1996 Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology - One-Hundred and Eighte

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Rose-Hulman Scholar Commencement Programs Spring 5-25-1996 1996 Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology : OneHundred and Eighteenth 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, "1996 Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology : One-Hundred and Eighteenth Commencement" (1996) Commencement Programs Book 13 http://scholar.rose-hulman.edu/commencementprograms/13 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 - :: ~-A , One Hundred and Eighteenth Commencement of Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology 11 a.m., May 25, 1996 Shook Fieldhouse Commencement Program Prelude "Chaconne " by Louis Couperin Academic Procession Jess R Lucas, B.S , M.S , Ph.D Marshal Processional "Prince of Denmark March " and "Trumpet Tune " by Henry Purcell National Anthem Andrew R Mech, B.S , M.S , Ph.D Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering Invocation Ashvin P Lad President, Student Government Association Greeting from the Alumni Brent E Robertson, B.S., M.B.A President, Alumni Association Response from the Senior Class Gabe] Ferland President, Senior Class Introduction of Commencement Speaker Robett] Wallace Past President, Student Government Association Commencement Address Randall L Tobias Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Eli Lilly and Co., Inc Organ Interlude "Cantilena " by Carl Simone Awarding of Heminway Medal James R Eifert, B.S., M.S , Ph.D Vice President for Academic Affairs John T Royse Award Jess R Lucas Vice President for Student Affairs Herman A Moench Distinguished Senior Commendation Robert Steinhauser, B.S , M.S Herman A Moench Distinguished Professor Awarding of Honorary Degrees Samuel F Hulbert, B.S., Ph.D President, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Willard R Holland, Jr (Doctor of Engineering), Introduced by Clifford H Grigg, B.SC , M.Sc., Ph.D John T Myers (Doctor of Humane Letters), Introduced by Thad D Smith, B.A., Ph.D Niles L Noblitt (Doctor of Engineering), Introduced by Christine A Buckley, B.S., M.S., Ph.D Richard H Raab (Doctor of Engineering), Introduced by Thomas W Mason, B.S., M.S., Ph.D William R Small (Doctor of Engineering), Introduced by Ronald S Artigue, B.S., M.S., D.E Randall L Tobias (Doctor of Engineering), Introduced by Brij M Khorana, M.Tech., M.S., Ph.D Presentation of Fifty-Year Commemorative Degrees Samuel F Hulbert Conferring of Degrees Samuel F Hulbert Dean's Outstanding Teacher Award ]ames R Eifert Board of Managers ' Outstanding Scholar Award B Guille Cox, Jr Chairman of the Board Distinguished Service Award Samuel F Hulbert President's Outstanding Service Award Samuel F Hulbert Climb Ev 'ry Mountain by Rodgers/ Hammerstein Susan A Lantz, B.S., M.S., Ph.D Associate Professor of Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering Benediction Michael H Rubin President, Blue Key Recessional "Nun Danket'' by Bach/ Fox Postlude "Rigaudon " by Campra/ Fox Organ Music by Alfred R Schmidt, B.S., M.S Professor of Mathematics (Allen Digital Organ through courtesy of Samuel Music of Effingham, Illinois) Honorary Degrees Doctor of Engineering Willard R Holland President and Chief Executive Officer Ohio Edison Company Akron, Ohio Willard R Holland began his career with Detroit Edison Company in 1966 after earning the bachelor of science and master of science degrees in electrical engineering from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology He was senior vice president of energy marketing and distribution with Detroit Edison before joining Ohio Edison Company in 1991 as president and chief operating officer He is currently president, chief executive officer and a member of the board of directors of Ohio Edison Company Holland also serves as chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Edison's subsidiary, Pennsylvania Power Company Holland is on the board of directors of the Edison Electric Institute and of the Association of Edison Illuminating Companies He has been active in volunteer leadership posts for civic and professional organizations such as the Akron Children's Hospital Medical Center, the Metropolitan Affairs Corporation of Detroit, the Akron Art Museum, the Boy Scouts of America and the Ohio Business Roundtable Doctor of Humane Letters John T Myers Member, United States House of Representatives Indiana 7th Congressional District Washington, D C John T Myers has had a distinguished 30-year career in public service as the Republican congressman representing Indiana's 7th Congressional District which includes Terre Haute He is currently the third most senior Republican in the House of Representatives and is the senior member of the Indiana Republican congressional delegation In previous sessions of Congress, Myers has served as the top Republican on the House Ethics Committee and the Post Office and Civil Service Committee Myers has been a member of the Appropriations Committee since 1970 He now serves in the important leadership role of chairman of the Energy and Water Development Subcommittee of the Appropriations Committee In addition, he is a member of two other appropriation subcommittees As a member of the Agriculture Subcommittee, Myers had an important role in the development of the 1995 farm bill He also serves on the Military Construction Subcommittee which oversees funding to military installations worldwide Doctor of Engineering Niles L Noblitt Chairman , Board of Directors Biomet, Incorporated Warsaw, Indiana Niles L Noblitt is the co-founder of an international company that designs, manufactures and markets surgical implants, orthopedic-support devices, and various hospital supply products Noblitt graduated from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in 1973 with a bachelor of science degree in biological engineering He has been a member of the Rose-Hulman Board of Managers, the governing body for the college, since 1988 He received the Rose-Hulman Distinguished Young Alumnus Award in 1983 His current activities with Biomet include business development, strategic planning, mergers and acquistions He has been chairman since 1986 Noblitt has also served as president of Electro-Biology, a wholly owned subsidiary of Biomet His early career with Biomet included the position of executive vice president during which he was responsible for North American operations including manufacturing, marketing, sales, research and development, quality assurance and regulatory affairs He has also served as vice president, technical affairs for the company Doctor of Engineering Richard H Raab Retired President, Interface Associates Inc Baltimore, Maryland Richard H Raab has served as the president of an international export trading and consulting company, and as a vice president of the Roper Corporation After graduating from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in 1943 with a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering, Raab worked for a short time at General Motors before serving in the U.S Navy during World War II After his military service, he worked as regional sales manager for a distributor of United States Gypsum Co In 1958, he joined the Roper Corp and served as vice president and manager of its Architectural Products Division Eight years later, he initiated a venture that resulted in the creation of a Roper European subsidiary that jointly owned a fabricated metal and electrical commercial building products company He was named president of the subsidiary which had offices throughout Europe, England and Scandinavia He left the Roper Corp in 1978 to establish Interface Associates, an export trading and consulting company that did business in Europe, the Middle East, West Africa, Latin America and South America Doctor of Engineering William R Small Vice President, Westvaco Corporation and General Manager of Westvaco's Consumer Packaging Division Richmond, Virginia William R Small began his career with Westvaco in 1957 after earning a bachelor of science degree in chemical engineering from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology His first engineering job was in the company's Technical Services Department at the Covington (Va.) Mill of the Bleached Board Division During a series of promotions, Small served as assistant superintendent of the Recovery Department, superintendent of sheet finishing, plant manager, and later general manager at the company's Folding Carton Division plant Small was elected vice president of the company in 1990 Four years later he was named assistant manager of the Bleached Board Division Earlier this year, he assumed his current post The Consumer Packaging Division utilizes state-of-the-art printing and converting technology at seven plants to serve the packaging needs for food , cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, electronics, and other consumer products in the United States and around the world Doctor of Engineering Randall L Tobias Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer Eli Lilly and Company Indianapolis, Indiana Randall L Tobias was named to the position of chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Eli Lilly and Company in 1993 He had previously been with American Telephone and Telegraph Company (AT&T) since 1964 and had been vice chairman of the board of AT&T since 1986 An Indiana native, Tobias graduated from Indiana University in 1964 He has been honored by Indiana University which presented him with its Distinguished Alumni Award Tobias has also been awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws degree by Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C Tobias is vice chairman of the board of trustees of Duke University and a trustee of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation He is also a director of the Phillips Petroleum Company, Kimberly-Clark Corporation and Knight-Ridder, Inc Tobias serves as a member of the Business Council, the Business Roundtable, the Council on Foreign Relations and the U.S.-Japan Business Council Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Candidates for Degrees Bachelor of Science CHEMICAL ENGINEERING ** Kyle Donovan Bailey Oblong, Illinois G Levi Jonathan Barclay .Davison, Michigan Dennis Neil Burgess Terre Haute * Bryan Blake Carter Chuckey, Tennessee Jason Chaneske Lansing, Illinois Barry] Dimock Merrimack, New Hampshire Ryan John Eichstadt Centerville, Ohio *** ]ol1n Martin Estes New Albany ** *** G G * ** * Daniel Howard Ewing Greenwood Thomas Michael Finney, Jr South Bend Nathania! 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Douglas Richard Kaltenmark Wabash Jason Walton Kear Troy, Ohio Carl Jonathan Kissell Shelbyville Gregory Neil Knecht Greenfield Beth Ann Knoy .Indianapolis Andrew Alan Krieg Warsaw Mark Aaron Law Zanesville, Ohio William Aaron Lindsey Bunker Hill Alan Stevenson Lucas New Albany Bradley James Mickschl Connersville James Bernard Montgomery, Jr Fort Wayne Ryan Daniel Mosher Ironton, Missouri Jeffrey Roy Neibauer Bozeman, Montana Kevin Edmund Nelson Anderson Trent Eugene Newton Sheridan David Eric Orr Noblesville Christopher Overmyer Francesville Frank William Pfeiffer Lynn John Edward Prior Princeton Christopher Lynn Riley Linton Mark Francis Sauerburger Gambrills, Maryland Robert William Sheridan Houston, Texas Gene Y Shin Carmel Robert Engel Snyder, Jr Vacaville, California Joseph John Sparacino Hebron Matthew Patrick Stremler Port Huron, Michigan Rodney Jason Tolle Sharpsville Chad Wayne Tuttle New Haven Jason Christopher Urbanski Mishawaka Robert James Wallace Winchester Robert Wayne Waller Sumner, Illinois Jason Watts Mount Vernon, Illinois Jerome O'Dell Williams Indianapolis Jacque Raynard Wilson Indianapolis Mechanical Engineering and Economics ** Mitchell Gregory Dengler Midland, Michigan PHYSICS AND APPLIED OPTICS Physics Stephen O 'Brien Boyd Chrisney tt*** Richard Frank Mohr Mariah Hill I Dean Joseph Sellis Highland Brian Christopher Siener Wate rman , Illino is Physics and Mathematics ** Anthony Joseph Ragucci Indianapolis Applied Optics G** Christopher Allan Archer .Staunton Master of Science APPLIED OPTICS Donald Brewer Reeds Spring, Missouri "Liquid Crystal Color Modulation " Thesis Advisor: Professor Brij M Khorana Chandra Kakani Santa Clara, California "Design of a Frequency-Selective Fiber Optic Vibration Sensor" Thesis Advisor: Professor Robert M Bunch Vladimir Krylov St Petersburg, Russia "Application of Dynamic Speckle in Tooth Diagnostics" Thesis Advisor: Professor Brij M Khorana n Juergen Spielvogel Donzdorf, Germany "Study of the Photorefractive Phase Shift in a BaTi03 Using an Interferometric Technique " Thesis Advisor: Professor Azad Siahmakoun Laura Tougaw St Francisville, Illinois "Development of a Fiber Optic Absorption-Based Chemical Sensor" Thesis Advisor: Professor Robert M Bunch BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING Aaron Barr Windfall "The Optical Component Design for a Biomedical Endoscope" Thesis Advisor: Professor Brij M Khorana f Sumeet Dham New York, New York "A Study of Potentiodynamic Polarization Behavior and Noise Analysis of Passive Film for Commonly Used Medical Implant Alloys" Thesis Advisor: Professor Samuel F Hulbert Xuejing Gao Chengdu, Sichuan, P R China "Patellofemoral joint Study via Image Processing" Thesis Advisor: Professor Lee R Waite n Spiro John Megremis Munster "The Effects of Sterilization and Processing Techniques on the Characterization of Ultra-High-Molecular-Weight Polyethylene Used for Orthopaedic Bearing Surfaces " Thesis Advisor: Professor Samuel F Hulbert CHEMICAL ENGINEERING Ning Jiang Zhejiang, P R China "Dispersion Phenomena of Bovine Serum Albumin in Flow Through Inert Porous Media " Thesis Advisor: Professor William B Baratuci Craig Keim Delaware, Ohio "Electrophoresis of FITC - BSA in a Packed Column " Thesis Advisor: Professor William B Baratuci a Bryon C Kuglin Terre Haute · "Adsorption and Regeneration Mechanisms of a High Capacity NOx Sorbent" Thesis Advisor: Professor M Hossein Hariri a Andrei Merenov Krasnodar, Russia "Production of MTBE and Value Added Chemicals from Natural Gas: Economic Evaluation, Modeling and Optimization " Thesis Advisor: Professor M Hossein Hariri ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING Liewei Bao Shanghai, P R China "Speech Coding with Wavelets " Thesis Advisor: Professor William J Eccles Mingxia Cheng Hunan, P R China "Feasibility of a CPS-Based Locator for the Visually Impaired" Thesis Advisor: Professor David R Voltmer Robert Wayne Grabbe Bloomington Nonthesis Topic: "SSPO Navigation System Fiber Optic Preliminary Feasibility Study" Advisor: Professor Bruce A Black Stephen Harriet Cumberland, Rhode Island "Resonant Characteristics of a Slot-Excited Coaxial Magnetron Cavity " Thesis Advisor: Professor David R Voltmer a Sudharshan Rao Kadari Secunderabad, India "'solated Word Pattern Recognition Using Fast Fourier Traniforms and Neural Networks " Thesis Advisor: Professor Keith E Hoover n Fang Li Beijing, P R China 'L1 Speech Recognition System Based on a Dynamic Time Warping Algorithm " Thesis Advisor: Professor Keith E Hoover n Arunas Nesavas Kaunas, Lithuania "DSP-Chip Implementation of a Spread Spectrum Radio Transmitter/Receiver" Thesis Advisor: Professor Keith E Hoover Milko Radotic Boras, Sweden "A State-Space Controller for a Bicycle Balancing System " Thesis Advisor: Professor Frank E Acker Jeremy Steele Bloomington "System Software for the ANIWQM-6A(V) Sonar Acoustic Target Source (SATS)" Thesis Advisor: Professor Frederick C Brockhurst n Min Tang Wuxi, P.R China "Computer Simulation of the Motor Drive of a Continuous Mining Machine" Thesis Advisor: Professor Frank E Acker Viswamouli Thirumurthy Baroda, India "A Text-Dependent, Isolated Word, Automatic Speaker Authentication System " Thesis Advisor: Professor Keith E Hoover a Edward S Woods LaGrange, Kentucky "Simulation and Synthesis of a Dual Eight-Bit Shift Register Design Documented in VHDL " Thesis Advisor: Professor Ruth I Waite Ming Zhong Nanchang, P R China "DSP Chip Implementation of a Speaker Identification System Via Linear Predictive Coding " Thesis Advisor: Professor Buck F Brown ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING Harvey Baxter Jones III Snellville, Georgia "Soil Gas Survey and Analysis of the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Campus Using a Portable Gas Chromatograph " Thesis Advisor: Professor Martin J Thomas Reinhard Koenig Estacada, Oregon "Analysis of Filtration Abilities of Geotextile Leachate Filters in Solid Waste Landfills" Thesis Advisor: Professor Martin ] Thomas MECHANICAL ENGINEERING Zachariah Chambers Terre Haute '~ Verification of the Finite Element Method for Use in Computational Fluid Dynamics" Thesis Advisor: Professor A Thomas Roper Katrin Engel Berlin, Germany "Computer-Based Prediction of Gas Turbine NOx Emission and Control" Thesis Advisor: Professor Andrew R Mech n Kip Hoffer Linton "The Effects of Cu6Sns Intermetallic Oxidation on Electronic Component Solderability" Thesis Advisor: Professor David A Stienstra Foo Hooi Lee Sungai Petani, Malaysia "Analysis and Evaluation of Sound Power Levels and Static Thrust of Commercially Available Compressed Air Nozzles " Thesis Advisor: Professor ] Darrell Gibson Scott Sprehn Bangor, Wisconsin ·"Theoretical and Experimental Investigation of a Low Speed Propeller" Thesis Advisor: Professor A Thomas Roper SUMMER 1996 COMPLETION CIVIL ENGINEERING Kendric J Haslett .Indianapolis I Jose Claudio Penaloza La Paz, Bolivia CHEMICAL ENGINEERING Mark A Bower Greensburg Rex Gordon Fuller Terre Haute Douglas Richard Meyne Portage Edward Hi en Pham .Terre Haute Rajeev C Puttaiah .Bangalore, India Joshua Kwon Tinch Indianapolis Gregory Maurice Wilson Indianapolis Mark Alan Winternheimer Evansville CHEMISTRY Jeremy Miles Thompson Greenwood ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING Electrical Engineering John Alan Finitzer Mesa, Arizona David John Nicoson Cory William Henry Williams II Mitchell Mark Alan Winn Rolling Meadows, Illinois Computer Engineering John Darrell Goodhue Indianola, Iowa MECHANICAL ENGINEERING Douglas Adam Ihrig Rockland, Maine Ehren Ernest Lohrmann Rockville Christopher John Maka Munster Troy Calvin Ricklefs .Monticello, Iowa Randall Scott Spaulding Rochester NOVEMBER 1996 COMPLETION CHEMISTRY Nathan Alan Brinkman II Oregon, Ohio CIVIL ENGINEERING Robert Ethan Allen .Newman , Illinois Thomas G Mihlbachler ···· ·····;·· ···· ···· ········· ···· ·· ·· ··· ··· ····· ··············Fairborn, Ohio COMPUTER SCIENCE Matthew Allan Townsend Happy Camp, California ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING Electrical Engineering Jason Eric Johnson Belmont, Michigan Computer Engineering Lige Franklin Hensley Middletown MATHEMATICS Frederick Earl Morgan IV Seymour MECHANICAL ENGINEERING Alan David Eskuri Kettle River, Minnesota Shane Andrew Gardner Westport William Brett Gray Hutsonville, Illinois Jason Ryan Madison Highland Robb Inglis McGhie Eagan , Minnesota PHYSICS AND APPLIED OPTICS Applied Optics Drew E Johnson Stewardson, Illinois ROSE-HULMAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOARD OF MANAGERS B Guille Cox, Jr., Chairman Terre Haute Clyde F Willian, Vice Chairman Winnetka, Illinois Michael D Thomas, Secretary Grosse Pointe, Michigan Harold D Brown, Jr., Treasurer Duncanville, Texas Donald J Almquist Noblesville James R Baumgardt Carmel Jeffrey G Belskus .Zionsville Thomas W Binford (Emeritus) Indianapolis WalterS Blackburn Indianapolis Robert E Bright Austin, Texas Wendell E Carroll (Emeritus) Santa Rosa, California Carl E Ehrenhardt (Emeritus) Terre Haute Vern W Fellows Terre Haute William R Fenoglio Avon, Connecticut Howard P Freers Bloomfield Hills, Michigan Anton Hulman George Indianapolis Mari Hulman George Terre Haute Gregory L Gibson Terre Haute Shelton M Hannig (Emeritus) Sedona, Arizona Samuel W Hart Sarasota, Florida Samuel F Hulbert Terre Haute Mrs Anton Bulman, Jr (Emeritus) Terre Haute Ernest G Hurst (Emeritus) Hillsboro, Illinois Howard H Irvin (Emeritus) Chicago, Illinois R Tim Kelley (Emeritus) Santa Barbara, California E Crone Knoy Indianapolis Andre B Lacy Indianapolis William T Maddock (Emeritus) Findlay, Ohio Alane Meis Terre Haute David C Mitchell Cincinnati, Ohio Niles L Noblitt Mountain Lakes, New Jersey J Thomas Norman Akron, Ohio Michael W Percopo New York, New York Jack Ragle Terre Haute James E Rogers, Jr Carmel Robert L Royer (Emeritus) Louisville, Kentucky John N Royse Terre Haute William D Schindel Terre Haute Donald W Scott Terre Haute Robert Shattuck (Emeritus) Vienna, West Virginia Harmon L Shaw (Emeritus) Silver Spring, Maryland Donald E Smith Terre Haute P Carter Smith Marietta, Georgia Delbert C Staley Rye, New York John V Titsworth Stuart, Florida Robert L Voges (Emeritus) Ormond Beach, Florida Alexander J Vogl (Emeritus) Palatine, Illinois Jack L Foltz (Alumni Representative) Radnor, Pennsylvania William B Nicewanger (Alumni Representative) Columbus, Ohio .. .- :: ~-A , One Hundred and Eighteenth Commencement of Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology 11 a.m., May 25, 1996 Shook Fieldhouse Commencement Program... and a member of the board of directors of Ohio Edison Company Holland also serves as chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Edison's subsidiary, Pennsylvania Power Company Holland... R Holland began his career with Detroit Edison Company in 1966 after earning the bachelor of science and master of science degrees in electrical engineering from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology