MSU College of Engineering names Durward K. Sobek II first Boeing Professor

Durward K. Sobek II, associate professor and graduate program coordinator for the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at Montana State University, has been appointed the College of Engineering’s first Boeing Professor.

Sobek will design an undergraduate program to teach engineering students how to work effectively on a multi-disciplinary team and help prepare them for work in a global economy.

Boeing established the professorship in 1991 with a goal of achieving a $1-million endowment, which the fund reached in 2005. Sobek will serve as Boeing Professor at MSU for a minimum one-year term, as the program allows rotation within the college.

"The Boeing Company is pleased with our long-time association with the College of Engineering," said Lindsay Anderson of Boeing. "The work of Dr. Sobek will make the graduates of MSU even more valuable at Boeing and other companies that require well-trained design and manufacturing engineers who can work in a cross-functional environment."

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