IOE Alumni Society
Some of the alumni who participated in the founders meeting of the new IOE Alumni Society on October 27, 2006 are: (back row) Rob Holt, Dan Reaume, LaVerne Hoag, Howard Estes, Jack Muckstadt, Randy Rabourn; (front row) Elise Metzger, Marilyn Maddox, and Sheryl Ulin.
After a year of planning, 17 Alumni met on October 27, 2006, to found a new IOE Alumni Society. The mission of the new IOE Alumni society is to enhance the relationship between the Department of Industrial and Operations Engineering of the University of Michigan, and the alumni of the department, thereby encouraging the excellence of the department and its graduates.
Officers were elected by those present to serve a term beginning October 27, 2006, through July 1, 2009. Officers (Executive Committee) are: Rob Holt (President and Treasurer), Brad Finkbeiner (Vice-president) and Matt Stich (Secretary).
The charter of the new society can be read here.
While financial support is always a goal of alumni organizations, the immediate focus of the new IOE Alumni Society will be to reach out to students and alumni to fulfill the purpose of the society.
The society plans to have at least one event in the department before the end of the spring 2007 term for alumni to speak to and mingle with students who will be graduating. The society also plans to hold an event in the fall of 2007 to coincide with the annual Michigan Engineering Alumni Weekend. Other goals include a distinguished alumni speaker series; establishing contacts between students and alumni for student and job recruitment, mentoring, and internships; and holding regional social gatherings to reach out to alumni in other parts of the country and the world.
A PhD Alumni Group was formed in 2002 through the efforts of Jack Muckstadt and Don Chaffin. Donations from PhD alumni have been for travel grants to help PhD students attend conferences to present their research and network with other researchers. This PhD Alumni Group will now be a part of the new IOE Alumni Society which is open to BSEs, MSs and PhDs as well as faculty, staff or anyone who has an enduring interest in the IOE department. PhD alumni may still designate their contributions for PhD students if they wish.
Alumni may become active members of the Society by contributing their time and/or by making a donation. Details of membership can be found here.
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Purpose
- ...to foster fellowship and strengthen ties among alumni, students, faculty and friends of the department...to provide advice, encouragement and assistance through mentoring and other methods of communication with the students of the department...
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