Honoree

Kathleen Ligocki
AWARDS
  • Honorary Degree (2002)
  • L.H.D.
  • DOCTOR OF HUMANE LETTERS
  • LOCATION: Kokomo
  • PRESENTER: Myles Neil Brand
  • Distinguished Alumni Service Award (2009)

BIOGRAPHY
Ligocki is CEO of GS Motors, based in Mexico. She has worked in the automotive industry for three decades, starting as a foreman at a Kokomo, Ind., plant. Ligocki has held executive positions at United Technologies Automotive, Ford Motor Co., and Tower Automotive.

She is a founding member of the Women's Leadership Forum and a director of the American Chamber of Commerce in Mexico. Ligocki serves as a mentor in the Innovation Symposium, a course for outstanding students at IU Kokomo.