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Trio of Technology Leaders Awarded Honorary Degrees
May 28, 2011
Three leaders in the fields of the life sciences, medicine and
motorsports received honorary degrees in engineering during this
year's commencement. Rose-Hulman recognized each of the
following persons for their career achievements:
MICHAEL A. EVANS
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As founder, president and CEO of the
American Institute of Toxicology (AIT Laboratories), Michael Evans
puts more emphasis on "learn" and "return" and sees "earn" as
simply a means for giving back to his employees, his company and
the community. He founded AIT Laboratories in 1990. The
company is an independent reference laboratory based in
Indianapolis that specializes in compliance monitoring, forensics,
clinical and pharmaceutical testing.
Under Evans' direction, AIT has been repeatedly recognized both
locally and nationally for its commitment to employees, culture,
education and training. Accolades for AIT Laboratories
include being named one of the Best Places to Work in Indiana, and
being recognized by Inc. magazine as one of the top 5,000
fastest-growing, private companies in the nation.
Prior to founding AIT, Evans served as tenured professor, director,
faculty member and researcher for institutions such as the Indiana
University School of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical
Center, Illinois Institute of Technology and the University of
Illinois College of Medicine. He was also a visiting
professor of toxicology for Kunming Medical College and the Sichuan
Institute of Materia Medica, both located in China.
JAMES K. GILMAN
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Developing and delivering the best medical solutions to enhance,
protect, treat and heal American service men and women has been the
focus of James K. Gilman during his 33-year military service
career. The major general in the U.S. Army is currently
commander of the Army Medical Research and Materiel Command and
Fort Detrick in Frederick, Md., a premier quad-services
installation that's home to the Army Medical Research and Materiel
Command, the National Cancer Institute and 37 mission
partners. The installation also hosts a National Interagency
Confederation for Biological Research and National Interagency
Biodefense Campus.
Under Dr. Gilman's leadership, the medical command has led many
efforts to field the best possible products to protect soldiers and
save lives. He is a 1974 biology Rose-Hulman alumnus who
previously served as the commander of Brooke Army Medical Center
(Texas) and the Great Plains Regional Medical Command, which
oversees Army hospitals and clinics in 16 states. Other
assignments have had him serving as commander of the Walter Reed
Health Care System, which includes Walter Reed Hospital; director
of health policy and services directorate for the Office of the
Surgeon General; commander of the USAMEDDAC at Fort Wainwright
(Alaska); deputy commander for clinical services at Madigan Army
Medical Center (Wash.); deputy commander for clinical services at
Fort Hood (Texas); and chief of cardiology services at Brooke Army
Medical Center.
GIAN PAOLO DALLARA
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For almost 40 years, Gian Paolo Dallara has been synonymous with
innovation, the pursuit of excellence and winning in
motorsports. His company has been devoted to the business of
designing, building and supporting some of the world's most
competitive racing cars. Dallara strives for the ultimate in
performance by creating an environment of innovation, team spirit
and pride in his work. This produces the fastest, safest
racing cars with the highest standards of quality and customer
service.
Dallara was born in Parma, Italy, and he graduated from Politecnico
di Milano University, majoring in aeronautical engineering.
He has been associated with the biggest names in motorsports,
designing race cars for Ferrari, Lamborghini, Maserati, Williams
and Renault. He has also provided consulting services for
Audi, Honda, Bugatti, Toyota and Alfa Romero. And,
Dallara-designed chassis have been in the winner's circle in
Formula One -- the pinnacle of auto racing -- along with the
Formula Three Series, World Series by Renault, Grand-Am Rolex
Sports Car Series and the IZOD IndyCar Series. On busy racing
weekends as many as 300 race cars made by Dallara Motorsports can
be seen speeding along famous race tracks around the world.
Dallara is currently building the 2012 car for the IZOD IndyCar
Series, and the company is planning to move into a new,
state-of-the-art technology center located in Speedway, near the
Indianapolis Motor Speedway, with a $7 million investment into the
community.