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Lawrence Entrepreneurial Graduates Expanding in New Directions (LEGENDs)

LTU’s alumni LEGENDs

Our LEGENDS comprise a distinct group of LTU graduates who created businesses, stimulated economic development, and/or was essential to the creation of intellectual property. They are leaders possessing the entrepreneurial mindset willing to share their experience, such as class presentations, interactive lectures, company tours, as well as serve as mentors, sponsor internships/co-ops, facilitate networking, participate in various educational programs. They actively contribute to the various Advisory Boards of colleges within LTU.

Purpose

  • Foster and enhance the entrepreneurial mindset among LTU students
  • Serve as a network and forum for LTU alumni to share their entrepreneurial and/or intrapreneurial journey
  • Strive to identify business opportunities and future commercialization of intellectual property within the LTU community


Meet our LEGENDs

David Darbyshire BSME ‘87

Former Vice President, Operations
ITC Holdings Corporation

Dr. Naji Gebara BSEE ’92, MEMS ’97

DEMS ‘06 | CEO, PGF Technology

Donna L. Bell BSEE '89

Chief Business Consultant
Donna Bell, LLC

Mr. Mitchell Clauw BSME '86

Retired Vice President Head of Global Pre-Programs and Program Management
Stellantis

Dr. Douglas E. Ebert

Former COO
Cranbrook Educational Community

Ms. Beverly Hannah-Jones MAr '00, BSAr '88, BAr '85

Chief Executive Officer
Hannah & Associates, Inc.

Ms. Niki Kennedy, MD, BSEE '95

CEO
Arbor Hive

Mr. Raymond R. Khan, BSEE '70

Former Senior VP and CIO
Blue Cross/Blue Shield

Ms. Elizabeth Krear

Vice President
Electric Vehicle Practice at JD Power

Mr. Jeff Lemmer BSMCS '87

Former Vice President and CIO IT
Ford Motor Company

Mr. Larry D. Lyons

Former Vice President Car and Minivan Product Team
Chrysler

Mr. Martin Manna

Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce

Mr. David A. Nicholson

President and CEO
PVS Chemicals, Inc.

Mr. Victor A. Saroki, BSAr '79, BAr '80

President,
Saroki Architecture

Dr. Tarek M. Sobh, PE

President
Lawrence Technological University

Mr. Kirk Steudle, BSCE '87, PE

Senior Vice President, 
Econolite Systems, Inc.
Former Director,
Michigan Department of Transportation

Ms. Renee Tomina, BSEE '01

Senior Vice President, Project Mgmt. Office
DTE

Mr. Daniel (Dan) W. Winey BSAr '74, BAr '75, MAr '15

Chief Operating Officer
Gensler

Mr. David Wohleen

Former President
Electrical, Electronics, Safety and Interior Sector
Delphi Corporation

Mr. David Wohleen

Former President
Electrical, Electronics, Safety and Interior Sector
Delphi Corporation

Questions?

For more information, please contact Professor Don Reimer, dreimer@ltu.edu.

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Use Your Cell Phone as a Document Camera in Zoom

  • What you will need to have and do
  • Download the mobile Zoom app (either App Store or Google Play)
  • Have your phone plugged in
  • Set up video stand phone holder

From Computer

Log in and start your Zoom session with participants

From Phone

  • Start the Zoom session on your phone app (suggest setting your phone to “Do not disturb” since your phone screen will be seen in Zoom)
  • Type in the Meeting ID and Join
  • Do not use phone audio option to avoid feedback
  • Select “share content” and “screen” to share your cell phone’s screen in your Zoom session
  • Select “start broadcast” from Zoom app. The home screen of your cell phone is now being shared with your participants.

To use your cell phone as a makeshift document camera

  • Open (swipe to switch apps) and select the camera app on your phone
  • Start in photo mode and aim the camera at whatever materials you would like to share
  • This is where you will have to position what you want to share to get the best view – but you will see ‘how you are doing’ in the main Zoom session.