SAE President Jack Thompson at Michigan Tech

Dr. Bill Predebon gave a tour of the ME-EM to SAE International president Dr and Mrs. Jack Thompson and Bob Sechler, Manager, Educational Relations at SAE. They were here to attend the 2003 SAE Clean Snowmobile Challenge Contest that was held at Michigan Tech's Keweenaw Research Center.

Bill Predebon with Bob Sechler, Manager, Educational Relations at SAE, and SAE International President Jack Thompson and Mrs. Thompson.	On the tour of ME-EM Labs.
Bill Predebon showing one of the department's design labs	The SAE Clean Snowmobile Awards banquet, L-R Bill Predebon, Bob Sechler, SAE, Kathy Tompkins, Jack Thompson and Mrs. Thompson, Curt Tompkins, Michigan Tech president. To the SAE Clean Snowmobile 2003 Challenge Page

Thompson earned a B.S.M.E. with Distinction from the University of New Mexico. Dr.Thompson holds an M.S. from Stanford University and a Doctor of Engineering from the University of Detroit. His 37-year involvement in SAE has been in a variety of positions with significant leadership responsibility which include being a member of the SAE Board of Directors from 1996-1998.

He is currently a member of the SAE Foundation Board of Trustees. As an active member of SAE since joining in 1965 his activities include being a member of the Quality Improvement Committee, serving as chair in 1997; a member of the Strategic Planning Committee in 1999, chair of the Motor Vehicle Council from 1993-1995; and chair of the Auto Body Activity in 1977 which ended his term on this committee from which he was a member since 1972.

Dr. Thompson was also a member of the IBEC Board of Director and chair in 1999, and had involvement in the Mobility Technology Planning Forums (MTPF) I and II.