July 2009
Volume 52, Number 7
Member Milestones
HFES Fellow William S. Marras was elected to the National
Academy of Engineering earlier this year. Marras, Honda Endowed
Chair in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
at Ohio State University, was honored for his work in
developing methods and models used to control costs and injuries
associated with manual work in industry. He was also recently
appointed editor in chief of Human Factors. He may be reached at marras.1@osu.edu.
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Anthony D. Andre was named the 2009 Outstanding Lecturer by
the College of Engineering at San Jose State University. He was
also recognized by the university for 15 years of service in both the
Psychology and Industrial and Systems Engineering Departments
as part of the human factors and ergonomics graduate program.
Andre may be contacted at andre@interface-analysis.com.
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The National Space Biomedical Research Institute (NSBRI) has
named HFES Fellow Jack W. Stuster to its External Advisory
Council. Stuster is vice president and principal scientist at Anacapa
Sciences and may be reached at jstuster@anacapasciences.com.
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Bryce G. Rutter, founder and CEO of Metaphase Design Group,
received the 2009 Inventor of the Year Award from the Bar Association
of Metropolitan St. Louis. Rutter was honored for his work
in combining kinesiology and industrial design. He may be contacted
at bryce@metaphase.com.
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Jerry M. Owens, 67, of Lubbock, Texas, formerly of
Orlando, Florida, died January 23, 2009. Jerry was born
September 3, 1941, and received his PhD in engineering
psychology from Texas Tech University. He served in the
U.S. Air Force from 1962 to 1966 and in the U.S. Navy from
1973 to 1992 and he was a naval aerospace experimental psychologist.
In that role, Jerry held a number of positions in
the Washington, D.C., area in support of human factors
research. His most recent position was site director at CHI
Systems in Orlando, where he served in support of various
projects sponsored by the Department of Defense. Jerry is
remembered by all who knew him as an encouraging, giving,
thoughtful, and compassionate man.
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