The college’s Board of Advisors consists of high-level managerial and technical executives from government, education, business, and industry. The board serves in an advisory capacity to the dean, administrative staff, department heads, faculty, and students of the college. Many of the board members are UT engineering alumni.
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Members
Todd Apple
BS/ChE ’87 University of Tennessee, JD ’00 Nashville School of Law
Vice President
USA Wood Door Division
Masonite International
Garnet Valley, Pennsylvania
Vice President
USA Wood Door Division
Masonite International
Garnet Valley, Pennsylvania
Terry K. Begley
BS/ChE ’69, MS/EA ’74
Vice President, Global Supply Chain
Chief Procurement Officer (retired)
Eastman Chemical Company
Kingsport, Tennessee
Vice President, Global Supply Chain
Chief Procurement Officer (retired)
Eastman Chemical Company
Kingsport, Tennessee
Barbie S. Bigelow
BS/Chemistry & Biology ’82 (Tusculum College), MS/CS ’85
Senior Vice President & CIO
Black & Veatch
Dallas, Texas
Senior Vice President & CIO
Black & Veatch
Dallas, Texas
Kathy J. Caldwell
BS/CE ’84
President
Caldwell Cook & Associates
Gainesville, Florida
President
Caldwell Cook & Associates
Gainesville, Florida
Angie Cannon
BS/CHE ’81
CEO
Cannon & Cannon, Inc.
Knoxville, TN
CEO
Cannon & Cannon, Inc.
Knoxville, TN
Joseph C. Cook, Jr.
BS/IE ’65
Founder & Principal
Mountain Group Partners LLC
Nashville, Tennessee
Founder & Principal
Mountain Group Partners LLC
Nashville, Tennessee
Mark K. Cox
BS/CHE ’89, MBA ’02 Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management
Senior Vice-President, Chief Manufacturing, Supply Chain, & Engineering Officer
Eastman Chemical Company
Kingsport, Tennessee
Senior Vice-President, Chief Manufacturing, Supply Chain, & Engineering Officer
Eastman Chemical Company
Kingsport, Tennessee
Bennett Croswell
Board Chair
BS/ME ’79, MBA/Aviation (Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
President, Military Engines
Pratt & Whitney
East Hartford, Connecticut
President, Military Engines
Pratt & Whitney
East Hartford, Connecticut
William L. Eversole
BS/EE ’73; PhD/EE, Southern Methodist University
CEO & President
Bandspeed, Inc.
Austin, Texas
CEO & President
Bandspeed, Inc.
Austin, Texas
Jim K. Flood
BS/CE ’80
Vice President, Eastern Canada/Russia/Arctic
ExxonMobil Development Company
Spring, Texas
Vice President, Eastern Canada/Russia/Arctic
ExxonMobil Development Company
Spring, Texas
Kimberly Scheibe Greene
BS/ES ’88; MS/BioM ’90, University of Alabama-Birmingham; MBA ’96, Samford
Chairman
President & CEO
Southern Company Gas
Atlanta, Georgia
Chairman
President & CEO
Southern Company Gas
Atlanta, Georgia
Sharon Sirang Habibi
BS/Arch ’75, MS/CE ’77, EMBA ’89
Former CEO/President
Syscom Technologies Inc.
Marietta, Georgia
Former CEO/President
Syscom Technologies Inc.
Marietta, Georgia
John Hanula
BS/Arch ’83, MS/CE ’84
Senior Vice President
Stantec
Pasadena, California
Senior Vice President
Stantec
Pasadena, California
Ralph Heath
BS/EE ’70, MBA ’75
Executive Vice President (retired)
Lockheed-Martin
Aledo, Texas
Executive Vice President (retired)
Lockheed-Martin
Aledo, Texas
Pete Hoffman
BS/ME ’82 University of Tennessee—Martin, MS/ME ’84 University of Tennessee Space Institute, MS/Manufacturing Engineering Washington University in St. Louis, Master of International Business St. Louis University
Vice President of Intellectual Property Management
The Boeing Company
St. Louis, Missouri
Vice President of Intellectual Property Management
The Boeing Company
St. Louis, Missouri
John Howanitz
BS/Psychology-Criminal Justice ’81, King’s College, Wilkes-Barre
Senior Vice President and Project Director
Uranium Processing Facility
Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLC
Reston, Virginia
Senior Vice President and Project Director
Uranium Processing Facility
Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLC
Reston, Virginia
Kenneth Huntsman
MS/CompSci ’77, BS/CompSci ’74 (Pennsylvania State University)
Co-Founder, America Online (retired)
Altavista, Virginia
Co-Founder, America Online (retired)
Altavista, Virginia
Jerry Johnson
BS/Chem ‘94, MBA, Harvard Business School, ‘98
Managing Director
RLJ Equity Partners
Bethesda, Maryland
Managing Director
RLJ Equity Partners
Bethesda, Maryland
Misty Mayes
BS/IE ’88
President
Management Solutions, LLC
Knoxville, Tennessee
President
Management Solutions, LLC
Knoxville, Tennessee
Cavanaugh Mims
BS/NE ’86
President
Visionary Solutions, LLC
Knoxville, Tennessee
President
Visionary Solutions, LLC
Knoxville, Tennessee
Ronald T. Morris
BS/EE ’69
Senior Consultant (Contractor)
DuPont
Eads, Tennessee
Senior Consultant (Contractor)
DuPont
Eads, Tennessee
Jeff Nichols
BA/Math ’78, BA/Chem ’78 (Malone College), PhD ’83 (Texas A & M University)
Associate Laboratory Director
Computing and Computational Sciences Directorate
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge, Tennessee
Associate Laboratory Director
Computing and Computational Sciences Directorate
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge, Tennessee
Warren C. Oliver
BS/MSE ‘77, MS/MSE ‘79 (Standford University), PhD/MSE ‘81 (Stanford University)
President
Nanomechanics, Inc.
Oak Ridge, Tennessee
President
Nanomechanics, Inc.
Oak Ridge, Tennessee
Joel Seligstein
BS/CS ’06
CEO
Parallel Plaid, Inc.
Park City, Utah
CEO
Parallel Plaid, Inc.
Park City, Utah
Steven Welsh
BS/EE ’87
GM, WW Infrastructure Services Enablement
IBM Global Technology Services
Raleigh, North Carolina
GM, WW Infrastructure Services Enablement
IBM Global Technology Services
Raleigh, North Carolina
Joseph (John) Wimberly
BS/ME ’81
President
I.C. Thomasson Associates, Inc.
Nashville, Tennessee
President
I.C. Thomasson Associates, Inc.
Nashville, Tennessee
Jacinda B. Woodward
BS/EE, ’88 (Auburn University)
Senior Vice President
Power Operations
Tennessee Valley Authority
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Senior Vice President
Power Operations
Tennessee Valley Authority
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Eric Zeanah
BS/IE ’84
President/Owner
American Accessories International
Knoxville, Tennessee
President/Owner
American Accessories International
Knoxville, Tennessee