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Donald J. Atwood
Donald J. Atwood
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ElectecI to the National Academy of Engineering in 1980, he served on nine of its committees, two as chairman, over the period from 1984 to 1994. In adclition, his public service inclucled the Corporation of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology; the board of directors of The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc.; the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics; the Society of Automotive Engineers; the board of directors of the Michigan Opera Theatre; and the national executive board of the Boy Scouts of America.
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In the first of these, the entire automotive industry was faced with making a giant step forward to bring emissions under control en cl at the same time improve fuel consump
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in electronics, sensors, and dynamic systems, provided a key role overseeing individual component development and simultaneously tying all together in the automobile and demonstrating total performance of the whole. His corporate roles required the human side of leadership, which Mr.
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. ~ From laboratory engineer to business manager to government executive, Don Atwood was a leader with genuine humility, not one out to take credit or seek accolades, but in fact, a very natural person who took time to work with people out of concern for their well-being.
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