Experience

• Trustee since 2004
• Planning Commission member and secretary since 1980
• Webmaster of AugustaTownship.org
• Fire Department Building Advisory Committee liaison
• Nellis Building Committee
• Accounts Receivable Committee
• Township Newsletter Contract Committee
• Washtenaw County Police Services Committee
• Workplace Violence Committee
• Worked with township attorneys on most legal matters and attended all court hearings
• Attends Utility Committee meetings as non-member

Education

• Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, Cornell University 1974
• B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Rutgers University 1968

Background

• Assistant Professor Cornell University 1974—1975
• Supervisor, Ford Research Lab, Powertrain 1975—2006
• Over 100 publications; 7 patents
• Henry Ford Technology Award - charter recipient
• Married to Wendy since 1974
• Augusta resident since 1978 at Critters’ Woods Farm

Accomplishments

• Led the five year Citizen’s lawsuit with PIRGIM and EPA that closed London Aggregates for polluting Stony Creek and the resulting dry wells in 100 square miles
• Received 2003 White Pine Award from Sierra Club for Extraordinary Dedication to Michigan’s Environment
• Received 2003 Ecology Center Citizen Activist Award

Personal Interests

• Small scale farming at Critters’ Woods Farm
• Computers/Internet/Electronics
• Environmental involvement; active member MCATS, Michigan Environmental Council, Sierra Club, Clean Water Action, Ecology Center, PIRGIM and NWF.   MCATS  successfully fought the toxic waste facility in Augusta Township

Vision

• Augusta government should serve the wants and needs of current residents as a first priority.

Bill is Endorsed by UAW Region 1A