College of Engineering
4183 Bell Engineering Center
Fayetteville, AR 72701
Phone: 479-575-7780
Early Career Award
2024
Jason M. Agron, PhD CmpE ‘10
Principal Engineer of CPU Architecture, Intel
Blake A. Baldwin, BSME ‘09, MBA ‘15
Director of Supply Chain, Tyson Foods
Jeremiah Born, BSChE ‘11
Unit Manager, Westlake Chemical
Tyler Bowman, BSEE ‘12, MSEE ‘14, PhD ‘18
Electrical Engineer, Sandia National Laboratories
Katelin Cherry, BSBmE ‘13
Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer, Koda Health
Jason Hardy, BS ‘08
Solutions Architect, Snowflake
Courtney Hill, BSCE ‘14
Science and Technology Policy Fellow American Association for Advancement of Science, State Department’s Office of Japanese Affairs
Kathryn L. McCoy, BSBE ‘09, MSCE ‘12
Central Region Hydrology and Hydraulics Group Leader, Garver
Brianna D. Robinson, MSOM ‘23
Senior Manager of International Marketplace Growth, Walmart International
Jake Wofford, BSIE ‘10
Vice President of Operations, J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc.
2023
Christopher Adkins, BSIE ‘12
Vice President, Yield Strategy and Analytics, ArcBest
Brian Gene Ballew, BSME ‘12, MSME ‘15
Flight Test Instrumentation Design Engineer, L3Harris
Teni Rane Butler, BSChE ‘16
Chemical Engineer, Self-Employed
Stephanie G. Cone, BSBmE ‘14
Assistant Professor, University of Delaware
Emmanuel Decrossas, PhD Electrical Engineering ‘12
RF Microwave Engineer, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Wiwat Leebhaisomboon, BSCmpE ‘09, MSCmpE ‘11
Owner, W x Solutions Ltd. Co.
Michael K. May, BSBE ‘10, MSBmE ‘14
Family Medicine Physician, Medical Associates of Northwest Arkansas
Christopher P. Velardi, MSOM ‘19
Principal Chief Engineer, Lockheed Martin
Adam T. White, BSCE '08
Senior Project Manager, Garver
2022
Andrew Bailey, BSCmpE ‘07, MSCmpE ‘09
Director of Application Development and IT, Harvest Group
Ailon Haileyesus, BSBmE ‘16
Project Engineer, Stryker
Tola Kumolu, MS Telecommunications ‘07, MSOM ‘09
Distinguished Engineer, Verizon
tephanie Clark Lee, BSME ‘10, MSME ‘12
Senior Engineer, Lockheed Martin Space
Lauren Lowe, BSIE ‘07
Senior Director of Transportation Finances, Walmart
Derek Martin, MSOM ‘13
Senior Director, Ducommun LaBarge Technologies
Rebecca Logsdon Muenich, BSBE ‘09
Assistant Professor of Environmental, Engineering, Arizona State University
Michael Taiwo, PhD Chemical Engineering ‘12
Operations Manager for North America, Shell Hydrogen
John M. Teeter, BSCE ‘07
President, C.R. Crawford Construction
2021
Ellen Brune, BSChE ’09, Ph.D. ’13
Director, Emerging Technology & Product, Walmart Supply Chain
Jenny Doyle, BSCE ’12, MSCE ’14
Civil Engineer, Black & Veatch
Gage Greening, BSBmE ’14, Ph.D. ’19
Biomedical Research Associate Medical Technology, Enterprise Consortium
Ahmed Hassan, Ph.D. ’10
Assistant Professor, University of Missouri - Kansas City
Lou Incrocci, MSOM ’12
Cold Mill Operations Manager, Nucor Steel
Becca Leonard, BSME ’11
Integration & Governance Manager, Onshore Power Infrastructure, Royal Dutch Shell group
James McCarty, BSBE ’06, MSBE ’15, Ph.D. ’20
Environmental Quality Manager, Beaver Water District
Jennifer Pazour, MSIE ’08, Ph.D. ’11
Associate Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
TJ Sangameswaran, BSCmpE ’10, MSCS ’14
Co-founder & CEO, SupplyPike
2020
Amanda Compean Day, BSChE ’13
Pilot Lab Manager, L’Oreal USA
Asmaa Elkadi, Ph.D. ’15
Principal Engineer, Global Foundries US, Inc.
Steven J. Head, P.E., BSCE ’10
Principal & Geotechnical, Department Head, McClelland Consulting Engineers, Inc.
Kyle David Kimpel, BSIE ’06
Senior Director - Supply, Chain Engineering, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Luke E. Osborn, BSME ’12
Postdoctoral Researcher, Johns Hopkins University
Kyle C. Sligar, MSOM ’13
President & CIO, Reich Brothers Business Solutions, LLC
Rusty Tate, P.E., BSBE ’08, MSEnE ’10
Water Design Center, Process Team Leader, Garver, LLC
2019
Alfonso Camerlingo, MSOM 2014
Director, Global Supply Chain, Walmart
Royce W. Floyd, BSCE 2008, Ph.D. 2012
Associate Professor and Graduate Coordinator, University of Oklahoma
Kyle Kruger, P.E., BSBE 2005, MSEnE 2009
Oklahoma Plant Team Leader, Garver
Willie Montgomery III, BSIE 2004, MSIE 2009
Senior Director of Data Science, Walmart
Tracie Stauffer Nutter, BSChE 2004
Business Manager, KOH, OxyChem
Ben Harris Rainwater, Ph.D., P.E., BSME 2010
Design Engineer, Brown Engineers, LLC.
Dr. Brian Rowden, MSEE 2005, Ph.D. 2010
Senior Application Engineer - Americas Danfoss Silicon Power - US
2018
Eric A. DeCuir Jr. MS 2005, PhD 2008
Research Physicist, United States Army
Tyson Hall, BSCHE 2001, MBA 2002
General Manager of Commercial Business Unit and Head of Export Sales Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation
Jessie Xu Jones, MSCE 2003
Division Head, Transportation Planning and Policy Division, Arkansas Department of Transportation
Jenni Kimpel, BSIE 2006
Director of Engineering and Technology, J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.
Drake McGruder, BSBE 2006, MSE 2012
Associate Director, The Kraft Heinz Company
Gregory Sisti BSME 2004
MQ-25 Program Integration Manager, Boeing Company
Xiao, Zhichun PhD, MSCSE 2001, PhD 2005
Director, Technology Research Center, Sam’s Club
2017
Andy Davis, P.E., BSCE 1999, MSCE 2001
Owner and President, New Water Systems, LLC.
Adam Ekenseair, Ph.D., BSCHE 2005
Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering, Northeastern University
A. Matthew Francis, Ph.D., BSEE 2003, MSEE 2007, Ph.D. 2009
Founder, President and CEO, Ozark Integrated Circuits
Amanda Furr, P.E., C.H.F.M., BSIE 2003
Chief of Engineering Service, Department of Veterans Affairs Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System
Toni Peacock McCrory, BSBAE 2007
Environmental, Health and Safety Compliance Senior Manager, Walmart Stores Inc.
Jonathan Schisler, BSCMP 2004, MSCMP 2005
Senior Information Systems Manager - Mobile Applications, J.B. Hunt Transport Inc.
Matt Zwicker, BSME 2003
Senior Research and Development Engineer, Airborne Systems North America
2016
Keith Britton, B.S.C.E. 1997, M.S.C.E. 1999
Chief Executive Officer, Iconic Consulting Group Inc.
Jared Hornberger, B.S.E.E. 2002, M.S.E.E. 2005, Ph.D. 2012
Director of Manufacturing, Cree Fayetteville Inc.
Steven M. Karp, B.S.C.S.E. 1999
Senior Systems Engineer, Juniper Networks
Matthew C. Loach, B.S.Ch.E. 1996
Financial Planning Manager, ExxonMobil Chemical Co.
Kevin Oden, B.S.I.E. 2007, M.B.A. 2011
Partner, ImPro Advisors
Chris Pixley, B.S.B.A.E. 2002, Ph.D. 2013
Head of Production, Novozymes
2015
Shawn K. Brewer, BSBAE '95, MSBAE '98
Hydraulic Engineer, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
Jesse A. Buffington, BSME '07, BS'12
Lead-Exploration EVA Strategy and Archiecture Integration, NASA's Johnson Space Center
Edgar S. Cilio, BSEE '05, MSEE '10
Engineering Manager, APEI
Timothy S. Doolittle, BSChE, '97
Global Process Technology Associate, The Dow Chemical Company
Jaysson E. Funkhouser, BSCE '98, MSCE '00
Assistant Director, U.S. Geological Survey
William J. Richardson, BSBE '07
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Virginia Health System
Ami Spivey, BSIE '95
Senior Vice President, Walmart International
Jeremy W. Stobaugh, BSCSE '00
Director of Information Services, J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.
2014
Drew Harrison, BSIE '00
Vice President of Operations, Harrison Energy Partners
Douglas Hutchings, MS '07, PhD '10
Founder and CEO, Silicon Solar Solutions and Picasolar
Robin Prince, BSME '03
Postdoctoral Associate, University of California
Kyle Rogers, BSCS '97
Chief Technical Officer, SOAPware
Kevin Speer, BSEE '03
District Manager, Industrial Power Control Division, Infineon
Greg Schluterman, BSAE '99, MSME '02
Program Manager, Harrison French & Associates
Richard Welcher, BSCE '99, MSCE '04
Vice President and Principal, Tatum-Smith Engineers, Inc.
Greg Whitsitt, BSCSE '99
Managing Architect, Cerner Corporation
2013
Dustin Beebe, BSChE '96
President and CEO, ProSys
Bryan Billingsley, BSIE '97
President, HEBCO, Inc.
Ben Hood, BSCE, BS '02
Chief Technology Officer, Grid Potential
Gaven Smith, BSCE '00
Director of Information Services, J.B. Hunt
2012
Heath Bebout, BSEE, '95; MSEE '97
Department Manager for Simulation and Analysis, Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems
Meagan Berlau, BSCE '08
Assistant Structural Engineer, Burns and McDonnell
Anthony Doss, BSBE '96
Director of Process and Design Engineering, Tyson Foods
Thomas Duncan, BSIE '05
Investment Banking Associate, Wells Fargo Securities
Thomas Duncan, BSIE '05
Investment Banking Associate, Wells Fargo Securities
Stephan Durham, BSCE '01, MSCE '03, PhD '05
Associate Professor of Civil Engineering, University of Georgia
Tyler Gipson, BSBE '04
Hydraulic Engineer, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Tea Williams, BSEE '02, MSEE '04
IC Design Engineer, Texas Instruments
2011
Charles D. Jeffers, BSCmpe ’02, MBA ’03, MSIS ’06, MSOM ’09
The Hershey Company
William T. Sommers, BSEE ’96, MSEE ‘98
Program Manager, Northrop Grumman
James P. Strickland, BSME ‘98
Project Manager, Garver LLC
2010
Natalie Becknell, BSCE ’03, MS ’05
Project Manager, Garver Engineers, Inc.
Bradley Nolan Gentry, BSEE ’98, MS ’00
Advisory Radar Systems Engineer, Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems
Denese Jackson, BSChE ’90
Site Change Leader, The Dow Chemical Company
Marcelo Schupbach, BSEE ’97, MS ’00, PhD ’04
Chief Technology Officer, Arkansas Power Electronics International, Inc.
2009
Steven R. Beam, Jr., BSCE ’02, MS’03
Vice-President, Crafton, Tull, Sparks, and Associates, Inc.
Jairo de Jesus, BSIE ’99, MBA ’02, MS’10
Director, Industrial Engineering, Farmland Foods
Roger Cordes,BSME ’91, MS ’92, PhD ’96, MBA ’02
Senior Associate, Stress Engineering Services, Inc
Ty Richard McNutt, BS ’98, MS ’01, PhD ’04
Program Manager, Advanced Concepts & Technologies Division, Northrop Grumman
Shada M. Roberts, BSCE ’02, MS ’03
Project Engineer, Garver Engineers, Inc.
2008
Dawn Kathleen Wheeler, BSBAE ’99, MBA ‘00
Woodyard Manager, International Paper
Kevin C. Henry, BSBAE ‘99
Brand Operations, Matrix, Inc.-Professional Products Division of L'Oreal USA
2007
Stanley B. Andrews, BSAGE ’90; MSBAE ‘93
Vice President of Operations, The Engineering Institute, Inc.
Matthew W. Connolly, BSME ‘92
Director of Supply Chain, Clorox Company
W. Grant Ducote, BSIE ’91; MSIE ‘93
Director of Engineering, JB Hunt Transport, Inc.
Cyndie M. Fredrick, BSCHE ‘92
Director of Project Operations, Merichem Company
Stacy L. Gunderman
Manager, Human Resources, FutureFuel Chemically
Greg Langham, BSCSE ‘94
Vice President, United-Bilt Homes, Inc.
Shreenath Rao, MSTE ‘97
Senior Engineer, Applied Research Associates, Inc.
2006
Christopher D. Baltz, BSIE ‘88
Senior Vice President, Yield Management and Strategic Development, ABF Freight System, Inc.
Brock Hoskins, PE, BSCE ’89
Vice President and Senior Project Manager, Garver Engineers, Inc.
Christopher S. Knight, BSChE ‘’94; MSChE ‘95
Strategic Supply Associate, Albermarle Corporation
Alexander B. Lostetter, Ph.D. ‘03
President, Arkansas Power Electronics International, Inc.
Scott Mills, BSCSE ‘94
Cofounder, IFWORLD Inc.
Jerry D. Newton, BSME ‘95
Manager, Manufacturing and Product Support, John Deere Russian Operations
Matthew Romine, BSCSE ’95; MSE ‘99
Cofounder, IFWORLD Inc.
Jeremy Webb, BSCSE ‘97
Cofounder, IFWORLD Inc.
2005
Scott E. Bennett, BSCE ’89, MSCE ‘94
Assistant Chief Engineer, Planning, Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department
Shannon D. Harrop, BSME ‘92
National Account Director, Heil Environmental Industries, Ltd.
Bruce D. Lilly, BSChE ‘92
Manufacturing Support Manager, Exxon Mobil Chemical
Marji McNeill, BSChE ‘91
Director, Audit and Assurance, Koch Industries, Inc.
Jerry Lynn Moore, Jr., BSCSE ’94, MSCSE ‘96
Chief Executive Officer, Focus Technologies, LLC
Brett A. Peters, BSIE ‘87
Professor and Head, Industrial Engineering, Texas A∓M University
Bruce Westerman, BSBAE ‘90
Engineer and Forester, Mid-South Engineering Company