Camiel E. Thorrez
Camiel Thorrez graduated from MTU with a B.S. in Mechanical
Engineering in 1970. In 1970 he served a one year, apprenticeship
in Tool Engineering, in 1972 became General Manager of C.
Thorrez Industries-Concord, and in 1988 he became President
of C. Thorrez Industries-Jackson. He received the Outstanding
Young Alumnus Award in 1975 and was a member of the College
of Engineering Industrial Advisory Board. He continues his
interest in technical education issues through his professional
and community affiliations, including: SME, ASME, National
Tooling and Machining Association, American Society for Training
& Development, American Society of Precision Engineering,
National Employer Leadership Council, and Jackson Area Manufacturers
Association, and as a board member on the following education
related organizations: daVinci "Charter School",
Concord Schools, Junior Achievement, American Precision Museum
(Vermont), Thorrez Foundation, Manufacturing Academy, Learning
Fair, and the Jackson Community Transformation Project. He
eventually plans to create a museum to show the development
of the lathe.
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