 Thank you for joining us for the 2021 Distinguished Engineering Alumni-Alumni Awards. I'm Cole Heald, a junior from Fortville, Indiana, majoring in mechanical engineering. As an impact maker, the opportunity to serve as president of the Purdue Engineering Student Council, PESC, has fostered my persistent pursuit of the next giant leap by developing my leadership abilities and opportunities to connect with faculty, industry, and students. In this role, I also collaborate with other groups on campus, advocating for student well-being and mental health awareness. In addition to PESC, I serve as a troop mentor for STEM Power, providing hands-on STEM activities for local girls. And I'm a member of the College of Engineering Grade Appeals Committee, which is the final authority in any disputes about final grades among professors and students, especially in the case of capricious or inconsistent grading. Tonight, I'm honored to introduce the 2021 Distinguished Engineering Alumni Award recipients from the School of Mechanical Engineering. I begin with Angela Barbie, an international engineering executive and champion of diversity and inclusion in STEM. Her impressive 23-year career at General Motors culminated as director of global creative design operations, leading five business units, a $400 million budget, and 120 team members in North America, China, Korea, Australia, Brazil, and Germany. An engaged boiler maker, Barbie was the GM engineer in residence in mechanical engineering for a year, teaching three courses, mentoring students, and growing collaborative research and cultural understanding between GM and Purdue. Moving from cars to kitchens, she joined Kohler Company as the vice president of advanced development for global kitchen and bath, innovating in water and health care technology, smart home, and sustainable engineering. In her persistent pursuit of the next giant leap, Barbie recently moved to a new role with Weber Grill in Chicago, serving as the senior vice president of technology and global R&D, where she will make her mark for the world's premier manufacturer of charcoal, gas, and electric grills. She has been featured in the publication Driven, a tribute to African-American achievements in the auto industry, and the Engineering or Future exhibit at the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry. Recognitions for her career achievements include the Black Engineer of the Year, corporate promotion of education, and the Career Communications Group Hall of Fame. For her visionary leadership in business management, product development, and manufacturing expertise of large engineering enterprises directly impacting consumer products while advocating for diversity and inclusion within the STEM disciplines, the College of Engineering is proud to present the Distinguished Engineering Alumnus Award to Angela Barbie. Next I'd like to introduce Juan Manuel Debedu, an industry leader in long-term energy and aerospace technology strategy who holds more than 10 patents. After obtaining his master's degree, he set aside industry opportunities in favor of obtaining a Purdue PhD, not because the path was necessarily better, but because it provided a broader set of options to choose from. Doctorate in hand, he joined General Electric Global Research, Central R&D Division, subsequently becoming the youngest global technology leader for power conversion systems, developing advanced technologies including a $27 million wind turbine partnership. His proven track record in shaping strategic technology planning drew him to Raytheon Technologies, the third largest aerospace and defense company in the world. In his new role as the Vice President of Aerospace Technologies, Debedu's persistent pursuit of the next giant leap will take him in the direction of leading the development of electric propulsion systems for the Air Lander 10 airship, aiming to deliver the hybrid turbine system within the next three years. He received the Alumni Association 40 Under 40 Award, the Hispanic and Technology Award from the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, and was recognized in Diversity MBA Magazine's Top 100 Under 50. For his established success in shaping business strategy and driving development across diverse product lines, creating impactful innovations in the energy and aerospace industries through long-term technology roadmaps and strategic and transformational industry segments, the College of Engineering is proud to present the Distinguished Engineering Alumnus Award to Juan Manuel Debedu. Our final recipient is Manohar R. Shah, who chiseled his dreams from startup to global enterprise. While an engineer international harvester, he and his wife, Rika, founded the Natural Stone Company MS International Inc, MSI, out of the basement of their Fort Wayne, Indiana home. In his persistent pursuit of the next giant leap, Shah revolutionized the hard surface industry by recognizing an opportunity in commercial and residential use. He pioneered the importation and sale of natural stone in the 1970s, turning the business into a global leader by expanding into porcelain and other materials. Today, MSI has 2,000 employees, more than 25 distribution centers in North America and Canada, and Shah has helped create more than 130,000 jobs across sourcing locations in India, Brazil, China, Turkey, Italy, Spain, and Mexico. Shah realizes dreams aren't reached without hard work and robust development of rural areas. This helps people from having to move to overcrowded cities to make a living. He established the Shah Family Global Innovation Lab in Engineering, providing grants to sustainable technology businesses in developing countries. The lab will be a place of learning, exploration, and problem-solving with international impact. For his remarkable success in modernizing the natural stone industry by establishing MS International Inc as the first nationwide distributor in the United States for residential and commercial usage, and developing diverse supply chains across several continents as well as introducing RFID, imaging, and data science into the hard-surfacing product sector, the College of Engineering is proud to present the Distinguished Engineering Alumnus Award to Benoher R. Shah. To learn more about how Purdue influenced these honorees, please click on their video link below. Boiler up and hail Purdue.