43rd Annual Louis Schwitzer Award Meeting
May 16th, 2009

Please join SAE, BorgWarner, and the Louis Schwitzer Award Committee for the presentation of the 43rd Annual Louis Schwitzer Award on May 16th, 2009.

 The Louis Schwitzer Award is presented each year to an individual or team that has demonstrated engineering excellence and innovation in racecar design and development.  The award recipients receive a cash award from BorgWarner, and their names will be added to the permanent trophy in the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame Museum. 

 In addition, SAE will fund a scholarship in the winner’s name to his/her engineering school of choice, if the Award winner was a Formula SAE team member while in school, the scholarship is increased.

 BorgWarner enjoys a long-standing tradition of engineering excellence and product leadership, and the company sponsors this award annually at the Indy 500 to highlight its appreciation of superior design and implementation.

 Last year's award was presented to. Bishop Steering Technology's variable ratio rack and pinion steering system.  Engineers Andrew Heathershaw, Soungjin Wou and Nick Belonogroff of Bishop Steering Technology and Andrea Toso from Dallara Chassis were honored with the award in 2008.

Where:

Indianapolis Motor Speedway

 

Plaza Hospitality Village - North Chalet

 

4400 W. 16th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46222

 

 

When:

May 16th, 2009
  Hospitality Suite in the Plaza Village beginning at 10:00AM
  Drinks, light snacks, and cash bar available throughout the day

 

 Evening event begins at 6:00PM

 

Dinner at 6:30PM

 

Heavy hors d’oeuvres, drinks, and cash bar
 

Award presentation at 7:30PM

 

 

Cost:

Cost for the day is $20 per person.  The evening events are free of charge.  Garage passes are included in the$20 event registration

 

 

Dress Code:

Business Casual

Additional Information:

  • Garage passes will be available during the day.
  • Children are welcome to attend both the day and evening activities. However, they must be at least 18 years old to enter the garage area.
  • Snacks and drinks will be available during the day (cash bar available).
  • The evening will include award presentation, entertainment, cash bar, and heavy hors d’oeuveres.

Entertainment immediately following the presentation provided by

Governor Davis and the Blues Ambassadors

Please RSVP as follows:

Please provide the name, the company, and the e-mail or telephone number of each person attending to

Brent Ochs, Indiana SAE, by May 13th, 2009:

Email:  ochsb673@yahoo.com

Phone:  317-730-5051

 Directions

 From Exit 114 on I-65:

  • Merge right to take 11th Street
  • Take a right at Martin Luther King Jr. Street (almost immediately after turn unto 11th Street)
  • Take a left at 16th Street
  • Enter the Indianapolis Motor Speedway at Gate G2
  • Track parking staff will direct you where to park, see below for track map

                                                                                                                                            I-65 Exit 114
 
 

 

            

Board Members

           

Chair

  

Myron Rickard

  

 

Vice-Chair

  

Mangesh Gade

  

 

Treasurer

  

Brent Ochs

 ochsb673@yahoo.com

 

Secretary

  

Andrea Barger

 andrea.barger@cummins.com  
Past Chairpersons   Al Smith

David R. Smith