news to ME 12 BRINGING LIGHT TO NAVAJO NATION 14 RETIREMENTS AND NEW FACULTY

supporters like Don and Jean Williams (see article inside). It is support like theirs that keeps our reputation growing as the premier undergraduate-focused mechanical engineering program through the power of Learn by Doing.

For me, this is my final summer as department chair, and I will return as a member of the faculty in the fall. It has been an energizing and exciting six years leading this department and working with our amazing faculty and students. It has been a pleasure and a joy to perform this service.

I am happy that Dr. Peter Schuster will be leading the department starting in the fall, knowing we will continue to grow and improve. Thank you all, and please enjoy the stories inside that give a snapshot of the many activities happening in our vibrant community.

Jim Widmann, Department Chair