Rose-Hulman Board Selects Ings For Chairman
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As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe NowThe Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Board of Trustees has named Don Ings chairman. He previously served as president of Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) subsidiary, Solar Turbines Inc. September 19, 2013
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TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology today announced that Donald M. Ings, former President of Solar Turbines Inc., a Caterpillar company, has been elected as Chairman of the institute’s Board of Trustees during their annual fall meeting.
“Don has extraordinary expertise in the business of global engineering as well as fundraising, and he has a true passion for the enhancement of Rose-Hulman,” said William Fenoglio, outgoing board chairman, who served on the institute’s board for 21 years, including the last 4 1/2 years as chairman. “Don will preside over our board to continue on our strong trajectory and deliver on Rose-Hulman’s vision to inspire, and prepare our graduates for an increasingly more complex, global society.”
Ings began his career at Solar Turbines after graduating from Rose-Hulman in 1970 (at the time called Rose Polytechnic Institute) with a bachelor of science in mechanical engineering.
In 1998, Ings and his colleagues at Solar Turbines were selected a winner of the prestigious Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. He retired in 2004 from Caterpillar Inc. as Vice President of Building Construction Products after previously serving at Solar Turbines Inc. as President, Vice President and General Manager, and Vice President of Manufacturing.
Ings is active in many other boards, including serving as chairman of the San Diego Strategic Roundtable, past chairman of La Jolla Country Day School in San Diego and past chairman of the San Diego Regional Economic Development Corporation. Ings has been a recipient of a Rose-Hulman honorary doctorate degree in engineering (1999), Rose-Hulman Distinguished Young Alumnus Award (1989) and inducted into the college’s Athletic Hall of Fame (1993) as the all-time leading scorer in basketball – a record he still holds to date.
“I am honored to serve my alma mater and give back to a place that sparked my engineering imagination as an undergraduate, and without question, like many alumni, helped launch my career success,” said Ings, who resides in San Diego. “Today, Rose-Hulman is on an ideal path to be a recognized global leader in science, engineering and math education.”
Ings has served on the institute's Board of Trustees since 2009, and served as chair of the institutional advancement committee.
“The board and the institute have immense gratitude for outgoing chairman Bill Fenoglio, who has served Rose-Hulman during some incredible times of progress, including ushering in our new strategic plan last year. Bill also has kept us steady during periods of transition, including the sudden passing of President Branam in April 2012,” continued Ings. “Bill will remain an inspiration during our next great chapter in our history as a premier institution of science, engineering and math.”
The institute’s strategic plan can be found at www.rose-hulman.edu/strategicplan.
About Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Founded in 1874, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology is dedicated to preparing its students with the world's best undergraduate science, engineering, and mathematics education in an environment infused with innovation, intellectual rigor, and individualized attention. The college, located in Terre Haute, Indiana, has an enrollment of approximately 2,000 undergraduate students and 100 graduate students. For 15 consecutive years, U.S. News & World Report has rated Rose-Hulman as the top undergraduate engineering college in the nation whose highest degree is a bachelor's or master's. Rose-Hulman has also been recognized by The Princeton Review, which cited six of the institute's professors within their 2012 Best 300 Professors book, the only institution of higher learning in Indiana to be included. Learn more at www.rose-hulman.edu.
Source: Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology