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committed people

Esslingen University of Applied Sciences is involved in many excellent networks. Now as in the past, it has committed people who strive to ensure that the quality of its teaching and the equipment in its laboratories are of the highest standard.

Honorary senators

Esslingen University of Applied Sciences bestows the title of honorary senator on leading figures from outside the university who have repeatedly or continuously promoted the development of the university in a special way and who can be expected to remain committed to the development of the university in the future as well.

Appointment Name

07.05.1980

Dr.-Ing. Senator E. h. Alfred Meier †

07.05.1980

Senator E. h. Emil Reiber †

03.08.1981

Senator E. h. Eugen Megerle †

26.08.1982

Senator E. h. Eugen Hahn †

26.08.1982

Senatorin E. h. Martha Munz-Magenwirth †

21.10.1982

Senator E. h. Louis Schuler-Voith †

16.05.1984

Senator E. h. Eberhard Bauer †

27.11.1987

Senator E. h. Richard Günter Hirschmann †

25.03.1988

Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Ewald Kübler †
(Verleihung des Bundesverdienstkreuzes am 28.05.1983)

13.01.1989

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Senator E. h. Dr. h. c. Werner Niefer †

22.06.1990

Dr.-Ing. Senator E. h. Kurt Stoll
(Geschäftsführender Gesellschafter Festo)

09.04.1992

Dr.-Ing. Senator E. h. H. Dieter Werner
(Vorsitzender Mannesmann AG Reichenbach)

16.04.1993

Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Senator E. h. Wolfgang von Zeppelin
(Vorstandsmitglied Traub AG Reichenbach)

01.12.1995

Dipl.-Ing. Senator E. h. Klaus Freytag

05.12.1997

Dr. Senator E. h. Wilfried Stoll
(Vorstandsvorsitzender Festo AG)

17.01.1997

Senator E. h. Thomas Walker †

04.05.2001

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Senator E. h. Hans-Joachim Schöpf
(Daimler Chrysler)

21.11.2003

Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Senator E. h. Heinz Illi
(Geschäftsführer „Illi Engineering and Consulting“)

11.11.2009

Dipl.-Volkswirt Senator E. h. Wolfgang Wolf
(Geschäftsführendes Vorstandsmitglied Landesverband der Baden-Württembergischen Industrie e. V.)

16.05.2013

Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Dipl.-Wirt.Ing. (FH) Dietmar Ness
(Geschäftsführer Wärmetechnik GmbH und Vorstand des Vereins der Freunde der Hochschule Esslingen e.V.)

Honorary professors

Esslingen University of Applied Sciences bestows the title of honorary professor on leading figures who have worked as assistant lecturers over a longer period of time with a particularly high level of success and commitment.

Appointment Name

04.07.1980

Dr.-Ing. Wilfried Bartz

23.07.1980

Dr. Eberhard Fredeke †

15.08.1980

Dipl.-Ing. Ludwig Rauch

14.04.1982

Dipl.-Ing. Gerhard Frank †

08.02.1983

Dipl.-Ing. Gerhard Schubring †

25.07.1985

Dr.-Ing. E. h. Helmuth Bott †

23.03.1988

Dr.-Ing. Albrecht Kottmann

31.01.1989

Dipl.-Ing. Dietrich Koppenhöfer †

31.01.1989

Dr.-Ing. Harald Wilken

26.01.1990

Dr.-Ing. Peter Kulik

24.10.1991

Dipl.-Ing. Günther Haller †

12.07.1993

Dipl.-Ing. Reinhard Schwartz

27.04.1994

Dr.-Ing. Hans Scheurenbrand †

10.07.1997

Dr. rer. nat. Theo Lutz †

27.08.1998

Dr.-Ing. Klaus Ch. Domke

04.01.1999

Dr.-Ing. Ferdinand Panik

26.05.2000

Dipl.-Wirt.-Ing. Hans-Ulrich Sachs

16.05.2001

Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Peter Groth

02.04.2004

Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Norbert Schaub

30.06.2006

Dipl.-Ing. Helmut Braitinger Msc †
(Geschäftsführer CMB Automation)

17.03.2006

Dr.-Ing. Andreas R. Voegele

02.10.2009

Dr. Eike Böhm

 

Dr. med. Hassan Ardjah

 

Dr. rer. soc. Helge Bathelt

 

Dipl.-Soz.päd. (FH) Hans-Jochen Wagner

10.11.2010

Prof. Dr. Hartmut Gilg
(Konrektor Erich-Kästner-Gymnasium Göppingen)

26.10.2012

Dr.  Alfred Neher

12.11.2012

Dr.-Ing. Peter U. Post
(Leiter Research und Programme Strategy, Festo)

15.05.2014

Dipl.-Des. (FH) Klaus Frenzel
(Leiter Design Strategie, Daimler)

20.01.2020 Prof. Georg Mallebrein
(Specialist Consultant Research and Pre-Development, Robert Bosch GmbH)

Honorary members

Esslingen University of Applied Sciences bestows the title of honorary member on leading figures from outside the university who have done outstanding work in promoting the development of the university or parts of the university. Honorary membership is on a par with the Freedom of the University pursuant to the State Higher Education Act and the University Statutes.

Appointment Name

Home university

1 Dec. 2009

Dr. Ricardo Jimenez Gonzalez †

Tec de Monterrey partner university, Mexico

4 May 2010

Prof. Dr. Chuck V. White

Kettering University, Flint, Michigan, USA

3 May 2012

Prof. Dr. Olexandr Beshta

National Mining University (NMU) Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine

18 Nov. 2014

Dr. Leonhard Vilser

Former member of the University Board
Former Vice Chairperson of the Association of the Friends of Esslingen University of Applied Sciences (VDF)

Decoration/Medal of Honour

Esslingen University of Applied Sciences awards the medal of honour to leading figures who have rendered a particularly great service to the university or parts of the university and are not an active member of the university. A decisive criterion for outstanding services for the benefit of the university are achievements which have had a sustainable impact on promoting the development of the university.

Appointment Name

Decoration/Medal

14 Feb. 1986

Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Ramon Geisweid

Honorary Silver Decoration in recognition of his outstanding services to the FHTE (forerunner of Esslingen University of Applied Sciences)

17 Oct. 2012

Friedrich Buchele

Honorary Decoration of Esslingen University of Applied Sciences

23 Jun. 2014

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Haybatolah Khakzar

Medal of Honour of Esslingen University of Applied Sciences (Faculty of Information Technology)

Honorary citizen

Ernennung Name Herkunft

13.07.2006

Prof. Dr. Wjatscheslaw Schewzow

Dekan Moskow Aviation Institute

Badge of honour

Esslingen University of Applied Sciences confers the Badge of Honour on leading figures who have a special association with the university or who have rendered outstanding service to the university.

Faculty of Natural Sciences

Appointment Name

10.02.2012

Dr. Jürgen Höckel

 

Faculty of Automotive Engineering

Ernennung Name

26.10.2012   

Dr.-Ing. Hans-Joachim Sachse

 

Graduate School

Ernennung Name

28.11.2013

Dr. jur. Bernt Graf zu Dohna

28.11.2013

MBA Willis E.  Eayrs

 

Faculty OF Information Technology

Ernennung Name

03.06.2013

Prof. Dr. Jòzsef Tick


Faculty of Mechatronics and Electrical Engineering

Ernennung Name

17.10.2012

Dipl.-Ing. Christian Abt

17.10.2012

Dipl.-Ing. Dieter Speck

17.10.2012

Dr.-Ing. Ulrich Böhle

17.10.2012

Dipl.-Ing. Peter Rühle

17.10.2012

Dr.-Ing. Klaus Scheerer

16.10.2014

Dipl.-Phys. Martina Förschner

16.10.2014

Oberstudiendirektor Franz Fischer

16.10.2014

Dipl.-Psych. Cheri  Stahlecker

16.10.2014

Dipl.-Phys. Norbert  Aldiek

16.10.2014

Ursula Fischer

2014

Johanna Hofmann

2014

Ralf Loser

2014

Peter Mayer

2014

Joachim Hiller

2014

Josef Sauer

14.10.2015

Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Reinhard Keller

14.10.2015

Alfred Mürdter

14.10.2015

Dipl.-Ing. Matthias Prinzen

14.10.2015

Dipl.-Soz. Päd. Joachim Weiß

 

Faculty of Social Work, Health Care and Nursing Sciences

Ernennung Name

12.12.2012

Susan Bach

12.12.2012

Marion Uhse

12.12.2012

Carmen Strölin

12.12.2012

Waltraud Eberle-Schnurbusch

16.01.2013

Margund Bushard

16.01.2013

Iris Loos

16.01.2013

Sylvia Fahr-Armbruster

16.01.2013

Annette Nüssle

17.01.2013

Erika Schmidt-Steiger

17.01.2013

Monika Sturm

17.01.2013

Andreas Brändle

23.01.2013

Elke Hutta

23.01.2013

Ursula Gold

23.01.2013

Annetraut Groner

23.01.2013

Dr. rer. soc. Beate Blank

23.01.2013

Sigrid Leyendecker

23.01.2013

Dr. phil. Harald Mertz

30.01.2013

Karin Waldenmaier-Sigler

30.01.2013

Ömer Aykut

30.01.2013

Karin Marona-Glock

Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

The following members of the University have been awarded the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany:

Appointment Name

25.07.1980

Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Hermann Linse †

1993

Prof. Dr. rer. pol. Lore Thome †

06.06.2007

Prof. Dr. jur. Falk Roscher

27.01.2009

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jürgen van der List

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