College of Engineering
Advisory Council for Engineering
![]() |
Barry Beck, Chair Vice President, I.C. Thomasson Associates, Inc. ’87 B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Tennessee Tech |
![]() |
Robert F. (Bob) Alvey Vice Chair Owner, Alvey ConsultingRetired, Global QA Manager Proctor & Gamble, Duracell Personal Power ’77 B.S. Electrical Engineering, Tennessee Tech ’79 M.S. Electrical Engineering, Tennessee Tech |
![]() |
Audrey R. Copeland President & CEONational Asphalt Pavement Association ’79 B.S. Civil Engineering, Tennessee Tech ’01 M.S. Civil Engineering, Tennessee Tech ’07 Ph.D. Civil Engineering, Vanderbilt |
![]() |
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 |
![]() |
David Bible, P.E. Senior Associate, Stantech Consulting Services, Inc. ’87 B.S., Civil Engineering, Tennessee Tech |
![]() |
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 |
![]() |
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 |
![]() |
Christy H. Drewry Authorization Basis EngineerNuclear Safety and Engineering National Nuclear Safety Administration Production Office ‘08 B.S. Chemical Engineering, Tennessee Tech |
![]() |
Terry Farris Sr. Director, Global Quality Nike AirNike, Inc. ’97 B.S. Industrial Engineering, Tennessee Tech ’03 MBA, Indiana Wesleyan University |
![]() |
Mary Anne Koltowich Project Manager, Part-Time, BWX Technologies ’77 B.S., Civil Engineering |
![]() |
John C. Lowry President & CEO, Lowry Technical Associates, Inc. Retired Engineering Director Proctor & Gamble ’69 B.S. Industrial Technology, Tennessee Tech University ’80 MBA, University of Montana Chair, Advisory Board for Manufacturing & Engineering Technology |
![]() |
Jill Moffitt 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 |
![]() |
Mary Patterson Retired, Executive, IBM ’68 B.S., Mathematics, Tennessee Tech Past Chair, Advisory Council for Engineering |
![]() |
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 |
![]() |
Keron Privon ’80 B.S. Industrial Engineering |
![]() |
Mark Self CEO, Philadelphia Mixing Solutions ’79 B.S. Civil Engineering |
![]() |
Elizabeth Surface Retired, PresidentRoss Bryan Associates, Inc. ’78 B.S. Civil Engineering, Vanderbilt |
![]() |
David W. Swindle, Jr. Consultant’76 B.S. Engineering Science, Tennessee Tech ’79 M.S. Nuclear Science and Engineering, Virginia Tech ‘81 MBA, University of Tennessee – Knoxville |
![]() |
Stephen Whitley Independent Executive Committee Member, New York State Reliability Council ’70 B.S., Electrical Engineering |
![]() |
Phil Wilbourn Principal Consultant, Business Management Consultants, Inc. ’66 B.S., Civil Engineering, Tennessee Tech |
Ex-Officio Members/Department Board Chairs
![]() |
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 |
![]() |
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 |
![]() |
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 |
![]() |
Savannah Long Threat Engineer Dynetics ’15 B.S. Electrical and Computer Engineering, Tennessee Tech Electrical and Computer Engineering |
![]() |
John C. Lowry President & CEO, Lowry Technical Associates, Inc. Retired Engineering Director Proctor & Gamble ’69 B.S. Industrial Technology, Tennessee Tech University ’80 MBA, University of Montana Chair, Advisory Board for Manufacturing & Engineering Technology |
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 |
|
![]() |
Jill Moffitt 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 |
![]() |
Carl Sandlin President, Cws Drilling Operations Services ’71 B.S., Chemical Engineering, Tennessee Tech ’72 M.S. Chemical Engineering, Georgia Tech Chair, Advisory Board for Chemical Engineering |
![]() |
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 |
![]() |
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 |
Emeriti, Advisory Council for Engineering
![]() |
Alice Cannella, P.E., Emeritus 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 |
![]() |
Tommy Chisholm, Emeritus 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 |
![]() |
Tom Hudson, Emeritus Retired, Matteson-Hudson Construction Company ’73 BME, Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology ’75 MBA, University of Virginia |
![]() |
Lem L. McSpadden, Emeritus Retired, Senior Property Inspector, EnviroTENN ’71 B.S., Industrial Technology |
Contact Us
(931) 372-3172
College of Engineering
Campus Box 5005
Cookeville, TN 38505-0001
Cookeville, TN 38505
Clement Hall, Room 201
8am to 4:30pm CST
Questions?
Email/Phone:
engineering@tntech.edu(931) 372-3172
Mailing Address:
Tennessee Tech UniversityCollege of Engineering
Campus Box 5005
Cookeville, TN 38505-0001
Street Address:
1010 N. Peachtree Ave.Cookeville, TN 38505
Clement Hall, Room 201
Office Hours:
Monday-Friday8am to 4:30pm CST