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Description

Dr. Roger G. Klungle and Debra Lynne Klungle Endowed Scholarship grants $2000 per year award for two years for a total award of $4000 for students studying for an undergraduate degree in either industrial and systems engineering or manufacturing engineering at the College of Engineering and Computer Science.

Award amount

$2000 per year award for two years

Full eligibility requirements

• Recipients will be chosen according to the merit and need by an IMSE faculty committee.
• Dr. Roger G. Klungle and Debra Lynne Klungle Scholars are required to enroll for at least nine credits in industrial and systems engineering or manufacturing engineering degree programs.
• After completion of the first year, the Dr. Roger G. Klungle and Debra Lynne Klungle Scholarship is renewable for the scholar who maintains a cumulative grade point average of 2.75, continues to be enrolled in industrial and systems engineering or manufacturing engineering degree programs, fulfills the standards of academic progress as defined by the Office of Financial Aid, and successfully completes no less than 67% of courses attempted in residence.
• The Dr. Roger G. Klungle and Debra Lynne Klungle Scholarship is awarded for the use during the Fall and Winter Terms only.
• This scholarship cannot be transferred to other colleges or universities.
• The Office of Financial Aid will monitor the scholar's academic progress annually.

About Roger Klungle

Roger Klungle and the University of Michigan-Dearborn have grown up together. Back in 1965, he was a member of one of the early graduating classes. He remembers when the campus was new.

“We were the early pioneers,” he said.

The education he received, which focused on cooperative placements, helped to prepare him for success. In 1982, after working for the U.S. Department of Defense and receiving his master’s and doctoral degrees, Klungle returned to ������-Dearborn to give back to a new generation of students. While serving as adjunct professor, he taught a legion of students, among them his daughter, Deborah, who obtained both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in industrial and systems engineering from ������-Dearborn.

And now, Klungle is giving back again in a different way: He established Dr. Roger G. Klungle and Debra Lynne Klungle Endowed Scholarship fund by a gift of $100,000 to support undergraduate scholarships for student majoring in industrial and systems engineering or manufacturing engineering.

“This gift will be very valuable in recruiting students for the undergraduate programs in industrial and systems engineering and manufacturing engineering (IMSE),” said Swatantra Kachhal, professor of IMSE, who added that Klungle has been an integral part of the department. Over the years, Klungle has taught both graduate and undergraduate courses and has also been involved in curriculum development.

Students who receive funding will be required to have strong academic performance as well as financial need. Klungle decided to establish the gift last year after hosting a small gathering of friends and fellow alumni from the university’s early years. During two days, the group, including Klungle’s close friends John Junge, Arnie VanZanten, and CECS Alumni Affiliate member Ron Modreski, toured the campus and visited with faculty and students.

“It’s time for us to help prepare a new generation of students to be just as successful,” Klungle said. “I’m hoping that my fellow alumni will join me in creating new opportunities for CECS students today.”