Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology alumni who have achieved career success in the pharmaceutical, construction and recreational vehicle industries have been selected as recipients of the college's 2007 Career Achievement Award Saturday (May 5).

Chosen to receive the award are 1987 Rose-Hulman graduates:

• John Lueken, director of construction, McDonald’s USA,
  Oak Brook, Ill.
• Darin Moody, executive director, Six Sigma, global manufacturing and Quality,
  Eli Lilly and Co., Indianapolis, Ind.
• Michael Radomsky, associate director, pharmaceutical sciences,
  Theravance, San Francisco, Calif.; and
• Gregory Smith, director of operations strategy, Harley-Davidson Motor Co., Milwaukee, Wis.

Alumni Affairs Director Brian Dyer will present them with their awards during the Rose-Hulman Honors and Awards program at 3 p.m. in the Hatfield Hall theatre. Each year, a selection committee picks four alumni to receive the Career Achievement Award. Recipients must have graduated in the last twenty years. Award winners are determined by their achievements within their communities and their professions. This award was renamed in 2003. It was formerly the Distinguished Young Alumni Award.

In addition to the alumni, Rose-Hulman will honor students for their academic achievements during the program. Three high-school educators will receive the Samuel Hulbert Outstanding Teacher Award and a high-school counselor will be awarded the Charles Howard Outstanding Counselor Award.

A new Outstanding Mentor Award will be given to a person for providing encouragement in help to increase the interest pre-college students have in science, engineering or mathematics.

---

John Lueken, Director of Construction, McDonald's USA
John Lueken keeps the Golden Arches standing and expanding as director of construction for McDonald’s USA. His areas of responsibility include construction support and development of national initiatives across 13,700 locations. He also is responsible for development and implementation of construction technologies which include costing systems and web-based project management tools. Other duties include global procurement strategies in his leadership of the corporation’s purchasing group. Lueken is the recipient of six company awards including the “Circle of Excellence Award” for work with the Hispanic Business Vision in 2005, and the President’s Award in 2003. He received a bachelor of science in civil engineering from Rose-Hulman in 1987 and the masters of project manager from the Keller Graduate School of Business in 2002.
 

Darin Moody, Executive Director, Six Sigma, Global Manufacturing and Quality, Eli Lilly and Company
Darin Moody has been with Eli Lilly in various capacities since earning his chemical engineering degree from Rose-Hulman twenty years ago. Currently, he is the Six Sigma Champion for manufacturing and quality in Lilly’s manufacturing-and-quality area. He has general responsibility for continuous improvement activities within the component. Other positions he has held include executive director of global process and maintenance engineering where he was responsible for the engineering and maintenance activities for Lilly’s Global Operations, including more than 1,000 engineers. He also has served as general manager for bulk insulin manufacturing, and general manager of a production plant in Liverpool, England. Last year, he won the “Manufacturing and Quality People Development Award” for coaching and mentoring numerous individuals throughout the organization.
 

Michael Radomsky, Associate Director, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Theravance
After graduating in 1987 with a chemical engineering degree, Michael Radomsky attended Johns Hopkins University where he received a Ph.D. in chemical engineering in 2001. He has worked in the pharmaceutical industry since graduation, developing new products at large and small companies. His technical expertise includes the chemistry, manufacturing, and controls for pharmaceutical products, current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) and the associated U.S. FDA and worldwide regulations and guidances, and the development and manufacturing of a wide range of pharmaceutical and biotechnology products. In addition to developing the technical know-how for pharmaceutical products, he has had primary responsibilities for the preparation, review, and editing of a range of regulatory documents. Currently, he works at Theravance, focusing on the final stages of FDA product approval for telavancin, a novel treatment for resistant Gram-positive infections.
 

Gregory Smith, Director of Operations Strategy, Harley-Davidson Motor Co.
Gregory Smith architects the vision and strategies that will guide future decisions for manufacturing, assembly and supply chain investments for Harley-Davidson Motor Co. He creates a comprehensive strategic plan for operations flexibility that takes into account assembly line, labor, supply chain, global interests and product design modularity. An 11-year veteran of Harley-Davidson, Smith’s previous assignment was program director for the design and launch of the Twin Cam 96TM Engine with Six-Speed Cruise DriveTM Transmission. It was a multi-year, multi-million dollar project that required heavy organizational integration for its success. Smith earned the bachelor of science degree in electrical engineering from Rose-Hulman in 1987, and the master of science degree in electrical engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1993.