Emeritus Status request, Lou Honary, Management, effective 6/30/14

Professor Lou Honary joined the Management Department in the College of Business Administration in 2000, having taught in the department of Industrial Technology since 1982.  The new appointment offered a better fit for his then-new entrepreneurial endeavor to develop bio-based lubricants.   In 2001 Professor Honary was named Pioneer Hi-Bred International Professor of Innovation, in recognition of his pioneering work in the field of bio-based lubricants.  Dr. Honary’s path-breaking work paved the way for a whole new, environmentally friendly approach to producing industrial lubricants.  It actively engaged countless UNI students in hands-on learning and significantly expanded UNI’s network of corporate partners.  Professor Honary retired in 2014.