HIGHLIGHTS Dr. Scott Moon elected chairman of MSOE Board of Regents Dr. Scott Moon, chairman and CEO of DLSM Inc. in Milwaukee, has been named the new chairman of the MSOE Board of Regents. He has served on the board since 1993. He succeeds Dr. Alan J. Ruud ’69, P.E., vice chairman of Cree Inc., who was chairman for four years. See the Spotlight on Leadership on page 2 for more about Moon. Born in Milwaukee, Moon graduated in 1974 from Carnegie-Mellon University with a bachelor’s degree in management science. He received his MBA from the University of Chicago in 1976. After working several summers in internship programs at Eastman Kodak in Rochester, N.Y., he joined Bee Chemical Co. in Chicago as a market development specialist. In 1979, he joined Res Manufacturing as sales manager and became president in 1982. In 2014 Moon received an Honorary Doctor of Business and Economics from MSOE. For many years, Moon was a member of the Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO) where he served as a director of the YPO Manufacturing Project, and as vice chairman of YPO Manufacturing Seminars. He chaired a YPO program for high school and college educators at New United Motors Manufacturing Incorporated (NUMMI), the joint venture between Toyota Motor Corp. and General Motors Corp., and also the YPO Manufacturing Excellence Seminar at Motorola Inc. He worked with Motorola to put together a series of one-week seminars on quality improvement methodologies for YPOers and their key reports. In 1999 Moon purchased DLSM Inc. becoming its CEO. DLSM is a holding company containing Res Manufacturing and Kondex Corp. Res Manufacturing is a diversified contract manufacturer of metal components supplied to the U.S. automotive and appliance industries. Kondex Corp. supplies cutting parts to the agriculture and turf care markets. Moon has been a member of World Presidents Organization (WPO) and Chief Executives Organization (CEO), which are global organizations for education and idea exchange between leaders of businesses. In addition, the following individuals were elected to the Board of Regents: Dudley J. Godfrey III is first vice president and financial advisor at Morgan Stanley in Milwaukee. Morgan Stanley serves as a financial advisor to companies, governments and investors from around the world. Godfrey joined the firm in 1981. He holds an MBA – Finance from UW-Milwaukee and the Series 7 – General Securities License and Series 63 – Uniform State Exam. Godfrey was named to the Smith Barney President’s Council. Ronald J. Jensen ’74 has been the president and CEO of Paper Pak Industries since 2003. PPI has been a pioneer in the introduction of absorbent technologies to the global marketplace for more than 50 years in the food, medical and safety industries. Jensen Dudley J. Godfrey III has significant experience in devising strategy and building businesses in China, Europe, Mexico, South America and Asia and has accelerated PPI’s growth in global markets. He has driven improvements in sales and operations, along with a large expansion of new product development. He is a 1974 alumnus of MSOE and holds a bachelor’s degree in industrial management. MSOE also welcomed new Corporation members: •C harles P. Hoke, managing director, Standish International LLP, Mequon, Wis.
•M ichael Reader, president, Precision Plus, Elkhorn, Wis.
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•R obert Whitney, P.E., president, MacLeanFogg Engineered Plastics Co., Mundelein, Ill.
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• Jeff Koenitzer ’80, vice president, Helwig Carbon Products, Milwaukee • Thomas LaGuardia, vice president-marketing, Milwaukee Valve, New Berlin, Wis. •C raig A. Miller ’89, senior vice president, Bert Davis Consulting Services, Milwaukee
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Ronald J. Jensen ’74
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