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TROY, Mich. – [November 4, 2002] – At the 32nd-Annual SPE Automotive Awards Night, DaimlerChrysler Corporation Senior Vice President Bernard I. Robertson was honored with the 2002 Lifetime Achievement Award for his numerous accomplishments in promoting innovative automotive design. The SPE Automotive Division’s Automotive Awards Night is the largest and most prestigious engineering awards event of its kind and is considered to be one of the auto industry’s premier recognition events. This year’s theme was "Plastics: Back to the Future," and the event was held on November 18th at Burton Manor in Livonia, Mich. Bernard Robertson is currently Senior Vice President – Engineering Technologies and Regulatory Affairs, responsible for all Chrysler Development System and Vehicle Engineering Operations, Technical Computing Operations, advanced research, proving grounds and testing programs, and Chrysler Group’s participation in the government-industry FreedomCAR program. For more than 35 years, Robertson has worked for DaimlerChrysler, joining the former Chrysler Corporation in England in 1965. He has held positions with the company in Vehicle Emissions, Manufacturing and Assembly, Product Planning, Brand Management, and Product Development. He has previously served as Vice President - Jeep&Mac226; & Truck Engineering and General Manager –Jeep/Truck Operations; General Manager – Jeep & Truck Engineering; and Director - Product Strategy Planning. Robertson is also a member of the National Academy of Engineering, a Fellow of the Institute of Mechanical Engineers (UK), a Chartered Engineer (UK), and a Fellow of the Society of Automotive Engineers. He is an aviation enthusiast who holds a private pilot’s license and owns two aircraft. Additionally, Robertson earned his Masters Degree in Mechanical Sciences from Cambridge University in England. Among other advanced degrees, he holds an MBA from Michigan State University. "The increasing contribution of plastics to the production of safe, efficient vehicles with innovative designs and high customer appeal has been one of the most important developments in the years that I have been involved with the automotive industry," Robertson said. "I am glad to have had the opportunity to be part of that development. And I am especially pleased to be recognized by my peers and colleagues for my small contribution to this progress," he added. In addition to the Lifetime Achievement Award, a number of other awards will be given, including the Hall of Fame award and the Grand Award. They symbolize pioneering contributions of automotive engineers in one of the largest and most demanding industries for plastics. More than 1,000 automotive engineers, executives, and their guests are expected to attend this year’s event. As is customary, proceeds raised from the event will be used to fund SPE educational efforts and technical seminars, which will help to secure the role of plastics in the advancement of the automobile. Companies interested in becoming a sponsor for the event, which comes with the benefits of complimentary admission tickets, media recognition, and other perks, may contact Kevin Pageau at +1.248.258.0306. Sponsors for this year’s event already include Adell Plastics Inc., American Plastics Council, A. Schulman, Ashland Specialty Chemical Co., Automotive Composites Alliance, Automotive Design and Production magazine, Automotive Engineering International magazine, Basell Polyolefins, BASF Corporation, Bayer, Cascade Engineering, Decoma, Delphi Automotive, ExxonMobil Chemical, GE Plastics, Husky Injection Molding, Johnson Controls Automotive Systems Group, JSP International, Lightspeed Technologies Inc., Meridian Automotive Systems, Plastics Engineering magazine, Plastics Technology magazine, The Car Connection magazine, Ticona, Tuscarora, Inc., Visteon Corporation, and Ward’s AutoWorld magazine. The Automotive Division of SPE is dedicated to recognizing and communicating technical accomplishments in all phases of new automotive plastics and plastic-based composite applications, including materials, processes, equipment, tooling, and design. For more information on the Awards Program, visit the Automotive Division’s website at , or contact the group at +1.248.244.8993, or write SPE Automotive Division, 1800 Crooks Road, Suite A, Troy, MI 48084, USA. For more information on the Society of Plastics Engineers International or other SPE events, visit the SPE website at , or call +1.203.775.0471.
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