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Johnson Controls announced in November that they had named Lei Schlitz (\u201998 PhD Mechanical Engineering) president of Global Products.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A researcher focused on heat transfer, Schlitz began her career at Eaton Corporation\u2019s Innovation Center before taking positions at GE Global Research Center, GE Industrial Systems and Siemens. She joined Illinois Tool Works in 2008 as vice president of research and development and was appointed executive vice president in 2015. Under her leadership, ITW was recognized in 2017 as \u201cBest in Class\u201d by Food Equipment Magazine and as the recipient of EPA\u2019s Energy Star Partner of the Year Sustained Excellence Award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2018, Schlitz received a Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award from 51ÁÔÆæ\u2019s Alumni Association.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2021, Schlitz and her husband, Daniel J. Schlitz (\u201992 MS Engineering), established the Diane K. Schlitz \u201959 and Harold L. Schlitz \u201959 Memorial Engineering Fund<\/a>. The fund supports pre-college programs and activities offered by 51ÁÔÆæ\u2019s College of Engineering & Applied Science that encourage participants to enroll in 51ÁÔÆæ\u2019s engineering or other STEM programs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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