Alumni Awards
Hall of Fame Award Honorees
2024
Chris G. Weiser, BSME ‘73
(retired)
Bill Harrison, BSIE ‘66
CEO, Harrison Energy Partner
2023
Sam Alley, BSCE ‘79
Chairman VCC, LCC
Pam McGinnis, BSIE ‘90
Sales Vice President (retired), Phillips 66
2022
L. Lee Johns Lane, MSOR ‘74, PhD Engineering ‘76
Vice President and Co-owner (retired), Autek Systems Inc.
Charles ‘Micky’ Mayfield, BSEE ‘64
Sales Vice President (retired), Siemens Nokia
2021
J. E. McClelland Sr.* (BSCE '40)
Founder, McClelland Consulting Engineer Inc.
(Posthumously)
James McClelland Jr. (BSCE '67)
Owner & CEO, McClelland Consulting Engineers Inc.
2020
Grady E. Harvell, P.E. (BSCE ’72)
President & COO, W&W/AFCO Steel, Inc.
John A. White, Jr. (BSIE ’62)
Distinguished Professor (Retired), University of Arkansas
2019
Joe Ray (J.R.) Jones (BSME '82)
Executive Chairman, Rheem Manufacturing Company
2018
Kevin Brown (BSChE '81)
Executive Vice President, LyondellBasell
William Keltner (BSIE '59)
General Manager, Southwestern Bell
2017
Bob H. Crafton (BSCE '57)
Co-founder, Crafton Tull
Larry G. Stephens (BSIE '58)
Co-founder, Mid-South Engineering
2016
Troy C. Alley, Jr.(BSEE '69)
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Con-Real Inc.
David D. Foust (BSIE '64)
Vice President and General Manager of the Americas (retired), Bakaert
Stanley Reed (BSAE '73, JD '76)
Owner, Reed Family Farm
2015
Hugh H. Brewer (BSEE '59)
Owner and President, (retired) Upchurch Electrical Supply
James M. Hefley (BSIE'61)
Executive Vice President (retired), Gemini Consulting
2014
Robert A. Davidson (BSIE ‘70)
President and CEO (retired), Arkansas Best Corporation
Neil M. Schmitt (BSEE ‘63, MSEE ‘64)
Dean Emeritus, University of Arkansas College
2013
Jack King (BSEE ‘62, MSEE ‘63)
President and CEO (retired), Oglethorpe Power Corporation Senior Vice-President (retired), Entergy Corporation
2012
Ron Morris (BSIE ’58)
President and CEO (retired) Lyons Manufacturing, Inc.
2011
Robert T. Mitchell (MS ’64; MSEE ’65)
Program Manager, Cassini-Huygens Mission, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
2010
Julian C. Stewart (BSCE ’57)
Sales and Marketing (Retired), IBM
2009
Jack E. Buffington (BSCE ’61; MSCE ’68)
Research Professor (Retired), College of Engineering , Associate Director (Retired), Mack-Blackwell Rural Transportation Center, Chief of Engineers and Commander of the Naval Facilities Engineering Command (Retired), United States Navy
2008
John Walter Keller Jr. (BSEE ’46)
Vice President, ESB-Medcor
2007
Tom Stephens (BSIE ’65, MSIE ’66)
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Boise Cascade
2006
William L. Cravens (BSIE ’56)
Chairman, Retired, Alltel Information Technology, Inc.
2005
Edward M. Harvey (BSME ’54)
Founder, President and CEO, Harvey Industries, Inc.
Charles D. Morgan (BSME ’66)
Company Leader, Acxiom Corporation
James T. Womble (BSME ’66)
Global Development Leader, Acxiom Corporation
2003
Rodger S. Kline (BSEE ’66)
Chief Operating Officer, Company Operations Leader and Director, Acxiom Corporation
Ralph E. Martin, (BSChE ’58, MSChE ’60)
Chief Executive Officer, Petrofac Inc.
2002
William E. Clark (BSEE ’65)
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, CDI Contractors, LLC
2001
J. Cliff Eason, (BSEE ’70)
President and CEO (retired), Southwest Bell Telephone Company
2000
Eric M. Malstrom
Professor and Head, Dept. of Industrial Engineering, University of Arkansas
Gus M. Vratsinas (BSCE ’67, MSCE ’68)
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Vratsinas Construction Company
1999
Kirk P. Pond (BSEE ’66)
President, CEO and Chairman of the Board, Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation
1998
Melvyn L. Bell (BSEE ’60)
Chairman and CEO, Environmental Systems Company (Ensco)
George D. Combs (BSChE ’59, PhD ’64)
Owner and Manager, Combs Equity Management Inc.
Ansel L. Condray (BSChE ’64)
President and Member of the Management Committee, Exxon Company, U.S.A.
1995
Tommy W. Holloway (BSME ‘63)
Manager, Space Shuttle Program, NASA
1992
Glenn C. Bandy (MSEE ‘54)
Chief Engineer, Advanced Technology (retired), Texas Instruments Inc.
1989
Robert N. Maddox (BSChE ‘48)
Emeritus Professor, Oklahoma State University
1988
James E. Worsham (MSME ‘50)
Aerospace Group Executive & Corp. Vice President, McDonnell Douglas Corporation
1985
R.R. Baxter (BSChE ‘48)
President and CEO, C.F. Industries Inc.
1984
James A. Dunlop (BSIE ‘57)
President, Halliburton Services
1982
William H. Banks (BSCE ‘41)
President, Chevron Shipping Company
John H. Oltmann (BSME ‘49)
Senior Vice President, Cities Service Company
1980
Joe C. Culp (BSEE ‘55)
Vice President and General Manager, Collins Transmission Systems Division
James L. Fischer (BSChE ‘48)
Executive Vice President, Texas Instruments
1979
Truman D. Williamson Sr. (BS ‘09, MSEE ‘28)
Chairman, Executive Committee of Board of Directors, T.D. Williamson Inc.
1978
Russell B. Newman (BSEE ‘46)
Vice President, Operations Services, Reynolds Metals Company
1977
William Buck Johns (BSIE ‘64)
Founder and General Manager, Trane Co. Home Comfort Centers of California
1975
James F. Bourland Jr. (BSChE ‘36)
Senior Vice President, American Cyanamid Company
William R. Thomas (BSEE ‘44)
Vice President of Employee Relations, Phillips Petroleum Company
1974
Alex A. Diffey (BSME ‘32)
Manager of Specialty Products Operations, Exxon Company
1973
Delbert A. Schmand (BSEE ‘37)
Chief, Construction-Operations Division, U.S. Corps of Engineers, Little Rock District
1972
Bramlette McClelland (BSCE ‘40)
President, McClelland Engineers Inc.
James E. White (BSChE ‘41)
Senior Specialties (Petroleum) Advisor, Esso Europe Inc.
1971
Robert W. Dodson (BSME ’33)
Vice President, Southwestern Electric Power Company
1970
Ward Goodman (BSCE ’30)
Director of Highways, Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department
Max A. Mehlburger (BSCE ’27)
President, Mehlburger Engineers Inc.
Carroll H. Walsh (BSEE ’27)
Vice President in Charge of Engineering (Retired), Arkansas Power & Light Company
1969
George F. Douglas (BSCE ’40)
Senior Vice President-Administration, Northrup Corporation
Tell T. White (BSCE ’15)
Supervisory Petroleum Engineer (Retired), Securities and Exchange Commission
1968
Harry S. Arendt (BSChE ’40)
Manager of Economics & Planning, Gas Coordination, Standard Oil of New Jersey
Ira Grant Hedrick (BSCE ’36)
Vice President of Engineering, Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corp.
Brice R. Smith (BSCE ’23)
Director and Manager, Sverdup & Parcel and Associates
1967
Ray C. Adam (BSChE ’46)
Chairman, President and CEO, NL Industries
Loy E. Barton (BEE ’21, EE ’25)
RCA Research Laboratories
Charles M. Kittrell II (BSIE ’50)
Executive Vice President, Phillips Petroleum Company
1966
Robert A. Bowman (BSME ’29)
Vice President, Power and Industrial Division Bechtel Corporation
Edmundson Parkes (BSME ’25)
President, United Gas Corporation
William Oakley Turner (BSEE ’19)
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Louisiana Power & Light Company
1965
Samuel T. Blair (BSCE ’10)
Manager, Foundry Department (Retired) The Anaconda Company
James H. Goss (BSME ’30)
Vice President and Group Executive, General Electric Company
Philip C. Huntly (BSCE ’10)
Professor and Director of Civil Engineering (Retired) Illinois Institute of Technology
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
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
Stephanie 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