1987 Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology - One-Hundred and Ninth

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Rose-Hulman Scholar Commencement Programs Spring 5-1987 1987 Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology : OneHundred and Ninth Commencement Rose-Hulman Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, weir1@rose-hulman.edu Follow this and additional works at: http://scholar.rose-hulman.edu/commencementprograms Recommended Citation Rose-Hulman, "1987 Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology : One-Hundred and Ninth Commencement" (1987) Commencement Programs Book 30 http://scholar.rose-hulman.edu/commencementprograms/30 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by Rose-Hulman Scholar It has been accepted for inclusion in Commencement Programs by an authorized administrator of Rose-Hulman Scholar For more information, please contact weir1@rose-hulman.edu One-Hundred and Ninth Commencement of Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Commencement Program Prelude Alleluia from Cantata 142 and Contrapuctus I from The Art of the Fugue Academic Procession Jess R Lucas, B.S., M.S., Ph.D Marshal Processional Prince of Denmark March and Trumpet Tune National Anthem Howard V Francis, James C Stafford and John R Tokar Invocation Gregory J Smith President, Student Government Association Greeting from the Alumni Louis F Kelley, July '49 President, Alumni Association Response from the Senior Class Mark R Bower President, Senior Class Introduction of Commencement Speaker Jack Ragle Chairman, Board of Managers Commencement Address : A Norman Cranin, D D.S Department of Dental and Oral Sut-gery Clinical Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery New York University College of Dentistry Interlude Canzona per sonare No Awarding of Heminway Medal Herman A Moench, B.S., M.S.E., D Eng Senior Vice President John T Royse Award Jess R Lucas Vice President for Student Affairs Herman A Moench Distinguished Senior Commendation Robert Steinhauser, B.S., M.S H erman A Moench Distinguished Professor Awarding of Honorary Degrees Samuel F Hulbert, B.S., Ph.D President, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Dr A Norman Cranin (Doctor of Engineering) Introduced by Brij M Khorana, M Tech, M.S., Ph.D William R Fenoglio (Doctor of Engineering) Introduced by Don L Dekker, B.S., M.S., Ph.D Howard H Irvin (Doctor of Engineering) Introduced by Carl F Abegg, B.S., M.S., Ph.D John D Winters (Doctor of Engineering) Introduced by Leland K Shirely, B.S., M.S., Ph.D Conferring of Degrees Samuel F Hulbert President, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Candidates for the Master of Science and Bachelor of Science degrees will be presented by Wilford P Stratten, B.S., Ph.D., President Protem of the Faculty Dean's Outstanding Teacher Award James R Eifert, B.S., M.S., Ph.D Vice President for Academic Affairs President's Outstanding Service Award Samuel F Hulbert School Song Howard V Francis, James C Stafford and John R Tokar Benediction Andrew F Jones President, Blue Key Recessional Nun Danket Postlude Toccata in C Major Organ Music by Alfred R Schmidt, B.S., M.S Professor of Mathematics Brass Choir by Rose Students: John Byerly, Jim Chinni, Keith Collier, Tom Maicher, Deron Meranda, Dennis Worthington Dave Nearpass, Director (Allen Digital Organ through courtesy of Samuel Music of Effingham, Illinois) SCHOLARSHIP HONORS Students graduating with a scholarship index of 3.90 or higher will be graduated Summa Cum Laude; those with a scholarship index between 3.60 and 3.90 will be graduated Magna Cum Laude and those with a scholarship index between 3.30 and 3.60 will be graduated Cum Laude These honors are recognized by the display of gold Honor Cords at the Commencement ceremonies and in appropriate fashion on the diplomas • •• ••• tt Cum Laude Magna Cum Lauae Summa Cum Laude Two Degrees G Technical Translators Program-German R Technical Translators Program-Russian A U.S Army Commission AF U.S Air Force Commission C Consulting Engineering Program M Management Studies Certificate Master Thesis indicated in Italics THE ACADEMIC PROCESSION In today's academic procession, the gown and hood indicate the degree held by the wearer The hood is lined with the official color or colors of the college or university conferring the degree Graduates of certain institutions wear gowns in the color of the university, although black is the basic color of the majority of academic gowns The doctor's gown is faced down the front with velvet panels and has three velvet crossbars on each sleeve The velvet may be black or may be the color which represents the field in which the degree was conferred RHIT Bachelor's Degree Attire Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Bachelor's degree holders or candidates wear a black gown and a black mortarboard with a black tassel RHIT Master's Degree Attire Master's degree hoods for Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology are black, lined with rose satin and white satin chevron and edged in golden yellow velvet With the gown and hood is worn a black mortarboard with black tassel ' I Honorary Degrees Doctor of Engineering A NORMAN CRANIN A native of Brooklyn, New York, A Norman Cranin graduated from Swarthmore College with an A.B degree in 1947 and from New York University College of Dentistry with a D D.S degree in 1951 He has done postgraduate work at the Mount Sinai Hospital and at the Institute for Graduate Dentists He currently is Clinical Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at New York University College of Dentistry and Director of Dental and Oral Surgery at the Brookdale Hospital Medical Center Dr Cranin has served on the editorial or executive boards of a number of technical societies, journals and books He has contributed extensively to dental research and education He has authored more than 80 papers and he is a listed inventor on two U.S patents Among the organizations that have honored Dr Cranin are the American Academy of Implant Dentistry, the International College of Implantology, New York University, Clemson University, and the Brazilian Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons WILLIAM R FENOGLIO William R Fenoglio is a native of Clinton, Indiana, and he grew up in Terre Haute In 1961, he graduated from Rose Polytechnic Institute with honors and a B.S degree in mechanical engineering After graduation he began a long and distinguished career with General Electric He held positions in field sales, manufacturing and marketing He advanced through various positions and became vice president and general manager of the Component Motor Division, a position he held from 1981 to 1984 This division consists of 28 operations world-wide and employs 14,000 people Mr Fenoglio became president of the Barnes Group in 1985 The Barnes Group is a Fortune 500 company consisting of three separate business groups: Bowman Distribution, Associated Spring and Aerospace Components Bowman Distribution sells more than 18,000 different products to over 75,000 customers, mostly in the industrial, transportation, and heavy equipment maintenance markets Associated Spring is one of the world's largest manufacturers of precision springs and custom metal parts Aerospace Components consists of four manufacturing and repair operations serving the jet engine market HOWARD H IRVIN Howard H Irvin graduated from Rose Polytechnic Institute with high honors in 1943 He is also a graduate of the Advanced Management Program of the Harvard Business School Mr Irvin's professional experience includes thirty-eight years with Borg-Warner Corporation, where he held several senior management positions While at Borg-Warner, Mr Irvin led the development effort which resulted in Borg-Warner Chemicals being the largest ABS polymer producer in the world Since 1982, Mr Irvin has been the President of Howard H Irvin Associates, a world-wide business consulting firm serving multinational clients with business strategies and technology transfer In addition, he is a director of lntercorp, Ltd., a London-based firm that emphasizes technical and business cooperation between businesses in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Japan Mr Irvin belongs to the American Chemical Society, Society of Chemical Industry (London), Society of the Plastics Industry, the Licensing Executives Society, and the Harvard Business School Club of Chicago He is a member of the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Board of Managers JOHN D WINTERS John D Winters started his career with Caterpillar, Inc., in 1949 after receiving a B.S degree in mechanical engineering from Rose Polytechnic Institute Mr Winters held a number of assignments in sales and he became a general supervisor in the Market Division in 1963 He served as manager of dealer sales at the Engine Division and in 1966 became the sales training manager in Caterpillar's General Offices In 1971, Mr Winters became manager of the Sales Department In 1974, he went to Brazil as vice president of Caterpillar Brasil S.A and was named president there in 1975 He was appointed manager of Caterpillar's Aurora, Illinois, plant in 1979 and he has served as a vice president of the company since November 1983 He is responsible for the company's Engine Division Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Candidates for Degrees Bachelor of Science November 20, 1986 CHEMICAL ENGINEERING Andrew Richard Spartz Sandstone, Minnesota ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING Christopher Kent McGill Dexter, Missouri Robert Freeman Naylor Rochester, Minnesota Michael Russell Smythe Markleville February 26, 1987 CHEMISTRY Mark Lincoln Hamilton Jeffersonville ;> G* Gary Lane Wease St.John , ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING * ** ** *** William Randall Forgey Brownstown Christopher Dale Heady A von David William Hess Reedsburg, Wisconsin Gregory Scott Johnson Greentown Michael Sun-Hsing Ly Portland Daniel Matthew Maher Newport News, Virginia .:> Michael Sean McDaniel Springfield, Ohio Matthew Dillon Mills Circleville, Ohio Bruce Dale Mueller Onarga, Illinois O'Neill Noh Pusan, Korea David Scott Price Pendleton MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTER SCIENCE Patrick J McConagha Alexandria, Virginia MECHANICAL ENGINEERING Alan Dean Snedeker Mattoon, Illinois May 23, 1987 CHEMICAL ENGINEERING tt* Laurence Edwin Allen III Council Bluffs, Iowa A William A Anderson Mt Vernon Stephen M Battocchio Cleveland, Tennessee Andrew Lee Beerwart Hamlet Gregory Wayne Bielefeld Merrillville Keith Alan Brazzell Terre Haute A Carl Walter Czarnik Elk Grove Village, Illinois Craig Steven Dargan · St Lou-is, Missouri - John Matthew deHeus Oscoda, Michigan Norman Erwin Dillinger Gillette, Wyoming -Larry Allen Fellows Farmersburg Ronald Grammas Portage Frederec Charles Green Hendersonville, Tennessee Michael Earle Honsowetz Bremerton, Washington Michael Ray Horton Winlock, Washington , Roger Scott Hruskovich Gary ~ Barry Douglas Huff Deputy Lane Frede-rick Jensen Norwalk, Ohio James Kevin Kaufman Indianapolis Blase Anthony Keegel Grand Rapids, Michigan KevinJames Kirkwood Vermilion, Ohio Jay Kurt Kress Indianapolis / Gerald Thomas Lyons, Jr Martinsville Thomas David Marsh Hamlet John Albert Meschberger Rome City Winton Darin Moody Jeffersonville ? Douglas Wood Morris Mt Vernon David William Plantz LaPorte Glenn Lowell Puzey Fairmount, Illinois Michael L Radomsky Mentor, Ohio ~ Brent Allen Robertson Newburgh Thomas Charles Robinson Petersburg Brian Lee Seidl Oneida, Wisconsin James Harper Sweney Salem, Illinois William Nicholas Torline Madison Gerald Wayne Traylor Portland, Texas /" Chris Patrick Wernimont Aurora _,Robert David Winkeljohn Fort Wayne Thomas Nicholas Zendzian Dyer ;_.? u *"*' *"*' • *"*' R *'*' • *'*' A *'*' R A CHEMISTRY tt• Laurence Edwin Allen III Council Bluffs, Iowa **'*' Darrel Lee Huff Danville /"' A Kenneth Lee Morand ~ Newburgh RA Kevin Michael Reed Seymour, Wisconsin / CIVIL ENGINEERING A AF** AF A C Derek Carl Anderson Webster, New York Trent Leon Bennett Culver William Earl Daugherty Brentwood, Tennessee Dennis Derrick Dobbs Ludington, Michigan • Alan John Ehler Brighton, Colorado Bruce Lee Fenimore Rushville Robert Malcolm Gislason Terrace Park, Ohio Brian Lee Glaze Champaign, Illinois ~ Curtis Jay Harvey Hazel Green, Wisconsin Robert Kenneth Keleher Salem, Illinois Frank William Liedtky North Judson JohnJoseph Lueken Ferdinand r Jay Dee Mills Crawfordsville / Patrick Joseph Mueller Kettering, Ohio ? Jack E Tubbs Newburgh COMPUTER SCIENCE A Gregory John Cassady Dumfries, Virginia ** Keith Wayne Collier Seymour * ** *** A AF ** Ronald Joseph Cuneo (Posthumous) Ojai, California John Wilson Edwards True, West Virginia Gary Gene Hall Cambridge, Ohio Michael George Hawkey Taylorville, Illinois David Michael Henion Asheville, North Carolina Stephen Dale Highsmith, Jr Terre Haute Bret Andrew Marsolf · Rockville Scott Michael Orr Indianapolis Paul William Parsons Hilton, New York / Gregg Joseph Ratti Westerville, Ohio Chris Joseph Scheiman Hampton, Virginia John Edward Townsend, Jr Terre Haute Robert Steven Werner Canoga Park, California Christopher Sean York Columbus COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING ttG*** Daniel Webster Johnson Merrillville * Andrew Curran Pershall Chelan Falls, Washington ECONOMICS James Clayton Stafford Paoli ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING *"" Derek Evan Achenbach Atlanta ** Dennis William Aldridge Beech Grove Steven James Alford Syracuse-Scott Daniel Anderson Chicago, Illinois Greg Alan Ankney Brazil Christopher Lloyd Barron Evansville Roger Jerome Bartley Jasper Timothy John Beitz Highland / A** Kirk Thayer Billings Munster Derin Matthew Bluhm Auburn, Washington Nathan Custis Booher Terre Haute Mark Roger Bower Warsaw Mark Canner Whiting A** Bruce Edward Cluskey East Peoria, Illinois Robert Martin Conroy Sellersburg "" Wesley Lamar Davis Goshen / ""*"" Donald Edward Doughty Parkersburg, West Virginia/ Duane Alan Eatherly Canyon Country, California Brian Douglas Erxleben Bluffton G*** John Michael Eubanks North Little Rock, Arkansas / tt* Paul Scott Everline Rockville, Maryland Miles Edward Fletcher Chesterton tt Howard Vance Francis Homewood, Illinois Thomas Scott Fresher Speedway Paul Charles Gallenberger Kewaunee, Wisconsin Anthony Lee Gilkison Middletown Steven Eric Goy Wolcott John Charles Hanger Missoula, Montana Kevin Lowell Hooker Lawrence ~ David Lewis Hunt Terre Haute '*"*' tt'*' A tt'*' '*' *' '*' AF R** '*' *' *' '*"*' G'*'** '*' tt'*' AF AF '*' AF'*''*' '*"*' AF'*''*' tt'*'** '*' Scott James Johnston Harbor Beach, Michigan / Andrew FredJones Anderson David Lee Jones - Rosedale Richard Earl Jones, Jr Stilesville Jeffery Lee Kavanaugh , Montgomery John Willis Kinzie Lincoln, Illinois Robert Alan Kipp Centerville, Illinois Paul William Kirkeiner Spring Valley, Ohio Todd Michael Kroeger Hebron, Nebraska Mark Allen Lancaster Gilbert, Arizona Dusty Lee Lutz Terre Haute Thomas Wendel Maicher Whiting Brian Martin Mappes Georgetown Gary Martin Warner Robins, Georgia.-/ George Richard Melvick Valparaiso Christopher Anthony Meunier Brazil _ , RickJay Mitchell Mt Vernon Jonathan E Mohney San Jose, California -.-> Dean August Moretton Hobart Scott Michael Mottonen Grand Rapids, Minnesota Gerald Leonard Mourey Churubusco ~ Jeff Allen Myers Terre Haute Thanh Van Nguyen Greensburg ; Christopher Shawn Patterson Greenfield David Michael Patterson Sullivan Alan Wayne Pearson Veedersburg Scott Alan Pfaff Cincinnati, Ohio Brian Patrick Pletcher Goshen Curtis Alan Plett Puyallup, Washington Steven Richard Polus · Hillsboro, Illinois / Timothy Allen Pontius Walkerton Paul Jay Price Winter Spring, Florida Frank Brian Primich Merrillville Timothy Wayne Rauch Crawfordsville Carl Thomas Regenauer Zion, Illinois Robert Paul Rinck, Jr Vine Grove, Kentucky Bradley Sullivan Rinehart Graysville Mark John Roberts Valparaiso Rodney Glen R oberts Bedford Richard Ross Robinson Port Orchard, Washington John Wilburt Rumberg Poland, Ohio Grant Michael Sharp Cincinnati, Ohio Barry Dale Shook Salem, Illinois Paul Dwight Siebels Newton, Iowa Gregory John Smith Coal City, Illinois -: David Charles Strelow New Albany David Edward Stringfield Richmond Ian Chueen Tan Singapore, China Phillip Arthur Thomas Greenwood Daniel Robert Tretter FerdinandRay Tung-Wa Uehara Honolulu, Hawaii Jeffery David Westergreen Portage Mark Wayne Wiley Indianapolis Anthony John Wilt Las Cruces, New Mexico Geoffrey James Wood Winslow *"" tt* A tt* '*' *' '*' AF R** *""'*' *"" G*** '*' tt* AF AF '*' AF** *"" AF** tt*** '*' Scott James Johnston H arbor Beach, Michigan / Andrew Fred Jones Anderson David Lee Jones .· Rosedale Richard Earl Jones, Jr Stilesville Jeffery Lee Kavanaugh , Montgomery John Willis Kinzie Lincoln, Illinois R obert Alan Kipp Centerville, Illinois Paul William Kirkeiner Spring Valley, Ohio Todd Michael Kroeger Hebron, Nebraska Mark Allen Lancaster Gilbert, Arizona Dusty Lee Lutz Terre H aute Thomas Wendel Maicher Whiting Brian Martin Mappes Georgetown Gary Martin W arner Robins, Georgi a~ George Richard Melvick Valparaiso Christopher Anthony Meunier Brazil _ R ickJay Mitchell Mt Vernon Jonathan E Mohney San Jose, California . "" Dean August Moretton Hobart Scott Michael Mottonen Grand R apids, Minnesota Gerald Leonard Mourey Churubusco ~ Jeff Allen Myers Terre Haute Thanh Van Nguyen Greensburg _ ; Christopher Shawn Patterson Greenfield D avid Michael Patterson Sullivan Alan Wayne Pearso n Veedersburg Scott Alan Pfaff Cincinnati, Ohio Brian Patrick Pletcher Goshen Curtis Alan Plett Puyallup, Washington Steven Richard Polus · Hillsboro, Illinois .-> Timothy Allen Pontius Walkerton Paul Jay Price Winter Spring, Florida Frank Brian Primich Merrillville Timothy Wayne Rauch Crawfordsville Carl Thomas Regenauer Zion, Illinois R obert Paul Rinck, Jr Vine Grove, Kentucky Bradley Sullivan Rinehart Graysville Mark John Roberts Valpara iso Rodney Glen Roberts Bedford Richard R oss Robinson Port Orchard, Washington John Wilburt Rumberg Poland, Ohio Grant Michael Sharp ; Cincinnati, Ohio Barry Dale Shook Salem, Illinois Paul Dwight Siebels Newton, Iowa Gregory John Smith Coal City, Illinois ~ David Charles Strelow New Albany David Edward Stringfield Richmond Ian Chueen Tan Singapore, China Phillip Arthur Thomas Greenwood Daniel R obert Tretter FerdinandR ay Tung-Wa Uehara Honolulu, Hawaii Jeffery D avid Westergreen Portage Mark Wayne Wiley Indianapolis Anthony John Wilt Las Cruces, New Mexico Geoffrey James Wood Winslow ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER SCIENCE ** Timothy Wayne Bratcher McMinnville, Tennessee * Lowell Browning Dennis Noblesville Brian Lawrence Evans Greenville, South Carolina ** Richard Earl Higgs Indianapolis Kyle Lewis Lynch Honolulu, Hawaii Robert Andrew Mpngell Connellsville, Pennsylvania .->' G * Mario Vlatko Nigrovic Toledo, Ohio '*"*'* Scott Clayton Plumlee Lexington, Kentucky / '*"*' Stuart Douglas Plumlee Lexington, Kentucky / it** Philip Daniel Pokorny Clayton, Missouri ** Bradley Alan Snodgrass Pendleton / MATHEMATICS it** James Edwin Bair Fairborn, Ohio Kelly Ray Crone Martinsville it* Paul Scott Everline Rockville, Maryland it Howard Vance Francis Homewood, Illinois *** ErichJay Friedman Indianapolis itG*** Daniel Webster Johnson Merrillville it* Patrick Arthur Kearney Chelan, Washington it* Robert Alan Kipp Western Springs, Illinois tt* Todd Michael Kroeger Hebron, Nebraska G Jeffrey Alan Lovell Kentland it** Philip Daniel Pokorny Clayton, Missouri it* Rodney Glen Roberts Bedford itG*** Lee Ronald Sorrell Ballwin, Missouri itG* John Robert Tokar South Plainfield, New Jersey it*** Daniel Robert Tretter Ferdinand _ Daniel Vujovic Merrillville MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTER SCIENCE '*"*' * G** '*"*'* ** Chad Obert Beesley Thorntown Kelly Joseph Black Indianapolis Jack Frederick Gulick Ft Mitchell, Kentucky John R aymond Hoffman Long Lake, Minnesota Allen W Snyder Two Harbors, Wisconsin Brian David Wilson Elmwood, Wisconsin MECHANICAL ENGINEERING Jeffrey Allen Bannister Highland * Thomas Edward Chadwick Stockton, California Christopher Todd Eckert Terre Haute John Scott Gish St Anthony Christopher Tiffin Goss Bloomington Kevin Eugene Graening Glendale Heights, Illinois -1' Robert Harold Grote Westerville, Ohio /"" Kenneth Don Hackman Brownstown A William Scott Harbers Beaverton, Oregon '*"*' Edmund Martin Hemmersbach Morris, Illinois * Brent Leon Hendrix Clarksville Donald Daniel Hirt Fort Wayne Dennis O'Neil Ison Dupont Richard Joseph Jaslowski Chicago, Illinois Kurt Alan Kelso Indianapolis Adam Christopher Kennedy New Rochelle, New York * Kenneth William Kolbe : Martinsville / * * * ** * ** ** G* Dean Patrick Kunz J asper -> Jeffrey Scott Marlett Bloomington Mark Henry Mayfield Terre Haute Wesley Herbert McKenzie Albion, Maine Brian] McKinley Carlisle Samuel David Mesalam Indi anapolis Charles Arthur Miller Upland Kevin Dewain Moore Rossville, Illinois James Edward Moran South Bend David Harold Morrow Jeffersonvi lle Timothy Alan Nale Salem Robert Keefe Noll State College, Pennsylvania Robert Harold Pound Rosedale Michael Stephen Rafferty Belleville, Illinois Jeffrey Gene Rea Mt Carmel, Illinois David Lee Reinbold Palestine, Illinois John Joseph Roetker Terre Haute Paul Eric Romanetz Elkhart Charles Gene Savage Mt Summit Robert Edward Schnecker Middletown, Ohio Brett Arthur Schumann St John Gregory Roy Stein, Jr Grandville, Michigan David Turich Highland Joseph Vincent Viray Crawfordsville//" Michael Alan Wack South Bend Bruce Eric Weber Leo Mark Alexander White Monterey, California Mark Conway Whitmore Mt Zion, Illinois Jeffrey Allan Wright Henryville Timothy Caldwell Yarling Speedway/ James Raphael Yoakum Boonville PHYSICS Richard Edwin Allman Rowland Heights, California / tt** James Edwin Bair Fairborn, Ohio Joseph Patrick Caughey Buhl, Idaho tt* Patrick Arthur Kearney Chelan, ·W ashington ** Murray Fitzpatrick Kelley Vidalia, Georgia * Edward Norman Allen R ahe Winfield, Illinois / ttG*** Lee Ronald Sorrell Ballwin, Missouri ttG* John Robert Tokar South Plainfield,' New Jersey Joseph Franklin Wright, Jr Bloomfield PHYSICS AND ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING ** William David Sears New Whiteland r (!') Master of Science May 23, 1987 APPLIED OPTICS Stephen Horchem Terre H aute Modeling Interference and Diffraction Effects in Photolithography" CHEMICAL ENGINEERING Dean C Ferner Portland "Design of a Self-Tuning Controller" Hong-Ru Lin Yunlin, Taiwan "Kinetic Study of the Solution Polymerization of Aery/amide Using Potassium Persulfate As An Initiator" John Todorovic Terre Haute "Solvent Composition Effect On Th e Properties of Polyacrylamide Obtained by Precipitation Polymerization" MECHANICAL ENGINEERING Jose R odrigues De Figueiredo Barbosa Filho Salvadorj Bahia, Brazil Martin F Diener West Germany "Design and Evaluation of a T actile Robot Gripper" Michael Andreas Klink West Germany "Customization of Autocad For Use With Finite Element M ethods" Edward Carter Knoy Speedway "Failure Analysis of a 325000 Gallon Steel Standpip e Wat er Storage Tank" Joachim Rolf Kober West Germany "Design of a Graphics Aided Finit e Element Package" Bachelor of Science Summer Completion CHEMICAL ENGINEERING Mitchell Dean Day Fort Wayne CIVIL ENGINEERING Robert Christian Oehler Brazil 'Martin Andrew Wessler Indianapolis Christopher Todd Zickmund Mount Vernon ECONOMICS Bryan] Kaufman Medora ~ ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING Stephen P Blubaugh Sullivan Gilbert Peter Keller Cincinnati, Ohio R Thomas Wayne Kizer Rockford , Michigan Eric Gregory Roesinger Fishers MECHANICAL ENGINEERING Keith R andel Bloomer Danville Frederick George Krick W alkerton Robert Jeffrey Wheeler Englewood, Ohio November Completion CHEMISTRY John Kirk Sowers Bloomingdale MECHANICAL ENGINEERING Stevan Edward Fritchley Evansville ~ John Arthur Kantner Alexandria Matthew Douglas LeClerc Lawrenceburg Aaron Lee Murray Robinson, Illinois Scott Patrick Thrasher South Bend , , ROSE-HULMAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOARD OF MANAGERS Jack Ragle, Chairman Terre Haute Benjamin G Cox, Vice Chairman Terre Haute James C Skinner, Secretary Indianapolis John N Royse, Treasurer Terre Haute Donald J Almquist Kokomo Thomas W Binford Indianapolis Harold D Brown, Jr Duncanville, Texas Wendell E Carroll (Emeritus) Stamford, Connecticut Joseph R Cloutier Terre Haute B Guille Cox, Jr Terre Haute Carl E Ehrenhardt (Emeritus) Terre Haute Vern W Fellows Terre Haute Howard P Freers Dearborn, Michigan Frederick W Garry Fairfield, Connecticut Waldo E George Plainfield Max Gibson Terre Haute Shelton M Hannig Terre Haute Samuel F Hulbert Terre Haute Mrs Anton Hulman, Jr Terre Haute Ernest G Hurst Hillsboro, Illinois Howard H Irvin Chicago R.T Kelley (Emeritus) Santa Barbara, Califorma Andre B Lacy Indianapolis William T Maddock Findlay, Ohio J Thomas Norman Akron, Ohio Michael W Percopo Princeton, New Jersey Thomas L Reese Indianapolis Robert L Royer Louisville William D Schindel Terre Haute Robert Shattuck (Emeritus) Vienna, West Virginia Abe Silverstein Cape Coral, Florida Don E Smith Terre Haute P Carter Smith Marietta, Georgia Delbert C Staley New York, N Y John V Titsworth Wayzata, Minnesota Robert L Voges Ormond Beach, Florida Alexander J Vogl P alatine, Illinois Fred W Goetsch, Jr (Alumni Representative) Indianapolis E Crone Knoy (Alumni Representative ) Indianapolis .. .One-Hundred and Ninth Commencement of Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Commencement Program Prelude Alleluia from Cantata 142 and Contrapuctus I from The Art of the Fugue Academic... Introduced by Leland K Shirely, B.S., M.S., Ph.D Conferring of Degrees Samuel F Hulbert President, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Candidates for the Master of Science and Bachelor of Science... Hospital and at the Institute for Graduate Dentists He currently is Clinical Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at New York University College of Dentistry and Director of Dental and Oral