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
Thomas Ballard
BS/Communication ’69
Chief Alliance Officer
PYA
Knoxville, Tennessee
Chief Alliance Officer
PYA
Knoxville, Tennessee
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
CEO
Emerald Growth Partners, LLC
Knoxville, Tennessee
CEO
Emerald Growth Partners, LLC
Knoxville, Tennessee
Kathy J. Caldwell
BS/CE ’84
President
Caldwell Cook & Associates
Gainesville, Florida
President
Caldwell Cook & Associates
Gainesville, Florida
Angie Cannon
BS/CHE ’81
CEO (retired)
Cannon & Cannon, Inc.
Knoxville, TN
CEO (retired)
Cannon & Cannon, Inc.
Knoxville, TN
Harold Conner, Jr.
BS/ChemE ’68, MS/ChemE ’78, University of Tennessee, PhD/ChemE ’13, University of Alabama Huntsville
Senior Program Manager
Strata G
Knoxville, Tennessee
Senior Program Manager
Strata G
Knoxville, Tennessee
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
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
Robert Joshua Dobbs
BS/AE ’17
NFL Quarterback
Pittsburgh Steelers
Alpharetta, GA
NFL Quarterback
Pittsburgh Steelers
Alpharetta, GA
Mike Dodd
BS/ECE ’95
Senior Staff Engineer
Google
Kirkland, WA
Senior Staff Engineer
Kirkland, WA
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 (retired)
ExxonMobil Development Company
Spring, Texas
Vice President, Eastern Canada/Russia/Arctic (retired)
ExxonMobil Development Company
Spring, Texas
Randy Gibson
BS/CE ’83
Chief Strategy Officer
Gresham Smith
Nashville, Tennessee
Chief Strategy Officer
Gresham Smith
Nashville, Tennessee
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
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
Robert Lewis
BS/ChemE ’81, University of Tennessee
Sr. Vice President Global R&D (retired)
PepsiCo
Boca Raton, Florida
Sr. Vice President Global R&D (retired)
PepsiCo
Boca Raton, Florida
Louis Martin-Vega
BS/IE (University of Peurto Rice at Mayaguez), MS/Operations Research (New York University), ME/ISE (University of Florida), PHD/ISE (University of Florida)
Dean of Engineering
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, North Carolina
Dean of Engineering
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, North Carolina
Misty Mayes
BS/IE ’88
President
Management Solutions, LLC
Knoxville, Tennessee
President
Management Solutions, LLC
Knoxville, Tennessee
Cavanaugh Mims
Board Chair
BS/NE ’86
President
Visionary Solutions, LLC
Knoxville, Tennessee
President
Visionary Solutions, LLC
Knoxville, 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
Syreeta Vaughn
BS/Geology ’02, Florida State University; MS/Geology ’05; MS/IE ’13
Sr. Nuclear Safety Specialist
ORNL
Knoxville, Tennessee
Sr. Nuclear Safety Specialist
ORNL
Knoxville, Tennessee
Joseph (John) Wimberly
BS/ME ’81
Chairman & CEO
I.C. Thomasson Associates, Inc.
Nashville, Tennessee
Chairman & CEO
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
Geoff Yearack
President
RCN Technologies
Knoxville, Tennessee
