ACADEMY of
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
and ENGINEERING MECHANICS

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Daniel L. Rivard

Dan Rivard graduated from MTU in 1959 with a degree in mechanical engineering. After graduation he joined Ford Motor Company, where he has spent his entire career. Upon his retirement in 1992, he was executive director for product and process quality improvement, leading the company's effort to fundamentally change the way it produces vehicles. Prior to that, he managed Ford's light truck operations. In 1993, he was called back to lead the company's international racing effort and its specialty vehicle planning and marketing operations. Rivard recently completed an eight-year term on the MTU Board of Control, including one year as chair, and received the Distinguished Alumnus Award in 1990.

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