Biomet Co-Founder Joins Rose Hulman Board

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The new chairman of the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Board of Directors is Biomet Co-founder Niles Noblitt. He replaces Donald Ings, whose term just ended, and will serve a five-year term.

Noblitt is former chair of Biomet’s Board of Directors and was a board member from 1977-2007. He also serves as chairman of orthopedic device manufacturer MedShape, Inc. and a board member with NICO Corporation. He also formerly served on the board of OrthoHelix Surgical Designs, Inc.

Noblitt earned a bachelor’s degree from Rose-Hulman in 1973 and was awarded an honorary doctorate in 1996. He and his wife, Nancy, also established a scholarship fund for Rose-Hulman students.