Alumni Awards

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

2024 Distinguished Alumni

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

View Past Honorees

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

2024 Early Career Awards Winners

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.

View Past Honorees

2023

Christopher Adkins, BSIE ‘12

Vice President, Yield Strategy and Analytics, ArcBest

Brian Gene Ballew, BSME ‘12, MSME ‘15

Flight Test Instrumentation Design Engineer, L3Harris

Teni Rane Butler, BSChE ‘16

Chemical Engineer, Self-Employed

Stephanie G. Cone, BSBmE ‘14

Assistant Professor, University of Delaware

Emmanuel Decrossas, PhD Electrical Engineering ‘12

RF Microwave Engineer, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Wiwat Leebhaisomboon, BSCmpE ‘09, MSCmpE ‘11

Owner, W x Solutions Ltd. Co.

Michael K. May, BSBE ‘10, MSBmE ‘14

Family Medicine Physician, Medical Associates of Northwest Arkansas

Christopher P. Velardi, MSOM ‘19

Principal Chief Engineer, Lockheed Martin

Adam T. White, BSCE '08

Senior Project Manager, Garver

2022

Andrew Bailey, BSCmpE ‘07, MSCmpE ‘09

Director of Application Development and IT, Harvest Group

Ailon Haileyesus, BSBmE ‘16

Project Engineer, Stryker

Tola Kumolu, MS Telecommunications ‘07, MSOM ‘09

Distinguished Engineer, Verizon

tephanie Clark Lee, BSME ‘10, MSME ‘12

Senior Engineer, Lockheed Martin Space

Lauren Lowe, BSIE ‘07

Senior Director of Transportation Finances, Walmart

Derek Martin, MSOM ‘13

Senior Director, Ducommun LaBarge Technologies

Rebecca Logsdon Muenich, BSBE ‘09

Assistant Professor of Environmental, Engineering, Arizona State University

Michael Taiwo, PhD Chemical Engineering ‘12

Operations Manager for North America, Shell Hydrogen

John M. Teeter, BSCE ‘07

President, C.R. Crawford Construction

2021

Ellen Brune, BSChE ’09, Ph.D. ’13

Director, Emerging Technology & Product, Walmart Supply Chain

Jenny Doyle, BSCE ’12, MSCE ’14

Civil Engineer, Black & Veatch

Gage Greening, BSBmE ’14, Ph.D. ’19

Biomedical Research Associate Medical Technology, Enterprise Consortium

Ahmed Hassan, Ph.D. ’10

Assistant Professor, University of Missouri - Kansas City

Lou Incrocci, MSOM ’12

Cold Mill Operations Manager, Nucor Steel

Becca Leonard, BSME ’11

Integration & Governance Manager, Onshore Power Infrastructure, Royal Dutch Shell group

James McCarty, BSBE ’06, MSBE ’15, Ph.D. ’20

Environmental Quality Manager, Beaver Water District

Jennifer Pazour, MSIE ’08, Ph.D. ’11

Associate Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

TJ Sangameswaran, BSCmpE ’10, MSCS ’14

Co-founder & CEO, SupplyPike

2020

Amanda Compean Day, BSChE ’13

Pilot Lab Manager, L’Oreal USA

Asmaa Elkadi, Ph.D. ’15

Principal Engineer, Global Foundries US, Inc.

Steven J. Head, P.E., BSCE ’10

Principal & Geotechnical, Department Head, McClelland Consulting Engineers, Inc.

Kyle David Kimpel, BSIE ’06

Senior Director - Supply, Chain Engineering, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

Luke E. Osborn, BSME ’12

Postdoctoral Researcher, Johns Hopkins University

Kyle C. Sligar, MSOM ’13

President & CIO, Reich Brothers Business Solutions, LLC

Rusty Tate, P.E., BSBE ’08, MSEnE ’10

Water Design Center, Process Team Leader, Garver, LLC

2019

Alfonso Camerlingo, MSOM 2014

Director, Global Supply Chain, Walmart

Royce W. Floyd, BSCE 2008, Ph.D. 2012

Associate Professor and Graduate Coordinator, University of Oklahoma

Kyle Kruger, P.E., BSBE 2005, MSEnE 2009

Oklahoma Plant Team Leader, Garver

Willie Montgomery III, BSIE 2004, MSIE 2009

Senior Director of Data Science, Walmart

Tracie Stauffer Nutter, BSChE 2004

Business Manager, KOH, OxyChem

Ben Harris Rainwater, Ph.D., P.E., BSME 2010

Design Engineer, Brown Engineers, LLC.

Dr. Brian Rowden, MSEE 2005, Ph.D. 2010

Senior Application Engineer - Americas Danfoss Silicon Power - US

2018

Eric A. DeCuir Jr. MS 2005, PhD 2008

Research Physicist, United States Army

Tyson Hall, BSCHE 2001, MBA 2002

General Manager of Commercial Business Unit and Head of Export Sales Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation

Jessie Xu Jones, MSCE 2003

Division Head, Transportation Planning and Policy Division, Arkansas Department of Transportation

Jenni Kimpel, BSIE 2006

Director of Engineering and Technology, J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

Drake McGruder, BSBE 2006, MSE 2012

Associate Director, The Kraft Heinz Company

Gregory Sisti BSME 2004

MQ-25 Program Integration Manager, Boeing Company

Xiao, Zhichun PhD, MSCSE 2001, PhD 2005

Director, Technology Research Center, Sam’s Club

2017

Andy Davis, P.E., BSCE 1999, MSCE 2001

Owner and President, New Water Systems, LLC.

Adam Ekenseair, Ph.D., BSCHE 2005

Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering, Northeastern University

A. Matthew Francis, Ph.D., BSEE 2003, MSEE 2007, Ph.D. 2009

Founder, President and CEO, Ozark Integrated Circuits

Amanda Furr, P.E., C.H.F.M., BSIE 2003

Chief of Engineering Service, Department of Veterans Affairs Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System

Toni Peacock McCrory, BSBAE 2007

Environmental, Health and Safety Compliance Senior Manager, Walmart Stores Inc.

Jonathan Schisler, BSCMP 2004, MSCMP 2005

Senior Information Systems Manager - Mobile Applications, J.B. Hunt Transport Inc.

Matt Zwicker, BSME 2003

Senior Research and Development Engineer, Airborne Systems North America

2016

Keith Britton, B.S.C.E. 1997, M.S.C.E. 1999

Chief Executive Officer, Iconic Consulting Group Inc.

Jared Hornberger, B.S.E.E. 2002, M.S.E.E. 2005, Ph.D. 2012

Director of Manufacturing, Cree Fayetteville Inc.

Steven M. Karp, B.S.C.S.E. 1999

Senior Systems Engineer, Juniper Networks

Matthew C. Loach, B.S.Ch.E. 1996

Financial Planning Manager, ExxonMobil Chemical Co.

Kevin Oden, B.S.I.E. 2007, M.B.A. 2011

Partner, ImPro Advisors

Chris Pixley, B.S.B.A.E. 2002, Ph.D. 2013

Head of Production, Novozymes

2015

Shawn K. Brewer, BSBAE '95, MSBAE '98

Hydraulic Engineer, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service

Jesse A. Buffington, BSME '07, BS'12

Lead-Exploration EVA Strategy and Archiecture Integration, NASA's Johnson Space Center

Edgar S. Cilio, BSEE '05, MSEE '10

Engineering Manager, APEI

Timothy S. Doolittle, BSChE, '97

Global Process Technology Associate, The Dow Chemical Company

Jaysson E. Funkhouser, BSCE '98, MSCE '00

Assistant Director, U.S. Geological Survey

William J. Richardson, BSBE '07

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Virginia Health System

Ami Spivey, BSIE '95

Senior Vice President, Walmart International

Jeremy W. Stobaugh, BSCSE '00

Director of Information Services, J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

2014

Drew Harrison, BSIE '00

Vice President of Operations, Harrison Energy Partners

Douglas Hutchings, MS '07, PhD '10

Founder and CEO, Silicon Solar Solutions and Picasolar

Robin Prince, BSME '03

Postdoctoral Associate, University of California

Kyle Rogers, BSCS '97

Chief Technical Officer, SOAPware

Kevin Speer, BSEE '03

District Manager, Industrial Power Control Division, Infineon

Greg Schluterman, BSAE '99, MSME '02

Program Manager, Harrison French & Associates

Richard Welcher, BSCE '99, MSCE '04

Vice President and Principal, Tatum-Smith Engineers, Inc.

Greg Whitsitt, BSCSE '99

Managing Architect, Cerner Corporation

2013

Dustin Beebe, BSChE '96

President and CEO, ProSys

Bryan Billingsley, BSIE '97

President, HEBCO, Inc.

Ben Hood, BSCE, BS '02

Chief Technology Officer, Grid Potential

Gaven Smith, BSCE '00

Director of Information Services, J.B. Hunt

2012

Heath Bebout, BSEE, '95; MSEE '97

Department Manager for Simulation and Analysis, Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems

Meagan Berlau, BSCE '08

Assistant Structural Engineer, Burns and McDonnell

Anthony Doss, BSBE '96

Director of Process and Design Engineering, Tyson Foods

Thomas Duncan, BSIE '05

Investment Banking Associate, Wells Fargo Securities

Thomas Duncan, BSIE '05

Investment Banking Associate, Wells Fargo Securities

Stephan Durham, BSCE '01, MSCE '03, PhD '05

Associate Professor of Civil Engineering, University of Georgia

Tyler Gipson, BSBE '04

Hydraulic Engineer, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Tea Williams, BSEE '02, MSEE '04

IC Design Engineer, Texas Instruments

2011

Charles D. Jeffers, BSCmpe ’02, MBA ’03, MSIS ’06, MSOM ’09

The Hershey Company

William T. Sommers, BSEE ’96, MSEE ‘98

Program Manager, Northrop Grumman

James P. Strickland, BSME ‘98

Project Manager, Garver LLC

2010

Natalie Becknell, BSCE ’03, MS ’05

Project Manager, Garver Engineers, Inc.

Bradley Nolan Gentry, BSEE ’98, MS ’00

Advisory Radar Systems Engineer, Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems

Denese Jackson, BSChE ’90

Site Change Leader, The Dow Chemical Company

Marcelo Schupbach, BSEE ’97, MS ’00, PhD ’04

Chief Technology Officer, Arkansas Power Electronics International, Inc.

2009

Steven R. Beam, Jr., BSCE ’02, MS’03

Vice-President, Crafton, Tull, Sparks, and Associates, Inc.

Jairo de Jesus, BSIE ’99, MBA ’02, MS’10

Director, Industrial Engineering, Farmland Foods

Roger Cordes,BSME ’91, MS ’92, PhD ’96, MBA ’02

Senior Associate, Stress Engineering Services, Inc

Ty Richard McNutt, BS ’98, MS ’01, PhD ’04

Program Manager, Advanced Concepts & Technologies Division, Northrop Grumman

Shada M. Roberts, BSCE ’02, MS ’03

Project Engineer, Garver Engineers, Inc.

2008

Dawn Kathleen Wheeler, BSBAE ’99, MBA ‘00

Woodyard Manager, International Paper

Kevin C. Henry, BSBAE ‘99

Brand Operations, Matrix, Inc.-Professional Products Division of L'Oreal USA

2007

Stanley B. Andrews, BSAGE ’90; MSBAE ‘93

Vice President of Operations, The Engineering Institute, Inc.

Matthew W. Connolly, BSME ‘92

Director of Supply Chain, Clorox Company

W. Grant Ducote, BSIE ’91; MSIE ‘93

Director of Engineering, JB Hunt Transport, Inc.

Cyndie M. Fredrick, BSCHE ‘92

Director of Project Operations, Merichem Company

Stacy L. Gunderman

Manager, Human Resources, FutureFuel Chemically

Greg Langham, BSCSE ‘94

Vice President, United-Bilt Homes, Inc.

Shreenath Rao, MSTE ‘97

Senior Engineer, Applied Research Associates, Inc.

2006

Christopher D. Baltz, BSIE ‘88

Senior Vice President, Yield Management and Strategic Development, ABF Freight System, Inc.

Brock Hoskins, PE, BSCE ’89

Vice President and Senior Project Manager, Garver Engineers, Inc.

Christopher S. Knight, BSChE ‘’94; MSChE ‘95

Strategic Supply Associate, Albermarle Corporation

Alexander B. Lostetter, Ph.D. ‘03

President, Arkansas Power Electronics International, Inc.

Scott Mills, BSCSE ‘94

Cofounder, IFWORLD Inc.

Jerry D. Newton, BSME ‘95

Manager, Manufacturing and Product Support, John Deere Russian Operations

Matthew Romine, BSCSE ’95; MSE ‘99

Cofounder, IFWORLD Inc.

Jeremy Webb, BSCSE ‘97

Cofounder, IFWORLD Inc.

2005

Scott E. Bennett, BSCE ’89, MSCE ‘94

Assistant Chief Engineer, Planning, Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department

Shannon D. Harrop, BSME ‘92

National Account Director, Heil Environmental Industries, Ltd.

Bruce D. Lilly, BSChE ‘92

Manufacturing Support Manager, Exxon Mobil Chemical

Marji McNeill, BSChE ‘91

Director, Audit and Assurance, Koch Industries, Inc.

Jerry Lynn Moore, Jr., BSCSE ’94, MSCSE ‘96

Chief Executive Officer, Focus Technologies, LLC

Brett A. Peters, BSIE ‘87

Professor and Head, Industrial Engineering, Texas A∓M University

Bruce Westerman, BSBAE ‘90

Engineer and Forester, Mid-South Engineering Company