L. Lee Johns Lane holds three degrees from the University of Arkansas and has the special distinction of being the first female to complete a Ph.D. in the College of Engineering at the University of Arkansas.

After earning an undergraduate degree in chemistry, Lee worked for Dow Chemical in Michigan for 10 years before returning to Fayetteville to pursue her graduate degrees. In 1976, Lee joined the faculty at San Diego State and National Universities where she taught systems analysis, computer languages and statistics.

Her background helped Lee launch a successful career in the aerospace industry beginning at General Dynamics. She next worked as program director at Northrop Electronics, building equipment for the Department of Defense and defense contractors and managing classified defense programs. In 2002, Lee retired as vice president and co-owner of Autek Systems, a privately held defense company.

Lee is a member of the Arkansas Academy of Industrial Engineers, Institute of Industrial Engineering, Institute of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, American Institute of Industrial Engineers and American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics.

Lee and her husband, Sam McCutcheon, have eight children between them and live in Lee’s hometown of Paris, Arkansas.

Charles “Micky” Mayfield left the University of Arkansas as the outstanding senior in the College of Engineering with Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering and Master of Science in mathematics. He then began working for AT&T’s interstate company. His career spanned positions in engineering, operations, product management, sales and econometrics from coast to coast. With AT&T’s spin off of manufacturing, he became Lucent’s executive responsible for its largest global account, from product development to sales. Micky then joined Siemens Nokia as sales vice president responsible for its largest worldwide customer, eventually retiring to Arkansas five years ago with his business colleague and wife, Marybeth Dunham Mayfield. He stayed involved throughout his career with the University of Arkansas and the College of Engineering as a member of Arkansas Academy of Electrical Engineering, including as president. He also is a member of Towers of Old Main, Razorback Foundation, Arkansas Alumni Association’s San Francisco and New York City chapters (serving on their boards) and emeritis member of the Dean’s Advisory Council. Marybeth has also been active with the Alumni Association, Towers of Old Main, Razorback Foundation and Women’s Giving Circle.

James J.E. “Ep.” McClelland Sr. grew up in Fayetteville and graduated in 1940 with a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering.

Before he joined the Army at the beginning of World War II, he worked for the Cottonbelt Railroad in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. James was stationed in Baltimore, Maryland, where he was in charge of testing the largest caliber mortar (914mm) ever built by the U.S. Army. The mortar, “the Little David,” was designed to penetrate 6-inch thick German bunkers.

After the war ended, McClelland took his family to Houston, Texas, where he worked for a consulting firm designing large highway projects. He later moved back to his hometown and founded McClelland Engineering and Construction Co., specializing in municipal infrastructure projects in various towns in Arkansas and Oklahoma.

In 1963, McClelland established McClelland Consulting Engineers Inc. and began assisting clients throughout Northwest Arkansas, including the University of Arkansas, numerous cities and towns, individuals and other governmental agencies.

McClelland was an accomplished Civil Engineer and an excellent artist and musician. He sang opera, played the piano and organ, and painted portraits, landscapes and still life.

He always wanted to help young people with their careers and employed engineering students as paid interns from the beginning of his consulting practice. It is estimated that he provided practical, real-world experience to more than 200 students over the past 58 years.

Another important way that he supported students at the University of Arkansas was by providing scholarships to civil engineering students in their junior and senior years. These gifts have been provided for the last 24 years and the McClelland Family and Engineering Company have endowed the scholarship program so that now five scholarships are given each year.

McClelland personally selected the Highfill area as the best place for the XNA airport and MCE is still providing Engineering Services at XNA. He was the president of the Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce, Rotary club, a Paul Harris Fellow, and was active in many other civil endeavors. Ep was well-liked, had a kind demeanor and a great sense of humor.

James “Jim” E. McClelland Jr. grew up in Fayetteville and graduated in 1967 with a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering.

McClelland worked during college for four different engineering firms: John Mahaffy & Associates, McClelland Engineers in Houston, Texas, (Uncle Bram McClelland’s firm), his dad’s company and Mehlburger Engineers.

He learned about donating scholarships his senior year as president of the ASCE chapter when he helped select a student for a scholarship given in honor of a former student.

After college, McClelland worked for 10 years for Mehlburger Engineers and encouraged the Mehlburgers to extend a scholarship to senior engineering students at the University of Arkansas.

In 1977, he opened the office of McClelland Consulting Engineers in Little Rock, Arkansas, which today is the home office for the company. The Little Rock office operates in all areas of the state except Northwest Arkansas, providing civil, environmental, surveying and water testing services to municipal governments, state and federal governments, developers, and private companies. McClelland has directed hundreds of engineering projects that have improved the living conditions and are all intended to follow the company slogan “designed to serve.”

Over the years, McClelland has provided civic leadership by serving and leading many local and state organizations, including the Arkansas Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors, the Arkansas Health Department Board of Directors, the Arkansas Society of Professional Engineers, the Arkansas Heart Association, the Little Rock Engineers Club, the Old State House Museum Association, and he has served on the Arkansas Children’s Hospital Foundation Board of Directors, the Pulaski County Junction Bridge Facilities Board of Directors, and the University of Arkansas Alumni Association’s Board of Directors.

McClelland also had a huge hand in making Grady E. Harvell Civil Engineering Research and Education Center a reality. The 37,400-square-foot state of the art facility opened in July and provides space for 15 faculty members and 75 students to conduct research on a large-scale.

Plus, on September 10, 2021, Jim McClelland and his wife, Pat, were recognized as Chancellor’s Medal recipients at the Towers of Old Main event for giving $100,000 + to the university.

John A. White, Jr., is a 1962 industrial engineering graduate of the U of A.

After a brief period of employment at Tennessee Eastman Company, he embarked on an academic career as a tenure-track instructor at Virginia Tech, from which he received his MSIE degree in 1966. From 1963-1966, he taught full time at Virginia Tech. For the next 3.5 years, he taught at Ohio State University while pursuing his doctorate. After completing his PhD in 1969, he returned to Virginia Tech’s faculty, where he remained until 1974, at which time he joined the Georgia Tech faculty. He remained on the Georgia Tech faculty until 1997, when he returned to his undergraduate alma mater to be its chancellor. White stepped down from the chancellor position in 2018 and served as a distinguished professor in the UA industrial engineering department until May 2019, when he retired. He continues to teach an online advanced engineering economics course for the University of Arkansas. Except for a three-year period (1988-1991) when he was “on loan” by Georgia Tech to the National Science Foundation to lead the Engineering Directorate, White has taught 56.5 years and more than 4,000 engineering students.

In addition to holding three degrees, he is the recipient of honorary doctorates from the Katholieke Universitiet of Leuven in Belgium and George Washington University. White is co-author of six textbooks, a handbook editor, and author of many papers. He is currently working on a book to be published.

White is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and served on the National Science Board. In addition, he served as president, director or chairman of many groups and societies. Plus he was a Fellow of ASEE, INFORMS and IIE. White is included in numerous Who’s Who listings,and ranker.com ranks him the seventh “most famous” industrial engineer.

White has earned many awards for teaching, research, excellence, publications, administration and more. He has been honored by being named a Distinguished Alumnus at Virginia Tech, Ohio State and the University of Arkansas. White served as a member of the Board of Directors for companies like J. B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc., Motorola, Inc., and CAPS Logistics, Inc. His industrial and consulting experience included employment with Eastman Chemical Company, Ethyl Corporation and Rockwell, Inc. He served as a consultant to AT&T, Briggs & Stratton, Coca-Cola, Texas Instruments, U.S. Navy and Xerox, among others. He founded a logistics consulting firm, SysteCon, Inc., and served as its chairman until its acquisition by Coopers & Lybrand.

Grady Harvell was born in Lunenburg, Arkansas, one of eight children. He went to high school in Melbourne, Arkansas, and then attended Arkansas Tech and the University of Arkansas, where he graduated in December 1971 with a degree in Civil Engineering.

Harvell began working as an engineer trainee for AFCO Steel in January 1972 and in 1974 became a Project Engineer, designing and supervising steel construction projects. In 1980, with his promotion to General Sales Manager, Harvell was responsible for estimating, design engineers, contracting and subcontracting for AFCO Steel’s structural and bridge sales. His responsibilities continued to grow throughout his career and in August 2002 Harvell was named President of AFCO Steel, the position he holds today.

AFCO is a Division of W&W Steel, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. AFCO Steel is headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas, and has plants in Little Rock, Van Buren, Arkansas, and Greeley, Colorado. W&W Steel is headquartered in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and has plants in Oklahoma City and Lubbock, Texas. W&W and AFCO have been leaders in the steel industry for a number of years.

W&W was founded in 1945 and AFCO in 1909 and both have been actively involved in the construction of many significant projects such as the International Terminal at DFW Airport and the Dallas Cowboys Stadium in Dallas, the Stan Musial Veterans Memorial Bridge in St. Louis and the 9/11 Memorial in New York City. W&W/AFCO Steel employs over 1,000 personnel and is one of the largest steel fabrication companies in the United States.

Because of his strong desire to contribute to the future of engineering education, Harvell and his family are very proud to have endowed the Harvell Family Scholarship at the University of Arkansas in honor of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Owen Harvell, and the Harold J. Engstrom, Jr. Scholarship in honor of Mr. Engstrom, a mentor who hired Harvell to work at AFCO in 1972.

Harvell has also played a leading role in making CEREC a reality. In honor of his support of the project, the new civil engineering building is called Grady E. Harvell Civil Engineering Research and Education Center.

JR Jones is the Executive Chairman for Rheem Manufacturing Company, a world leader in water heating and HVAC with manufacturing and distribution in North America, South America, the Middle East, Australia, New Zealand, China and Southeast Asia.

With over 35 years’ experience in general management, product planning, R&D, strategic leadership, product marketing, and international business management all within the HVAC, water heating and commercial refrigeration industries, JR directs Rheem’s leadership team toward achieving strategic goals that include developing innovative products; providing superior quality, service and value to customers; enhancing the culture of continuous improvement; reducing cost; and growing market share and stakeholder return.

JR’s diverse background also includes product development, research, design and marketing at Rheem Manufacturing Company, The Trane Company and Lennox International, Inc.

Previous key positions were: Vice President and General Manager, Refrigeration Division of Lennox International (2000-2002), President, Air Conditioning Division of Rheem Manufacturing Company (2002-2007) and Chief Operating Officer of Rheem Manufacturing Company (2007-2008).

Prior to being appointed Executive Chairman of Rheem Manufacturing Company, JR was the company’s President and Chief Executive Officer (2008-2018).

JR earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Arkansas in 1982. He was inducted into the Arkansas Academy of Mechanical Engineering in 2003 and received the College of Engineering’s Distinguished Alumni Award in 2007. In addition, JR previously served on the Board of Directors of the Air-Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI).

Kevin Brown was born in Little Rock, Arkansas, and spent his childhood in North Little Rock, where he graduated from Ole Main High School. He attended Hendrix College in Conway, the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and ultimately graduated in 1981 from the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville.

Following graduation, Brown joined Texaco USA at their Convent, Louisiana, refinery, where he served as a process engineer. He subsequently worked for Texaco in Houston, Texas, on the refining headquarters staff. In 1987, he left Texaco to join Sinclair Oil Corporation at its Tulsa, Oklahoma, refinery as the technical manager. He eventually held the positions of operations manager and refinery manager.

In 1994, he was promoted to senior vice president of operations for Sinclair in Salt Lake City, Utah. He was subsequently promoted to executive vice president for operations, a position he held until his retirement. In that position, he had responsibility for the corporation’s refining, pipeline and terminal, and trucking divisions.

Additionally, he directed the corporate environmental, engineering, health and safety function, crude oil supply department, a process and planning department and the oil corporation’s downstream construction activities.

In 2009, he joined LyondellBasell Industries as the Senior Vice President, Refining and Oxyfuels. In this role, he had responsibility for manufacturing and commercial operations of the company’s refining division, commercial responsibilities for oxyfuels and corporate procurement, capital construction and technical support activities.

In 2015, he was promoted to Executive Vice President, Manufacturing and Refining. In that role, he had responsibility for global manufacturing operations, refining commercial activities, capital construction and technical support activities. He also served on the Management Board of the company during that time. He retired in 2017.

Brown has been active in numerous refining industry trade association and task force activities, including serving as Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chair of the Manufacturing Committee of the National Petrochemical and Refiners Association and as a member of the executive committee of both NPRA and the renamed American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers Association.

Brown, who received the College of Engineering’s Distinguished Alumnus Award in 2011, serves on the university’s Campaign Arkansas Steering Committee and the College of Engineering’s Dean’s Advisory Council, the Campaign Arkansas Steering Committee and the Arkansas Academy of Chemical Engineers. He and his wife are recognized in the Towers of Old Main, a society that honors the university’s most generous benefactors.

In addition to their giving to the university, the Browns have established the Megan Leigh Brown Fellowship for Ovarian Cancer at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. They are also currently serving as the Underwriting Co-chairs for the Ronald McDonald House of Houston Boo Ball, a major fundraising activity to support the families of children with serious health issues.

Kenneth William “Bill” Keltner was born in Springfield, Missouri, and spent most of his youth in Fort Smith, Arkansas.

He entered the University of Arkansas in 1955, majoring in Industrial Engineering. During his time at the University, he was active in Sigma Nu and Theta Tau fraternities, and was president of the Arkansas Booster Club. In his sophomore year, he met Patricia “Pattee” Cross. The two began dating shortly thereafter and never looked back.

The pair graduated in 1959 and were married a few months later in Bauxite, Arkansas, the beginning of a 52-year marriage that lasted until Bill’s death in 2011.

Shortly after graduating, Keltner took a job with Southwestern Bell in Little Rock. He would spend his entire career at Southwestern Bell in various positions, including business development and serving as a department head. He took time out from his career to serve as a Field Artillery Officer in the U.S. Army, and ultimately retired from Southwestern Bell as a General Manager. His family members note he loved traveling the state of Arkansas to meet with business owners to find out how he could help solve their problems.

While industrial engineers are trained to focus on improving systems and processes, Keltner always loved the people-facing side of his job most. During his time at Southwestern Bell, Keltner formed many lasting friendships and served as a mentor to many colleagues throughout his career.

Keltner also found time to give back to the University of Arkansas, serving as president of the U of A Academy of Industrial Engineers and on the Engineering Dean’s Advisory Council. He would later be chosen for the University of Arkansas Hall of Fame and was named a Distinguished Alumni of the College of Engineering.

A longtime community volunteer, Keltner served as Chairman of the Board of the Pulaski County United Way, Chairman of the Board of the American Cancer Society-Arkansas Chapter, President of the Arkansas Arthritis Foundation Board of Directors and later serving on the national board of directors, Chairman of the Administrative Board at Trinity United Methodist Church, Board Chairman of the Little Rock Metropolitan YMCA, board member for the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra, board member of the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce, board member of the Little Rock Regional Chamber of Commerce, board of directors for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arkansas, board member of the Boy Scouts of America-Quapaw Council, a member of the Telephone Pioneers of America, and the West Little Rock Rotary Club. He was appointed by Gov. Mike Beebe to serve on the Governor’s Commission on People with Disabilities, and was later selected by the Governor’s Council on Volunteerism as one of the state’s outstanding community leaders.

Keltner passed away in 2011, and his wife Patricia passed away in 2012. They are survived by their three children, Ann Slack, Bob Keltner and Julie Hughes.

Bob Crafton grew up on a farm in Corning, Arkansas, the youngest of fourteen children. When one of his older brothers offered to loan him the money to attend college, he jumped at the chance and majored in civil engineering, because his favorite high school teacher suggested it. After spending two years at Arkansas Tech, Crafton transferred to the U of A, where he met Lem Tull. Crafton and Tull graduated and parted ways, both going to work for the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department, but in different areas. One day, the two ran into each other and Tull asked Crafton if he could work for him. After working together for a while, the two men decided to open their own business. They opened Crafton Tull in Rogers in 1963.

Crafton Tull secured its place in the Arkansas landscape quickly, taking on several contracts for the highway department and embarking on a huge development project in the Beaver Lake area. For this project, the company purchased an IBM mainframe computer—the only one in the state at the time. Over time, Crafton Tull expanded its services, offering architecture, landscape architecture, interior design and surveying. The company currently has offices in Rogers, Fayetteville, Tulsa, Conway, Little Rock, Oklahoma City and Russellville. Its portfolio is broad, including projects at Hendrix College, the U of A, the Tulsa Regional Chamber of Commerce, the Tulsa Zoo, the Pulaski County Trail System, the historic Coleman Theatre, and many more.

For its 50th anniversary in 2013, Crafton Tull committed to 50 acts of kindness in the communities it serves. Crafton Tull employees gave blood, donated to food banks, planted trees, cleaned up highways and streams and participated in many other activities that supported local communities and community organizations. Crafton retired in 2000, and stays involved with his community. He has served as a member of the Rogers School Board, the Rogers Chamber of Commerce, the Rogers Airport Commission, the Northwest Arkansas Regional Planning Commission and the Board of Trustees of Northwest Arkansas Community College. He is currently a member of the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board and the Good Roads Transportation Council. Crafton is a founding member of the Arkansas Academy of Civil Engineering, and he was named a Distinguished Alumnus of the College of Engineering in 2007. His son, Matt, is the current president and CEO of the company.

JLarry Stephens was born in Hot Springs, Arkansas. After earning his bachelor’s degree at the U of A, he began his career with Dierks Forest, Inc., and served in a variety of positions from 1958 to 1969, including project engineer for the paper mill, plant engineer for the board plant, and senior project manager. His involvement in the wood products industry continued when he and some of his associates formed Mid-South Engineering in 1969. He served as vice president until 1991, when he assumed the role of president and chief operating officer. The company now has offices in Hot Springs, Arkansas; Cary, North Carolina; and Bangor, Maine. Stephens recently retired as chairman of the board.

Stephens is a licensed Professional Engineer in Arkansas, Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, Minnesota, South Carolina, Wisconsin and North Carolina. He is a member of the National Society of Professional Engineers, the Arkansas Society of Professional Engineers, the Technical Association of Pulp and Paper and the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers In 2015, Stephens received the Engineer of the Year award from the Arkansas Society of Professional Engineers. The same year he was selected as Man of the Year by the Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce.

Stephens is a past member of the U of A National Development Council and a charter member and past president of the Arkansas Academy of Industrial Engineering. He is a life member and past national president of the University of Arkansas Alumni Association, and he served on the College of Engineering committee for the Campaign for the Twenty-First Century. Stephens is a member of the Engineering Dean’s Advisory Council and a 2005 recipient of the College of Engineering’s Distinguished Alumni Award.

Stephens and his wife, Gwen, have been giving to the university for 35 years, the longest consecutive donors. In October 2014, Stephens received the Andrew J. Lucas Alumni Service Award from the Arkansas Alumni Association. Stephens is also active in civic and professional organizations. He has served as chairman of the Hot Springs Airport Commission and the Hot Springs Civil Service Commission, as well as serving on several other government committee and commissions. He currently serves on the Board of Directors for Levi Hospital and the Oaklawn Foundation Board.

Troy Alley grew up in Pine Bluff, where his parents owned a service station. He was encouraged to study engineering at the U of A by his mother.

At first, Troy felt overwhelmed by his new surroundings and the challenging classes, but he quickly learned that by making connectinos with people – talking to his professors and asking for help when he needed it – he could succeed in his classes. When he graduated, Troy took a job with a defense contractor in Maryland, designing radar and sonar systems for the Navy and Air Force. After a couple of years in that job, he because interested in sales and real estate, and he earned a master’s degree in real estate and finance from Southern Methodist University.

In 1979, Troy and his brother Gerald started a construction company and real estate business called Con-Real. Con-Real is headquartered in Arlington, Texas, and has offices in Dallas, Houston, San Francisco, Oakland and Little Rock. As the number one black-owned construction and real estate service company in Texas and the southwest United States, Con-Real finds strength in diversity.Troy has received his Certified Property Manager designation and he is a Texas real estate broker. He serves as a Texas real estate commissioner and is a member of the Appraisal Institute. Troy has completed advanced studies in real estate development at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Con-Real and Troy value community service. On the spot where one of his family’s businesses stood, the Troy and Gladys Alley Information and Public Safety Center now provides a resource for the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff and the surrounding community. The Alley Scholars program brings minority students from around the region together annually for networking and leadership training.

At the U of A, Troy is known as the founder of the Engineering Career Awareness Program, a recruitment and retention program for underrepresented engineering students.

Troy is a member of the Arkansas Academy of Electrical Engineering, the College of Engineering Campaign Committee and the Engineering Advisory Council, as well as serving on advisory boards at Southern Methodist University and UT Arlington. In 2008, he received the Distinguished Alumni award from the College of Engineering. Troy and his wife, Unnice, livein Desoto, Texas.

Kenneth William “Bill” Keltner was born in Springfield, Missouri, and spent most of his youth in Fort Smith, Arkansas.

David Foust was born in Heber Springs, graduated from high school in 1958 and entered the U of A the same year. He faced the traditional challenges of a working student, but through the encouragement of Dr. John Imhoff, his mentor, and others, he earned his BSIE degree in 1963.

David met his wife of 52 years, Nancy Campbell, in Pocahontas, while working a summer job with Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America. After graduation, David accepted full time employment with NGPL. At NGPL, he oversaw the installation of reciprocating engines, turbine engines and underground storage of natural gas. He also spent two years with the US Army Corps of Engineers, which included a tour in Vietnam.

He then joined General Electric in Somerset, Kentucky. He worked in the lamp division and had assignments in thirteen glass and lamp plants, leading to plant superintendent.

In 1975, Bekaert Corporation recruited David to help locate and start operations in Van Buren. After plant management, David was elected vice president and general manager, North America. He relocated from Van Buren to Atlanta, where he established the Bekaert USA headquarters and remained there until his retirement in 1996. During David’s time with Bekaert, the Foust Family lived in Belgium and learned to appreciate the international flavor, the people and values of Belgium and Europe. They hosted Belgian students annually during the summers and were enriched by the cultural exchanges.

After retirement from Bekaert, David accepted a turnaround project as president and chief executive officer of Seneca Wire and Manufacturing in northern Ohio, a non-competitor of Bekaert. The turnaround was achieved and David’s final retirement occurred in 2001. Fifteen years later, Seneca is thriving.

David and Nancy have two children. Daughter Kimberly Brunell obtained her undergraduate and law degrees from the U of A and is married to John Brunell. They have one daughter, Amanda. Their son Steve Foust graduated from Georgia State University and lives in Carthage, Missouri with wife Beth and daughter Addie.

Stanley Reed was born in Tennessee and grew up in Marianna, Arkansas. He received a bachelor’s degree from the U of A in 1973, and a law degree in 1976. While an undergraduate, Stanley was president of Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity, president of the inter-fraternity council, president of Cardinal 20 Honor Society, and a member of Blue Key honor society. Stanley married Charlene Berner, also a U of A graduate, in 1973. After receiving his law degree, Stanley returned to Lee County to practice law and farm. A third-generation cotton and soybean farmer, Stanley spent his life advocating for agriculture and rural Arkansas.

A member of the Lee County Farm Bureau, Stanley was elected to the Arkansas Farm Bureau board of directors in 1987 and served on the board for 21 years. He spent six years as secretary-treasurer and four years as vice president, before being electedpresident of the organization in 2003. Stanley led the organization for five years before stepping down voluntarily in 2008. Stanly also spent five years representing Arkansas on the American Farm Bureau board of directors. During this time, Stanley also served t10 years on the U of A board of trustees, including two years as chairman. Stanley was co-chairman of the U of A campaign for the Twenty-First Century and served on the U of A Agricultural Engineering Advisory Board. He received the College of Engineering Distinguished Alumni Award in 2005. He also served on numerous Arkansas boards and agencies including Simmons Bank, the Burlsworth Foundation, Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield, the Arkansas World Trade Center, and as chairman of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine Advisory Board.

UAMS established the Stanley E. Reed Memorial Chair in Emergency Medicine, Trauma and Injury Prevention in his memory and the Arkansas Farm Bureau created the Stanley Reed Leadership Award. Stanley was posthumously inducted into the Arkansas Agriculture Hall of Fame in 2012 and the Arkansas Business Hall of Fame in 2014. The Reed farm is now a 5,500-acre operation engaged in the production of cotton and soybeans in Lee and St. Francis Counties in Arkansas. Stanley is survived by three children. Daughter Haley is married to Andy Davis, and they have three children. The Reeds’ son Nathan is married to Kristin and currently operates the family farm. They have four children. The youngest Reed daughter, Anna, is married to Frank Phillips.

Hugh Brewer began his career with service in the U.S. Army at Nike Hercules missile site command in Chicago. After that, he returned to Arkansas to work for Southwest Electric Power Company (SWEPCO), and then McLellend Consulting Engineers. In 1970, he joined Upchurch Electrical Supply, a wholesale company that provides electrical supplies to contractors and industry. By 1982, Hugh was owner of the company. Under his leadership, Upchurch’s annual sales increased from $2.4 million to $16.4 million. The company opened two additional branches in Fort Smith in 1998 and 1996. The company designed the original lighting for Razorback Stadium, as well as the lighting for Baum Stadium. Major clients included Tyson Foods, the University of Arkansas, AERT, JV Manufacturing, McKee foods, SWEPCO and several of the area’s largest electrical contractors. Hugh retired in 1999 and continues to serve as a consulting engineer.

Jim Hefley’s career began with a stint in the army, where he took the advice of an IBM employee and asked to be assigned to the data processing center. There, he acquired skills in the brand new field of computer science. It was also during that time that he learned invaluable management skills that served him well the remainder of his career. In 1962, Jim started working for IBM and stayed with that company for 19 years until he left to help build Gemini Consulting, a management consulting company focused on business issues. In 1992, Gemini’s board asked Jim to help jumpstart the company’s expansion in Europe. After an initial year in London, Jim spent one week a month in Europe for the next five years, helping integrate Gemini’s European consulting business and expand their offices in England, France, Germany, Spain and Italy.

Bob began working for Arkansas Best Corporation as an economic analyst in 1972. He became director of economic analysis and then vice president of pricing of its principal subsidiary, ABF Freight System. Bob became vice president for marketing and pricing for ABF Freight, where he continued to help the company keep up with changing times, developing new markets and spearheading the creation of a website that was recognized as premier in the industry. In 2006, Bob and two of his colleagues were awarded a patent for a web-based electronic shipment planner. Bob became president and CEO of ABF and joined the board of directors of publicly-traded Arkansas Best the following year. In 2005, he was named president and COO of Arkansas Best and became its CEO in 2006. He remained president and CEO of Arkansas Best and ABF Freight until he retired at the end of 2009. Under Bob’s leadership, ABF has been consistently recognized for best-in-class performance in productivity, safety, damage prevention, yield discipline and market innovation.

Neil Schmitt began his career with service in the military, then worked at IBM as a system engineer. He also worked for Texas Instruments, developing military radar systems. Neil was hired as an assistant professor of electrical engineering at the U of A in 1970. He also spent time at Baylor College of Medicine as a postdoc in cardiovascular systems in 1971. After serving in several faculty and administrative positions in the college, Neil was named dean in 1983, and served in that position until 1996. He also served as interim dean from 2001-2002. As dean, Neil led the college through a paradigm shift, as its focus changed from teaching alone to teaching and research. Engineering research funding increased over a hundredfold during this time, and Neil started and supervised the Genesis Technology Center, which was recognized as the premier technology incubator in the United States. In addition, the College broke campus records for fundraising and established a new model for donor relations. Neil also oversaw the design and construction of the Bell Engineering Center, and he led the transformation of an abandoned hosiery factory into the current Engineering Research Center.

Jack King began his career at Arkansas Power and Light, and worked his way up to chief operating officer. In 1986, he moved to Louisiana to work for AP & L’s parent company, Entergy. As senior vice president of operations at Entergy, Jack supervised a four-state area and served on the board of directors of Arkansas Power and Light, Louisiana Power and Light, Mississippi Power and Light and New Orleans Public Service, as well as other subsidiary companies. While there, he attended the Harvard Graduate School of Business Advanced Management Course.

During the nineties, Jack became interested in broadband communications. As an advocate for this new technology, Jack made hundreds of speeches and presentations and authored articles promoting the use of broadband and the Internet as a way to save energy and improve communications. He testified before Congress about this issue and was featured in the national media.

This involvement in communications led to Jack’s second career, as president of control systems for Scientific Atlanta, a satellite communications company later acquired by Cisco Systems. While working for Scientific Atlanta, he served on the board of directors for the Electric Cooperatives of Georgia and was asked to become CEO of Oglethorpe Power Corporation of Georgia, one of the nation’s largest power supply cooperatives, as well as two other cooperative companies, Georgia Transmission Company and Georgia Systems Operations Company. Jack retired in 2001, but continues to serve on the board of directors of the Western Electric Coordinating Council.

Supporting his alma mater has always been important to Jack, who wants to make sure other students have the opportunities he had. He is a member of the Arkansas Academy of Electrical Engineering, The College of Engineering dean’s advisory council, the National Development Council, the Chancellor’s Society and he is a Tower of Old Main. He has also been recognized with a University of Arkansas Volunteer of the Year award. In 1994, Jack gave the College of Engineering commencement address. Jack also supports scholarships at the College of Engineering and Arkansas Tech University.

Jack was also part of a group that was instrumental in raising thirteen million dollars to equip the Bell Engineering Center, an unheard of accomplishment at the time. His efforts helped create a foundation for the current University of Arkansas development efforts.

Jack also serves his community, as a member of the trustee board and the foundation board of his local hospital. In 2012, he received the annual Community Service Award from the Table Rock Lake Chamber of Commerce for his work on a number of community projects including locating ambulance service in his community.

Ron Morris was born on a small farm near DeQueen, Ark., at the height of the Great Depression. As a young man, he recognized the importance of a college education, so he began working after school and during the summers to save for college.

Ron received a bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering from the University of Arkansas in 1958, and later earned a a master’s degree in business administration at Southern Methodist University.

Ron began his career with General Electric. After six years with that company, he moved to Texas Instruments. During the time Ron worked at TI, the company made revoluationary strides in technology, including the development of the the first hand-held calculator in 1967. Another of Ron’s cherished memories is working with Jack Kilby, inventor of the integrated circuit.

Ron later became a vice president at Thorsen Tool Co. He recently retired as the president and chief executive officer of his own company, Lyons Manufacturing Inc. Lyons manufactures high quality concrete repair and restoration materials.

Ron has enjoyed a successful career thanks to his time at the University of Arkansas and his hard work and dedication, and he wants to instill that drive in students by supporting them through scholarships. The Morris Scholarships include the Ron and Betty Morris Scholarships, the Jack and Jessie Morris Scholarship, the Lee and Wilma Douglas Scholarship, the Ron and Betty Morris AAIE Endowed Scholarship, the Guie Morris Honors Scholarship and the Ben Gray Scholarship.

Ron is a member of the Arkansas Academy of Industrial Engineering. He and his wife, Betty have two children, Ron and Robert, and six grandchildren.

Bob Mitchell is originally from Springville, Pennsylvania. After earning a bachelor’s degree at John Brown University, he came to the University of Arkansas and completed two master's degrees, one in mathematics in 1964 and the other in electrical engineering in 1965.

While at the U of A, Bob researched control systems, and after he graduated, he took a job as a weapons systems analyst . After a year at this job, he applied for a position at the NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, which turned out to be the beginning of a life-long career.

In the 1960s and 70s, Bob worked on trajectory design, mission design and interplanetary navigation. He was involved in the Mariner’s 1971 mission to Mars and the Viking’s mission to Mars in 1976. In the 80s, Bob was the Galileo mission design manager, in charge of several redesigns of the Galileo spacecraft. During that time, he led a team that developed the Venus Earth-Earth Gravity Assist, and this group was honored by NASA for their work.

In 1998, Bob was named program manager for the Cassini-Huygens missions to Saturn that was undertaken by NASA and the European Space Agency. In this role, he directed the mission objectives and the engineering responses to the mission requirement of one of the most ambitious planetary explorations to date. Bob coordinated the work of more than 260 scientists from 17 countries.

Bob has been awarded the NASA Exceptional Service Award for his work on Viking navigation, and again for his work on Galileo mission design. He was awarded the NASA Outstanding Leadership Award twice as well, for his work on the Galileo Project and his leadership on the Cassini Program. He is a Fellow of the American Astronautical Society. in 2005, he was awarded a Citation of Distinguished Alumni by the Arkansas Alumni Association.

Julian Stewart represents what can be achieved through a Fayetteville education. Born in Fayetteville in 1934, he attended Leverett Elementary, Fayetteville High School and the University of Arkansas where he graduated in 1957 with a degree in Civil Engineering.

Since graduation, Julian Stewart has held key positions within United Gas Pipeline Company and International Business Machines Corporation (IBM), where he retired early after 20 years of service in sales and marketing for the data processing division.

Julian is widely recognized for his leadership roles during the University’s Campaign for the Twenty-First Century which recorded $1.046 billion in gifts and pledges designated for student and faculty endowments, academic programs, capital improvements and University Libraries. During the six year campaign he served on the Steering Committee, the Executive Committee and also as Vice Chairman of the Leadership and Principal Gifts Committee. After the conclusion of the Campaign, Julian’s leadership extended to his service as Chairman of the University of Arkansas Board of Advisors.

Admiral Jack E. Buffington served thirty-four years in the Navy Civil Engineer Corps, wherein he rose to the position of Chief of Engineers and Commander of the Naval Facilities Engineering Command in charge of Navy contracting and public works worldwide. He was in charge of an annual workload of $7 billion dollars with over 22,000 employees. In addition, he represented the 24,000 active and reserve Seabees and Civil Engineer Corps officers throughout in the Navy.

In his present position as Associate Director of the Mack-Blackwell Rural Transportation Center, Jack oversees studies for federal, state and local agencies and private companies concerning highways, bridges, waterways, railroads and other issues affecting rural America. Jack is also a Research Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering where he teaches construction management.

An expert in public works and transportation engineering, Admiral Buffington is a member of several professional societies including the National Society of Professional Engineers, the Arkansas Academy of Civil Engineers, which he helped to found, and the Society of American Military Engineers.

In 1959 Walter Keller took a position with Cordis Corporation as Staff Physicist where he became the originator and systems/electronic designer of a pacemaking program that would eventually yield the world’s first implantable, remotely programmable digital pacemaker. While the concept for such technology was widely known and discussed, it was Walter’s work on Corids’ “Atricor” device that enabled the first prosthetic device to automatically control a physiologic parameter. This innovation dramatically altered life for the hundreds of thousands of patients who would ultimately benefit from Walter’s implantable device and its technological descendants.

From 1969 to 1985, Walter built on his early breakthroughs in medical engineering to create a successful career in biomedical engineering that included organizing a Biomedical Engineering Department at the Miami Heart Institute, serving as Vice President for ESB-Medcor (a pacer systems company), and as an independent consultant to numerous biomedical firms in the cardiac space. He has been recognized as a Distinguished Alumnus by the University of Arkansas Alumni Association in 1991, the University of Arkansas at Little Rock (formerly Little Rock Junior College) in 2001 and by Little Rock Catholic High School.

Tom has had a longstanding and decorated career in the forest industry. He began as an engineer for Olinkraft, the forerunner of Riverwood International Corporation and has served in a number of management positions within Manville Corporation, headquartered in Denver, CO., ranging from vice president and general manager of the Wood Products Division to President and CEO. He later became chairman in 1991. He became known as the turnaround specialist for the work he did in transforming Manville into a greener and more environmentally conscious company.

He was recruited in 1997 by MacMillian Bloedel, Canada’s largest forestry company, to do a major overhaul and reorganization. In 2004 he became chief executive officer and chairman of Boise Cascade Holdings, LLC in Boise, ID.

Tom received a Distinguished Alumni award in 1991 from the University of Arkansas Alumni Association and is a member of the College of Engineering

Bill began his career as a manufacturing engineer with General Electric. He served in this position for six years before taking his engineering principles into the financial sector where he spent the remainder of his career. From 1962 until 1976 he was partner, Management Advisory Services for Russell Brown & Company, Certified Public Accountants. He then moved into the banking arena serving as president, chief executive officer and director of First National Bank of Little Rock. Later he spent several years at Worthen Banking Corporation before joining Alltel Information Services in 1994. At Alltel he served as vice chairman, chief administrative officer and chief operating officer before being named chairman in 1996. He retired from this position in 2001.

Not only did Bill serve at the helm of some prominent Arkansas basedcorporations, he was also active in professional organizations including American Bankers Association, Arkansas Bankers Association and American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He served his community as chairman of the Arkansas Arts Center, United Way of Pulaski County and the Arkansas Cancer Research Center, just to name a few. He currently serves as a director of the Oaklawn Jockey Club and is a member of the College of Engineering Advisory Council and the Arkansas Academy of Industrial Engineering.

Ed Harvey always imagined working for himself one day. Only eight years after graduation, he founded Harvey Engineering and Manufacturing Corp., in Hot Springs. Steadily purchasing competitors, the company grew to include several subsidiaries. Much of their success was due to constant innovation, including several patents in the fields of lumber sorting, scanning and handling equipment. The company and subsidiaries were sold in 1992 to the Hawker Siddley Corporation.

In 1995, he established Harvey-Yar, a lumber manufacturing company based in Yar, Russia, and two years later set up a company in Riga, Latvia to export lumber to the United Kingdom. Harvey owns controlling interests in several other companies operating in the banking, lumber, manufacturing and transportation industries.

He is a member of the Arkansas Academy of Mechanical Engineering.

The technological vision and dynamic direction of Charles Morgan has revolutionized the way businesses interact with their customers. Since assuming leadership as chief executive officer and chairman of the board in 1975, Morgan has transformed Acxiom Corporation from a small data processing company into a $1.2 billion corporation that provides customer and information management solutions to many of the largest, most respected companies in the world. In the course of working with these companies, Acxiom itself has taken its place among them. The company has been named five times to the Fortune’s 100 best places to work.

In 2002, Morgan joined 13 other senior executives from leading U.S. companies to form the Mailing Industry CEO council. He is also a member of the Enterprise Software CEO Roundtable, comprised of 30 chief executives and high-ranking officials from the world’s largest software companies.

He is a member of the Arkansas Business Hall of Fame and the Arkansas Academy of Mechanical Engineering.

For more than 30 years at Acxiom, Jim Womble has done everything imaginable to grow and build the company from 25 employees to more than 6,000 people, with $1.2 billion in revenue. From sales to programming, he has been an integral part of taking Acxiom from a local business to a global corporation. In his current role, Womble oversees global strategy development, including partnerships and merger and acquisition activity outside the United States.

Before assuming his current duties, he was client services leader, overseeing relationships with Acxiom clients in major industries, including health, government and finical services. In that role, he inspired and instilled a company-wide attitude of focusing more on external client needs than on internal issues, which is a major factor in Acxiom’s success.

He has been a member of Acxiom’s board of directors since 1975 and is a member of the Arkansas Academy of Civil Engineers.

Rodger S. Kline is chief operating officer, company operations leader and director for Acxiom Corporation. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from the University of Arkansas in 1966.

Upon graduation, he joined IBM as a systems engineer. Beginning in 1967, he took a two-year military leave of absence to serve in the U.S. Army as an officer in the Ordnance Corps. He returned to IBM in 1969 and continues his career as a systems engineer.

This year marks Mr. Kline’s 30th anniversary with Acxiom Corporation, a $1 billion public company headquartered in Little Rock, Ark. He joined the company in 1973 as director of marketing. In 1975, he was promoted to executive vice president and named to the Board of Directors. Mr. Kline has also served as chief information officer, treasurer and chief financial officer.

Acxiom Corporation is a recognized leader in customer information technology. Computerworld has selected the company as one of the magazine’s “Top 100 Best Places to Work in Information Technology,” and this year the company ranked for the fifth time of FORTUNE’S lies of “100 Best Companies to Work For.”

During his college career at the U of A, Mr. Kline was actively involved in extracurricular activities and served as president of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity, president of the Engineering Council and was a member of the student senate. He was selected for Tau Beta Ph, the engineering honor society, and was named the 1966 outstanding graduate for the College of Engineering.

Mr. Kline is a member of the UA Campaign for the Twenty-First Century Steering Committee and the College of Engineering Campaign Committee. He is also a member of the Arkansas Academy of Electrical Engineering and currently serves as chairman of the College of Engineering Advisory Council.

Ralph E. Martin is chairman of the board of Petrofac, Inc., a full service engineering, fabrication and construction contractor specializing in the design of hydrocarbon processing plants based in Tyler, Texas.

Mr. Martin graduated from Eureka Springs High School in 1947. After high school graduation, he joined the Army and served 2 ½ years in Japan during the Korean War. Upon returning home, he enrolled in the University of Arkansas, earning a B.S. in Chemical Engineering in 1958 and a M.S. in Chemical Engineering in 1960.

Following graduation, Mr. Martin moved to Tyler to accept a position with Howe Baker Engineers. In 1972, he and a fellow chemical engineer formed their own engineering company, Marsco, which they sold eight years later. The following year, Mr. Martin and several former Marsco employees formed Petrofac, Inc.

Under Mr. Martin’s guidance, Petrofac has grown from fewer than 50 employees in 1981 to its current status as a world leader in the design and fabrication of refineries and gas plans for the oil refining, oil production, gas treating and petrochemical industries. With offices in Tyler, London, England and Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, Petrofac has designed and built refineries in over a dozen foreign countries in the past two decades.

Mr. Martin serves on the UA College of Engineering Advisory Council and the college committee for the Campaign for the Twenty-First Century.

Mr. Clark has spent 37 years in the construction field; 22 years as an electrical subcontractor and 15 years as a general contractor. CDI Contractors, which he established in 1987 with Dillard Department Stores, has grown to become the largest general contractor based in Arkansas.

With jobs located throughout the United States, CDI Contractors boasts annual revenues in excess of $300 million and is consistently ranked in the Top 400 contractors in the U.S. by Engineering News-Record. The company has been selected by former President Bill Clinton to construct his presidential library in Little Rock.

Mr. Clark is chairman of the UA Board of Trustees and is a member of the UA Campaign for the Twenty-First Century Steering Committee. He has received a number of awards including being elected to the Arkansas Construction Hall of Fame and being named 2000 Business Executive of the Year by Arkansas Business. He is active in a number of professional and civic organizations.

As president and CEO of Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, Mr. Eason was responsible for all operations and external affairs activities for the company’s service area that includes Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma and Texas. Prior to that appointment in September 2000, he served as president of SBC Network Services where he was responsible for all wireline network infrastructure planning, maintenance and service for the company’s Ameritech, Pacific Bell and Southwestern Bell regions.

After beginning his career with Southwestern Bell in 1970 as an installation foreman in Pine Bluff, Mr. Eason served in a number of leadership positions with Southwestern Bell, SBC Communication Inc., Metromedia Paging and Southwestern Bell Communications.

Mr. Eason is a member of the UA Engineering Advisory Council and the Arkansas Academy of Electrical Engineering. He is active in a number of professional and civic organizations.

Dr. Malstrom served as professor and head of the University of Arkansas Industrial Engineering Department from 1987 until his death on February 22, 2000 at the age of 54.

During his 13-year career at the U of A Dr. Malstrom elevated the industrial engineering department into one of the top five in the United States. He supervised research projects totaling more than $8 million, authored three books and wrote or co-authored approximately 150 publications.

Dr. Malstrom served as national president of the Industrial Engineering Department Heads Association. He was a Fellow of the 24,000-member Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE) and had been elected International President of the IIE just weeks before his death.

Dr. Malstrom was an accomplished trumpet player and was often soloist with the Northwest Arkansas Winds, a semiprofessional all-brass group, and the Sequoyah Bras, a group he founded.

Mr. Vratsinas started in the construction industry in 1970 with Pickens Bond Construction in Little Rock. Following his 16-year tenure with the company, he and two partners established Vratsinas Construction Company (VCC) in 1987.

Located in Little Rock, VCC is a commercial contractor that offers a full range of construction services nationwide. The employee-owned company ranks 211 in the 1999 poll of the Top 400 contractors in the United States and is ranked eighth in the Top 25 in retail. The company received the prestigious Arkansas Business of the Year award from Arkansas Business.

Mr. Vratsinas was the 1985 Arkansas “Engineer of the Year” and has served as president of the Arkansas Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers and the Arkansas Society of Professional Engineers. He is an active member of a number of professional and civic organizations.

Mr. Pond began his career in the semiconductor industry at Texas Instruments in 1968. He rose to the rank of corporate vice president and in 1981 moved to Timex.

In 1984 Mr. Pond joined Fairchild Semiconductor and was soon named executive vice president. When National Semiconductor acquired Fairchild in 1987 he was named vice president. He became chief operating officer of National in 1994.

In 1997 Fairchild Semiconductor became a privately-held company with employees and management making up 22 percent of the ownership. It is the leading multi-market semiconductor supplier in the world.

Mr. Pond is a member of the UA Engineering Advisory Council and is a board member of the National Association of Manufactures.

After earning the first doctorate degree granted by the UA College of Engineering, Dr. Combs was a senior research engineer for Exxon before returning to the U of A from 1970-74 and 1975-78 as an associate professor of engineering science.

During that time, he served as a consultant to Environmental Systems Company (Ensco), a Little Rock-based corporation dealing with toxic waste disposal where he designed the incinerator and scrubbing systems used by the company.

In 1978 he joined Ensco as Vice President, Engineering where he had overall technical responsibility for Ensco’s operation. He served as Vice President, Research and Development from 1986 until 1993 when he established combs Equity Management,

Dr. Combs is a member of the UA Engineering Advisory Council.

Mr. Condray joined Exxon in 1964 and held a number of production assignments in Texas and Louisiana during the next 12 years.

In 1976 he was named Corporate Analysis Coordinator in the Corporate Planning Department in Houston. After serving in several positions in the Southeastern Division in New Orleans he returned to Houston in 1985 as Headquarters Operations Manager of the Production Department.

He served as Vice President of Production, Exxon U.S.A., Vice President of Production, Exxon Company, International, and Senior Vice President and Executive Vice President, Exxon U.S.A. before assuming his current position in January 1995.

Mr. Condray is a member of the UA Engineering Advisory Council. He received the Citation of Distinguished Alumni from the Arkansas Alumni Association in 1997.

Mr. Holloway began his career at NASA in 1963 developing astronaut procedures and timelines when the manned space program was in its infancy.

He held a number of key positions at NASA, including director of the Phase One Program where he coordinated the efforts of the space shuttle and space station with the activities of the Russian Space Agency.

Mr. Holloway received a number of prestigious awards, including three NASA Exceptional Service Medals, the NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal and two Presidential Meritorious Rank Awards.

Mr. Bandy worked his way through the ranks of Texas Instrument’s Defense Systems and Electronics Group from 1955 until his retirement in 1990.

During his career he was instrumental in several projects including the development of a multimode radar and the MERA radar—the industry’s first active-element, solid-state phased array radar.

He received the UA Distinguished Engineering Service Award in 1984 and the Texas Instruments Incorporated Distinguished Engineer Award in 1990.

In the mid 1950’s, Dr. Maddox was one of the earliest pioneers to adapt computer programs to simulate, model and predict basic unit operation and chemical treatment processes. His work has led to his being described as “one of the fathers of modern-day (computer-based) chemical engineering.”

Dr. Maddox was appointed department head of the OSU School of Chemical Engineering when he was 32 years old, making him one of the youngest department heads ever appointed at a major university.

Mr. Worsham joined General Electric Company in 1951. During his 30-year career with the company, he rose to the position of Vice President for Military and commercial Engines and Market Development.

In 1982 he was appointed Executive vice President of the Douglas Aircraft Company and was named President the following year. He was promoted to his current position in 1987.

Mr. Worsham received a BSME from Vanderbilt University, Magna Cum Laude.

Mr. Baxter held a number of positions in petroleum, petrochemical and agricultural operations during seven years with Standard Oil of Indiana, and nine years with Exxon Corporation. In 1965 he joined C.F. Industries, Inc., a Fortune 500 company and a major manufacturer of chemical fertilizers for farmer-owned cooperatives. He served as Vice President and Executive Vice President before being named to his present position.

Mr. Baxter received a MSChE from Iowa State University and is active in several professional and civic organizations.

Mr. Dunlop joined Halliburton Services as an Engineer-in-Training in 1957. He has served as Division Manager, Regional Manager, Vice President of International Operations and Senior Vice President of Domestic Operations during his 27-year tenure with the company.

He is a member of the American Petroleum Institute and the Society of Petroleum Engineers.

Mr. Oltmann began his career with cities Service Company in 1949 at its’ Arkansas Fuel Oil Corporation subsidiary. He moved up the company ranks, from his starting position of lubrication engineer, to a number of positions in sales, operations and management.

In addition to his present position with cities Service Company, Mr. Oltmann is also president and director of Cit-Con Oil Corporation.

Mr. Culp joined Collins Radio Company in 1958. In his current position, he is responsible for the general management of design, production and marketing of microwave, multiplex and optical telecommunication equipment and systems worldwide. He previously served as Vice President, Latin America; Director, Microwave & Carrier Systems Marketing; and Director, Data Systems Marketing.

Mr. Culp has been active in numerous organizations and has served on the Board of Governors, Electronics Industries Association and International Business Council, Texas A&M.

Mr. Fischer started his college career at the U of A when he was 16 years old. After graduation, he went to work for Pan American Petroleum in Tulsa. In 1955, he became the first chemical engineer ever hired by Texas Instruments, where he worked on a process for producing high purity silicon. In his current position, he is responsible for TI’s worldwide semiconductor operations.

Mr. Fischer received a MSChE in 1955 from MIT, where he received a fellowship to study at the French Petroleum Institute of Paris, France.

Shortly after graduation, Mr. Williamson was a member of a party charged with surveying the White River from Fayetteville to Batesville to locate possible sites for hydroelectric dams. Beaver, Bull Shoals and Norfolk Dams are now located on sites this party selected. After joining General Electric Company in 1910, he assisted in the design of the control boards for the locks of the Panama Canal.

After leaving GE in 1920, Mr. Williamson designed the electrical system for the first fully-automated, remotely-controlled pipeline pump station used in oil well drilling.

Mr. Newman was elected Vice President, Operations Services for Reynolds Metals Company in 1969. In that position, he is responsible for central engineering, quality control, corporate planning, metallurgical and standards engineering, industrial engineering, power and gas division and the Wyoming and Kentucky coal properties of the company.

A native of Greenbrier, Arkansas, Mr. Newman is a registered professional engineer, a member of Omicron Delta Kappa and Tau Beta Pi.

Mr. Johns joined the Trane Company after graduating from the U of A. At Trane, he founded the industry’s first factory direct residential air conditioning operation in 1970 which has grown to an entity exceeding $28,000,000 in annual sales with over 1,000 employees.

Active in civic and charitable affairs in California, he has served on the Boards of the Lincoln Club of Orange County, State University Fullerton Titan Athletic Foundation and Orange County Sports Hall of Fame. Mr. Johns is listed in Who’s Who in California.

Dr. Bourland joined American Cyanamid in 1941 as a Development Chemist. In 1958, he was named General Manager of the Chemical Research Division and was appointed General Manager of the Agricultural Division in 1965. He was elected a Vice President of the company in 1967.

A Fort Smith native, Dr. Bourland received a M.S. degree in organic chemistry and a Ph.D. from Purdue University. He has served on the Boards of Directors of the Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association, the National Agricultural Chemicals Association and the Animal Health Institute.

Mr. Thomas began his career with Phillips Petroleum Company as a Trainee Engineer in Texas. He later moved into administrative and managerial positions in industrial relations and public affairs and was elected to the position of Vice President for Human Relations in 1974.

A native of Magnolia, Arkansas, Mr. Thomas is a member of the American Society for Engineering Education, the College Placement Council, the American Management Association and numerous civic organizations.

Mr. Diffey joined Humble Oil and Refining Company in 1932 and remained with the firm until his retirement in 1974. During his 42-year career, he held several positions, including Division Marketing Manager, General Marketing Manager, Executive Assistant to Exxon USA’s Board of Directors and Manager of Headquarters Marketing Department.

Mr. Diffey was chosen as the Outstanding Engineering Senior during his last semester at the U of A. He later attended the Advanced Management Program of Harvard university’s Graduate School of Business.

As Chief of Construction Operations Division, Mr. Schmand maintains staff control over seven hydroelectric power or multiple purpose projects, three flood control projects and the operation and maintenance of 12 locks and dams on the Arkansas River.

He has served on several National Society of Professional Engineers committees and was elected National Chairman of Professional Engineers in Government. Mr. Schmand was installed as National Vice President of N.S.P.E. in 1972.

A major professional contribution by Mr. McClelland has been his pioneering application of soil mechanics to ocean structures, especially those of the oil industry, and the development of geotechnical investigation procedures for use in the open ocean.

As President of McClelland Engineers, Inc. since 1955, he has established foundation design criteria and consulted for hundreds of offshore structures throughout the world.

Mr. McClelland received a M.S. in Civil Engineering from Purdue University and is active in professional organizations.

Mr. White first worked for Standard Oil Company in 1940 as a cooperative education student. After graduation, he was hired as a Refinery Laboratory Assistant in Baton Rouge.

He has served as a technical advisor to many of the affiliated companies of Standard Oil Company outside the United States. Since 1966, he has been responsible for planning manufacturing facilities, investments and long-range supplies for all petroleum specialties products for Europe, Mediterranean, Africa and Middle East areas.

Mr. Dodson joined Southwestern Electric Power Company in Shreveport as a Junior Engineer shortly after receiving his degree. After serving as Supervisor of Plant Design, he was named Superintendent of Power in Charge of Production and System Operations. He was named Vice President in 1959 and became a member of the Board of Directors of the company in 1969.

Active in a number of elctric industry committees, Dodson has served as Vice Chairman of the Interconnected Systems Group and Chairman of the Southwest Regional Group.

Mr. Goodman worked through the ranks of the Arkansas State Highway Department in his 30 years of employment. Starting as a Chainman, he was promoted numerous times to the positions of Resident Engineer, Designer, Liaison Engineer, Bridge Engineer, Chief Engineer, Deputy Director and Chief Engineer.

He serves as Chairman of the American Association of State Highway Officials Committee on Bridges and Structures, is Regional Vice President of AASHO Region II and is Secretary and Executive Officer of the Arkansas Turnpike Authority.

During the 1930’s, Mr. Mehlburger was Chief Engineer with Hartman-Clark Bros. Construction Company and North American Engineering Company, both in Peoria, Illinois. He then served as Engineering Commissioner in the Department of Public Utilities for the State of Arkansas from 1937-41. In 1941 he established Lund-Mehlburger Engineering Company in Little Rock, which became Mehlburger Engineers, Inc.

He is Past National Director of N.S.P.E. and is Past President of the Arkansas Society of Professional Engineers.

Mr. Walsh joined Arkansas Power & Light Company in Pine Bluff as an Assistant Engineer in 1927. He held several positions with the company including Assistant Chief Engineer in 1956, Chief Engineer in 1958 and Vice President in Charge of Engineering in 1959. He retired from the company in 1968. During his career he was active in the design of improved electrical transmission and distribution systems and equipment and holds patents on many related devices.

He is a registered professional engineer and a member of Tau Beta Pi.

George F. Douglas entered the aviation field directly out of college. Starting with Consolidated Aircraft in San Diego, he later joined Interstate Engineering Corporation, becoming Chief Engineer of DeKalb, Illinois Division. With North American Aviation, he was Structural Designer and then Project Engineer from 1946 to 1953 on such projects as the F-86D interceptor, the B-24, B-36, TDR-1 Navy torpedo drone, T-28A trainer, F-89 interceptor and the SM-62 Shark missile.

He joined Northrup Corporation in 1957 and was appointed to his present position in 1969.

Mr. Arendt began his career with Standard Oil of Venezuela as a Petroleum Engineer. After serving four years in the United States Air Force during World War II, he joined Humble Oil Company.

During his 21-year tenure at Humble Oil, he reached the position of Manager of Planning and Operation Analysis for the Production Department.

Mr. Arendt joined Standard Oil of New Jersey in 1967 as the Manager of Planning and Operations Analysis for the Production Department.

Mr. Hedrick began his career at Grumman as a Stress Analyst in 1943. Throughout his career with the company, he has worked closely with the U.S. Navy and NASA to take advantage of new structural materials and manufacturing techniques to develop more efficient airframes for the country’s foremost high performance military aircraft.

He received a Graduate Degree in Civil Engineering from Princeton University in 1937. He is a member of numerous professional organizations, including the Visiting Committee for the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics at MIT.

Mr. Smith began his career with Sverdup & Parcel, an international architectural and engineering firm, in 1932. He became a Partner of the firm in 1946, a Vice President and Director in 1947 and served as President from 1964 through 1966.

He has been involved in numerous projects throughout the U.S. and the world. These projects include the 17 ½ mile-long Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel; the AMF Monorail at the New York World’s Fair; and the NASA laboratory which is used to test the rockets that will carry the first men to the moon.

Mr. Adam joined Mobil Oil Company in 1946 as a Process Engineer and held the positions of Vice President of Mobil Oil and President of Mobil Chemical Corporation in his 26-year career with the corporation. He joined N L Industries in 1972 as Chief Operating Officer.

He is a member of the General Committee, Division of Refining, American Petroleum Institute and serves as Vice President and Director of the National Petroleum Refiners Association.

Most of Mr. Barton’s career was spent in electronic research, a field in which approximately 100 patents have been issued to him. He considers his work on the Class “B” amplifier his most important contribution to the radio industry. Other important contributions to the electronic industry include the development of the field of Sonar for anti-submarine warfare in World War II, the color sampling system in color television, transistors and transistor circuits.

A Fellow Member of IEEE, Mr. Barton was an instructor and Associate Professor at the U of A for six years in the 1920’s.

Mr. Kittrell began his career with Phillips Petroleum soon after graduating from the U of A. He was elected Executive Vice President in Charge of the Petroleum Products Group in 1974. In 1979 he was appointed Chairman of the American Petroleum Institute General Committee of Transportation.

Mr. Kittrell is a member of the American Petroleum Institute, American Bureau of Shipping, Association of Oil Pipe Lines, National Freight Traffic Association and the Transportation Association of America.

Mr. Bowman joined Westinghouse Electric Corporation soon after graduation where he was named Manager of Engineering in the Westinghouse Atomic Power Division in 1949. In 1951, he joined Bechtel Corporation as Chief Mechanical Engineer in the Power and Industrial Division and was later named Manager of Engineering.

Mr. Bowman has been an active member of ASME since 1931. In 1965, he received the George Washington Gold Medal Award from ASME in recognition of his work in the steam power plant field.

Mr. Parkes worked his way through the ranks of the United Gas Corporation, starting with a company subsidiary in 1928. After several promotions, he was named President of United Gas Pipe Line Company and Union Producing Company. He was named to his present position in 1958.

He is a Past President of the American Gas Association, is currently serving as Chairman of the Committee on Natural Gas Reserves of A.G.A., and is active in a number of professional and civic organizations.

Soon after graduation, Mr. Turner served as Resident Engineer and Construction Superintendent for the Phoenix Utility Company, building a number of power and gas plants and distribution systems. After working on the construction of a project for Louisiana Power & Light Company, he accepted the position of Chief Engineer for the company. He was elected President and General Manager in 1939 and was elected to his current position in 1959.

Mr. Turner is very active in a number of professional and civic organizations.

Mr. Blair started with The Anaconda Company Engineering Office of Design in 1915. He then became Superintendent of Construction and later Superintendent and Manager of the Foundry Department, manufacturing mining and smelting machinery as well as producing alloys, brass, bronze and hard lead castings. He retired after 42 years with the company.

Mr. Blair received the Distinguished Alumnus Citation CDA in 1954. He is a member of Tau Beta Pi and the Montana Society of Engineers.

Mr. Goss joined General Electric Company in 1931 as a student engineer. He worked his way through the ranks, becoming Manager of the Small Apparatus Division, Manager of the Major Appliance Division, President of Canadian General Electric, and Vice President and Group Executive for the Consumer Products Groups.

Mr. Goss is a member of the Board of Directors of Canadian Gen. Co., Ltd.; Compagnia Generale di Elettricita in Italy; Lamparas General Electric de Mexico and is a Director of International Nichel Co. of Canada.

Professor Huntly was a member of the U of A’s first undefeated, untied football team in 1919. He joined the UA faculty in 1911 and in 1913, moved to Chicago where he was employed by the Morey Newgard firm. In 1914 he joined the faculty of what was to become the Illinois Institute of Technology.

Professor Huntly is a member of Tau Beta Pi and has received the Distinguished Alumnus citation CDA. He is a member of the American Society of Metals, American Society of Engineering and A.S.M.E.