Award Year
1998
Graduation Year
1979
Department
Mechanical, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
Award Category
Academy of Distinguished Engineers
Biography
Duane Wallace is a 1979 graduate of OSU's Industrial and Manufacturing program. Duane is plant manager for the Automotive and Industrial Electronics Group for Motorola where he is responsible for seven production operations, over 700 people, and $500M business.
During his tenure as plant manager, his site outranked comparable sites in 18 of 20 key operational measures, including the highest quality system review score during a period of over 30% annual growth. Duane is active in many civic and professional activities including United Way, the Junior Achievement program in South Texas, and Cisco Junior College's Board of Advisors.
Degrees
- BSIE 1979 - MIME