Henry Ford Technical Fellow
In 1994, Ford Motor Company created the position of Henry Ford Technical Fellow. This appointment is the most prestigious technical leadership position in the Company. It is intended to recognize exceptional engineers and scientists in research, product development, quality, information technology and manufacturing. It also recognizes their contributions as top technical experts with a national/international reputation in a key automotive related field.   Fellows provide technical expertise, guidance and leadership in the application of relevant engineering and/or scientific principles to product development, manufacturing, smart mobility, information technology, data and analytics, and other areas of the business on technical matters. They also play a major consultative role to the senior leadership of the company in the development of corporate technical strategy and plans, and serve as champions of the Technical Specialist Program in the Company. To date, there have been 19 individuals appointed as a Henry Ford Technical Fellow.

 1994: Dr. Rodney Edwards - Vehicle Prototyping
 1994: Dr. Haren S. Gandhi - Automotive Exhaust Catalysts
 1994: Dr. Wallace R. Wade - Powertrain Engineering
 1995: Dr. Priyaranjan Prasad  - Biomechanics and Automotive Safety
 1995: Louis R. Ross  - Vehicle Engineering
 1996: Dr. Christopher L. Magee - Systems Engineering
 1997: Prof. Dr. Werner Kalkert - Powertrain Engineering
 1998: Richard Riff - C3P Technology
 1999: Prof. Dr. Rodney J. Tabaczynski  - ICE Pollution Control
 2001: Dr. Timothy P. Davis - Quality Engineering
 2002: Dr. Takeshi Abe - Vehicle Driving Dynamics
 2006: Dr. Davor Hrovat  - Automotive Control Systems
 2010: James Buczkowski - Electrical and Electronics Systems
 2013: Dr. Mike Tamor  - Hybrid Vehicles and Fuel Cells
 2017: Dr. Dimitar Filev  - Intelligent Information & Control Systems
 2021: Dr. Debbie Mielewski  - Sustainability Engineering
 2022: Dr. Anthony D. Cooprider - Electrical and Electronic Systems Integrity
 2022: Dr. Cynthia Flanigan  - Advanced Materials
 2023: Prof. Dr. Vasiliy Krivtsov  - Probabilistic Risk Assessment

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