SME Elects New President

Society of Manufacturing Engineers - For the first time in its 78-year history, the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) has elected a woman to lead the organization. Barbara M. Fossum, PhD, FSME will serve as 2010 president and was officially sworn in — along with the rest of the 2010 SME Executive Committee — at the Society's Awards and Installation Banquet held November 14, in Dearborn, Mich.

"I believe SME can be a catalyst among professional organizations to make progress toward a national manufacturing strategy," she stated. "Working together, government, industry and academia can rebuild U.S. manufacturing capability in key industries." Fossum would also like to work with other organizations to refine the image of manufacturing as a good career option and develop educational paths that prepare the future generation for jobs in manufacturing.