Advisory Council for Engineering
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Adedeji (Deji) Badiru, Ph.D. Dean and Professor, Graduate School of Engineering and Management Air Force Institute of Technology ’79 B.S., Industrial Engineering, Tennessee Tech ’81 M.S., Mathematics, Tennessee Tech ’82 M.S., Industrial Engineering, Tennessee Tech ’94 Ph.D., Industrial Engineering, University of Central Florida |
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Barry Beck, Vice Chair Vice President, I.C. Thomasson Associates, Inc. ’87 B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Tennessee Tech |
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David Bible, P.E. Senior Associate, Stantech Consulting Services, Inc. ’87 B.S., Civil Engineering, Tennessee Tech |
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Jonathan Callies Director, Electrification Systems Division, DENSO Manufacturing Tennessee, Inc. ’89 B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Tennessee Tech ’91 MBA, Vanderbilt University – Owen Graduate School of Management Co-Chair, Advisory Board for Mechanical Engineering, Tennessee Tech |
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Alice Cannella, P.E. Retired, Director of Wastewater Utility, City of Chattanooga ’72 B.S., Sociology, Tennessee Tech ’75 B.S., Fine Arts, Middle Tennessee State University ’78 B.S., Civil Engineering, Tennessee Tech ‘13 M.S., Engineering Management, University of Tennessee-Chattanooga |
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Steve Carter Technical Director, Instrumentation & Applications Kulite Semiconductor Products, Inc. ’85 B.S., Electrical Engineering, Tennessee Tech ’94 M.S., Electrical and Electronics Engineering, University of Tennessee Space Institute Co-Chair, Advisory Board Electrical & Computer Engineering, Tennessee Tech |
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Kong Chen, Ph.D. Senior Investigator and Co-Director, Metabolic Clinical Research Unit National Institutes of Health ’93 B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Tennessee Tech ’97 Ph.D., Biomedical/Medical Engineering, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine ’00 MSCI, Clinical Investigation, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine |
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Tommy Chisholm Retired, Vice President, Secretary, Association General Council, Southern Company Services, Inc. ’63 B.S., Civil Engineering, Tennessee Tech ’84 MBA, Georgia Tech ’69 JD, Cumberland School of Law, Stamford University Past Chair, Advisory Council for Engineering |
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Clayton Clem, P.E. Vice President, Electric Systems Projects, Tennessee Valley Authority ’79 B.S., Civil Engineering, Tennessee Tech ’85 M.S. Civil Engineering, University of Tennessee-Chattanooga |
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Tom Hudson Retired, Matteson-Hudson Construction Company ’73 BME, Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology ’75 MBA, University of Virginia |
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Mary Anne Koltowich Project Manager, Part-Time, BWX Technologies ’77 B.S., Civil Engineering |
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Chester Little, Ph.D., PE Associate Professor – Engineering Physics, Austin Peay State University ’79 B.S., Chemical Engineering & Chemistry ’85 M.S., Physical Science, University of Houston-Clear Lake ’90 Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin Co-Chair, Advisory Board for Chemical Engineering, Tennessee Tech |
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Melissa Livesey Senior Manager, Cyber Strategy & Risk Management Tennessee Valley Authority ’86 B.S., Computer Science, Eastern Kentucky University Chair, Advisory Board for Cybersecurity Education, Research and Outreach Center, Tennessee Tech |
Arnold Lumsdaine, Ph.D. Senior, R&D Engineer, Oak Ridge National Laboratory ‘89 B.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan ’91 M.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan ’95 Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan Co-Chair Advisory Board for Mechanical Engineering, Tennessee Tech |
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Rob McAmis, Ph.D. Vice President Commercial Operations, Jacobs Technology, Inc. ’84 B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Tennessee Tech ’87 M.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Tennessee ’95 Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, University of Tennessee |
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Lem L. McSpadden Retired, Senior Property Inspector, EnviroTENN ’71 B.S., Industrial Technology |
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Jill Patrick Senior Software Engineering Manager, International Programs. and Cookeville Site Manager - SAIC ’02 B.S. Management Information Systems, University of Iowa Henry B. Tippie College of Business ’13 MBA, Western Illinois University Chair, Advisory Board for Computer Science |
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Mary Patterson, Chair Retired, Executive, IBM ’68 B.S., Mathematics, Tennessee Tech |
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Chris Privon Retired, Hewlett-Packard Company ’79 B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Tennessee Tech ‘83 MBA, University of Virginia, Darden School of Business ’18 MA, Theology, University of Notre Dame Past Chair, Advisory Council for Engineering |
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Keron Privon ’80 B.S. Industrial Engineering |
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Mike Pyle Vice President, Schneider Electric/Square D Foundation ’84 B.S. Electrical Engineering, Tennessee Tech ’91 M.S. Electrical Engineering, Tennessee Tech Chair, Advisory Board for Electrical Engineering, Tennessee Tech |
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Ken Roberts Retired, Owner/Rancher, Swan Creek Ranch ’75 Electrical Engineering, Tennessee Tech |
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Carl Sandlin President, Cws Drilling Operations Services ’71 B.S., Chemical Engineering, Tennessee Tech ’72 M.S. Chemical Engineering, Georgia Tech |
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Mark Self CEO, Philadelphia Mixing Solutions ’79 B.S. Civil Engineering |
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Bill Strunk Retired, Director of Enrichment Science and Engineering, Oak Ridge National Laboratory ’77 B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Tennessee Tech ’80 M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Tennessee Tech |
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Stephen Whitley Independent Executive Committee Member, New York State Reliability Council ’70 B.S., Electrical Engineering |
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Phil Wilbourn Principal Consultant, Business Management Consultants, Inc. ’66 B.S., Civil Engineering, Tennessee Tech |
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Kimberly Williams Director of Operations, Kohler Kitchen and Bath ’94 B.S., Industrial Technology ’03 M.S. Manufacturing Management, Kettering University Chair, Advisory Board for Manufacturing and Engineering Technology |
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David Wright Principal Specialist, Carpenter Wright Engineers, a Division of Bennett & Pless ’80 B.S., Civil Engineering, Tennessee Tech ’82 M.S., Structural Engineering, University of Texas Chair, Advisory Board for Civil & Environmental Engineering, Tennessee Tech |