Visteon Engineering Director to Receive Women's Automotive Association International Professional Achievement Award
June 03 2004 - 1:57PM
PR Newswire (US)
Visteon Engineering Director to Receive Women's Automotive
Association International Professional Achievement Award DEARBORN,
Mich., June 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. Rose Ryntz, director for Advanced
Materials Engineering at Visteon Corporation (NYSE:VC), has been
named the 2004 recipient of the Women's Automotive Association
International's (WAAI) Professional Achievement Award. (Photo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20040603/DETH022
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20001201/DEF008LOGO ) WAAI will
present the award on September 16, 2004, at the Eighth Annual WAAI
Professional Achievement Award Dinner at the Detroit Athletic Club.
Founded in 1995, WAAI is dedicated to the development and
recognition of women leaders and the education and support of all
persons, without prejudice, who have an interest in the automotive
industry. Ryntz has been with Visteon since 2000. A globally
recognized expert in automotive plastic coatings, she leads
Visteon's Advanced Materials Engineering group in delivering
innovative materials solutions for an array of Visteon products.
Ryntz and the Advanced Materials Engineering Group have been
involved with such first-to-market innovations as Visteon's Long
Life Filtration System, winner of a 2004 PACE Award, and a negative
thermoformed full instrument panel. "It's a great honor for me, and
for Visteon, to receive this award," said Ryntz. "Recognition of
one's work is always gratifying, and I hope that this achievement
award, as well as the other efforts of WAAI, inspire others to
reach for their own definition of professional achievement and
success." Ryntz has a bachelor's degree in chemistry from Wayne
State University, a doctorate in polymer/organic chemistry from the
University of Detroit, and a master's in business administration
from Michigan State University. She joined Ford Motor Company's Mt.
Clemens Paint Plant in 1985 and moved to DuPont Automotive Coatings
when that company purchased the Ford paint facility. In 1989, Ryntz
joined Akzo Coatings, Inc. and served as technical director for
plastics and industrial finishes. She rejoined Ford in 1992 as a
senior technical specialist in the Plastics & Trim Products
Division. She is one of the leaders of Women in Visteon, an
employee resource group that provides opportunities for career
development and learning to balance work and family life. An
adjunct professor at the University of Southern Mississippi and the
University of Detroit Mercy, Ryntz has also taught at the
University of Wisconsin, and Kent State University. She was the
Technical Chair for the Detroit Society for Coatings Technology
from 1988-1994 and served as Chair of the Younger Chemists Steering
Committee for the American Chemical Society from 1988-1990. Ryntz
has held numerous positions with the Federation of Societies of
Coatings Technology (FSCT) including her current post as secretary-
treasurer. A prolific lecturer and author, Ryntz has published more
than 75 articles, edited or co-authored three books, and been
awarded 28 patents. Her honors and awards include a Roy W. Tess
Award in Coatings from the American Chemical Society, a George
Baugh Heckel Award from the FSCT for outstanding accomplishments
and contributions to the field, and the Engineering Society of
Detroit's Gold Award for Outstanding Contributions to Advancing the
Knowledge of Science and Engineering. A certified Master Gardener
since 1992, Ryntz organizes senior citizen plantings in her
community each spring. She has participated in Focus: HOPE's "Walk
for Life" every year since 1998, is a member of the Bearing
Burner's Car Restoration Club, and has been active since 1989 in
the Kolping Society Car Show, which benefits the Rainbow Connection
for women and children. She has also served on several industrial
and governmental committees, including: * Chair of the National
Institute of Standards Building and Fire Research Review Board for
the National Research Council * Reviewer for the National Science
Foundation Environmental and Petroleum Research Fund proposals *
Industrial Advisory Committee Member for both North Dakota State
University and the University of Detroit Mercy The past winners of
WAAI's Professional Achievement Award are: * 2003: Debra
Kelly-Ennis, president and chief operating officer, SAAB Cars USA *
2002: Lynn C. Myers, general manager, General Motors Pontiac-GMC
Division * 2001: Irma Elder, owner, Elder Automotive Group * 2000:
Maryann Keller, auto industry analyst, author * 1999: Jane Warner,
managing director, EDS Global Automotive * 1998: Bobbie Gaunt,
president and chief executive officer, Ford Motor Co. of Canada *
1997: Maureen Kempston Darkes, president, General Motors of Canada
and Vice President, General Motors For more information on the
Women's Automotive Association International Professional
Achievement Award Dinner, go to http://www.waai.com/ . Visteon
Corporation is a leading full-service supplier that delivers
consumer-driven technology solutions to automotive manufacturers
worldwide and through multiple channels within the global
automotive aftermarket. Visteon has approximately 72,000 employees
and a global delivery system of more than 200 technical,
manufacturing, sales and service facilities located in 25
countries. http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20040603/DETH022
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20001201/DEF008LOGO DATASOURCE:
Visteon Corporation CONTACT: Media Inquiries: Liane Bilicki of
Visteon Corporation, +1-313-755-2916, Web site:
http://www.visteon.com/ http://www.waai.com/
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