 We are ever grateful that you are able to join us to celebrate our 2021 Distinguished Alumni. I'm Brenna Keelan Kelly, a senior from West Falls, New York, majoring in material science and engineering in the Honors College. Not only am I a Boilermaker, but I am a community builder. I serve as president of the Purdue University Material Advantage, providing student membership into preeminent material science professional organizations, such as AIST, ASM International, TMS, ACERS, allowing for student network opportunities with other materials professionals. I'm also a materials engineering ambassador, helping the college's recruitment and retention activities by sharing the student experience. Outside of Purdue, I am a musician in the St. Thomas Aquinas Music Ministry, playing the fiddle during masses and other performances. Building community adds rhythm and rhyme to my life as a student and a future engineer. It is my honor to introduce the 2021 Distinguished Engineering Alumni Award recipient from the School of Materials Engineering, Stephen E. Ferdon. He has taken Cummins Fuel Systems from a startup in Columbus, Indiana to a worldwide operation. As global director of engineering technology, he leads 100 engineers and technicians at centers in the US, Mexico, China, India, and Sweden, collaborating on fuel technology engineering and bringing in $1 billion in revenue. In his persistent pursuit of the next giant leap, Ferdon's innovated green technologies in fuel system supply chain and quality, demonstrating environmentally sustainable manufacturing. He holds three patents with three pending. Due to COVID-19, operations in Wuhan were rerouted and Chinese team members transitioned to work from home. By adapting the work environment, Ferdon preserved 500 jobs and livelihoods, lessening the loss to CFS. Closer to home, he volunteered as disaster response coordinator for United Methodist Committee on Relief, organizing volunteers to design, test, and build ventilators and respirators for the Columbus, Indiana Hospital. Ferdon is a charter member of the Purdue Center for Surface Engineering and Enhancement, serving consortium members' needs and educating the future leaders of the industry. For his commitment to environmentally responsible engineering through pioneering innovations in fuel system supply chain that push for the highest purity standards in the global market and demonstrating technical leadership in pursuing material selection and process design for sustainable global manufacturing, the College of Engineering is proud to present the Distinguished Engineering Alumnus Award to Stephen E. Ferdon. To learn more about how Purdue influenced Mr. Ferdon, please click on his video link below. Boiler up and hail Purdue.