Credits


Executive EditorsPanos Y. Papalambros, A. Galip Ulsoy
EditorsAnna Babbitt, Shekinah Errington
WriterLaurie Barnett
Graphic DesignShekinah Errington
PrinterWhite Pine Inc., Ann Arbor, Michigan
Web DesignerDerek Meklir

Cover Photos

Outside Back Cover (l. to r.): U.S. Senator Spencer Abraham at the dedication of the Integrated Manufacturing Systems Laboratory (IMSL); Professor Christophe Pierre greets prospective graduate students; North Campus in springtime.
photo credits: U-M MEAM CPO / Shekinah Errington

Outside Front Cover (l. to r.): External Advisory Board (EAB) members, from left, Eugene A. De Fouw, Roger L. McCarthy, and Kenneth K. Kohrs (seated); J.W. Rossow, marshall, leads W98 undergraduates at the May CoE commence ment.
photo credits: U-M MEAM CPO / Shekinah Errington;David Smith Photography

Inside Back Cover: U-M North Campus scenes.
photo credits: U-M MEAM CPO / Shekinah Errington

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photos: U-M MEAM CPO / Shekinah Errington
EAB MEMBERS
Above: Thanks to MEAM's External Advisory Board (EAB) for another great
year of invaluable insight and consultation. Members at the Fall '97 EAB meeting
included (l.-r.) James G. Samra, Eugene A Defouw, Roger L. McCarthy, Richard
T. Heglin, Carroll J. Haas, Sr., Hugo Pomrehn, George S. Springer, and seated,
outgoing EAB Chair Kenneth K. Kohrs, and MEAM Professor and outgoing Chair
Panos Y. Papalambros. Also not pictured: Robert J. Buckler.


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