Advisory Board
The Advisory Board consists of individuals of stature from business, industry, government and academia who provide guidance and assistance for the benefit of the Department. Several board members are graduates of KU-ME who are committed to the well-being of the Department, while others serve because of a strong interest in the continued success of the Department and our students. The Board convenes twice each year to review our programs and initiatives, and to make recommendations that help the Department maintain the quality and relevance of our education and research activities.
The mission of the Mechanical Engineering Advisory Board is to:
- Provide an organized, consistent means for interaction between the Department and the professional, industrial, and business communities.
- Offer advice on issues important to the Department.
- Support and promote the Department through personal, corporate and other means.
- Cultivate excellence in KU ME graduates at all levels, and provide employment for our graduates when feasible.
Members:
Dave Barber, Chairman of the Advisory Board
Vice President and National Director, Engineering Services
JE Dunn Construction
Alison Brown
Senior Director of Projects
Twinify Technologies
Paul Gamble
Engineering Manager
Caterpillar Inc.
LaRoux K. Gillespie
Engineering Manager
Honeywell (ret.)
Past President, Society of Manufacturing Engineers
Austin Hausmann
NORDEF
Founder
Ron Hill
Founder and President
Hemco Manufacturing
Chris Johnson
Chief Executive Officer
Maxar Space Systems
Kwang Sun Kim
Professor/Director of the Semiconductor & Display Equipment Research Center
Korea University of Technology and Education
Michael Kuss
Sr. Director, Defense Program Manager
SpiritAerosystems (Wichita)
Bethany Pearson
Department Manager, Transmission and Distribution Services
Burns & McDonnell
John Riley
Burns & McDonnell (ret.)
G. Scott Stallard
Vice President
Black & Veatch (ret.)
Jim Straight
Staff Member
Group DX5, Los Alamos National Laboratory
Mohammed Zikry
Zan Prevost Smith Distinguished Professor, Dept. of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
North Carolina State University
The mission of the Mechanical Engineering Advisory Board is to:
- Provide an organized, consistent means for interaction between the Department and the professional, industrial, and business communities.
- Offer advice on issues important to the Department.
- Support and promote the Department through personal, corporate and other means.
- Cultivate excellence in KU ME graduates at all levels, and provide employment for our graduates when feasible.
Members:
Dave Barber, Chairman of the Advisory Board
Vice President and National Director, Engineering Services
JE Dunn Construction
Alison Brown
Senior Director of Projects
Twinify Technologies
Paul Gamble
Engineering Manager
Caterpillar Inc.
LaRoux K. Gillespie
Engineering Manager
Honeywell (ret.)
Past President, Society of Manufacturing Engineers
Austin Hausmann
NORDEF
Founder
Ron Hill
Founder and President
Hemco Manufacturing
Chris Johnson
Chief Executive Officer
Maxar Space Systems
Kwang Sun Kim
Professor/Director of the Semiconductor & Display Equipment Research Center
Korea University of Technology and Education
Michael Kuss
Sr. Director, Defense Program Manager
SpiritAerosystems (Wichita)
Bethany Pearson
Department Manager, Transmission and Distribution Services
Burns & McDonnell
John Riley
Burns & McDonnell (ret.)
G. Scott Stallard
Vice President
Black & Veatch (ret.)
Jim Straight
Staff Member
Group DX5, Los Alamos National Laboratory
Mohammed Zikry
Zan Prevost Smith Distinguished Professor, Dept. of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
North Carolina State University