Dr. Iris Ovshinsky, ECD Ovonics Co-Founder, Vice President and Director, Dies in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
18 8월 2006 - 6:39AM
PR Newswire (US)
ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich., Aug. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- It is
with deep sorrow that Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. (ECD Ovonics)
(NASDAQ:ENER) announces the death of Dr. Iris M. Ovshinsky,
co-founder, vice president and a director of the company. Dr.
Ovshinsky died August 16, 2006, at her home in Bloomfield Hills,
Michigan, at the age of 79. Iris Ovshinsky and Stan Ovshinsky, her
husband and fellow scientist, founded ECD Ovonics in 1960 to
research and use new science and technology to solve serious
societal problems. Since the company's founding, Iris was a true
pioneer and played a leading role with Stan in all areas based on
his inventions in amorphous and disordered materials. Under their
leadership, ECD Ovonics has developed into a multi-disciplinary
business, scientific, technical and manufacturing organization in
the fields of alternative energy generation, energy storage and
information technologies. "We are greatly saddened by Iris' death.
She was a woman of great vision and an amazing human being," said
Robert C. Stempel, Chairman and CEO of ECD Ovonics. "She built a
corporate culture which helped us grow as a company. All of us in
the ECD Ovonics community will greatly miss her and join me in
extending our deepest condolences to Stan and her family." Speaking
for the family, Dr. Ovshinsky's daughter, Dr. Robin Dibner, said,
"Iris fought for peace, equality and justice with empathy for
everyone. She found great happiness in creating new industries that
resulted in high-value jobs. She was full of life and sparkle,
bringing joy to all who met her." Iris graduated with a B.A. in
Zoology from Swarthmore College, received an M.S. in Biology from
the University of Michigan, and a Ph.D. in Biochemistry from Boston
University. She is a member of Sigma Xi, an associate member of
Michigan Center for Theoretical Physics of The University of
Michigan, and a member of the Editorial Board. In 2000, Iris was
named "Hero of Chemistry" by the American Chemical society along
with Stan as "chemical innovators whose industrial work in
chemistry or chemical engineering has made significant and lasting
contributions to global human welfare." In 2003, Iris was inducted
into the "Academy of Distinguished Alumni" of her alma mater,
Boston University. Recently, she and Stan were profiled in the
documentary "Who Killed the Electric Car?" Dr. Ovshinsky is
survived by her husband, Stan Ovshinsky; their five children, Robin
and Steven Dibner, Harvey, Dale and Ben Ovshinsky; and four
grandchildren, Natasha and Noah Ovshinsky, Sylvie Polsky and Pablo
Dibner. In lieu of flowers, donations may be directed to The
American Civil Liberties Union - Michigan Chapter, the Physicians
for a National Health Program (29 E. Madison, Suite 602, Chicago,
IL 60602), or The Workmen's Circle/Arbeter Ring (26341 Coolidge
Hwy., Oak Park, MI 48237). Funeral services will be arranged by The
Dorman Chapel (248-406-6000) located at 30440 12 Mile Road,
Farmington Hills, MI 48334 (1-1/2 blocks east of Orchard Lake Road
on the north side of the street). Visitation for family and friends
will be on August 20 from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Interment will be
private and will take place on Monday, August 21, in Akron, Ohio. A
memorial tribute will be held at a later date. DATASOURCE: Energy
Conversion Devices, Inc. CONTACT: Ghazaleh Koefod - Investor
Relations, or Dick Thompson - Media Relations, of Energy Conversion
Devices, Inc., +1-248-293-0440 Web site: http://www.ovonic.com/
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