{"id":25727,"date":"2021-02-28T18:26:02","date_gmt":"2021-02-28T17:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wfeo.org\/?page_id=25727"},"modified":"2024-02-06T14:06:46","modified_gmt":"2024-02-06T13:06:46","slug":"distinguished-fellows","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wfeo.org\/distinguished-fellows\/","title":{"rendered":"Distinguished Fellows"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]&#8221;Distinguished fellow&#8221; is new category created in 2019 and described as follows in WFEO\u2019s Constitution &#8220;A Distinguished Fellow shall be an individual who has engineering qualifications and made an outstanding contribution to engineering.&#8221;[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8221;]<ul class=\"accordion accordion2  tt_\">\n<li><a href=\"#\" class=\"opener\"><strong>Dr. Vilas Mujumdar (1941-2023)<\/strong><\/a><div class=\"slide-holder\"><div class=\"slide\">\n<p>Vilas Mujumdar has been an independent consulting engineer since 2009. Previously he was CEO, President and Partner in many large engineering firms and at highest-level in the public sector; Chief of Operations, Division of State Architect, State of California; Director, Engineering Research Centers Program at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">National Science Foundation (NSF)<\/a>. His professional experience included Design, Project Management, Teaching, and Research Management in Asia, Europe, Canada and the US. <\/p>\n<p>Vilas Mujumdar was a recipient of many awards and recognitions nationally and internationally. He served on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.asce.org\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)<\/a> board of Direction and has served on the Board of Direction of many other Professional Societies He was recognized internationally for his leadership and contribution to integrated trans-disciplinary work in reducing natural hazard risks, and was proactively involved in addressing resilience and sustainability issues facing the global society. <\/p>\n<p>An author of two books, 85 papers, and keynote speaker for over 30 international conferences, Vilas Mujumdar\u2019s leadership experience in the field of engineering was immense. He holded his doctorate in public administration and public policy (seismic risk), a master\u2019s degree in structural engineering, and a bachelor\u2019s degree in civil engineering. Mujumdar also received a master of business administration in finance. <\/p>\n<p>Vilas Mujumdar was awarded the WFEO Medal of Engineering Excellence in November 2019.<br \/>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<div class=\"hr_gap\" style=\"height:10px;\"><\/div>\n<li><a href=\"#\" class=\"opener\"><strong>Prof. Dr. J\u00fcrgen Kretschmann<\/strong><\/a><div class=\"slide-holder\"><div class=\"slide\">\n<p>Dr. Kretschmann is full Professor and President of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thga.de\/en\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">TH Georg Agricola University (THGA)<\/a>, Bochum, Germany, a WFEO associate.<\/p>\n<p>He is also an the Managing Director of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dmt-lb.de\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">DMT Society for Teaching and Education (DMT-LB)<\/a> and  an external Professor at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rwth-aachen.de\/cms\/~a\/root\/lidx\/1\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">RWTH Aachen University<\/a>. In these respects, his role is both in Engineering Research and in Knowledge Transfer, specifically in the post-mining area. A proof of his significant work is that on 9 May 2020, the THGA was awarded the European banner by Europa-Bochum, acknowledging the commitment of the German university &#8220;in and for Europe&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Kretschmann has been long time active in WFEO Working Groups, thus highlighting the importance of international cooperation in engineering. He stands out by far to promote the Engineering Profession as a fundamental tool to achieve sustainable development and green environment in support of the UN SDGs.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.feani.org\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">FEANI<\/a> community has known Dr. Kretschmann since many years in the context of his active support for the FEANI German National Monitoring Committee. He successfully advocated for a closer relationship of engineering graduates and the FEANI organization, in particular the FEANI EUR ING Professional Title. THGA is also a strong partner within the FEANI initiative &#8220;Engineers for Europe&#8221;.<br \/>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<div class=\"hr_gap\" style=\"height:10px;\"><\/div>\n<li><a href=\"#\" class=\"opener\"><strong>Santiago Sotuyo Blanco<\/strong><\/a><div class=\"slide-holder\"><div class=\"slide\">\n<p>Eng. Sotuyo Blanco is an Industrial Engineer and has a professional career of more than 30 years, specialized in maintenance engineering and reliability engineering. He held various positions in maintenance, engineering, logistics and industrial management in companies in Uruguay, in areas of engineering, agribusiness, leather, food.<\/p>\n<p>As a senior technical contributor to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armsreliability.com\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">ARMS Reliability<\/a>, Eng. Santiago Sotuyo Blanco regularly participates in and contributes to the evolution of the Reliability Engineering Intellectual Property, know-how and approach.<\/p>\n<p>Having the experience across several industry verticals, Eng. Santiago Sotuyo regularly contributes the global asset management community through conference presentations and panel participation. Eng. Sotuyo Blanco constantly support the development of our engineering resources, sharing his experience and expertise across our dedicated engineering team.<\/p>\n<p>He is former President of the <a href=\"https:\/\/uruman.org\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Uruguayan Society of Maintenance, Asset Management and Reliability (URUMAN)<\/a> and former President of the Pan American Committee of Maintenance Engineering (COPIMAN). He has an outstanding participation in the <a href=\"https:\/\/upadi.com\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Pan American Union of Engineering Associations (UPADI)<\/a>, and is former member of the Board of Directors of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aiu.org.uy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Association of Engineers of Uruguay (AIU)<\/a> and currently member of the board of directors of the Latin America chapter of the <a href=\"http:\/\/smrp.org\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Society of Maintenance and Reliability Professionals (SMRP)<\/a>.<br \/>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul><script type='text\/javascript'>jQuery(document).ready(function() {jQuery( \".accordion2\" ).accordion({ active: false, autoHeight: false, heightStyle: \"content\", header: \".opener\", collapsible: true, event: \"click\"});});<\/script>\n[\/vc_column]\n[\/vc_row]\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]&#8221;Distinguished fellow&#8221; 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