College of Engineering
4183 Bell Engineering Center
Fayetteville, AR 72701
Phone: 479-575-7780
Distinguished Alumni
2024
Will Arensman, BSCS ‘00, MSCSE ‘02
Engineer, John Deere
Matt Bunch, BSCSE ‘02, MIS ‘06
Chief Information Security Officer, Tyson Foods
Vance Clement, BSIE ‘92
CEO, Lineus Medical
Dwayne R. Edwards, BSAgE ‘84, MSAgE ‘86
Department Head, Biological Engineering, Virginia Tech University
Rob Newton, MSOM ‘10
Squadron Commander, Edwards Air Force Base
Latanyua Taylor Robinson, BSIE ‘92
Founder and President, LATROBE LLC
Dewitt Smith III, BSCE ‘70
President and CEO, Devereux Management Company
Ed Tinsley, BSME ‘83
CEO, Bernhard Energy
José Vega, MSChE ‘85, PhD ‘87
Director and Founder, JVegaSolutions
Andrew Wheeler, BSEE ‘93, MSEE ‘94
Senior Vice President and Director, Hewlett Packard Labs
2023
Steven J. Austin Sr., BSCS ‘01
Associate Director, Raytheon Technologies
Indrajeet Chaubey, MSBAE ‘94
Dean, University of Connecticut College of Agriculture, Health, and Natural Resources
Jeff Fackler, MSOM ‘13
Retired
C. Denese Bracy Jackson, BSChE ‘90
Retired
Karen Jewell, BSIE ‘00
Engineering & Technology, J. B. Hunt Transport, Inc.
Mike Linstrom, BSCmpE ‘85
Vice President, CGI Consulting
Herbert J. (Bert) Parker, BSCE ‘77, MSCE ‘78
Retired
E. Lamar Pettus, BSME ‘68
Retired
Rajesh Calicut Subramaniam, MSEE ‘01
Founder and CEO, embedUR
2022
Jeff Amerine, MSOM ‘09
Founder, Managing Director, Startup Junkie Consulting
Kevin Henry, BSBAE ‘99
Executive Director, Demand Planning Lead, MAC Cosmetics
Brad M. Jackson, BSCS ‘83
Chief Executive Officer, Cordin8 llc
Michael W. Mourot, BSChE ‘76, MSChE ‘77
Senior Vice President, Sinclair Group
Thomas H. Newton, Jr., BSME ‘82, MSME ‘84
Deputy Director, National Institute of Standards and Technology Center for Neutron Research
Gaven Smith, BSCmpE ‘00
Senior Vice President of Engineering & Technology, J.B. Hunt
Chuck Tilmon, BSIE ‘94, MSIE ‘96
Vice President of Quality Control, Walmart
Melissa Summerlin Tooley, P.E., MSCE ‘94, PhD Civil Engineering ‘97
Director of External Initiatives, Texas A&M Transportation Institute
Leon Wittmer, BSEE ‘75, MSEE ‘76
IT Director, Restorative Therapies Group (retired), Medtronic Inc.
2021
Christopher Baltz, BSIE ’88
Partner & CEO (retired), Transportation Insight, LLC
Matt Bodishbaugh, BSCE ’89
Vice President, CDI Contractors, Northwest Arkansas Division
Mark Christie, BSAgE ’85, BSME ’88, MSBAgE ’00, Ph.D. ’18
Director of Process Development, Simmons Foods, Pet Food Division
Alan England, BSEE ’85, MSEE ’86, Ph.D. ’89
Director of Strategic Programs, L3Harris
Eugene Jenkins, BSEE ’86
Pastor, Redeemed Missionary Baptist Church
Marji McNeill, BSChE ’91
Vice President & Director, Compliance & Ethics, Flint Hills Resources
Jason Moore, BSCSE ’01
Sr. System Engineer, Raytheon Technologies
Jerry Newton, BSME ’95
Chief Operating Officer, Ecofibre Limited
William Roy, MSOM ’96
Vice President (retired), Federal Express Corporation
2020
Gregory Blair, BSCmpE ’01
Chief Information Officer, OneDigital
Keith Bradshaw, BSME ’87
Manufacturing Manager West Region- US Operations, West Fraser Timber
Jerrel M. Fielder, BSCSE ’88
Vice President Product Management, Digital Transformation, SAP Americas
Dan R. Goodrich, Brig Gen (ret) USAF, MS ’83
Owner/Consultant, D R Goodrich Solutions
Brock Hoskins, BSCE ’89
President and CEO, Garver, LLC
W. Kent McAllister, BSChE ’87
President - Capital Projects, Upstream and Midstream, Wood Group Mustang, Inc.
Richard T. Penn, BSAgE ’82, MSE ’92
City Engineer, City of Sherwood
Malik Sadiq, BSEE ’88, MSIE ’91, Ph.D. ’93
President, International Growth and Business Optimization, Tyson Foods, Inc.
Gopi Manogna Reddy Sirineni, MSEE ’96
Vice President, Product Management, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.
2019
Scott E. Bennett, BSCE 1989, MSCE 1994
Director, Arkansas Department of Transportation
Michael W. Blinzler, MSOM 2010
Chief Information Officer, Leggett & Platt
Steven D. Danforth, BSAGE 1980
Principal and President, Agri Process Innovations
Michael Elmore, BSCS 1986
Bentonville, AR
Bob Etien, BSIE 1966
World-Wide Manager, Total Cycle Time Motors Business General Electric Co. (Retired)
Deva Antoinete Hupaylo, BSChE 1980
Financial Manager, Merrill Lynch
Cristine Wolf, BSME 1983
Senior Project Leader, Launch Directorate, National Systems Group The Aerospace Corporation
Thomas J. Wright, BSEE 1968, MSEE 1970
Senior Vice President, Mergers and Acquisitions Entergy Corporation (Retired)
2018
Robert W. Arvin, MSOM 2012
Divisional Vice President - Supply Chain, Walmart
Gregory L. Baltz, BSAGE 1980
Owner/Operator, Running Lake Farms
Roger Cordes, PhD, P.E., BSME 1991
Consultant
Eugene C. Davis, BSCHE 1980
RFAB-CMP Engineering/Distinguished Member Technical Staff, Texas Instruments
John Marshall, BSEE 1976
President, Coastal Partners
Jeremy Stobaugh, BSCSE 2000, MBA 2010
Senior Vice President of Technology and People, Rausch Coleman Homes
Rita Gail Willcoxon, BSIE 1982
Global Engineering Leader for Intelligent Control Systems (retired), General Electric
Daniel H. Williams, P.E., BSCE 1981
President and Chief Executive Officer, Garver
2017
L. Patrick Bourne, BSEE 1968
Director of Transmission Policy, Southwest Power Pool
Robert Harrison, BSME 1974
Vice President and Principal Engineer, ECCI
Pam McGinnis, BSIE 1990
President, Global Marketing, Phillips 66
Lynn Moore, BSCE 1994, MSCSE 1996
Chief Executive Officer, Motio, Inc.
Michael Shook, P.E., BSAGE 1982
Principal, Agri Process Innovations
Michael Wood, BSCHE 1984
Chief Engineer, Space Launch System Program, Boeing
L. Carl Yates, P.E., BSCE 1958
Chief Executive Officer, McGoodwin, Williams and Yates
2016
Sharon Dale Booth-McGee, BSCHE 1987, MSCHE 1988
Independent Board Director, Tetra Technologies Corporation
David Humphrey, BSIE 1982, MSIE 1983
Vice President of Investor Relations, ArcBest Corp.
Michael D. Jones, BSAGE 1967, MSAGE 1968
Principal, PQR Inc. (retired)
Jerry W. Martin, BSCE 1967, MSCE 1968
Chair, Engineering Services Inc. (retired)
Jack Murders, BSME 1986
Vice President of Arkansas Facilities, Marshalltown Co.
Joseph Michael Roblee, BSCSE 1990
Chief Information Officer, U.S. HealthRecord Inc.
Jon Michael Russ, BSEE 1973
Director of Power Delivery, Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation
2015
Sam K. Alley, BSCE 1979
Chairman and CEO, VCC
Melinda Pettet Faubel, BSIE, 1980
Director of External Affairs, AT&T Arkansas
Jeffrey D. Madden, BSAE, 1988
Director of Engineering and Construction Services, Riceland Foods, Inc.
George Eugene “Gene” Mann, BSME 1963, BSCE 1965
Directorate of Public Works (retired), Red River Army Depot
Adam Monroe, BSChE 1988
President for North America, Novozymes
Rebecca T. Wilson, BSCE 1992
Service Delivery Manager, Microsoft Corporation
2014
Tracy Black, BSCS 1988
Senior Vice President of Information Technology, J.B. Hunt Transportation Services, Inc.
Jean Leger, Jr., BSChE 1982, MSChE 1983
Vice President of Utility Operations, OG&E Electric Services
Micky Mayfield, BSEE 1964, MS 1965
Vice President, Sales, Siemens Communications/Nokia Siemens Networks/Coriant
Dana Sedgass, BSIE 1981, MSIE 1982
Partner (retired), Accenture
2013
Bill Brown, BSEE 1969
Distinguished Professor Emeritus, University of Arkansas
Kent Burnett, BSIE 1968
Senior Vice President, Dillard’s, Inc.
Dennis Gardisser, BSAE 1979, MSAE 1981, Ph.D. 1992
President, WRK of Arkansas
Jeff Koenig, BSEE 1974
President and CEO (retired), Upchurch Electrical Supply
C. Larry Weir, BSCE 1967, MSCE 1971
Senior Consultant, Hawkins-Weir Engineers, Inc.
Chris Weiser, BSME 1973
Owner and President, JV Manufacturing
2012
Sherman Black, BSEE 1987
President and CEO, Rimage Corporation
Kim Clower, BS 1983, MSCS 1987
Vice President of Business Operations, Security and Infrastructure, Hewlett-Packard
Steve Cousins, BSChE 1978
Vice President of Governmental Affairs, Lion Oil
Rex Eads, BSCS, 1987Rex
President and CEO, Next Level Consulting
Mac Hogan, BSME 1965
Owner and Chairman, Poloplaz, Inc. and Air Tech Coatings, Inc.
Carl Imhoff, BSIE 1978
Manager, Electric Infrastructure Market Sector, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Jim McClelland, BSCE 1967Jim
Chairman of the Board and CEO, McClelland Engineers, Inc.
Jerry Rogers, BSCE, 1963; MSCE 1964Jerry
Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Houston
Bruce Westerman, BSBE, 1990
Mid-South Engineering
2011
Kevin W. Brown, BSChE ‘81
Senior Vice President, Refining, LyondellBassell
James M. Davis, BSEE ‘79
Co-Founder and Vice President of Operations (Retired), Celcore, Inc.
Jack A. Giles, BSME ‘65
President (Retired), Advanced Technology Group, COBHAM Sensor Systems
William A. Harrison, BSIE ‘66
President, Trane Arkansas
Richard M. Rorex, BSAGE ’79; MSAGE ‘81
Vice President – Rice Milling and Engineering, Riceland Foods, Inc.
Jeffery C. Sanders, BSEE ‘69
CEO, Eclipse Electronic Systems
Garry Young, BSME ’74; MSME ‘75
Director of Nuclear Business Development, Entergy Nuclear
2010
G. Lowrance Hodge, BSIE’61; MS’64
Retired, Senior Vice President, Manufacturing Operations and Engineering, Mary Kay, Inc.
L. Lee Johns Lane, BS Chemistry’62; MS’74; PhD’76
Retired, Vice President, Autek Systems Corporation
Kelly C. Overman, BSEE’69; MS’75
Retired, Vice President and General Manager, Systems Development and Technology Division, Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems
2009
Samuel D. Cummings, Jr., BSME’71
President, Pettit & Pettit Consulting Engineers, Inc.
Michael D. Burns, BSChE’64; MSChE’66; PhDChE’69
Retired, Director of Contract Manufacturing and Technology, Genentech, Inc.
James J. Hawkins, BSIE’65
President, Hawkins & Associates, Inc.
Charles R. Zimmerman , P.E , BSCE’85
Vice President of International Design and Construction/Captain of Corporate Sustainable Buildings Network, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
2008
John D. Selig, BSIE ‘58
Retired, Vice President, Weyerhaeuser
Sam L. Chaffin, BSChE ’59; MSIE ‘60
Retired, Vice President, Cisco-Eagle, Inc.
Karl D. Schubert, BSChE ‘75 ; MSChE ‘76 ; PhD ‘ 83
Chief Technology Officer & Vice President of Research and Development, Lifetouch, Inc.
Neil B. Ingels, BSEE `59; MSEE ‘63; PhD’67
Head, Laboratory of Cardiovascular Physiology and Biophysics Research Institute, Palo Alto Medical Foundation
Troy Alley, BSEE ’69; MBA’76
Executive Vice President, Con-Real, LP.
2007
Bob H. Crafton, BSCE ‘57
President and Chairman of Board (retired), Crafton, Tull, and Associates
Alan D. Fortenberry, BSAGE ’72, MSENE, ‘77
Chief Executive Officer, Beaver Water District
James M. "Jim" Hefley, BSIE '76
Executive Vice-President (retired), Gemini Consulting Company
J.R. Jones, BSME ‘82
Corporate Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Rheem Manufacturing Company
Jack L. King, BSEE ’62; MSEE ‘63
Chief Operating Officer, Arkansas Power and Light
Gregory D. Reed, BSME ’71; MSEE ’73; PHD ‘76
Head, Civil and Environmental Engineering Department University of Tennessee
Louis C. Sheppard, BSCHE’ 57
Associate Vice President for Bioengineering and Biotechnology (retired), University of Texas Medical Branch
M. Palmer Terrell, BSIE ’57; MSIE ‘60
Professor Emeritus, Industrial Engineering and Management, Oklahoma State University
2006
Bami Bastani, BSEE ‘76
President and Chief Executive Officer, ANADIGICS, Inc.
Robert A. Davidson, BSIE ’70; MBA ‘72
President and Chief Operating Officer, Arkansas Best Corporation
Kenneth W. “Bill” Keltner, BSIE ‘59
General Manager Arkansas (retired), Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
James E. Stice, BSChE ‘49
Professor, University of Texas, at Austin, retired
David O. Watts, MSME ‘61
President, retired D. O. Watts Company
Charles E. Yates, BSCE ‘60
Vice President, International Operations Division, retired, AT&T
J. Randy Young, BSAGE ’71; MSENE ‘75
Executive Director, Arkansas Natural Resources Commission
2005
Wesley F. Buchele, MSAGE ‘51
Professor Emeritus, Agricultural Engineering, Iowa State University
Fredric H. Clark, BSEE ‘67
President and Co-Owner, CAS, Inc.
Dan Flowers, BSCE ‘69
Director, Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department
David D. Foust, BSIE ‘64
President and CEO (retired), Seneca Wire and Manufacturing Company
Grady E. Harvell, BSCE ‘72
President, AFCO Steel
Ron Morris, BSIE ‘58
CEO, Lyons Manufacturing, Inc.
Stanley E. Reed, BSAGE ‘73
Owner and Operator, Reed Farms