Dear Member:

The Constitution and By-Laws of the Society provide for all corporate members to vote in person or by proxy for the election of the Society's officers.

A proxy by which you may exercise your right as a corporate member of ASME International to vote on the above and participate in the Business Meeting of the International Mechanical Engineering Congress was mailed with the September issue of Mechanical Engineering Magazine. On the proxy portion of the form, you can indicate your vote for the election of Society officers and grant or withhold your proxy for any other business that is presented at the Business Meeting. If you prefer to vote in person on the election, you are invited to attend the Business Meeting of the Congress at the Washington Marriott in Wardman Park, Washington, DC, November 15, 2003. Please note that the deadline date for return of the proxy is November 3, 2003.

These pages include the members of the Nominating Committee, instructions, the slate of nominees and their biographical data.

Sincerely,

Robert E. Nickell
Secretary and Treasurer

 
Nominating Committee

Instructions

President

Board of Governors

Vice Presidents

Nominees

NOMINATING COMMITTEE
The Nominating Committee is charged by the Board of Governors with the responsibility of nominating members of experience, high standing, and active participation in the work of the Society to the various elective offices. Each year, the Nominating Committee invites proposals for nominations from the various organizational units of the Society and individual members. This year, at least two proposals were considered for each vacancy, and nominees were selected at the Nominating Committee meeting held during the 2003 Summer Annual Meeting. The members of the 2003 Nominating Committee were as follows:

Michael P. Ganci, Chair
Judith A. Bamberger, P.E., Secretary

   
PRESIDENT
The Nominating Committee has made a single nomination for the office of President for a one-year term from June 2004 to June 2005. A biography is included in the following pages.

BOARD OF GOVERNORS
There are currently nine at-large members on the Board of Governors, with the terms of three to expire in June 2004. The Nominating Committee has made a single nomination for each position to be filled for a three-year term from June 2004 to June 2007. Biographies are included in the following pages.

VICE PRESIDENTS
There are currently 38 Vice Presidents, with the terms of 12 to expire in June 2004. The Nominating Committee has made a single nomination for each position to be filled for a three-year term from June 2004 to June 2007. Biographies are included in the following pages.

NOMINEE FOR PRESIDENT 2003-2004

HARRY ARMEN, P.E. (Fellow ASME), Sc.D. (Engineering Sciences), Director of Technology Development, Northrop Grumman Corporation, Bethpage, NY. Recently, Member, Board of Governors (2000-03). Previously, Senior Vice President (1997-2000) and Chair, Planning Committee (1994-97), Council on Public Affairs; Member, ME Magazine Editorial Advisory Committee (1997-2000); Vice President (1994-97), Member (1992-97), and Chair, Federal Policy Committee (1993-94), Board on Government Relations; Delegate to the Engineers’ Public Policy Council of the American Association of Engineering Societies (1996-2000); Representative to the Council on Competitiveness (1994-2000); Representative to the American Tort Reform Association (1995-98); Representative to the State-Federal Technology Partnership (1995-97); ASME Congressional Fellow (1991-92); and Chair (1979-80) and Member (1976-87), Committee on Computing in Applied Mechanics, Applied Mechanics Division.

NOMINEES FOR BOARD OF GOVERNORS 2003-2006

WILLIAM T. COUSINS (Fellow ASME), Ph.D. (Mechanical Engineering), Engineering Fellow, Pratt & Whitney, East Hartford, CT. Currently, Senior Vice President, Council on Member Affairs (2001-04); Advisor to the Hartford Section (2001-); and Member, IGTI Aircraft & Engine Committee (1999-). Recently, Member, Industry Task Force (2001-02); Member, Strategic Planning Committee (1996-01), Region XII; and Marketing & Public Relations Chair (1999-01), and Advisor (1995-01), Arizona Section. Previously, Advisor to VP (1999-2000) and Vice President (1996-99), Board on Professional Development; Advisor (1995-96), Vice President (1993-95), Program Chair (1990-93), and Assistant to the Vice President (1991-92), Region XII; Member, CMA/COE/COEd Coordination Committee (1999-2000), ASME Net Committee (1999-2000), Task Force on Life Long Learning (1996-97), and Task Force on Structuring of International Members (1994-95); and Director (1991-95), Past Chair (1990-91), Chair (1989-90), Vice Chair (1988-89), Secretary (1987-88), Treasurer (1986-87), and Membership Development Chair (1985-86), Arizona Section. Recipient of the ASME Dedicated Service Award (2000).

DIRK F. DAUW, P.E. (Member ASME), Ph.D. (Applied Sciences), General Technical Director, KBA-GIORI S.A., Lausanne, Switzerland. Recently, Vice President (2000-03), and Chair, European Sub Region (1998-2000), Region XIII. Previously, Chair, ESDA 2000 Conference, Petroleum Division; and Chair (1994-98), Vice Chair (1998-99), Treasurer (1993-94), and Secretary (1990-92), Swiss Section.

ROBERT J. SIMONEAU, P.E. (Fellow ASME), Ph.D. (Mechanical Engineering), Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Director, School of Engineering and Engineering Technology, Penn State Erie, Erie, PA. Currently, Committee on Engineering Accreditation (1999-); and Chair, Mechanical Engineering Education Conference (2004). Recently, Senior Vice President, Council on Education (2000-03). Previously, Vice President (1997-2000) and Member (1994-97), Board on Engineering Education; Chair (1973-76) and Member (1969-78, 1985-96), Aerospace Heat Transfer Committee; Member, Basic Engineering Technical Group Operating Board (1983-84,1990-93); Associate Technical Editor, ASME Journal of Heat Transfer (1990-93); General Chair (1989) and Technical Program Chair (1987), National Heat Transfer Conference; Member, Max Jakob Board of Award (1986-88); Chair (1983-84) and Member (1980-85), Heat Transfer Division Executive Committee; Member, Gas Turbine Heat Transfer Committee (1979-80); Chair (1978-79) and Member (1976-79), Heat Transfer Honors and Awards Committee; Executive Committee Member, Pittsburgh Section (1999-2000); and ASME Student Section Advisor, Carnegie Mellon University (1998-2000).

VICE PRESIDENT, REGION III
S. DYER HARRIS, P.E. (Member ASME), Ph.D. (Heat Transfer/Fluid Dynamics), M.S.M.E., President and Consulting Professional Engineer, Equipment Engineering Services, P.A., Wilmington, DE. Recently, Chair, Delaware Section (2000-03). Previously, Professional Development Chair, Delaware Section (1998-99); and Session Chair and Reviewer, Heat Transfer Division (1972-80).

VICE PRESIDENT, REGION V
LEONARD A. ANDERSON, P.E. (Member ASME), B.S.M.E., Project Manager, Sunoco Toledo Refinery, Toledo, OH. Currently, Meetings Organization Coordinator (1994-) and Member (1992-), Operating Board, Region V; and Treasurer (2002-), Webmaster (1996-), and Executive Committee Member (1992-), Northwest Ohio Section. Recently, Member, Nominating Committee (2000-01); and Student Design Competition Chief Judge, Region V (2002-03). Previously, Student Design Competition Judge (2000), and IRAC Chair (1986), Region V; and Chair, Northwest Ohio Section (1993-95). Recipient of the ASME Dedicated Service Award (2000).

VICE PRESIDENT, REGION X
DOUGLAS R. BROWN (Member ASME), B.S.M.E., Technology Engineer Specialist, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., Lawton, OK. Currently, Trainer (2001-) and Activities Chair (2000-), Region X; Chair (2003-), Executive Committee Member (1993-), Nominating Committee Member (1998-), and Member Interests Chair (2001-), Central Oklahoma Section. Recently, Past Secretary Consultant, Nominating Committee (2001); Student Conference Design Contest Judge (2001-03), and RACON Chair (2001-02), Region X; and Professional Development Chair, Central Oklahoma Section (2001-02). Previously, Secretary (2000) and Member (1999-2000), Nominating Committee; and Program Chair (1999-2000), Chair (1997-98), 1st Vice Chair (1996-97), and Treasurer (1994-96), Central Oklahoma Section.

VICE PRESIDENT, REGION XII
ROBERT E. LUNA, P.E. (Fellow ASME), Ph.D. (Aerospace and Mechanical Sciences), Consultant, Albuquerque, NM. Currently, Member, Board on Member Interests and Development (2002-); and Director, New Mexico Section (2002-). Recently, Region XII Correspondent to the Member Interest Committee (2000-02); Chair, Committee on Membership (2002-03); Membership Development Chair, Region XII (2000-02); and Chair, New Mexico Section (2001). Previously, Vice Chair (2000), Secretary (1999), Treasurer (1998), and Newsletter Editor (1997), New Mexico Section.

VICE PRESIDENT, BASIC ENGINEERING
RICHARD O. BUCKIUS (Fellow ASME), Ph.D. (Mechanical Engineering), Professor and Head, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Illinois. Currently, ASME NSF Budget Task Force (1993-). Recently, Member, Basic Engineering Technical Group Operating Board (1999-02). Previously, Chair (1995-96), Executive Committee Member (1988-96), Member, Heat Transfer in Energy Systems Committee (1982-00), and Technical Program Chair (1993), Heat Transfer Division; and Associate Technical Editor, ASME Journal of Heat Transfer (1988-92).

VICE PRESIDENT, ENERGY CONVERSION
LAWRENCE A. KIELASA, P.E. (Member ASME), M.S. (General Administration), B.S. (Nuclear Engineering), Supervisor, Plant Operations, Detroit Edison, East China Township, MI. Currently, Member, Energy Conversion Technical Group Operating Board (2001-); and Vice Chair, ASME Steam Turbine Water Damage Prevention Ad Hoc Committee (1997-). Recently, Chair (2001-02) and Member (1998-02), Executive Committee, and Chair, Utility Operations Committee (1997-98), Power Division.

VICE PRESIDENT, PERFORMANCE TEST CODES
JOHN G. YOST, P.E. (Member ASME), M.S.M.E., Principal Consultant, Sargent & Lundy LLC, Chicago, IL. Currently, Member, Board on Performance Test Codes (1992-); Member, PTC 46 - Overall Plant Performance (1991-); Member, PTC 12.2- Steam Surface Condensers (1989-); and Member, PTC 30 – Air Cooled Heat Exchangers (1985-). Previously, Member, Nominating Committee (1998-99); PTC Technical Session Chair, International Joint Power Generation Conference (1996-97); and Chair, PTC 46 – Overall Plant Performance (1991-97).

VICE PRESIDENT, PRE-COLLEGE EDUCATION
VINCENT WILCZYNSKI (Member ASME), Ph.D. (Mechanical Engineering), Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering US Coast Guard Academy, New London, CT. Currently, Member, ASME 125th Anniversary Celebration Steering Committee (2003-); ASME-FIRST Liaison (1997-); and Member, Board on Pre-College Education (1997-). Previously, Chair (2000-01, 1995-96), Vice Chair (1994-95), Newsletter Editor (1996-2000), New London Section; ASME Student Section Advisor, US Coast Guard Academy (1995-97, 2001-02); and Session Chair and Reviewer, Noise Control and Acoustics Division (1992-94). Recipient of the ASME Dedicated Service Award (2003).

VICE PRESIDENT, PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE
DAVID F. KOKOT, P.E. (Member ASME), B.S.M.E., Fire Protection Engineer, Spokane Fire Department, Spokane, WA. Currently, Member, Board on Professional Practice and Ethics (1998-). Recently, Member, Nominating Committee (2001-02); and Treasurer, Inland Empire Section (2000-02). Previously, Technical Activities Chair (1993-96), Section Programs Chair (1996-97), Regional Trainer (1996-97, 1999-2000), Professional Development Chair (1996); and Y2KMEGARAC Representative (1999-2000), Region VIII; Chair (1991-92, 1994-96), Vice Chair (1993), Secretary (1990), and Treasurer (1997-98), Inland Empire Section. Recipient of the ASME Dedicated Service Award (2000).

VICE PRESIDENT, PUBLIC INFORMATION
MARC W. GOLDSMITH, P.E. (Member ASME), M.S. (Nuclear Engineering), Degree of Nuclear Engineer, Formerly Vice President, Strategic Energy Businesses, Stone & Webster Management Consultants, Inc, Boston, MA. Currently, Chair, Strategic Marketing Task Force of the Board of Governors (2002-); and Member, Council on Public Affairs (2002-). Recently, Chair (1999-02) and Member (1991-02), Committee on Issues Identification. Previously, Member, Nominating Committee (1993-94); and CPA Representative to the Board on Research and Technology Development (1993-95). Recipient of the ASME Dedicated Service Award (2001).

VICE PRESIDENT, RESEARCH
RICHARD T. JACOBSEN, P.E. (Fellow ASME), Ph.D. (Engineering Science), M.S.M.E., Associate Laboratory Director and Chief Scientist, Energy and Environmental Science, Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory, Idaho Falls, ID. Currently, Member, Board on Professional Practice and Ethics (1991-); Chair (2001-) and Member (1985-), Technical Committee K-7, Thermophysical Properties, Heat Transfer Division. Recently, Vice President (1998-01), and Chair, Committee on Professional Registration (1995-98), Board on Professional Practice and Ethics. Previously, Vice Chair (1995-99) and Member (1988-99), Committee on Honors; Chair, General Awards Committee (1988-91); Chair, Honors and Awards Committee (1985-91), and Mechanical Engineering Department Heads Committee (1983-85), Region VIII; and ASME Student Section Advisor, University of Idaho (1972-75, 1978-81).