Kris Beyer, 1986 (Swimming)
Kris Beyer was a three-year member of the SU swimming team before she earned her B.S. in electrical engineering from the L.C. Smith College of Engineering in 1986.
Her engineering career began with Harrison Radiator Division of General Motors in research and development. She was then recruited to operate the Asia Pacific office of GMC’s Hydramatic Division in Tokyo. Beyer was the first female sent to Asia in this capacity by GM, and, on her watch, sales in that region increased to more than 40% of global sales. She later worked for another HVAC manufacturer and an engineering consulting firm. She also began obtaining personal training certifications and opened a health club after leaving engineering in 1997. Today, she owns two personal training studios, in Michigan and New York. Beyer earned an M.S. in Exercise Science and specializes in special needs clients (elderly, youth sports, stroke, MS, CP).
At SU, Beyer served as Vice President of the Engineering Council and Organizational Supervisor of the Society of Women Engineers, and was a member of the National Society of Black Engineers (and Minorities) and American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. She was also an academic tutor. From 1987 through 1979, she was a Governing Board Member of the Society of Automotive Engineers.
Beyer has been a tireless fundraiser for numerous charities, including Hospice of Jackson and Oaklawn, Relay for Life, Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, and Japan tsunami relief, and is a member of the Akron, N.Y., Rotary. She is a life member of the Alumni Club of Western New York, whose board she served on, an Orange Club contributor, life member of the Varsity Club and member of the Board of directors since 2007, as well as part of the Syracuse Alumni Representative program since 1986.
Her engineering career began with Harrison Radiator Division of General Motors in research and development. She was then recruited to operate the Asia Pacific office of GMC’s Hydramatic Division in Tokyo. Beyer was the first female sent to Asia in this capacity by GM, and, on her watch, sales in that region increased to more than 40% of global sales. She later worked for another HVAC manufacturer and an engineering consulting firm. She also began obtaining personal training certifications and opened a health club after leaving engineering in 1997. Today, she owns two personal training studios, in Michigan and New York. Beyer earned an M.S. in Exercise Science and specializes in special needs clients (elderly, youth sports, stroke, MS, CP).
At SU, Beyer served as Vice President of the Engineering Council and Organizational Supervisor of the Society of Women Engineers, and was a member of the National Society of Black Engineers (and Minorities) and American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. She was also an academic tutor. From 1987 through 1979, she was a Governing Board Member of the Society of Automotive Engineers.
Beyer has been a tireless fundraiser for numerous charities, including Hospice of Jackson and Oaklawn, Relay for Life, Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, and Japan tsunami relief, and is a member of the Akron, N.Y., Rotary. She is a life member of the Alumni Club of Western New York, whose board she served on, an Orange Club contributor, life member of the Varsity Club and member of the Board of directors since 2007, as well as part of the Syracuse Alumni Representative program since 1986.
