formerly University of Missouri-Rolla
Greg McClain

 

 Member of AAR&R since it started.
Education and Profession
BS Engineering Management/Mechanical Engineering - UMR 1972;
MBA - University of Dayton 1976;
Professional Degree - Management Engineering - UMR 1993;
Manager, Business Process Excellence; John Deere Engine Works - Waterloo, Iowa; 27 years

Family
Wife, Janet McClain - Professor of Curriculum & Instruction and Director, Minorities In Teaching Program at the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls, Iowa;
Daughter, Ajanet McClain - BA Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology - University of Minnesota - 2000; Masters in Audiology - University of Northern Iowa - 2002; Married 30 years.
Professional Accomplishments/Involvement
Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award Examiner
Iowa Advocacy Award for Recruitment, Retention, and Employment of Women in Science and Engineering
National Research Study on "The Changing Faces of America's School Children"
American Society for Quality
Society of American Value Engineers
Society of Manufacturing Engineers

UMR Involvement
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity - Epsilon Psi Chapter - Life Member
Co-Founder, UMR Association for Black Students
Gregory D. McClain Scholarship for Academic Excellence
Management Systems Advisory Board
Corporate Development Council
MSM-UMR Alumni Association
Admissions Ambassador
Order of the Golden Shillelagh
Chancellor's Advisory Committee on African-American Recruitment & Retention
Honorary Knight of St. Pat
Alumni Service Award

Civic Involvement
Iowa State Board of Education
Iowa Technology Commission
Iowa Business & Education Roundtable
Cedar Falls Human Rights Commission
Hartman Reserve Board of Directors
Iowa Jobs for America's Graduates Board of Directors
Sturgis Youth Theatre Board of Directors
Iowa 21st Century Workforce Council
Governor's Task Force on The Academic Achievement of African-American Students in Iowa
Finance & Audit Committee - National Association of State Boards of Education