • Hon. Robert A. Ficano, Wayne County Executive

ESD College of Fellows Inductees

  • Christopher D. Dyrda, Retired, Chrysler LLC
  • Richard C. Prusinski, President, Polymer Concrete Consultants Int’l
  • Paul T. Sgriccia, PE, Area Manager/Senior Engineer, Golder Associates, Inc.
  • Michael J. Vinarcik, PE, Interior Trim Engineer, Ford Motor Company

ESD Harold Slaight Ellington Leadership Award

  • Richard E. Marburger, PhD, FESD, President Emeritus/Senior Engineering Advisor, Lawrence Technological University

Distinguished Service Awards

  • Robert L. Richardson, President, R.L. Richardson & Associates
  • Brian Golden, Pastways, Inc.
  • Robert A. Stevenson, PE, Senior Vice President, GHAFARI Associates, L.L.C.

Outstanding Committee or Council Leadership Award

  • Todd M. Grafton, Co-Founder, Young Black Entrepreneurs
    Young Engineers Council
  • David A. Lomas, PE, QEP, Senior Project Engineer, NTH Consultants, Ltd.
    Program Committee
  • Siraj Mumin, Student, Oakland University
    Young Engineers Council
  • Robert P. Washer, FESD, Executive Vice President & General Manager, MICCO Construction LLC
    Economic Forecast for Design & Construction Committee

Outstanding Young Engineer of the Year

  • Mazen J. Haddad, Project Manager, Dürr Systems, Inc.

Outstanding Student of the Year

  • Andrew Kneifel, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Outstanding High School Student of the Year

  • Wajiha Ibrahim, Rochester High School, Rochester, Michigan

ESD Alpha Award Winner

  • Kyle E. E. Schwulst
    ElectroJet, Inc.

ESD Construction & Design Award Winners

  • Phase II Terminal Building Expansion, Northwest Airlines, Detroit metro Wayne County Airport
    Northwest Airlines
    SmithGroup
    Walbridge Aldinger
  • Metro Health Hospital, New Replacement Hospital
    Metro Health Hospital
    HDR
    Turner-Christman Joint Venture
  • Walsh College—Barry Center Addition
    Walsh College
    Valerio DeWalt Train & Associates
    George W. Auch Company
  • Environmental Discovery Center, Indian Springs Metropark
    Huron Clinton Metroparks Authority
    SmithGroup, Inc.
    JM Olson

ESD Construction & Design Honorable Mentions

  • Robert Bosch Corporation Technical Center, Robert Bosch, LLC
  • Lear Corporation World Headquarters & Technology Center Complex, Lear Corporation

 

 


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