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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear colleagues:<o:p></o:p></p>
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It is with a heavy heart that I am sharing the obituary of Roman Hlutkowsky who passed away yesterday. Roman was a passionate industrial engineer, a former President of IISE, a senior leader at FedEx Ground, a long-time Chairman of the Visiting Committee at
Pitt IE, and most of all a warm friend and caring mentor. To many of us who knew him well, he was a wonderful human being. He would brighten up a room the instant he walked in. He was positive, direct and a true leader. Roman was special, and I will all
miss him very much.. as will many of us.. <span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">
Below is the link to his obituary:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">In grief<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Bopaya Bidanda<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Fulbright-Nehru Scholar 2023-2024<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#323E4F">Bopaya Bidanda</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Ernest Roth Professor of Industrial Engineering<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Past President, Institute of Industrial & Systems Engineers (IISE)</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Professor of Business Administration (courtesy)</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#222A35">Department of Industrial Engineering</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#222A35">1025 Benedum Hall | 3700 O’Hara Street | Pittsburgh PA 15261</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#222A35">P: 412 624-9830 | F: 412 624-9831 | <a href="mailto:bidanda@pitt.edu"><span style="color:#0563C1">bidanda@pitt.edu</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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