Duane F. Bruley, P.E., has provided intellectual leadership for cross-disciplinary activities between engineers and medical scientists, both in university settings and at the National Science Foundation. He is a pioneer in the production of Protein C, a pivotal anticoagulant in the human blood-clotting process. An innovative academic leader who has worked to perfect educational programs primarily at undergraduate institutions, Bruley has been heavily involved with ASME and other professional societies. He holds professional licenses in South Carolina and California. Ph.D. (1962), University of Tennessee.

Lorna J. Gibson, P.E., is internationally recognized for developing simple and elegant mechanics solutions to characterize the mechanical response of a wide variety of cellular materials in a multitude of microstructural constitution: metallic foams used in aircraft and automobile applications; natural materials such as wood, and biological materials such as trabecular bone. Her book on this topic, co-authored with Mike Ashby of the University of Cambridge, is an authoritative and comprehensive source of information. Ph.D. (1981), University of Cambridge.

Gerald S. Jakubowski is dean of the College of Science and Engineering and professor of mechanical engineering at Loyola Marymount University (LMU) in Los Angeles. He joined LMU in 1990. Jakubowski started his teaching career at the University of South Alabama in 1978. He subsequently held positions at the University of Toledo and Memphis State University, where he rose through the academic and administrative ranks. He was assistant dean of undergraduate engineering at the University of Toledo and associate dean of engineering graduate studies and interim dean of engineering at Memphis State. He is currently president-elect of the American Society for Engineering Education. All of his higher education was at the University of Toledo. Ph.D. (1978), University of Toledo.

Joseph J. Rencis, P.E., is a professor of mechanical engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) and director of the Engineering Mechanics Program. He is known for contributions in the boundary element area, in particular his pioneering work in error estimation and adaptive refinement techniques and iterative/direct equation solving. He is an associate editor for the International Series on Advances in Boundary Elements and is on the editorial board of the International Journal of Engineering Analysis of Boundary Elements. He has served as chair of the ASME Worcester Section and is past chair of the ASEE Mechanics Division. In 1994-95, he was the Russell M. Searle Teacher of the Year in mechanical engineering at WPI. Ph.D. (1985), Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland.

Judith A. Todd is Iron and Steel Society Professor at the Illinois Institute of Technology. She has a distinguished record of ferrous metallurgy research, including alloy design of pressure vessel steels and development of the first quantitative model for interphase precipitation, which earned the 1990 Vanadium Award from the British Institute of Materials. She is a Fellow of ASM International and the Association of Women in Science. Todd received awards from the ASME Board on Minorities and Women in Science in 1997. She served on the editorial boards for the Journal of Pressure Vessel and Piping Technology, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, and the Journal of Machining Science and Technology. Ph.D. (1977), University of Cambridge.

William A. Weiblen, P.E., was recognized for his leadership and management skills as a manager in engineering, finance and manufacturing during his 38-year career at Pratt & Whitney. These skills were honed on assignments in a variety of advanced engine programs, including large industrial gas turbines, rocket engines, and military and commercial aircraft turbojet and turbofan engines. He led a feasibility study to design a cost-effective, paperless work management system now used at Pratt & Whitney assembly and test facilities. Weiblen has served ASME in a variety of leadership positions in many local and regional capacities and as a vice president and senior vice president on the Council of Member Affairs. He also served as a member of the Board of Governors and is the ASME president-elect for 2000-2001. M.B.A. (1972), M.S.M.E. (1967), University of Connecticut.

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