About IEP
IEP Advisory Board
The Advisory Board of the International Engineering Program provides independent advice to the Executive Director, the Program, and the University concerning the quality and effectiveness with which the International Engineering Program is meeting the needs of its students, faculty, administrators and corporate partners. The Advisory Board offers indispensable advice on expanding and strengthening the Program's academic mission and offers the Program expert advice in fiscal, organizational, and programmatic matters to assist the Executive Director in ensuring that the IEP remains innovative and responsive to the needs of its students and partners in the rapidly evolving global workplace.
Without the Board's vital advisory role and support, the promise of the International Engineering Program to match the needs of business and industry with the best minds of the University might have remained just that.
Advisory Board Members
Chairperson, IEP Advisory Board
North Kingstown, Rhode Island
Sensata Technologies
Attleboro, Massachusetts
Dean, College of Arts & Sciences
University of Rhode Island
Global Product Manager, Eaton Corporation
Worcester, Massachusetts
Middle Kingdom Advisors
Bristol, Rhode Island
Mr. Robert Clough
Associate Dean, Development for Engineering
University of Rhode Island
Middletown, Rhode Island
Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
Mr. A. Michael DeRuosi
Richmond, Virginia
Mr. James K. Feeney
Westport Pt., Massachusetts
Dr. John Grandin
Professor and IEP Executive Director Emeritus
Univeristy of Rhode Island
Jürgen Holeksa
ZF Friedrichshafen AG
Friedrichshafen, Germany
Sensata Technologies
Attleboro, Massachusetts
CEO, Beinbauer Automotive
Passau, Germany
Mr. Udo Schroff
Seifert mtm Systems, Inc.
North Kingstown, Rhode Island
The Honorable Rolf E. Schuette
Consul General of the Federal Republic of Germany in Boston
Boston, Germany
Hexagon Metrology, Inc.
North Kingstown, Rhode Island
Dean, College of Engineering
University of Rhode Island
Members Emeriti:
Mr. Uwe Berner
ZF Friedrichshafen AG
Friedrichshafen, Germany
Dr.-Ing. Hubertus Christ
Deutscher Verband technischwissenschaftlicher Vereine (DVT)
Langenargen, Germany
Mr. Friedrich Löhr
Consul General of the Federal Republic of Germany in Boston (2008 - 2012) [ret.]
Boston, Massachusetts
Stellvertretender Leiter der Kulturund Bildungsabteilung (ret.)
Berlin, Germany
Mr. William F. Silvia
Wakefield, Rhode Island
Past Advisory Board Meetings
2013 - Kingston, RI
2012 - Paris, France
2011 - Kingston, RI
2010 - Kingston, RI
2009 - Friedrichshafen, Germany
2008 - Kingston, RI
2007 - Kingston, RI
2006 - Kingston, RI
2005 - Berlin, Germany
2004 - Kingston, RI
2003 - Munich, Germany
2002 - Kingston, RI
2001 - San Sebastian, Spain
2000 - Kingston, RI
1999 - Braunschweig, Germany
1998 - Friedrichshafen, Germany
