Capstone Engineer - Fall 2003

CAPSTONEENGINEERFall 2003

Excellence and Leadership inEngineering Education

Engineering AlumniThink Outside the Box

CAPSTONE ENGINEERING

SOCIETY1-800-333-8156

Rodney W. Summerford, PEMobile, Ala.

National Chair, Board of Directors

Cheryl AltemaraDirector,

Capstone Engineering Society

Timothy J. GreeneDean,

College of Engineering

Karen Meshad BaldwinDirector of Advancement

Mary WymerEditor

Deidre StalnakerAssistant Editor

Capstone Engineer is published in thespring and fall by the CapstoneEngineering Society. Address corre-spondence to the editor: CapstoneEngineering Society, The University of Alabama, College of Engineering, Box 870200, Tuscaloosa, Alabama35487-0200. Issue No. 28.

Laura LineberryArt Director

David JonesDesigner

Alice Wilson, Rickey Yanaura, John O’Connell, Mary Wymer, Deidre Stalnaker, Debbie Sims

Photographers

Visit the College of Engineering website at www.eng.ua.edu

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Cover Story:Engineers Thinking 2Outside the BoxSix alumni with interesting careers discuss how engineering affects their everyday lives.

CE Student Balances 6Classwork withBusy Rodeo ScheduleSophomore Brian Wheat competes as a professional bull rider.

UA Honors Pioneers at 7“Opening Doors” EventThe College of Engineering strives for diversity through the Multicultural Engineering Program.

News 9

Surveying the College 12

Events 18

Alumni Notes 20

In Memory 22

Donor Listings 24

Engineering Student Services 32

C O N T E N T S

THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA | 1

Dean’s Message

As I’ve mentioned in previous issues of our Capstone Engineer, one of the activities that I enjoy as dean is to travel across the United

States meeting our outstanding alumni. Our alumni have followed so manydifferent successful paths in their lives.

Many of our alumni have followed non-traditional paths and this issueof the Capstone Engineer focuses on some of those exciting careers.Besides the stories here, our alumni have designed and built NASCAR race-tracks, and created and led companies in the service and manufacturingfields. Some alumni have been elected or appointed to serve in city, stateand federal government. We also have alumni who have been major landand housing developers, as well as senior military officers.

We have alumni who have also received law degrees and practice in awide range of legal professions from environmental law to corporate law topatent law. Some have gone on to receive medical degrees and practicenearly every type of medicine.

Our alumni have continued their educations to earn master’s and doc-toral degrees not only in engineering, but also in business and other fields.They have been leaders in engineering colleges nationwide, and some havebecome deans. We have engineering alumni who have gone on to be seniorscientists for NASA and other government laboratories, as well as onebecoming an astronaut.

I hope you will enjoy this issue of the Capstone Engineer and readingabout the varied careers of our alumni as much as I have enjoyed meetingthese outstanding engineers.

Changing subjects, I want to tell you how pleased we are to havePresident Robert E. Witt and his wife, Mrs. Anne Witt, as our new presidentand first lady of the University. They joined us March 1 and immediatelybegan to influence the University’s and College’s directions. President Wittis a strong supporter of the College of Engineering—undergraduate andgraduate teaching, research and scholarship. One of his five key points is

to increase the research per-formed on this campus, andthe College of Engineering isthe leader on externally fund-ed research at The Universityof Alabama. He also speaksto urgency, wanting to seekgrowth in all aspects of theUniversity. Our goal ofincreasing our undergraduateenrollment from 1,583undergraduates in the year2003 to 2,010 in the year2010 is an indication of howurgent the College ofEngineering believes it is togrow this important compo-nent of our College.

The College continues to grow, and I thank you on behalf of the stu-dents, faculty and staff. I thank you for all of the contributions and supportthat you give to the College of Engineering that allow us to continue to fol-low our motto—“Excellence and Leadership in Engineering Education.”

Timothy J. GreeneDean, College of Engineering

Message from National Chair

It is a privilege to serve as national chair of the Capstone Engineering Society, and I look forward toworking with the College of Engineering staff and alumni. I am proud to be a graduate of the University

and being involved in CES has allowed me to give back a little to the College of Engineering.The primary objective of CES is to provide financial support to engineering and computer science stu-

dents. This is done through scholarships awarded to highly qualified and deserving students. Attracting thetop level high-school graduates to our College benefits them and allows us to continue in developing a pro-gram that will be second to none. The goal at Alabama is always to be number one, and the College ofEngineering is no exception. The best way to make this happen is through the active support from all engi-neering alumni.

I encourage each of you to become involved through your financial contributions and active participationin the functions of the CES. There are many opportunities to participate both in your local area and on cam-pus. I’m sure you will benefit from interaction with current students, as well as visiting with alumni whowere in school when you attended. It is a good way to renew old friendships and to make new ones.

I hope to see you at the CES tent prior to home football games this fall.

Best regards,

Rodney W. Summerford, PEB.S.C.E. ’62

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In today’s society, we are all encour-

aged to “think outside the box” and

come up with innovative solutions to

complex situations. This cliché encour-

ages looking at projects and life in a

new way, perhaps even questioning con-

ventional wisdom. These University of

Alabama College of Engineering alumni

did just that—thought creatively and

responded to their own dreams, not to

fixed ideas of what engineers should

be—and got fantastic results.

From UA to . . .

ENGINEERSthinking

the

BOX

O U T S I D EO U T S I D E


Tuscaloosa MayorAl DuPont, B.S.C.E. ’61

As a young boy, Al DuPont would watchengineers build levies on the Mississippi Rivernear his family’s farm in Louisiana. He knewthat was what he wanted to do when he grewup. And he did, that is, after he served as amedic in the U.S. Army during World War II.During his short military term, he was woundedtwice, received two Purple Hearts and married agirl from Tuscaloosa, Ala.

DuPont began his engineering career work-ing for the highway department and studying atLouisiana State University. On one of his manyvisits to Tuscaloosa, he met University ofAlabama professors Warren Keith and LonginoWoodman while working on a Tuscaloosa watershortage problem. They convinced him to workfor the City of Tuscaloosa and attend theUniversity.

After working for the City for more than 30years, DuPont decided he wanted a change. “Ihad kids out of school, out of college,” he said,“so I decided to run for mayor.”

He has been elected mayor of Tuscaloosa sixtimes since that decision. He admits that evenbefore he was interested in engineering, he wasinterested in politics. “I became interested inpolitics in Louisiana, as I was growing up duringthe Depression,” DuPont said. “My family havealways been supporters of politics. We evenentertained (former Louisiana governor) HueyLong at our farm.”

. . . the Mayor’s Office

. . . the Courtroom

Patent Attorney Pete Pappas,B.S.Ch.E. ’84, J.D. ’87

Patent attorney Pete Pappas started at theCapstone in chemical engineering. During finalexams of his junior year, he decided he didn’twant to be a chemical engineer after all but hedidn’t know what he wanted to do. Then hespoke with Dr. Ervin Van Artsdalen, a professorin the physical chemistry department, and thatconversation changed his life. Van Artsdalen sug-gested that Pappas go to law school and consid-er becoming a patent attorney.

“To become a registered patent attorney, youmust have a degree in engineering or science,”explained Pappas. “My job is to protect technol-ogy and I have to understand that technology ingreat detail and be able to explain it in writing.

Because of the technical nature of the products Irepresent, I use my chemical engineering degreeevery day.”

Today, Pappas is a partner in the Atlanta firmSutherland Asbil & Brennan and concentratesprimarily in chemical patent prosecution,mechanical patent prosecution, federal trade-mark prosecution, and licensing. One of themost fulfilling aspects of his job is representingthe Coca-Cola Co. and understanding the historyand technology of such an interesting company. Sorry, but Pappas does not have the recipe.

“BECAUSE OF THE TECHNICAL NATURE OF THE PRODUCTS I REPRESENT,I USE MY CHEMICAL ENGINEERING DEGREE EVERY DAY.”“BECAUSE OF THE TECHNICAL NATURE OF THE PRODUCTS I REPRESENT,I USE MY CHEMICAL ENGINEERING DEGREE EVERY DAY.”

“I BECAME INTERESTED IN

POLITICS IN LOUISIANA, AS I WAS

GROWING UP DURING THE

DEPRESSION.”

“I BECAME INTERESTED IN

POLITICS IN LOUISIANA, AS I WAS

GROWING UP DURING THE

DEPRESSION.”


. . . the U.S. Embassy in France

. . . Hollywood

“I’VE ALWAYS FELT THAT PEOPLE HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO BE

INVOLVED IN POLITICS. ONE WAY IS TO VOTE—GOING FURTHER IS TO

ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE.”

“I’VE ALWAYS FELT THAT PEOPLE HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO BE

INVOLVED IN POLITICS. ONE WAY IS TO VOTE—GOING FURTHER IS TO

ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE.”

SOME CALLED HIM CRAZY, BUT HE

FOLLOWED HIS DREAMS, AND THEY

TOOK HIM TO WHERE HE BELONGS.

SOME CALLED HIM CRAZY, BUT HE

FOLLOWED HIS DREAMS, AND THEY

TOOK HIM TO WHERE HE BELONGS.

Ambassador Joe Rodgers, B.S.C.E ’56Joe Rodgers has engineering in his blood; his father, three brothers and brother-in-law were all

engineers. “It just seemed like the thing to do,” Rodgers said, on the decision to study engineering.However, he did rebel just a bit—he went to UA instead of Auburn. His father, who was the

Alabama highway director and worked closely with Auburn and UA, recommended the Capstone.During his engineering career, Rodgers worked for and founded several successful contracting

firms, but another duty was calling.“I’ve always felt that people have a responsibility to be involved in politics,” he said. “One way is

to vote—going further is to actively participate.” Rodgers participated and became chairman of several committees and campaigns for the

Republican Party, including the President’s Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board and the U.S. TradeRepresentative’s Foreign Investment Advisory Committee.

His most rewarding achievement was being appointed U.S. ambassador to France in 1985, aposition he held until 1989. French President François Mitterrand awarded him Grand Officer of theLegion of Honor, a rank only seven other living Americans hold.

Even after all of his political success, he still returned to his first passion—engineering. He isstill actively involved in Rodgers Capital Corp. and American Constructors Inc., which he founded.

Studio Executive Bernard Weitzman, B.S.C.E. ’47

Bernard Weitzman earned a civil engineer-ing degree from The University of Alabama, andthen returned to his home state of Massachusettsto work for an engineering firm in Boston. Hewouldn’t stay long; his dreams were calling him to Hollywood.

“I always wanted to be in show business,”Weitzman said. “And back then engineers weren’t too well paid. There was a lot moremoney, and a lot more laughs in show business.”

Weitzman worked his way from being anusher to being an executive at Desilu, Lorimar,MGM and Universal Studios, working on showslike “I Love Lucy” and movies like Duel, whichlaunched Steven Spielberg’s career. Today, he ispresident of Sussex Ltd., a management companyfor aspiring writers, actors and producers.

It took a great deal of hard work, and a

little bluffing, to get to the top, he said. He’llnever forget the feeling of accomplishment hehad when Universal Studios named him a vicepresident and general manager.

He didn’t listen to anyone who told him thathe wouldn’t make it, that he should just stay inBoston. Some called him crazy, but he followedhis dreams, and they took him right to where hebelongs.


. . . the Halls of Justice

. . . the Doctor’s Office

“MY PROUDEST ACHIEVEMENT IS

DEVELOPING THE AIR POLLUTION

STANDARDS IN THE STATE OF

ALABAMA IN THE 1970S.”

“MY PROUDEST ACHIEVEMENT IS

DEVELOPING THE AIR POLLUTION

STANDARDS IN THE STATE OF

ALABAMA IN THE 1970S.”

Environmental Attorney John Daniel, B.S.C.E. ’65, J.D. ’68

Another of our graduates who chose to puthis engineering expertise to use in the legalarena, John Daniel has devoted his career toenvironmental concerns. Daniel grew up withthe desire to be both an engineer and attorney;he just had to figure a way to use both degreestogether.

As he was preparing for life after law school,Dr. James Walters, professor emeritus of civilengineering, suggested he work in the publichealth service. In 1968, Daniel was commis-sioned as an officer in the U.S. Public HealthService; he was one of two chosen that yearbecause he had engineering and law degrees. He was placed in air pollution control at the federal level.

Since then, his career has soared in environ-mental law, especially in dealing with govern-ment contracts and policies. Daniel has held

several government positions, including chief of staff of the U.S. Environmental ProtectionAgency, chief of the Environmental Law Divisionof the Ohio Attorney General’s Office, and coun-sel to the then Alabama Air Pollution ControlCommission.

“My proudest achievement is developing theair pollution control standards in the state ofAlabama in the 1970s,” explained Daniel. “At thetime Alabama had the worst air pollution laws inthe country, and my engineering degree enabledme to combine the science aspect with the newair pollution laws.” Today, Daniel is an attorneyin the Washington, D.C., office of the Atlanta-based law firm Powell, Goldstein, Frazer &Murphy.

Ophthalmologist Dr. Patricia McCoy, B.S.Ch.E. ’85 Dr. Patricia McCoy always wanted to be a doctor, but she grew up in Huntsville, Ala., an engineer-

ing town, and her father is an engineer. So, when she started at the Capstone she didn’t know if shewanted to stay in school “forever” to become a doctor, and since she had a background in engineer-ing, she decided on chemical engineering.

During her years in chemical engineering, she interned at Dow Chemical Co. in Baton Rouge, La.“It was a lot of fun working in the chemical plant in the summer,” said McCoy.

She decided to stay in school and went to medical school at The University of Alabama atBirmingham, then on to an internship at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis, Tenn., and her resi-dency at the University of Tennessee at Memphis. Today, McCoy is a practicing ophthalmologist withThe Eye Center in Huntsville, Ala.

“I use the skills I learned in engineering every day,” explained McCoy. “Engineering basics areproblem solving skills and I encounter different types of problems with each patient I work with,whether it is eye surgery for cataracts, glaucoma, crossed eyes or eye lids.”

“The part of the job I really love is that my patients see immediate results, and that differs frommy work in chemical engineering in that sometimes projects take weeks and sometimes monthsbefore you can see the results,” said McCoy.

“I USE THE SKILLS I LEARNED IN ENGINEERING EVERY DAY.”“I USE THE SKILLS I LEARNED IN ENGINEERING EVERY DAY.”


Bull riders live for the excitement, com-petitiveness, and adrenaline rush theyexperience with every ride. They can’t

wait for the next opportunity to sit on a bull fora mere eight seconds!

Brian Wheat, a sophomore in civil and envi-ronmental engineering, experiences that excite-ment every weekend bull riding in rodeos. As amember of the Southern Pro Bull RidersAssociation, Wheat competes in rodeos inAlabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky,Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, SouthCarolina and Tennessee.

CE student balances

classwork with busy

rodeo schedule

CE student balances

classwork with busy

rodeo schedule

A native of Tuscaloosa, Wheat gotinterested in bull riding when a high-school friend talked him into trying it ata practice area in Cottondale, Ala. Afterthat experience, he’s been riding eversince. He was on the National HighSchool Finals team and was ranked inthe top four high-school bull riders inthe state of Alabama. Wheat was offeredscholarships to colleges with rodeoteams throughout the Southeast, but hedecided not to accept them becausenone of the colleges had engineering programs.

“Riding bulls is fun and exciting, but I knewI wanted to study engineering,” said Wheat.“Making a good salary bull riding is tough,especially when you are injured. With engineer-ing, I’ll be able to have a more stable career.”

Wheat’s best ride has been a high of 89points out of 100. Another thrill was attendingthe Terry Don West Bull Riding School. His

worst ride was in September 2001, when he dis-located his shoulder and had major reconstruc-tive surgery on his face. After that ride, Wheatnow wears an optional safety helmet.

“So far, bull riding has not really interferedwith my school work, although I did have to reschedule my final exam in Dr. Haynes’class because I had a rodeo in Georgia,”commented Wheat.

“Riding bulls is fun and

exciting, but I knew I wanted

to study engineering.”


The University of Alabama honored outstanding pioneers who playedkey roles in breaking racial barriers on campus as part of “Opening

Doors,” a three-day program June 9–11 that commemorated the 40thanniversary of the first successful enrollment of African-American studentsat the Capstone. Gov. George Wallace’s famous “stand in the schoolhousedoor” was met with a different reaction 40 years later when Gov. Bob Rileywelcomed Vivian Malone Jones with open arms.

“Diversity is an integral part of the success of this University,”commented Dr. Timothy J. Greene, dean of the College of Engineering. “Toprovide a well-rounded education, faculty, staff and students must interactwith each other to experience different backgrounds, races, religions andcultures fully.”

The College of Engineering continues to recognize the importance ofdiversity through its Multicultural Engineering Program (MEP), which wasestablished in 1987 through a joint grant from the NationalAction Council for Minorities in Engineering and the Alfred P.Sloan Foundation. MEP services include pre-college counseling;enrollment counseling; tutorial assistance and counseling forenrolled students; assistance with the Cooperative EducationProgram; internship programs; and job placement upongraduation. MEP also assists undergraduate students applyingfor scholarships and other financial aid and providesinformation about scholarships and fellowships for graduatestudents.

To support the MEP, the Council of Partners, which wasformed three years ago, consists of eight corporate participantswho serve diversity programs as financial contributors, programsteering representatives, program evaluators and studentmentors. Each Council of Partners member sends arepresentative to meet on the UA campus twice a year to giveoversight and direction to the College’s diversity programs.

“Currently, more than 18 percent of the College ofEngineering’s undergraduate population are minorities (African-American, Hispanic and Native American). The College hasdemonstrated a long-term commitment to improving

UA HONORS PIONEERS AT “OPENING DOORS” EVENTCollege of Engineering strives for diversity

“Diversity is an integral part of the successof this University. To provide a well-roundededucation, faculty, staff and students mustinteract with each other to experience different backgrounds, races, religions and cultures fully.”

—Dr. Timothy J. Greene, Dean of the College of Engineering

educational opportunities for minorities in engineering professions,” saidMiranda Carlisle, Southern Company multicultural engineering programcoordinator. “With a minimum annual contribution of $25,000 per yearfor four years, the Council of Partners helps secure many opportunities forour students.”

Recently, Honda Manufacturing of Alabama joined Alabama Power,American Cast Iron Pipe Co. (ACIPCO), BE&K, BellSouth, SouthernCompany, Southern Nuclear, and United States Steel as a Council ofPartners member.

“These dedicated companies recognize the importance of diversity intheir businesses and strive to develop multicultural organizations,”explained Carlisle. “We’re thrilled that Honda Manufacturing of Alabamahas chosen to help expand the future of many students through UA’sdiversity programs.”


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News

HALL OF FAME INDUCTS TWO COE ALUMNI

The State of AlabamaEngineering Hall of Fame

inducted two College of Engineeringalumni during a ceremony on Feb.15, 2003, at the Auburn UniversityHotel and Dixon Conference Center.The State of Alabama EngineeringHall of Fame was founded by procla-mation of the governor in 1987 tohonor, preserve and perpetuate theoutstanding accomplishments andcontributions of individuals, projects,corporations and institutions that have brought and continue to bring sig-nificant recognition to the state. College of Engineering alumni inductedwere Dennis L. Baxendale and Leroy McAbee.

Dennis L. Baxendale (B.S.Ch.E. ’66), president and CEO of ELTECHSystems Corp., began his career in chemical engineering as a process engi-neer at Diamond Shamrock’s chlorine plant in Mobile. The University ofAlabama graduate held many executive and management positions at thecompany and was a “charter member” of the upper management team ofDiamond Shamrock’s divestiture unit, which became ELTECH. Baxendalecontinues to have strong links to his alma mater—he was recognized as aDistinguished Engineering Fellow in 2000 and as a Chemical EngineeringFellow in 1999.

Leroy McAbee (B.S.M.E. ’62)formed McAbee & Company in 1963and it has grown into one of the mostrespected construction and engineer-ing firms in the region. The firm’semployment practices have earned aNational Society of ProfessionalEngineers commendation, and thefirm’s accident reporting is 80 per-cent below average. McAbee hasbeen honored as a UA DistinguishedEngineering Fellow in 1988 and theTuscaloosa County Citizen of the

Year and has earned Scouting’s Silver Beaver Award and a presidentialappointment to the U.S. Selective Service Board.

Nominations are being accepted for the 2005 State of AlabamaEngineering Hall of Fame. Nomination forms are available athttp://aehof.eng.ua.edu and are due by July 1, 2004.

CARUSO NAMED COE OUTSTANDINGALUMNI VOLUNTEER

In 1995 the College of Engineering began an annual tradition of recog-nizing alumni who have put forth exceptional effort to promote and

support the College as its Outstanding Alumni Volunteer. This year’s hon-oree is Vincent P. Caruso.

Caruso has exhibited dedication to the College of Engineering as wellas to the engineering profession and his community. He has served theCollege for many years on the board of the Capstone Engineering Societyand was an active and loyal supporter for many years prior to this service.Caruso wanted to support students, so he established an endowed scholar-ship that will provide perpetual financial support. He also has been sup-portive of many other scholarships through the College.

For almost half a century, Caruso contributed to the fields of industrialand aerospace engineering. He received his bachelor’s degree in industrialengineering from Alabama in 1951 and started a career with StandardCasket Manufacturing in Birmingham. He then went on to spend 35 yearswith NASA and the Boeing Co., focusing on space vehicle manufacturing,assembly, and test and launch operations. He has worked on many pro-jects, including the Saturn, Apollo, Skylab and space shuttle programs.

He retired from NASA in 1987 and from Boeing in 1998. Along the wayhe received many top awards for his work. Among his honors is the SilverSnoopy Award given annually by NASA to the top one percent of theirworkforce. He also won NASA’s Exceptional Service Medal and was recog-nized in the 105th Congressional Record for outstanding professional and civic service.

Caruso was honored as this year’s Outstanding Alumni Volunteer at theCollege’s Distinguished Engineering Fellows banquet in March. Previouswinners of the award include F. William Keith Jr., Susanna Tomlinson, TomPatterson, Charles “Pap” Long, John Phillip Duke, Mike O’Brien, DanTurner and Leroy McAbee.

UA President Robert E. Witt (left), Vincent Caruso (center) and DeanTimothy J. Greene (right).

Dennis L. Baxendale

Leroy McAbee


News

COLLEGE ANNOUNCES NEW DOTHAN AREASTUDENT RECRUITING AND ADVISING

Malcolm “Mickey” Johnson,B.S.M.E. ’65, will now assist

the College of Engineering in studentrecruiting and advising in the Dothanarea, specifically to support theB.S.M.E. at Troy State UniversityDothan. A reception dinner was heldat the Dothan Country Club to intro-duce Johnson on April 24, 2003.

Johnson, retired vice president ofBE&K Engineering Co., is a registeredengineer in Alabama and Californiaand has held executive positions atGeorgia Kraft Co., Union Camp Corp., and Monsanto Chemical Co. He wasnamed a Distinguished Engineering Fellow in 1997.

Malcolm “Mickey” Johnson

CAPSTONE ENGINEERING SOCIETY–CONTEST FOR SCHOLARSHIPS

This spring the CapstoneEngineering Society held a

“Contest for Scholarships” andencouraged alumni to make contri-butions to CES and recruit new mem-bers. Points were awarded to thosewho participated during the contestperiod from February 1 through April30. Several alumni participated andCES members Charles York of Dothanand Tom Terrell of Mobile tied forthe win. This fall, the two will havescholarships awarded in their namesto deserving engineering students who have a financial need.

York said he was happy to be a contest winner and feels strongly thatscholarship support is critical to thequality of our engineering studentpopulation. “Anytime a student canget a little relief from the financialpressure of getting an education, it iswell worth it,” commented York.“The engineering curriculum is fairlydemanding; I hope that my scholar-ship recipient will be able to worry alittle more about the classroom anda little less about the cost of being inthe classroom.”

Terrell agrees and looks forwardto corresponding with his engineering

scholarship recipient during the year. “I would like to meet the recipient ofmy award and stay in touch through his or her time at UA,” Terrell said.“You never know what will make a difference in someone’s life. I hope thatin some way this bit of financial support will instill confidence in this stu-dent and make their experience better, richer, and, in the end, help createan excellent engineer.”

The $1,500 scholarships are for one year only and will be presented tostudents who have exhibited solid academic ability but also have a financialneed. If you have an interest in providing financial support for engineeringstudents, please contact the College’s director of advancement, KarenBaldwin, at 1-800-333-8156.

Thanks to all who participated in the contest!

Charles York

Tom Terrell

BIG THANKS TO . . . Our recent partners in the UA College of Engineering family. Weappreciate their support of our students and programs.

Honda Manufacturing of Alabama becoming the newest Council ofPartners member by supporting the Multicultural EngineeringProgram for the next four years

BellSouth Corp. for continuing support of the Council of Partners inthe Multicultural Engineering Program

ACIPCO for their continuing support of the Council of Partners in theMulticultural Engineering Program

Alabama Power Foundation for continuing support of the Chair inIntelligent Systems for Manufacturing in the industrial engineeringdepartment

Southern Nuclear Operating Co. for continuing support of the SouthernNuclear scholarship funds for College of Engineering students

3M Foundation Inc. supporting the Multicultural EngineeringScholarship Program for the 2003–04 academic year

The Boeing Co. for continuing support of a scholarship for multicul-tural engineering and two general engineering scholarships

Rodgers Foundation for continuing support of the Rodgers FamilyScholarship for civil engineering students

Warren Ross for continuing support of an endowed scholarship inaerospace engineering and mechanics

Diversified Career & Educational Services for their continuing supportof the Multicultural Engineering Program

Tom E. Doster III for continuing support of an endowed scholarship inindustrial engineering

Robert J. and L. Dianne Dlouhy for continuing support of an endowedscholarship in civil engineering

Magnequench Technology Center for continuing support of the metal-lurgical and materials engineering department


SIX HONORED AS UA DISTINGUISHED ENGINEERING FELLOWS

Aselect group of six alumni of the University of Alabama College ofEngineering were honored in March as Distinguished Engineering

Fellows. Recognition as a Fellow is the highest commendation given tograduates and other supporters who have strengthened the reputation ofthe College through their efforts and achievements.

Clint Coleman, B.S.E.E. ’83Clint Coleman is vice president of Carrier Networks DivisionEngineering, Loop Technologies for ADTRAN Inc., a manufacturer ofinnovative telecommunications projects. Coleman began his profession-al career with UDS/Motorola in Huntsville as a design engineer. In1987, he joined ADTRAN where he was a charter member of the designteam that developed ADTRAN’s first HDSL transceiver. Through his contributions, he helped ADTRAN grow from a small start-up companyto a major telecommunications equipment provider with annual revenues exceeding $450 million.

John W. Covington, B.S.Ch.E. ’72John Covington is president of Chesapeake Consulting, a company hefounded in 1988, which gives more than 10 percent of its pre-tax profits tocharities chosen by a committee of employees. After years of working invarious management roles, Covington got the chance to follow one of hisdreams by starting his own business, Chesapeake Consulting. ThroughCovington’s leadership, Chesapeake Consulting has worked with compa-nies around the globe including Georgia Pacific Corp., 3M Corp., andWilson Sporting Goods Co. This past year, the company’s recorded grossprofits surpassed $3 million. Covington was named Small Businesspersonof the Year by the Greater Severna Park (Maryland) Chamber ofCommerce in 2002.

James M. Delahay, PE, B.S.C.E. ’80, M.S.C.E. ’87James Delahay, president and CEO of LBYD Inc., has been the structuralengineer of record for hundreds of commercial and industrial buildingprojects throughout the United States. A few notable building projects withLBYD include the award-winning Birmingham Airport additions and reno-vations and the Mercedes-Benz Visitor and Training Center in Vance.Delahay has been the chairman of the Structural Committee of theInternational Building Code. He also has served as the vice chairman of

Pictured from left to right:Clint Coleman, JohnCovington, James Delahay,Terry Woods, Merrill Jones, UAPresident Robert E. Witt andDean Timothy J. Greene.

the Wind Load Task Committee of the ASCE 7 Committee. Through his lead-ership, this group redefined the procedures for calculating wind loads andis considered the foremost wind-engineering group in the U.S.

Merrill Jones, B.S.Ch.E. ’61, M.S.Ch.E. ’63, Ph.D. ’65Merrill Jones is the project manager for sustaining engineering, programengineering and program closeout for the NASA Spacelab and payloadscarriers programs for the Boeing Co. He was the Boeing member on aninternational team to plan Spacelab’s use for educational purposes by theUnited States and Europe. Jones’ outstanding performance on both theSpacelab and the International Space Station programs has been widelyrecognized as a key contribution to program success for the Boeing Co.and to the U.S. space program. Jones received the H.G. Johnston MemorialAward for the outstanding UA engineering student in 1961, and he receiveda UA Outstanding Chemical Engineering Fellow Award in 1988.

Marc Bryant Tyson, B.S.C.E. ’85Marc Bryant Tyson is president and founder of Ready Mix USA Inc. He hasestablished the company as one of the top ready-mix concrete, concreteblock and aggregate producers in the Southeast. The company employsmore than 1,100 people in five states and includes 80 ready-mix concreteplants, 18 block plants, seven sand and gravel operations, and a septictank plant. Notable projects where Ready Mix USA products have beeninstrumental include Shelby Hall, the interdisciplinary science buildingunder construction on the UA campus, the Honda manufacturing plant inLincoln, and the Mercedes-Benz manufacturing plant in Vance.

Terry R. Woods, PE, B.S.Mt.E. ’80Terry Woods is the Tennessee Valley Authority’s Nuclear Power programchief civil and metallurgical engineer, responsible for providing technicalsupport and strategic guidance to multiple plant sites on safety and reliabil-ity issues. Woods was recently featured in Diversity Careers magazine forhis involvement in recruiting and training new college graduates and he isinstrumental in TVA’s recruiting of UA interns and graduating engineers.Woods received a UA Outstanding Metallurgical Engineering Fellow Awardin 1988.


Surveying the College

CORDES RECEIVES HACKNEY AWARDDr. David Cordes, associate professor and head of the computer sci-

ence department, received the 2003 T. Morris Hackney Endowed FacultyLeadership Award. The award honors a faculty member who exemplifiesthe leadership qualities that advance and add to the stature of the Collegeof Engineering.

Cordes has served the College of Engineering admirably for 15 years.He has been involved in several professional organizations, has receivednumerous awards for his accomplishments, and has authored more than100 publications and presentations throughout his career. Cordes receivedhis B.S. from the University of Arkansas, his M.S. from Purdue University,and his Ph.D. from Louisiana State University.

Under Cordes’ leadership, the computer science department hasevolved into a valuable resource in the College of Engineering. Through hisefforts the department has become a well-respected program academicallyand has developed a solid research foundation. He has been a key figure indeveloping innovative curriculum for the department, which has beenawarded competitive grants totaling more than $4.5 million.

In addition to his departmental duties, he currently is serving asproject director for the State of Alabama National Science Foundation’sEPSCoR Internet2 Effort, which extends the scope of state research by combining efforts with six universities in the state. He also has been a keyfigure in the Foundation Coalition, serving as the national strategy directorfor sharing, outreach and dissemination activities.

This award was created as a tribute to T. Morris Hackney for his lead-ership of the Citation Corp. As president of Citation, Mr. Hackney support-ed The University of Alabama with a $1 million endowment to providestudent scholarships and fund renovations of UA’s foundry. This award ismade possible by contributions from Mr. John H. Josey, and his son, Mr.Howard Josey.

Cordes was recognized as the Hackney Award winner at the College’sDistinguished Engineering Fellows banquet in March.

SANDLIN RECEIVED OUTSTANDING SENIOR AWARD

A $500 cash stipend and plaque were presented to Destin WilsonSandlin, a mechanical engineering major, as the 2003 CES OutstandingSenior. He is the recipient of a NASA Space Grant, ASME International GasTurbine Institute Scholarship, the Milton Ward Scholarship, the ToddMemorial Scholarship, a Boeing Scholarship, the New York Chapter AlumniAerospace Scholarship, the Madeline Keaton Kuniff Endowed AviationScholarship, and the Youngblood Engineering Scholarship. Sandlin’s acade-mic honors include the President’s List, the Dean’s List, NASA Space GrantScholar, Pi Tau Sigma, Pi Eta Sigma, Mortar Board, International GasTurbine Institute Award, Harrisberger Award for senior design excellence,and Tau Beta Pi–Shiniest Bent.

UA President Robert E. Witt (left), Dr. David Cordes (center) and DeanTimothy J. Greene (right).

Dean Timothy J. Green (left), Destin Sandlin (center) and CherylAltemara, director of the Capstone Engineering Society (right).

COE STUDENTS RACE MINI-BAJA IN UTAHA team of six mechanical engineering seniors competed in Provo, Utah,

May 6–12, racing a Mini-Baja vehicle on an off-road track as part of asenior design-class project. The students designed and built the Mini-Bajaunder project advisor Dr. Joey Parker, associate professor of mechanicalengineering. They competed in three separate events, against more than100 teams, and achieved their primary goal of completing the enduranceportion of the race.


NEW FACES AT THE COE

SUTTON JOINS AS NEW HEAD OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

The University of Alabama College ofEngineering recently named Dr. William Sutton ashead of the department of mechanical engineering(ME).

“The College of Engineering is excited that Dr.Sutton will serve as head of mechanical engineer-ing,” said Dr. Timothy J. Greene, dean of theCollege of Engineering. “He brings to the positionan accomplished background of research and teaching, and his dedicationand leadership will advance both the College and the University.”

Sutton received his bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees inmechanical engineering from North Carolina State University in 1973, 1975and 1981 respectively.

After receiving his doctorate, Sutton began teaching at the University ofOklahoma, where he became professor and interim director of the Schoolof Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering. His research and teachingemphasize environmental energy systems and thermal sciences.

Sutton is a registered professional engineer in North Carolina andOklahoma, and he is a member of the American Institute of Aeronauticsand Astronautics, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and theSociety of Automotive Engineers. He also has authored or co-authoredmore than 40 articles, conference presentations and research reports.

Before pursuing his doctorate, Sutton worked in the private sector as adesign engineer at Rockwell International and as a senior engineer atCarolina Power & Light Co.

WYMER JOINS AS DIRECTOR OFPUBLIC RELATIONS

Mary Wymer joined the College as directorof public relations. A native of Jacksonville, Fla.,she received her degree in public relations fromFlorida State University. Wymer is responsiblefor publicizing news and events of the College of Engineering and serving as editor of theCapstone Engineer. Most recently, Wymerserved as the public relations senior account

executive at the advertising agency of Gish, Sherwood & Friends inNashville, Tenn., where she managed public relations campaigns fornumerous manufacturing-based clients.

JEWELL IS NEW CES PROGRAMASSISTANT

Angela Jewell has joined the CapstoneEngineering Society as the new program assistant.The Tuscaloosa native has more than 10 years ofadministrative experience. Her duties with CESinclude receiving and acknowledging contribu-tions, working with the board of directors on var-ious activities, and providing general assistance forCES members.

ME PROFESSOR RECEIVES TWO FELLOW AWARDS

Dr. Stephen Kavanaugh, professor of mechani-cal engineering, was presented with Fellowawards by the American Society of Heating,Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers Inc.and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.Kavanaugh is considered an international authority in ground-source heatpump technology and use.

PROJECT ROSE RECEIVES ENVIRONMENTALEDUCATION PROGRAM AWARD

Project ROSE (Recycled Oil Saves Energy), the voluntary, used motoroil recycling program for the state of Alabama, recently received the 2003Best Environmental Education Program in Alabama award from theEnvironmental Education Association of Alabama.

STUDENTS EXPERIMENT ON NASA'S FLYING LABORATORY

A group of UA engineering students recently performed experiments ina NASA-sponsored reduced-gravity laboratory. The students experienced a“weightless” testing environment by spending several hours aboard aBoeing KC-135A jet, which performed parabolic maneuvers to createreduced-gravity conditions. The research project was titled TARGET:Threaded Assembly Reduced Gravity Environment Testing.

TWO COE STUDENTS PLACE IN IIE STUDENTAWARD OF EXCELLENCE

Recent UA industrial engineering graduates Tonita Romero and KaylaErwin placed second and third, respectively, for the Institute of IndustrialEngineers Student Award of Excellence. The two were recognized for theawards at the IIE annual conference in May.

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IE PROFESSOR ELECTED PRESIDENT OF ISOESDr. Paul S. Ray, associate professor of industrial engineering, was elect-

ed president of the International Society for Occupational Ergonomics andSafety. Founded in 1986, the ISOES consists of engineers specializing inoccupational ergonomics and safety in more than 17 countries.

UA ASME WINS LITTLE GIANT AWARDUA’s student chapter of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

recently received the Little Giant Award, a national award for its activities.The award recognizes student sections that show outstanding achievementbased on student section effectiveness, including diversity of activities. Tobe considered for the award, an ASME chapter must be judged to havemerited distinction in its respective region. The UA chapter received firstplace in region XI. Other colleges in the region include Auburn University,Mississippi State University and the Georgia Institute of Technology.

CE PROFESSOR ELECTED TREASURER OF CUTC

Dr. Daniel S. Turner, professor of civil andenvironmental engineering and director of theUniversity Transportation Center for Alabama, hasbeen elected treasurer of the Council of UniversityTransportation Centers. This initiates a four-yearcommitment to the CUTC, during which Turnerwill serve one-year terms in succession as treasurer,vice president, president, and then on the executive committee.


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COE ANNOUNCES NEW LEADERSHIP BOARD CHAIR

Robert Haubein, retired executive vice pres-ident of Southern Company Generation, has beennamed chairman of the College of EngineeringLeadership Board. During his two-year term,Haubein will preside over all Leadership Boardmeetings and oversee all the activities andresponsibilities of the board. The Leadership

Board consists of engineering leaders from Alabama and the United States.Its mission is to review programs and accomplishments of the College ofEngineering and provide the dean with critical analyses.

TODD ELECTED SOUTHEASTASEE PRESIDENT

Dr. Beth Todd, associate professor ofmechanical engineering, recently was electedpresident of the Southeast Section of theAmerican Society of Engineering Education.

NSF HAS RECORD-BREAKINGCONFERENCE

The 2003 National Science Foundation’s Design, Service andManufacturing Grantees and Research Conference, hosted by the COE, washeld in Birmingham. The conference included more than 725 attendees, 500posters, 350 papers, 30 invited talks, six technical tours and included thekeynote lecture by Paul MacCready, Time magazine’s Engineer of the Century.

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Dr. Philip Johnson (right) holds a piece of rebar with a holein it made by the waterjet drill. Dr. Andrew Graettingerstands in the background.

RESEARCH NEWS

TRUCK WITH PROTOTYPE FUEL-CELL AUXILIARYPOWER UNIT VISITED UA CAMPUS

A heavy-duty highway tractor truck equipped with a first-of-its-kind fuel-cell auxiliary power unit (APU), which is designed toreduce diesel fuel consumption and emissions, made a stop at theCollege of Engineering. Researchers at UA’s Center for AdvancedVehicle Technologies have been directly involved with the develop-ment of the truck-mounted device.

The Freightliner Class 8 Sleeper Cab truck is equipped with afuel-cell APU, which generates power for the truck’s onboard elec-tronics and appliances. The APU has the potential to substantiallyreduce fuel usage, vehicle emissions and maintenance costs bymore efficiently and cleanly meeting power needs. This prototypeAPU recently was awarded the Automotive EngineeringInternational Tech 2003 Award for being one of the top technolo-gies on display at the Society of Automotive Engineers’ WorldCongress in Detroit, Mich.

UA’s Center for Advanced Vehicle Technologies supports thefuel-cell APU partnership by providing noise and vibration analysisand system modeling capabilities.

UA RESEARCHERS DEVELOP NEW METHOD TOSTABILIZE OLDER BUILDINGS

Dr. Andrew Graettinger, assistant professor of civil and environmentalengineering, and Dr. Philip Johnson, associate professor of civil and envi-ronmental engineering, have developed a method of drilling long, straight,small holes in typical building materials without compromising the strengthof the structure. This new method will be used for building stabilization,especially in areas that are considered earthquake zones.

Masonry structures can withstand tremendous vertical loads, butproblems arise when the structure moves horizontally as happens duringan earthquake. Steel reinforcing bars inserted vertically and horizontallythrough the walls can stabilize the structure, but conventional drillingequipment cannot be controlled well enough to drill holes into an existing wall.

Graettinger and Johnson developed a new waterjet drill that makes longholes which are smaller and straighter than any other current drill. Thewaterjet is also portable, making it easy to bring to and move around thework site. They modified a pressure washer to incorporate grit into itswater stream. The mixture of water, polymer and grit shoots out of a 1/4-inch drill rod that is connected to an abrasive injection system and 5,000-psi pressure washer. At 545 miles per hour, the mixture sands and washesaway almost any material including steel, concrete and brick.

The holes can be used for the insertion of stabilizing bars to tie a struc-ture together internally to resist shaking. This new method could preservehistorical structures and save thousands of dollars in construction costs.



RESEARCH NEWS

CHE PROFESSOR RECEIVES NSF CAREER AWARD

The National Science Foundation has awarded Dr. Tonya Klein, aReichhold-Shumaker Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering, with aCAREER Award, NSF’s most prestigious award for top performing scientistsand engineers early in their careers. Klein has been awarded a five-year,$570,000 grant to further explore ways of producing smaller and lessexpensive computer chips.

The award is courtesy of NSF’s Faculty Early Career DevelopmentProgram (CAREER). NSF established CAREER in 1995 to help top per-formers early in their careers to develop simultaneously their contribu-tions and commitment to research and to education. According to the NSFwebsite, CAREER supports the activities of those teacher-scholars who are“most likely to become the academic leaders of the 21st century.” CAREERawardees are selected on the basis of creative, career-development plansthat effectively integrate research and education within the context of themission of their institution.

Klein will investigate “atomic layer deposition.” This is a method fordepositing thin films—only several molecules thick—one atomic layer ata time, as a process for forming materials used in electronic and magneticdevices, including computer chips.

UA COMPUTER SCIENTISTS DEVELOP NEW LAWENFORCEMENT SEARCH ENGINE

Arrests, routine traffic stops and other daily law enforcement duties can be dangerous for police officers, but now they are becoming a littlesafer, faster and more accurate thanks to a new system developed by UAcomputer scientists.

The Law Enforcement Tactical System, or LETS, is a secure, Web-basedsearch engine that allows law enforcement and criminal justice agencies tosearch numerous databases simultaneously, returning information in realtime while it facilitates in-depth searches. Those searches can be done byperson or vehicle characteristics. The system was developed by UA’s CAREResearch & Development Laboratory (CRDL) in 2002 and has grown rapidly.

“Officers in the field can find out who is driving a car they are follow-ing and can make a positive identification of people who do not have a dri-ver’s license in their possession,” explained Dr. David Brown, computerscience professor and director of development of the CRDL.

LETS also can check warrants and protection orders. Officers on theside of the road can gain access to these databases without having to radiothe information to a dispatcher, who would then input it into one databaseat a time.

Brown works with Dr. Allen Parrish, associate professor of computerscience and director of the CRDL, and Dr. Brandon Dixon, assistant profes-sor of computer science, on the growing LETS project. Currently, there areabout 3,000 users of the system, and an average of one database a monthis being added.

The UA team is working with several agencies throughout the state tocontinue the development and implementation of LETS, including theAlabama Office of Law Enforcement Systems Integration and Standards,Department of Public Safety, Administrative Office of Courts, Office of theAttorney General, and the Department of Economic and Community Affairs.Direct financial support has come from the Southwest Alabama IntegratedCriminal Justice System.


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Events


GOLF TOURNAMENT RAISES FUNDS FOR CES

The Greater Birmingham Chapter of theCapstone Engineering Society held its thirdannual CES Golf Tournament on April 28 at theTannehill National Golf Course in Birmingham.Net proceeds of almost $6,000 will benefit CESinitiatives, including scholarships for outstand-ing engineering students. The tournament wasopen to alumni and friends.

BIG THANKS to this year’s sponsors

•ACIPCO•Bradley Arant Rose & White LLP•Brasfield & Gorrie•Burr & Forman LLP•Chesapeake Consulting Inc.•Consolidated Pipe &

Supply Co. Inc.•Continental Conveyer &

Equipment Co.•Corus Tuscaloosa•Crest Cadillac of Birmingham•C. S. Beatty Construction Inc.•Dobbs Electric•Doughty & Powers

Engineering LLC•EBSCO Promotional Products•Forestry Environmental

Services Inc.•Martin Engineering Co. Inc.•Malcolm Pirnie•McAbee Construction Inc.•Rast Construction Inc.•Russo Corp.•Saiia Construction LLC•The Thompson Foundation•USInfrastructure Inc.•Volkert & Associates Inc.•Vulcan Painters Inc.•Wade Sand and Gravel Inc.

Above: Jon Noland (center), B.S.M.E. ’92,congratulates the winners, Dan Smith(left) and Chris Rush (right), B.S.C.E. ’96.Noland and Rush were co-chairs of the golftournament.

Left: BrianMoore, B.S.C.E.’97, won theputting con-test. Mooreserved as a co-chair of the golf tournament.

GREATER BIRMINGHAM AREA CES CHAPTER PLANSMEETING AT NEW MOTOR-SPORTS PARK IN OCTOBER

All Greater Birmingham Area UA engineersand friends are invited to tour the new BarberMotors Sports Park in Leeds on Wednesday,October 29. The new park is rumored to be oneof the finest road racing facilities of its kind inthe country. Attendees will learn about thecourse and its design, as well as tour the facili-ties and the motorcycle museum located in thepark. The motorcycle collection is consideredthe largest in the world. There will be a chargeto attend.

For more information, please call CherylAltemara at (205) 348-2341 or e-mail [email protected].

GREATER BIRMINGHAM CES CHAPTER TOURS SLOSS FURNACES

Birmingham-area UA engineers gathered on February 28 to tour the historic Sloss Furnacesand hear from the director of the furnaces, Bob Rathburn, Ph.D. After a brief update on continuedefforts to preserve the furnaces, attendees took a guided tour of the grounds. The group is pictured just beyond the structure where the blast furnace is housed.


COE ALUMNI ENJOY MCGIFFERT FISH FRYOn May 1, 2003, McGiffert & Associates LLC hosted a fish fry at the

McGiffert family farm for COE alumni. Guests were treated to a dinner ofcatfish, chicken fingers, fried shrimp, chicken livers and all the trimmings.Approximately 150 alumni gathered at the farm to enjoy fellowship anddelicious food.

ALABAMA POWER HOSTS UA ENGINEERS LUNCHEON

Alabama Power Co. treated its Birmingham-area employees, who holdengineering degrees from The University of Alabama, to lunch on April 22at its headquarters in Birmingham. The luncheon was a great way for theCapstone Engineering Society (CES) and alumni to connect. Selina Lee(B.S.E.E. ’90), assistant to senior vice president of power delivery forAlabama Power, coordinated the luncheon with the CES.

This is the first event of its kind for CES and other events are beingplanned with companies employing many COE graduates. If you would liketo host an event like this for UA engineers at your company, please callCheryl Altemara at (205) 348-2341.

COE CELEBRATES FIRST ENGINEERINGWEEK (E-WEEK)

The College celebrated its first Engineering Week, March 8–14.Events included a University-wide open house, a bowling tourna-ment, pizza party, and an alumni panel discussion.

BOEING CO. CONTINUES COE SUPPORT WITH SCHOLARSHIPS

Dean Timothy J. Greene accepts a scholarship check from Peri Widener(left), Boeing Huntsville senior site executive, and Dan Olberding (right),Boeing missile defense systems director of engineering. On April 4 at theBoeing Tech Fellowship Banquet, Boeing presented the College ofEngineering with a $2,000 scholarship for multicultural engineering andtwo general engineering scholarships for $6,000.

Dean Timothy J. Greene accepts a check from Darryl Jones, dis-trict manager of electronics deployment with BellSouth. Pictured leftto right are Miranda Carlisle, College of Engineering SouthernCompany multicultural engineering coordinator; Dean Greene; DarrylJones, BellSouth; Sylvia Kelsoe, major accounts manager withBellSouth; and Karen Baldwin, College of Engineering director ofadvancement.

James Freer (center), team manager in Honda’s human resourcesdepartment, presents Miranda Carlisle (left) and Karen Baldwin(right) with Honda’s Council of Partners check. Freer will beHonda’s Council of Partners representative.

BELLSOUTH CORP. AND HONDA MANUFACTURING OF ALABAMA SUPPORTTHE COUNCIL OF PARTNERS


JOBS/PROMOTIONS/AWARDS

1949Richard Acker, B.S.I.E. ’49, was inducted into the MississippiBusiness Hall of Fame in 2003.Acker was the former director ofMississippi operations for DelphiPackard Electric and executivedirector of the Jackson EnterpriseCenter. Acker was inducted as aDistinguished Engineering Fellow in 1987.

1963Ed Watt, B.S.C.E. ’63,received the Out-standing Engineer ofthe Year award fromthe professional engi-neering societies inChattanooga, Tenn. Itis presented to anengineer who has made outstand-ing professional contributions tohis or her profession, public wel-fare and/or humanity. Watt is anexecutive vice president at theVolkert & Associates Inc.Chattanooga office.

1965John Daniel, B.S.C.E.’65, J.D. ’68, joinedPowell, Goldstein,Frazer & Murphy LLPin Washington, D.C.,as Of Counsel to thefirm’s government andconstruction contractspractice. Daniel is a member of theCollege of Engineering’s LeadershipBoard and was inducted as aDistinguished Engineering Fellow in 1988.

1973Robert M. Savage Jr., B.S.Ch.E.’73, joined Northrop GrummanInformation Technology, which issupporting the Defense ThreatReduction Agency in Alexandria, Va.

1975Jane Ammons, Ph.D., B.S.I.E. ’75,M.S.I.E. ’76, received the Institutefor Industrial Engineers FellowAward, which recognizes distin-guished service and leadership.Ammons is the NSF ADVANCE professor of engineering and aprofessor in industrial and systemsengineering in the College ofEngineering at the Georgia Instituteof Technology. Ammons wasinducted as a DistinguishedEngineering Fellow in 1993.

1982Mark Fuller, B.S.Ch.E.’82, J.D. ’85, was appoint-ed to the Middle Districtbench by PresidentGeorge W. Bush in August2002. Fuller received rec-ommendations for the district judgeship fromSenators Jeff Sessions and

Richard Shelby. Previously, Fullerserved as assistant district attorneyfor the 12th Judicial Circuit in Alabama.

Rodney M. Young,B.S.M.E. ’82, joinedThompson Hine LLP inCincinnati, Ohio, workingin the intellectual propertypractice group. Young is aregistered patent attorney,admitted to practice inOhio, Indiana and beforethe U.S. Patent andTrademark office.

1986Teresa Compton Guarcello,B.S.M.E. ’86, and Scottie PentonOliver, B.S.Pet.E. ’86, announcedthe formation of ExecutiveAdvantage Group, a minority-owned consulting firm that matchesthe skill sets of executive parentswith corporations that need high-level expertise but want to avoidthe high overhead costs of full-timeemployees. Executive Advantage

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Group will operate out of offices inAtlanta, Ga., and Tampa Bay, Fla.

Pamela Jenkins, B.S.Ch.E. ’86,joined Westinghouse-Anniston as itsassistant operations manager.

1991Brad Newman, B.S.I.E. ’91,M.S.I.E. ’98, was promoted to plantmanager for Collins & Aikman’sNashville, Tenn., plant. TheNashville facility supplies interiortrim components to Toyota,Mercedes-Benz (Daimler-Chrysler),and General Motors. Previously,Newman was the operations man-ager of the Collins & Aikman’sAthens, Tenn., facility, which wasrecognized as an Industry Week’sTop 10 Plant in North America in2002.

1993Tom Broadfoot,B.S.Ch.E. ’93, was pro-moted to manufactur-ing engineeringspecialist at 3M Co. in Decatur. Broadfoothas been a major contributor to theScotchgard™ carpetprotector product line.

1994Richard A. Nail II, B.S.C.E. ’94,was promoted to principal andstockholder at LBYDInc. in Birmingham.Nail’s current projectsinclude the develop-ment of numerous highschools, WalgreensDrug Stores, AdvanceAuto Parts andBlockbuster Videosthroughout Alabama.

1995Brett Crider, B.S.E.E. ’95, systemsengineer for Hired-HandManufacturing, along with hisbrothers Tony and Shawn, recentlyreceived the SHARP certificationaward from the UA Safe StateProgram. SHARP (Safety and HealthAchievement Recognition Program)is a national safety recognition pro-gram that provides incentives andsupport to small, high-hazardemployers to work with theiremployees in order to develop,implement and continuouslyimprove the effectiveness of theirworkplace safety and health pro-grams. Hired-Hand is only the thirdcompany in Alabama to achieve thisnational safety award.

Melinda Durham Immel, B.S.C.E.’95, received the YoungEngineer of the YearAward from the MobileArea Council of Engineers.Immel joined Volkert &Associates Inc. in Mobilein 1995 and is responsi-ble for the design of civiland utility engineeringprojects for municipalitiesand utility boards. She was

the project engineer for site work,paving, landscaping, permitting andtank construction for the award-winning Three Mile Creek SevereWeather Attenuation Tank.

1996Allen Welch, B.S.Ch.E.’96, was promoted toplant process improve-ment engineer for theMemphis Oil Refinery(Wesson) division ofConAgra Foods.

1998Kenneth Criswell, B.S.M.E. ’98,passed the professional engineerexam and is employed by the U.S.Army Corps of Engineers inMontgomery.

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2000Ashley Taylor, B.S.Ch.E. ’00, waspromoted to programmer/analystfor Gulf States Paper Corp.’s infor-mation services division. She islocated at Gulf States’ nationalheadquarters in Tuscaloosa.

2001Nathan Reamey, B.S.I.E. ’01,joined Vulcan Painters Inc. inBessemer as the ISO and continu-ing improvement coordinator.Reamey is responsible for manag-ing quality and maintaining ISO9000 standards.

1999Tanya Cole Andrews, B.S.M.E.’99, received the Society of WomenEngineers (UA Chapter) AlumniService award. Andrews is also theco-chair of Explore Engineering,which is the K–12 outreach por-tion of the upcoming SWE NationalConference to be held inBirmingham in October. Andrewsand her husband, Jarod RayAndrews, B.S.M.E. ’99, had ababy, Cole Ray Andrews, onDecember 10, 2002.

Above: U.S. Navy Lt. Timothy Waits,B.S.A.E. ’93, was seen in the cover pagephoto of the May 2, 2003, edition of USAToday. Waits is the first person standingto the right of President George W. Bushon the deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln.Photo copyright 2003, USA Today. Reprintedwith permission.

Brett Tucker, B.S.C.E. ’02, was seen falling out of the skies in the Birmingham area while taking

skydiving lessons. Tucker, a civil engineer at Burk-Kleinpeter Inc. in Birmingham, is finishing his master’s degree in civil engineering at the Capstone.


In Memory

William Frank Cobb Jr.William Frank Cobb Jr. died on July 28, 2003. Cobb, a resident of Jasper,Ala., received a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering in 1939. Cobbwas retired president of Cobb Coal Co., Mammoth Coal Co., BankheadMining Co. and Jefferson Coal Co., and he also was a retired director ofNorthern Energy Resource Co. He held the title of Honorary Director of theAlabama Coal Association and the National Coal Association.

Cobb was very involved with the Capstone, serving as the past chairmanof the Mining Chair Advisory Committee in the department of mineral engi-neering. He was also a member of the Capstone Engineering Society, theBoard of Regents and the Alabama Museum of Natural History. In 1988, the College inducted Cobb as a Distinguished Engineering Fellow.

Edna Ray DavisEdna Ray Davis, the widow of John Virden Davis, died on October 11,2002. Both were actively involved in supporting the University and theDepartment of Mechanical Engineering. John V. Davis received a bachelor’sdegree in electrical engineering in 1929, was named a DistinguishedEngineering Fellow in 1988 and was inducted in the State of AlabamaEngineering Hall of Fame in 2000. Edna R. Davis received a bachelor’sdegree from New College in 1983. Combining her many years of teaching,attending UA during the summers and writing a book about lighthouses,she fulfilled her requirements for a degree.

The Davises donated a rare 1936 “Hooper Body” Rolls Royce to theCollege and endowed a scholarship for students in mechanical engineering.Edna Davis also gave gifts of a 1929 crimson wool pillow with a leatherseal and a 1926 “Yea Alabama!” song sheet to the museums. In addition, the Davises were charter members of The University of Alabama’s Denny Society.

Edward J. DulisEdward J. Dulis died on April 4, 2003, in Pittsburgh, Pa. Dulis received abachelor’s degree in metallurgical engineering in 1942 and a master’sdegree from Stevens Institute of Technology. He ended his career with 41years at Crucible Materials Corp. research division. While at Crucible, Dulisserved on the board of directors, was a corporate vice president of ColtIndustries when it acquired Crucible, and retired as president of research.He continued there as a consultant until 1991.

Dulis has authored more than 60 publications on various aspects ofmetallurgy, and was the inventor on more than 20 patents. He was a Fellowand member of the Board of Trustees of the ASM (International MaterialsInformation Society).

Dulis’ career awards include the 1985 ASM Albert SauveurAchievement Award, the 1990 AIME Robert Earll McConnell Award and wasinducted into UA’s Distinguished Engineering Fellows in 1988. The family isestablishing the Edward J. Dulis scholarship in his memory through theASM International Foundation.

Johnnie Culpepper FarabeeJohnnie Culpepper Farabee, the widow of Dr. Ray L. Farabee, died on Feb.6, 2003. Both were actively involved in supporting the Department ofMetallurgical and Materials Engineering. In 2000, the renovated foundry atthe College was dedicated to Ray Farabee in recognition of his many contri-butions to the College.

Aaron S. GlidewellAaron S. Glidewell died on Feb. 10, 2003. Glidewell is survived by his wife,Hildred, a son, David, who is a 1973 metallurgical engineering graduate, adaughter, Rebecca, and a grandson.

Glidewell received a bachelor of science in chemistry (metallurgyoption) in 1950 and was named a Distinguished Engineering Fellow in 1988.

Glidewell served the metallurgical industry for more than 40 yearsbeginning in 1950 with Jackson Industries in its production foundries divi-sion. In 1962, he became a partner in Calera Castings and Specialty Co.Foundry, and a year later became owner and president, changing the nameto Glidewell Specialties Foundry Co. Eventually, he formed and headed twoother industry companies—Metallurgical Services Inc. and SouthernFoundry Co.

Rickey HarrisonRickey Harrison died on May 27, 2003, in Northport, Ala. Harrison is sur-vived by his wife, Sharon, two daughters and one granddaughter. Harrisonreceived his bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees in civil engineeringin 1972, 1973 and 1988 respectively.

Harrison designed many of the systems that today bring clean water tomany rural West Alabama communities that once relied on contaminatedwell water. Harrison was the owner of Harrison Engineering Inc. inTuscaloosa.

Dr. Joe Overton LedbetterDr. Joe Overton Ledbetter died on Nov. 13, 2002. Ledbetter, a native of NewHope, Ala., served in the U.S. Navy in World War II, primarily doingresearch on biological warfare. After the war, he earned a bachelor’sdegree in civil engineering in 1950 from The University of Alabama. Heworked as a civil engineer for the Alabama Highway Department beforejoining the Texas Highway Department.

Ledbetter joined the faculty of the University of Texas at Austin in1956, where he earned his master’s degree in sanitary engineering in 1958and a Ph.D. in civil engineering in 1963. In 1993, he retired as professoremeritus in civil engineering, after having served as assistant chairman ofthe department, graduate adviser of environmental health engineering, andundergraduate adviser. At one time, Ledbetter’s former students headedeach of the major state agencies in charge of various aspects of environ-mental regulation in Texas, and students he educated have taught air-pollution engineering around the world.

Ledbetter and his wife, Ann, established an annual scholarship fundfor civil engineering in 1998.


Ferrin Y. MathewsFerrin Y. Mathews died on Nov. 21, 2002. Mathews attended The Universityof Alabama before enlisting in the U.S. Navy. In the service, he served asgunnery officer on the USS Iowa during World War II and was active in theNaval Reserves. He graduated from the Georgia Institute of Technology witha bachelor’s degree in textile engineering in 1948 and he earned his J.D.from Emory University in 1951. He worked for the city of Atlanta’s legaldepartment for 25 years, serving as city attorney for five years. He retiredfrom the city in 1980 and pursued private practice. Although he did not finish his degree at the Capstone, Mathews was a longtime friend and supporter of the College of Engineering.

Albert Russell “Bert” SimmonsAlbert Russell “Bert” Simmons died on May 13, 2003, in Jasper, Ala.Simmons is survived by a daughter and two sons, five grandchildren andtwo great-grandchildren.

Simmons received a bachelor of science in chemical engineering in1933 and was named a Distinguished Engineering Fellow in 1988. Thatsame year, the Simmons family created the Albert R. Simmons EndowedEngineering Excellence Fund and the earnings are used for teaching,research, service, equipment and facility updating to maintain andenhance the atmosphere influencing the academic and college life of engineering students.

Simmons was the retired president and chairman of the board of theFirst Federal Savings & Loan Association of Jasper, now known asPinnacle Bank. He was retired president of North Alabama Lumber Co.Inc., the Simmons Agency, and Cleveland Lumber Co., as well as a retiredU.S. Air Force Lt. Colonel. Simmons was a recognized community leaderserving as the past president of the Jasper Rotary Club and the JasperChamber of Commerce, the director emeritus of the Alabama AutomobileAssociation, and a life-long member of the Black Warrior Council of BoyScouts of America.


Donors

The College of Engineering wishesto thank our many donors who

have loyally supported us through theyears. The list below reflects cumulativedevelopment records from individualdonors as of June 26, 2003. If there isan error or omission, please bring it toour attention by calling 1-800-333-8156.

1837 Club($1 million and above)

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. PattersonEstate of *Mr. Alton N. ScottMr. and *Mrs. Clarence W. Scott

Leadership Circle($100,000–$999,999)

Mrs. Karen P. Brooks*Mr. Marvin Alvin ChapmanMrs. Susan P. CorkMr. and Mrs. L. Earl Crittenden*Mr. and *Mrs. John Virden DavisMr. Garry Neil DrummondMrs. Wilhelmina Q. EcholsDr. Betty and Mr. Edward EnglebertMr. T. Michael GoodrichMr. James Hodge Johnson Jr.Mr. James C. LewisMr. and Mrs. Ralph M. LewisEstate of *Mr. and *Mrs. Artemus Pervis

ManessMr. Leroy McAbeeEstate of *Mr. Don Carlos NelsonMs. Beverly C. PhiferEstate of *Mr. Blaise Leonard Rampone*Mr. Henry H. ReichholdThe Honorable Joseph M. RodgersDr. and Mrs. A. R. TaylorMr. Milton H. Ward

The Bridgebuilders($25,000–$99,999)

Mr. Robert N. Almon Sr.*Mr. and Mrs. Bernard N. AmesMr. Raymon J. BakerMr. James A. Blackwell Jr.Mr. W. Houston Blount*Dr. William S. ByersMr. and Mrs. C. Arland CarrollMr. R. Eugene CartledgeEstate of *Mr. Harvey Coleman Jr.Mrs. Charlie Hyram Cook (Wanda)Mr. and Mrs. William E. Crowder Jr.Mr. Robert J. DlouhyMr. Thomas Edwin Doster IIIMr. H. Allen Franklin

Mr. William J. Fritton II*Mr. J. G. G. FrostEstate of *Mr. John William HagerEstate of *Mr. David D. HealdMrs. Mildred R. Hire Fleming*Mr. James Massey Hire Jr.Mr. Bomar L. IngramMr. John H. JoseyMr. William Hugh LawlerDr. and Mrs. Philip W. LettMr. John Wiley Lewis Jr.Mr. Hua-An LiuMr. James S. MarlenMr. and Mrs. Carlos W. McDonaldMr. John K. McKinleyMr. Buell V. MooreMr. Frank OwenMr. Alsey C. Parker Jr.Mr. L. Stancel Pate IVMrs. Margaret PlankMr. G. William QuinbyMr. Charles M. RampacekMr. John M. Reeder Jr.Estate of *Mr. Edward R. SannerMr. Beal M. Teague*Mr. Richard W. ThompsonDr. Daniel Shelton TurnerMr. Thomas W. Wilder IIIEstate of *Mrs. Louise D. Wright

The William K. ReySociety($10,000–$24,999)

*Mr. T. Louis Austin Jr.*Mr. Leonard B. Barnes Jr.Mr. T. Massey Bedsole Sr.Mr. Walter Donald BellMr. William M. Bell IIIMr. and Mrs. James Lawrence ByersDr. Chester C. CarrollMr. Ranganath ChakravarthiMiss Mary Seton ChapinDrs. Hui and Der-San ChenMrs. Frances Noland ChewMrs. Julia Ann Simmons Cleage*Mr. W. Frank Cobb Jr.Mr. John J. Cowin*Dr. and Mrs. James R. Cudworth Sr.*Mr. John Cottingham Curry*Dr. Ray Littleton FarabeeMrs. Anna Simmons GainerMrs. Jane L. GriffinMr. T. Morris HackneyEstate of *Mr. Philip Charles Hansen*Dr. and Mrs. David R. HartDr. Charles David HaynesMr. Monzer HouraniMrs. Rachel Parker JohnsonMr. and Ms. William D. Jordan Jr.Mr. John Howard Josey Jr.Mr. Tom D. Kilgore

Mr. and Mrs. Herschel A. MathenyMr. and Mrs. Hugh Mathews*Mrs. Virginia McAlpine MaxwellMr. and Mrs. James A. McCollum*Mr. Gordon MorrowMrs. Josephine Simmons Pankey*Mr. Holt RastMr. and Mrs. Mark Alan RobertsMr. John Rollins Jr.Mr. Warren Richard RossMr. Albert Haston SimmonsDr. John G. SimmonsMs. Terry Kay SimmonsMr. Thomas R. Simmons II*Miss Thelma Mildred SmithMr. and Mrs. James Erwin Summerville Jr.*Mr. and Mrs. Byrd Thomas Thompson Jr.Mr. Michael D. ThompsonMs. Jeanette Rey ToddDr. and Mrs. James V. Walters*Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie B. White Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Paul Ray WildesEstate of *Mr. Frank Burton Wood*Dr. and Mrs. John Newton Youngblood

Partners in Progress($1,000–$9,999)

Mr. George D. AdamsMr. Philip Amsterdam*Mr. Kurt AndersenDr. and Mrs. Gary C. AprilMr. Thomas Robert ArmstrongMr. Charles BagbyMrs. Dianne Lawson BakerDr. John Edward BallDr. Karl O. BallDr. Robert F. Barfield*Mr. Leonard B. Barnes IIIDr. Robert G. BatsonMr. Stephen Wayne BeadleMrs. Marjorie M. BeanMr. William Lewis BeekerDr. James David BercawMr. Russell Blackwell*Mr. Winton M. BlountMr. and Mrs. Jimmy Russell BoboDr. Karen M. BoykinMs. Susan Gertrude BradenMrs. Constance Clark BrownMr. James A. BrownMr. and Mrs. Ronald Chesley BrownMrs. Lorene M. BrowningDr. Colgan Hobson Bryan Jr.Mr. S. T. Bunn Jr.Mr. J. Brad BurkeDr. John F. BurnumMr. Hal Stanley Burton*Dr. O. William BynumMr. Ronald R. CaffertyMr. Edward Lyle Cain*Dr. and Dr. Thomas A. Carlton Jr.Mr. Buddie Elton Carroll

Mr. Vincent P. CarusoDr. Reggie Jackson CaudillMr. Russell W. Chambliss*Mr. and *Mrs. Charles Edward Clark Jr.*Mr. Paul Clark*Mr. Fred L. Clayton Jr.Dr. William C. Clements Jr.Mr. Vance D. CoffmanMrs. Margaret Shook CooperDr. and Mrs. Mark Elbert CooperMr. Dale CorleyMr. and Mrs. John W. Covington IIIMr. David A. CraigMr. Eugene L. Croxton Jr.Dr. and Mrs. Allen L. CudworthMr. John Edgar DanielMr. Kenneth R. DanielMr. Rayford Franklin DavisMr. John F. DeBuys Jr.Mr. George W. Dockery Jr.Mr. Gene Austin DodsonMr. Erskine Grier Donald IIIMr. Harvey Mitchell DonaldsonMr. C. R. DouthittMr. John Phillip Duke*Mr. and Mrs. Arthur B. Dunning Jr.Dr. Gary Neil DurhamMrs. Margaret Shotts EdmondsMr. and Mrs. L. Lamar FaulknerMr. Darry Allen FergusonMr. Kenneth Wayne Fields*Mr. Edward Judson Finnell Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Adams FiteDr. Raymond W. FlumerfeltMr. Aubrey Allen FreeDr. Samuel C. Gambrell Jr.Mr. Louis Davis GaynorMr. Michael Alan GibbsMs. Karen GilliamMr. David E. GoldbergMr. George Thomas GoodwynMr. N. S. GowadiaMr. James W. GraceMr. Carlos Andrew GreggMr. Mark Charles GregoireMr. Charles Hoyt GriffinMs. Margaret L. GriffinDr. Robert A. GriffinMr. Gene HaasMr. Charles Frederick Hains Jr.Gen. George F. HamnerDr. and Mrs. Steven M. HansenMr. Samuel R. Hart Jr.*Mr. and Mrs. Howard L. HartmanDr. Kenneth Edwin HarwellDr. William J. Hatcher Jr.Mr. Joseph Charles HedstromMr. Charles Wayne HelmsDr. and Mrs. James L. HillMr. William Oliver HillDr. Bernice Keith HodgeMr. Harry Hill HollimanMr. William Alfred Hughes

* Deceased

Mr. Hayes HutchinsDr. George Earl HydrickLt. Col. Glover Leon JacksonMr. Donald M. JamesMr. Charles R. JamisonMr. Walter F. JohnseyMr. Glenn Edward JonesDr. and Mrs. William Ditmer JordanMr. Afton Bradford JowersMr. Randy JuniorMr. Julius Louis Kayser*Mr. and *Ms. Warren G. KeithMr. Frank H. Kendall Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Maclin Sloss Kennemer Jr.Mr. Moon Saeng Kim*Mr. Howard W. King Jr.Mr. Kalmanje Srinivas KrishnakumarMr. Eugene Earnest Langner Jr.Mr. E. Sorrell LanierDr. Alexander LapteffMr. Vincent Dominie Lauria*Dr. and Mrs. Joe Overton LedbetterMr. Reid LedbetterDr. Jang Gook LeeDr. Seong-Min LeeMrs. Jeanne LeyhanMr. John T. LinkMr. Charles Allen Long Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Reese Ewell Mallette Jr.Mr. George Marling

Mr. Frank L. Mason*Mr. Ferrin Young MathewsMr. Lawrence Hinton McCookMrs. Alice Bryan McKelvieMr. Christopher D. MesseltMr. William D. Millar IIIMr. Donald A. B. MillsMr. Benjamin Kyser MireeDr. Jerry Don MooreDr. Robert Avery MooreDr. Lloyd A. Morley*Mr. Carl Morris Moseley Jr.*Mr. Stephen Dewey Moxley Jr.Mr. Tom C. MoxleyMr. H. M. Nelson*Dr. and Mrs. William G. NicholsDr. Thomas NovakMr. Thomas Casey NylundMr. J. Michael O’Brien*Mr. H. Leo Ollinger Jr.Mr. Charles Howard OsbornMr. Gary S. OsbornMr. William Harold OwenMr. Duk-Won ParkMrs. Mary Lee PattersonMr. Richard J. Peppin*Mr. Raymond McDonald PhillipsMs. Jacqueline D. PirkleMs. Betsy Ann PlankMr. Hobert Edgar Plunkett

Dr. J. Leith PotterMr. Kenneth PotterMr. Allen Kent PowersMr. Peter Gunter PraterMr. Roland PughDr. Erwin A. Reinhard*Mr. William Kenneth ReyMr. Lee Harold RicheyMr. Gordon Lee RobertsMr. Richard Howard RobinsonMr. James Edward RorexMr. Joseph Everett Sanders Jr.Mr. Robert Gerald Sanders*Dr. Richard L. SanfordMr. Takashi Sawai*Mr. Arthur Carl SchenckMr. Walter Schoel Jr.Dr. Charley ScottMr. and Mrs. Gilbert Levirgil SentellMr. B. Hobson ShirleyMs. Eleanor R. Shotts*Mr. Thomas Gaines Shurett*Mr. Albert R. Simmons*Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Simpson Sr.Mr. Charles Allen Sipe Jr.Mr. Allen SkoubyMr. Billy Hayden SmithMrs. Carolyn Liles Smith*Mr. Merle Everett Smith Jr.Mr. Dan Spain

*Mr. Paul Meredith SpeakeMr. G. Gregory StephensMr. Dale Robert SummersMrs. Alice S. SummervilleMrs. William TaylorMr. Thomas J. TerrellMr. Hall W. Thompson*Maj. Gen. James Baird TiptonDr. Beth A. ToddMrs. Susanna V. Tomlinson*Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Manly Tommie Jr.*Mr. Daniel H. TurnerMr. Anthony Keith TyreeMr. and Mrs. Charles Frank Vasut Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Donald J. WardMr. William L. WatersDr. George Eliot WeeksMr. Colvin Clay WellbornMr. James C. White*Dr. George P. WhittleMrs. Mary Shook Wilkinson*Mr. Jerry Frank Wilson Sr.Mr. and Mrs. Milton Marvin WolsonMiss Margaret Susan WoodDr. Nancy K. WoodleyDr. Larry T. WurtzMr. Robert Zinke

* Deceased

CORPORATE SPONSORSThe following list reflects cumulative development records from corporate donors as of June 26, 2003.

The Platinum Club($1 million and above)

Mentor Graphics Corp.

The Gold Club($100,000–$999,999)

3M Foundation Inc.ADTRAN Inc.Alabama Power Foundation Inc.American Cast Iron Pipe Co.Aries Technology Inc.B E & K Inc.BellSouthThe Blount Foundation Inc.Boeing Co.BP Amoco Foundation Inc.Citation Charitable FoundationCitation Corp.Consolidation Coal Co.Dow Chemical Co. FoundationDrummond Co. Inc.DupontEbasco Inc.Elanix Inc.Exxon Co. USA

Foundry Educational FoundationIBM Corp.Intergraph Corp.National Action Council Minorities in

EngineeringJ. Reese Phifer Jr. Memorial FoundationProcter & Gamble Co.Rust Constructors Inc.Shell Oil Co. FoundationSouthern Nuclear Operating Co.Stockham Valve & Fitting Co.Teledyne Inc.Texaco Inc.Texas Instruments Inc.Jim Walter Resources Inc.The Waste Management Foundation

The Silver Club($25,000–$99,999)

3M Corp.Alabama By-Products Corp.Alabama Section A.I.M.E.Alcoa FoundationAltria Group Inc.AT&T FoundationBetz-Converse-Murdoch Inc.

Brasfield & Gorrie Inc.Calvert & Marsh Coal Co.Champion International Corp.ChevronTexacoCONSOL Inc.D C E S Educational ServicesDigital Equipment Corp.Doster Construction Co. Inc.Eastman Chemical Co.Eastman Kodak Co.ELE InternationalElectromet Corp.ExxonMobilExxonMobil FoundationFord Motor Co.Freeport-McMoRan Inc.General Motors Corp.Geophysical Services Inc.Georgia Power Co.Halliburton Foundation Inc.H. H. Harris FoundationHewlett-Packard Co.International PaperJohn H. Josey and Co.JVC America Inc.Lucent TechnologiesMcAbee FoundationWilliam A. McCalla Memorial Trust

Meritor Automotive Inc.MHJ Group Inc.Mobil Foundation Inc.Monsanto Co.Stephen D. Moxley Medical TrustMTM AssociationNorfolk Southern FoundationPhifer Wire Products Inc.PPG Industries FoundationQuantronix Corp.Ryder International Corp.Sony USA Foundation Inc.Southern Company Services Inc.Southern Tube Co. Inc.Standard Machinery Co.William H. and Kate F. Stockham

FoundationSullivan Long & HagertySun Microsystems Inc.A. R. Taylor Veneer Co.Texaco Producing Inc.Trane Co.TransAmerican Equipment Co.TTL Inc.United States Steel Foundation Inc.U.S. Army Missile CommandVulcan Materials Co.WAAIME, Al-T Section



Donors

Wheelabrator Technologies-RustInternational Charitable Foundation

Wheland Foundry

The Bronze Club($10,000–$24,999)

Alabama Power Co.AlagascoAmerican Foundrymen’s SocietyAmerican Westmin Inc.Ameron International Corp.AmSouth Bank FoundationAshland Inc.Atmel Corp.AVCO Financial ServicesBankhead Mining Co.J. L. Bedsole FoundationBell MicroproductsThe Boeing Co. Charitable TrustBrice Building Co.British SteelCaterpillar Inc.CCIP Inc.Champion FoundationChevron Products Co.CIBA-GEIGY Corp.Cobb Coal Co.Corus TuscaloosaCowin & CompanyJohn Deere FoundationDynamic Systems Inc.

Ethyl Corp.Findlay Towing Co.Fluke Corp.Fort James Corp.Foundry Information SystemsGeneral Services AdministrationGoodyear Tire & Rubber Co.The Hackney GroupHardaway Foundation Inc.Haskell Co.Hendon Engineering Associates Inc.Integrated Engineering & Construction

Inc.Kimberly-Clark Corp.King Saud UniversityKinlock Coal Co.Lane Bishop York Delahay Inc.Lockheed Martin Corp. FoundationMacMillan Bloedel Inc.Magnequench Technology CenterMcDermott Inc.Mead Corp. FoundationMitchell Industries FoundationMotorola FoundationThe MOUAT Co. Inc.Mueller Co.North American Refractories Co.Rockwell International Corp.Walter Schoel Engineering Co. Inc.Society of Mining EngineersThompson Tractor Co.

The Copper Club($5,000–$9,999)

Addison Products Co.Almon Associates Inc.American Association of Cost

EngineersAmerican Can Co.American Foundrymen’s SocietyAmerican Foundrymen’s Society

Piedmont Chapter DistrictAmoco Production Co.API Warrior Basin ChapterAVEX Electronics Inc.Basell North America Inc.W. C. Bradley Co.Brainard-Kilman Drill Co.British PetroleumBucyrus-Erie FoundationS. T. Bunn Construction Co. Inc.Burlington Industries FoundationCH2M Hill FoundationCoalite Inc.Combustion Engineering Inc.Compass BankControl Data Corp.Council for Chemical ResearchDow Chemical Co.Dupont Agricultural ProductsElk Corp. of AlabamaGeorgia Tech Foundation Inc.Golden’s Foundry & Machine Co.Hard Engineering Inc.

Hercules Inc.Investment Casting InstituteKing Coal Co. Inc.Kyanite Mining Corp.Manufacturers Hanover TrustMerck & Company Inc.Mitchell & Neely Inc.Motorola SemiconductorMulga Coal Co.North American RefractoriesNorth River Energy Corp.Occidental Chemical Corp.Olin Corp. Charitable TrustOwens-Corning FiberglassRoland Pugh Construction Inc.Reynolds Metals Co. FoundationThe Rodgers FoundationSASHTOSECMESherman International Corp.SMI Steel Inc.Southern Alloy Corp.Sperry-UnivacTechnology Builders Inc.Texas Oil & Gas Corp.UA Alumni Chapter–Houston & Henry

Counties, ALUA National Society of Black EngineersUltrasonics & Magnetics Corp.Universal Data Systems Inc.Vista Chemical Co.Western Electric Fund

MATCHING GIFTS CORPORATE SPONSORSThe following list reflects cumulative development records of matching gifts from corporate donors as of June 26, 2003.

3M Foundation Inc.Accenture Foundation Inc.Alabama Power Foundation Inc.Alco Standard FoundationAmerican Standard Inc.Anadarko Petroleum Corp.Arthur Andersen FoundationAsarco Cyprus Inc.Ashland Inc.Barber-ColmanBechtel FoundationBellSouthBetzDearborn Foundation Inc.Boeing Co.BP Amoco Foundation Inc.Cerex Advanced Fabrics L.P.Champion International Corp.ChevronTexacoCitgo Petroleum Corp.CONSOL Inc.

Corning Inc. FoundationCSX Corp.Dow Chemical Co. FoundationEl Paso Energy FoundationEmerson Electric Co.Energen Corp.ExxonMobil FoundationFord Motor Co.Fort James Corp.General Electric FundGeneral Motors FoundationGeorgia Power Co.Georgia-Pacific Corp.Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.Gulf Power Foundation Inc.Halliburton Foundation Inc.Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.Honeywell FoundationIBM Corp.International Paper

International Paper Co. FoundationKimberly-Clark Foundation Inc.Lockheed Martin Corp. FoundationLucent TechnologiesMacMillan Bloedel Inc.McDonnell Douglas FoundationMercedes-Benz U.S. International Inc.Merrill Lynch & Co. Foundation Inc.Mobil Foundation Inc.Monsanto Co.Morton International Inc.Motorola FoundationNike Inc.Northrop Grumman Litton FoundationOccidental Oil and Gas Charitable

FoundationOlin Corp. Charitable TrustPactiv Corp.Pharmacia FoundationPPG Industries Foundation

Procter & Gamble Co.Progress EnergyRaytheon Co.Russell Corp.SBC FoundationScience Applications International Corp.Southern Company Services Inc.Southern Nuclear Operating Co.Stone & Webster EngineeringStone Energy Corp.Teledyne Inc.Texaco Inc.Texas Instruments FoundationThiokol Corp.United States Steel Foundation Inc.United TechnologiesUSG Foundation Inc.Waste Management Inc.


CAPSTONE ENGINEERING SOCIETYThe College of Engineering wishes to thank donors to the Capstone Engineering Society for the September 2002–August 2003 academic year.

LIFETIME MEMBERS

Mr. Kenneth Rule Daniel Mr. Samuel R. HartMr. Fred S. McFarlandMr. and Mrs. Robert H. Pogue Jr.Mrs. Katherine Wade Thompson

BARNARD SOCIETY($10,000 and above)

None

HARDAWAY SOCIETY($5,000–$9,999)

None

COMER SOCIETY($1,000–$4,999)

Mr. Brian Douglas BarrMr. and Mrs. R. Harmon BeauchampMr. and Mrs. William Lewis BeekerMr. Kenneth E. BolenMr. William P. BuckelewDr. Robin B. BuckelewMr. and Mrs. David G. CouringtonMr. John Jordan CowinMr. and Mrs. William E. DunnMr. William T. GaskellMr. Alva M. Grimsley IIIMaj. Gen. and

Mrs. George F. HamnerMr. and Mrs. Charles W. HelmsMr. G. Merrill Jones IIIMr. F. William Keith Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Ronald O. MusgroveCol. and Mrs. Charles Schimmel Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Sipe Jr.Mr. James D. SkinnerMr. and Mrs. Rodney W. SummerfordMr. William N. ThomasMr. Marc Bryant TysonMr. Richard Hanna WallMr. and Mrs .John D. WardMr. and Mrs. Emmett B. Wheeler Jr.Mr. and Mrs. H. Kenneth White Sr.

HOUSER SOCIETY($500–$999)

Mr. Ronald ApelMr. and Mrs. James R. AzarMr. H. Ray BaileyMr. Vance H. BarberMr. and Mrs. Jeff W. BarkerMr. Phillip Dale Bates

Mr. Dennis Lynn BaxendaleMr. and Mrs. Jimmy Russell BoboMr. and Mrs. Vincent P. CarusoMr. and Mrs. Joseph Anthony CiranniDr. and Mrs. Mark E. CooperMr. and Mrs. John W. Covington IIIMr. and Mrs. L. Earl CrittendenDr. Allen L. CudworthMr. John E. DanielMr. Harvey M. DonaldsonMr. Edward L. and Dr. Betty B. EnglebertMr. and Mrs. Ernest A. FiteMs. Sheri Marcelene FullerMr. David A. GlidewellMr. Jorge GuisasolaMr. James Philip Hooper Sr.Mr. and Mrs. Seyed M. JavaheriMr. Paul Lewis JerniganMr. and Mrs. Leroy C. LehmannDr. and Mrs. Philip W. Lett Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Ralph M. LewisMr. David D. LibbersMr. Edward Jeff LippincottMr. and Mrs. Charles A. Long Jr.Mr. Gregory A. MannMr. and Mrs. Carlos Wesley McDonaldDr. Lloyd A. MorleyMr. and Mrs. Robert E. MorrisMr. James E. ParsonsMr. Kenneth PotterMr. G. William QuinbyMr. and Mrs. Mark A. RobertsMr. Warren R. RossMr. and Mrs. Sammy James SealsMs. Carolyn L. SmithMr. and Mrs. Scott W. SpauldingDr. Thomas H. Springfield Jr.Mr. DaBarion N. TaylorMr. Thomas J. TerrellMr. and Mrs. Edward E. WattMr. and Mrs. Charles E. York

BEVILL SOCIETY($250–$499)

Mr. Thomas R. ArmstrongMr. and Mrs. James C. BambargerMr. Joe K. BanksDr. Robert F. BarfieldMr. and Mrs. Willis Vincent Bell IIIMr. and Mrs. Doyle W. BlairMr. and Mrs. Calvin B. Blevins Sr.Mr. Philip H. BradleyMr. and Mrs. William S. BrooksMr. Robert L. Brown Jr.Mr. Paul C. CampbellMr. Marvin Douglas CampbellMr. and Mrs. Edward T. CarrMr. Gene and Mrs. Leslie Toles Cash

Mr. and Mrs. Douglas A. ColeMr. K. Paul ConnerMs. Sarah Wanda CookDr. David W. CordesMr. David A. CraigMs. Rebecca B. CraneMr. James Michael CurranMr. and Mrs. Nathaniel J. Davis Jr.Maj. Franklin L. Dement Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. DlouhyMr. and Mrs. John Phillip DukeMr. Norman Ken DysonMr. James W. EarlyMr. George S. Eastwood IIMr. and Mrs. Paul ElkourieMr. John P. EvansMr. L. Lamar FaulknerMr. Ed M. Ford IIIMr. and Mrs. Rodney Carson GilbertDr. John P. GoochDr. Timothy J. GreeneDr. Robert A. GriffinMr. David M. HamMr. and Mrs. Robert Thomas HammondMr. and Mrs. Joel Lynn HaneyMs. Suzanne S. HardinMr. Joseph Charles HedstromMr. Ralph C. HerdenMr. Malcolm C. JohnsonMr. Griffin I. JohnsonMr. and Mrs. James H. Johnson Jr.Mr. and Mrs. George M. Jones Sr.Mr. Tommy DeWayne KilgoreMr. and Mrs. Clifton A. KirbyMr. Chris KyleMr. and Mrs. Fearn LaBanMr. James Michael LambertMr. Paul W. LammersMr. and Mrs. E. Sorrell LanierMr. James Craiger LewisMs. Linda J. LewisMr. Donald R. LucasMr. Thomas D. MartinMr. Frank L. MasonMr. and Mrs. Norman Hugh MathewsMr. and Mrs. Joseph W. MathewsMr. Leroy McAbeeLt. Col. Mike D. McCartyMr. and Mrs. Jerry Ray McGahaMr. and Mrs. R. Anthony McLainMr. and Mrs. Buell V. MooreMr. and Mrs. Wayne and Helen MooreDr. and Mrs. Jerry Don MooreMr. Talmadge M. MosleyMr. Bradley J. NewmanMr. J. Michael O’BrienMs. Donna B. PatmonMr. Lowell D. PellDr. Michael E. Polites

Dr. J. Leith PotterMr. Charles M. RampacekMr. John Matthew Reeder Jr.Mr. Phillip James RobinsMr. James Edward RorexMr. Robert C. Ross Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Lee RutledgeMr. Joseph Aubrey SchillMr. Clark Richard ShieldsMr. and Mrs. Leland G. SissonMr. and Mrs. James H. SlateMr. and Mrs. Randy K. SmithMr. and Mrs. Darryl W. SockwellMr. Derek F. SolleyMr. and Mrs. Robert L. TaylorMr. William R. TerryMs. Susanna V. TomlinsonMr. and Mrs. John M. TrohaMr. and Mrs. Chester Timothy TuggleMr. and Mrs. Donald J. WardMr. and Mrs. Jerry L. Watkins Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Emile Edward WatsonDr. Steve W. Webb IIIDr. and Mrs. Frank G. WestmorelandMrs. Carol D. WindsorMr. and Mrs. Kenneth R. WinslowMr. and Mrs. Milton WolsonMr. and Mrs. John L. WoodsMs. Cara Leigh Wright

RODGERS SOCIETY($100–$249)

Mr. Russell H. AbelMs. Janet Clawson AbercrombieMr. and Mrs. Richard N. AckerMr. Terry W. AdderholdCol. and Mrs. Robert M. Alexander IIIMs. Cheryl S. AltemaraMs. Angella Truelove AndersonMr. and Mrs. David Wayne AndersonMr. and Mrs. Jarod AndrewsMr. K. AnilDr. and Mrs. Gary C. AprilMr. Thomas R. Armstrong Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Antoine H. AyoubMr. and Mrs. Andrew BagdasarianMr. and Mrs. Scott C. BaileyMr. Alan C. BaileyMr. Robert E. BakerMs. Karen Meshad BaldwinMr. and Mrs. Michael R. BallardMr. Vance P. BallardMr. Thomas W. Barnes Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Tommy G. BarnesDr. and Mrs. Robert G. Batson

* Deceased


Donors

Dr. James E. BattlesMaj. Gen. Kenneth H. BayerMr. and Mrs. Philip Elmer BazinetMr. James Herman BeardMr. R. Michael BeasleyMr. Bill BeckmanMr. Edward BellMr. Floyd M. BelroseMr. and Mrs. Timmy Lee BentleyDr. and Mrs. James D. BercawMr. and Mrs. J. Steve BiggsMr. and Mrs. Raymond Eugene BishopMr. Stephen T. BlackburnMr. James E. BlairMr. Thomas D. Blaylock Jr.Dr. Linda G. BlevinsMr. and Mrs. Frederick W. Blickle IIICol. and Mrs. George H. BloodMr. Billy T. BobbittMr. Gonzalous A. Bobo Jr.Mr. Jack C. BoboMr. James M. BoozerMr. L. Adrian BoutwellMr. Clarence BoydDr. Richard C. BradtMs. Deborah BranchMr. Robert Lewis BronnesDr. Marcus BrownMr. Carl J. BrownMr. Nicholas M. BrownMr. John G. BuckleyMr. and Mrs. Marion Gerald Buckley Jr.Mr. Robert Lowell BurdickMr. and Mrs. William E. BurkettMr. Jerry N. BurnsMr. Hubbard Denson Burnum Jr.Mr. Robert BusbyMr. Russell Edward ButnerMr. Douglas Albert CampbellMr. James E. CampbellMr. Gary E. CanadayMr. Scott James CarusoCol. Jesse R. CheathamMr. Eddie G. ChievesMr. Ronald Childers Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Charles H. Clark IIIMr. James M. ClarkMr. Herman N. ClarkDr. and Mrs. C. Kendall ClarkeMr. John R. ClayMr. Charles O’Neal CobbMr. and Mrs. Dennis ColeMr. William M. ColebeckMr. Norman L. Connell Sr.Mr. Lewis J. Cook Jr.Ms. Mandi Russell CooperMr. Joel W. Cooper Jr.Mr. Wayne L. CoppedgeMr. Charles S. CorneliusMr. Eric CosperMr. Lonnie CowanMr. and Mrs. Eugene Guyland CowartMs. Beth R. Crafton Jr.

Mr. Robert CranstonMr. and Mrs. Walter CrearMr. and Mrs. William Bryan CrewsMr. and Mrs. Kenneth Michael CriswellMr. Charles H. CrowMr. Eugene Croxton Jr.Mr. Robert A. CubbedgeMr. Shane Christopher CurryMr. Jerry D. CurryMr. Robert G. Curry Jr.Dr. and Mrs. Richard Alan CurtisMr. Robert Daugherty Jr. Dr. William J. DavisMr. and Mrs. Matt and Janet DavisMr. and Mrs. Milton A. Davis Jr.Mr. Raymond Abraham DeepDr. Joseph D. DeLorenzoMs. Susan T. DennyMr. T. Earl DiffeeMr. Grady N. Dill Jr.Mr. Gene A. DodsonMr. and Mrs. Joe E. DollarMr. and Mrs. Erskine G. Donald IIIMr. and Mrs. James C. DorschelMr. Thomas Edwin Doster IIIDr. and Mrs. Ralph Orville DoughtyMr. Curtis W. DowneyDr. William Joseph DoyleMr. Orville E. DriverMr. Charles A. DrouillardDr. James E. DudgeonDr. Daniel Duke*Mr. Edward John DulisMr. Donald A. DuncanMr. and Mrs. Joe P. Duncan Sr.Dr. Gary Neil DurhamMr. and Mrs. Charles Lavaughn East Jr.Ms. Tracy Williams EllisMr. Giles Milton Ellis Jr.Mr. Gregory David ElmoreMr. Isaac P. Espy Sr.Drs. James L. and Jane EversMr. and Mrs. J. Gary FallsMr. Huaiguo FanMr. Michael D. FanningMr. Michial D. FarmerMr. Julian J. Farrington Jr.Mr. Steve R. FewellMr. and Mrs. Jay Taylor FishMrs. Mildred R. Hire FlemingMr. Dennis C. FosterMr. Jeffrey T. FowlerMr. Harry F. FrancisMr. Willie P. Franklin IIIMr. and Mrs. Christopher FrederickDr. James FrenchMr. Thomas H. GachetDr. and Mrs. Samuel C. Gambrell Jr.Ms. Tammy G. GattisMr. Luther P. Gause Jr.Mr. John Charles GenterMr. and Mrs. Ben Jay GeorgeMr. and Mrs. Jonathan L. Gierl

Mr. and Mrs. David W. GilbertMr. Harry GoganMrs. Roshellia GoinesMr. Kenneth J. GoodwinMr. Ronnie M. GoreeMr. Thomas J. GraceMr. John H. GrahamMr. Jonathan Arius GrantMr. and Mrs. Ronald W. GrayMr. and Mrs. John M. GreenMs. Amy Brooke GreeneMr. Edward O. GreesonMr. Carlos A. GreggDr. Kelly V. GriderMr. Charles H. GriffinDr. Charles A. GrossMr. and Mrs. Bob R. GuthrieMr. and Mrs. Kerry E. HadawayMr. Johnny Kennedy HaddockMr. and Mrs. Thomas M. HaleMr. William R. Hamby Jr.Dr. and Mrs. John C. HamilMr. Leon C. Hamiter Jr.Mr. Edwin M. HardinMr. and Mrs. Donald W. HardinMr. Thomas HargroveMr. Richard M. HarkinsCapt. Thomas G. HarrellMr. James Oliver HarrellDr. Henry Hoyt HarrisMr. Norm Rhea HarrisMr. Henry Archie Harris IIICapt. David A. Harris Jr.Dr. Karen E. HarwellDrs. Kenneth Edwin and

Sharon HarwellDr. and Mrs. William J. Hatcher Jr.Mr. David P. HatchettMs. Kathy Ann HatleyMr. John W. HaughtonMr. and Mrs. James HavardMr. and Mrs. Raymond C. HayesMr. and Mrs. Garabed HaytaianMr. and Mrs. Stephen L. HeibergerMr. and Mrs. Robert K. HelmsMr. Hugh Gordon HenleyMr. T. Allen HenryMr. and Mrs. Johnny C. HeritageMr. Harold F. HerringMr. and Mrs. Danny J. HerronMr. Clint HillMr. William Oliver HillDr. Ann Patterson HineMr. and Mrs. Douglas O. HobsonMr. Darrell A. HobsonMr. Harry Hill HollimanMrs. Dorothy McKenzie HollisMr. and Mrs. Raymond M. HollubMr. and Mrs. David A. HoneycuttMr. and Mrs. Mark Tracey HoodMr. James Alan HopkinsMr. George David HopsonMr. John Howard Horn Jr.

Mr. William M. HornsbyMr. and Mrs. Louis Richard HovaterMr. William K. HowellMr. Johnny J. Howze IIIMr. and Mrs. H. R. "Rick" HudsonMr. and Mrs. Arley E. Hughes Jr.Mr. William A. HughesMr. Richard T. HugheyMrs. Nancy R. HunleyMr. and Mrs. Bomar IngramMr. and Mrs. Phillip E. Irvine Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Franklin J. JacksonMr. and Mrs. Matthew G. JacksonMr. Frank JacobsMr. and Mrs. Richard A. JacobsMr. Donald C. JacoxMr. Jerome C. James IIIMr. Robert D. JenkinsMr. Rashesh JethiMs. Laura Ellen JohnsonMr. Gary JohnstonMr. Wolsey V. JonesMr. J. Randy JonesMr. and Mrs. Charles Michael JonesDr. and Mrs. William D. JordanMr. James JordanMr. and Mrs. A. B. JowersMs. Kitty J. KarsonDr. Stephen P. KavanaughMr. Brian C. KellerMr. W. Gene Kerlin Jr.Mr. Reginald KerlinMr. Joey V. KirkpatrickMr. Stephen B. KishokMr. Philip Hudgins KitchensMr. Donald R. KitchensMr. Karl R. KroppDr. Alan M. LaneMr. and Mrs. Eugene E. Langner Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Vincent D. LauriaMr. Charles Anthony LawleyMr. and Mrs. Luther L. LeavellMr. Thomas Jackson LeeMr. Louis LeparuloMs. Cary Martin LevensailorMr. and Mrs. John W. Lewis Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Gary L. LewisMs. Melanie Ontiveros LillardDr. and Mrs. H. Albert LillyMr. John T. LinkMr. Thomas C. LomenickMr. Long B. LooMr. James H. LooneyDr. Russell E. LuegMr. and Mrs. Jack W. MacKayMr. Richard M. MacKayMr. and Mrs. Samuel Andrew MaddoxMr. and Mrs. Luis E. MaldonadoMr. Reese Ewell Mallette Jr.Mr. Lenoard G. Mandell

* Deceased


Mr. William Hugh Mann Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. MapesMrs. Paula J. MarquesMr. Jeffrey W. MartinMr. and Mrs. V. Gary MartinMr. William Warren Mason IIDr. R. Wayne MastersMr. Christopher W. MatthewsMr. Terry C. McAnnallyMr. and Mrs. Clyde R. McBeeMr. H. Dean McClure Jr.Mr. Steven Todd McCormickMr. and Mrs. David E. McCoyMr. David W. McCraryMr. and Mrs. Michael K. McCueMr. Claudie Kenneth McDonaldMr. Earl H. McGuire IIIMr. James Paul McHanMr. James L. McHugh Sr.Mr. Albert K. McInnis Jr.Mr. Daniel G. McKenzie Jr.*Mr. and *Mrs. Julian T. McKinnonMr. and Mrs. Victor Earl McMurrayMr. Charles E. McTiernanMr. Duone Leon MillhouseMr. and Mrs. George Shirley MillsMr. Ronald K. MillsMr. Glenn MilnerMr. Larry Thomas MiniardMr. and Mrs. Andrew Destin MinorMr. and Mrs. David J. MinorMr. and Mrs. Stephen George MitchellMr. and Mrs. Joe W. MitchellMr. Frank L. MitchumMr. John MoebesMr. Raymond C. MontgomeryMs. M. Rhea MontpoolDr. and Mrs. Robert Avery MooreMr. and Mrs. Ronald Allen MooreMr. and Mrs. Ray Hammond MorganMr. and Mrs. Ralph W. Murphy Sr.Mr. Victor S. MusickMr. Richard A. Nail IIMr. Michael D. NelsonMr. Robert P. NelsonMr. and Mrs. John M. NelsonMr. Jonathan Terry NicholsonMr. Percy C. NixonMr. and Mrs. Jonathan D. NolandMr. and Mrs. Pierce H. Norton Jr.Mr. Roger Patrick O’DwyerMr. and Mrs. Stefan L. OlssonMr. Bill OndocsinMr. and Mrs. John William PamplinMr. and Mrs. Richard M. PardueMr. Vijaykumar N. ParekhMr. Donald M. ParhamMr. Jerry Bennett ParkerMr. Clarkston T. ParkerMr. A. C. Parker Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy H. Parnell

Mr. and Mrs. Manoj N. PatelMr. Russell Howard PatrickMr. Tim E. PattonMr. and Mrs. Warren G. PayneMr. William M. PhillipsMr. Tyler M. PhillipsMr. Cecil Roberson PickensMr. Ronald A. PiombinoMr. Fred J. PisacaneMr. Felix Logan PittsMr. and Mrs. Jordan Edward PlotkinMr. Kevin C. PoeMr. and Mrs. Charles D. PondsMr. Allen Kent PowersMr. Robert M. PowersMr. Peter G. PraterMr. George W. PriggeMr. L. Scott PruittMr. Travis Norm Pruitt Sr.Mr. Roy Keith Purcell Jr.Gen. Herbert Bowen Quinn Jr.Mr. Nathaniel Greene RaleyMr. Erskine Ramsay IIDr. Donald C. RaneyMr. Nathaniel Douglas RedmondMr. and Mrs. Joe T. Reed Sr.Mr. Danny R. ReeseMr. Mark Alan ReidenbachMs. Lisa M. RhineyMr. Charles A. RichardMr. and Mrs. Lawrence B. Richardson Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth E. RiggsMr. William RingMr. Joseph RitterMr. and Mrs. Kenneth E. RobertsMr. and Mrs. William Edward RobertsMr. Leslie H. RobertsMr. Shermon E. Roberts Sr.Mr. Terry RobertsMr. Thomas M. RobinsonHon. Joseph M. RodgersMr. David M. Rogers IVMr. James Richard RogersMr. and Mrs. Abraham H. RolnickMr. Michael H. RomineMr. Charles Michael RosenMr. Charles W. RossMr. and Mrs. Joel B. RouseyMr. John Chirstopher RushMr. and Mrs. Harold Coleman RutherfordMr. and Mrs. Kamal SahawnehMs. Rita Marie SampleMr. Joseph E. Sanders Jr.Dr. Samuel David SandersLt. Col. and Mrs. Robert M. Savage Jr.Mr. Thomas Shane SawyerMr. and Mrs. Robert K. SchaferDr. Walter Schoel IIIMr. Walter Schoel Jr.Mr. Thomas J. SchrimscherDr. and Mrs. Verle N. SchrodtMr. and Mrs. Leonard H. SedlinDr. and Mrs. E. P. Segner Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. David Richard ShawMr. Jason SheltonMr. Joseph Shoemaker Jr.Dr. David L. SilversteinMr. Jimmy Frank SimsMr. and Mrs. Daniel Thomas SkeltonMr. Roy C. Smith Jr.Mr. William SmylyMr. David K. SoaresMr. and Mrs. Dan Spain Jr.Mr. David K. SparesMs. Dina B. SparksMr. and Mrs. Peter W. SpencerMr. Joe StambaMr. Timothy E. StevensMaj. Albert StewartMr. and Mrs. Wendell F. Stokes Jr.Mr. Darrell W. SudduthMr. James E. Summerville Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Brad SuttonMr. and Mrs. James R. TaubyMr. and Mrs. Dennis Paul TaylorDr. Arthur R. Taylor Jr.Mr. Tommy Gene TaylorDr. Dinesh ThatiMr. John Tillman ThomasMr. James Bruce ThomasonMr. Michael Blake ThomasonMr. John W. ThompsonMr. Michael Wayne ToddMs. Jo Anne ToddDr. Beth A. ToddMr. Randy D. Traylor Jr.Mr. Te-ru TsengMr. and Mrs. Bennett Tucker Sr.Mr. and Mrs. Cleveland Doyle Turner Jr.Mr. John T. TurnerMr. Mark Vandewater IVMr. and Mrs. Robert W. VannMr. and Mrs. Ara T. VardanianMr. Edward E. VettelMr. and Mrs. William T. VickersMr. and Mrs. John S. VodantisDr. James J. WadeMr. Larry WaggonerMr. and Mrs. Jack Hunter Waite Sr.Dr. Henry Burton WaitesMr. and Mrs. Benjamin Lee WalkerMr. Gerald Allen WalkerMr. and Mrs. Ronald S. WallaceMr. James P. WallerMr. Joseph Murphy WaltersMs. Jamie Jones WatfordMr. and Mrs. Lee V. WatsonMrs. Edna WeaverMr. Alexander E. WeaverMr. and Mrs. Hugh G. WeeksMr. James H. WeeksMr. and Mrs. Donald Allen WelchMr. Colvin Clay WellbornMr. Jimmy R. WestMr. Richard Carl Wetzel Jr.Mr. Edward W. Whaley

Mr. and Mrs. James Edwin WhisenhantMr. Chad A. WhisnantMr. William Benny WhiteMs. Ann B. WhiteMr. Roger P. WhitfieldMr. and Mrs. Charles M. WhitsonMr. and Mrs. Hillman

Curtis Wideman Jr.Dr. John M. WiestDr. David L. Williams IIMs. Elinor R. WilliamsMs. Carvetta N. WilliamsMr. James S. WilliamsMs. Kimberly C. WilliamsMs. Tammie D. WilliamsMr. and Mrs. Kenneth WilliamsonMr. Richard WilmsMr. and Mrs. Otis WilsonMr. Ronald A. WindhamMr. James Larry WintersMs. M. Ferne WlodarskiMr. and Mrs. Randy Michael WoodMs. Margaret Susan WoodMr. and Mrs. Charles E. Woodrow IIIMr. and Mrs. Wayne A. WoodruffMr. Cecil A. WootenMr. and Mrs. John C. WorthingtonMr. Andrew T. WuskaMr. Ronald D. YantziMr. Gilbert Allen YanuckMr. William Neal YatesMr. Carl W. YostMr. Jon A. ZachmanDr. and Dr. Qinsheng ZhuMr. and Mrs. Mark A. ZurichMr. Felix A. Zydallis

YOUNG ENGINEERS(Recent Graduates)

Mr. Phil Abeline Adams IIIMr. William Oscar AdamsMr. Dallas Jay AdamsMs. Stacy Jennifer AdlmanMr. Jameel Majid AlMr. Mohamed Ali AL-NuaimiMr. Walter Tywayne AndersonMs. Mizuho AoyagiMr. Edward Lee AshMr. Oren Eliahu AzradMr. Avan BaggettMr. Benjamin Darrel BaileyMr. Amrit BandyopadhyayMs. Maria Lynette BarbeeMr. Derek Wayne BarberMr. Jeffrey Wade BarksdaleMs. Rebecca Ann BealeMr. Umut BedirMr. James Steven BigelowMr. Brian J. BirchMr. Gregg Michael BissotMr. Joseph Matthew BlandMs. Angela Michelle Bledsoe* Deceased


Donors

Mr. Reginald Lamar BoboMs. Stephen Erskine BoltMr. Casey Edward BordenMs. Alison Marie BradleyMr. Gabriel Lacosta BrooksMr. Berlin Lee BrownMr. Phillip T. BurgessMs. Janie Leigh BurnsMr. Corey William CalhounMr. Eric Lee CampbellMs. Jennifer Caroline CarneyMr. Brian T. ChalfontMs. Jil ChamblessMr. David ChenMr. Philip Allen ChinMs. Elizabeth Suzanne ColemanMr. Patrick Ryan ColleyMs. Adrienne Paige CollinsMr. Michael Edward CookMr. Ty Seth CooperMr. Tracy Monroe CrissMr. Ryan Joe DavidsonMs. Blair Elizabeth DavisMr. Eric Jermaine DavisMr. Roland Sage DavisMr. Samuel Dobbs Davis IVMs. Kenya Davis-StewartMr. Matthew Justin DeanMr. Terry Heath DefoorMr. Jeffrey Stephen DingesMr. Scot Leland DonaldMr. Brian Joseph DoyleMr. Nicholas Randall DuckettMr. Thomas Crutcher Dunnavant Jr.Mr. Justin David EversMs. Devon Elizabeth FarrisMr. Adam Kendrick FearsMr. Edgar James Files IIIMs. Stacey Alaine FindleyMs. Lee Ellen FishMr. Andrew Brent FreemanMr. David Houston FulmerMr. Matthew Francis GarciaMs. Shunta Lanae GarrettMr. Kevin Ray GarrisonMs. Shaina Satin GeistMr. Jonathan Robert GerthMr. Jeffrey Paul GoolesbyMr. Beau M. GrantMr. James Frederick Graves IIIMr. Kristopher Keith GravietMs. Katherine Irons GreenMr. Mitchell David GreggsMr. Christopher Lee GuestMr. Matthew Henry HabelMr. Sadaka TeMorris HallMr. Jon W. HamiltonMr. Daniel Thomas HammMr. John Wesley HammockMr. John Price Harrod IVMr. Andrew Kenny HarshmanMr. Matthew Paul HauberMr. Carsten Jens Haustein

Mr. Ehab HawsawiMr. Glenn Lamar HayesMr. Preston Tyler HaynesMr. Ryan Gregory HaynesMs. Natalie Elizabeth HendrickMr. Adam Dennis HenryMr. Barry Alan HicksMr. David Allen HillMr. Kenneth Lester Hoffman IIIMr. Patrick Stephen HollingsworthMr. Robert James HolzerMr. Christopher Van HowellMr. Kevin Dewayne HunterMs. Misty Ann HutchensMr. William Michael JamesMr. Ahmed Al JehaniMr. Jonathan Brent JonesMr. Charles Bradley JonesMr. Tobia Nicholas Joseph Jr.Mr. Andrew Lee KennedyMr. Yu Ling KoMr. Michael Masaru KoraMr. Justin Louis LadnerMr. Christopher Morgan LaneMr. Brian Jason LangMs. Sonya Miesse LangMr. Joseph Brandon LangfordMr. James Maurice Lee Jr.Mr. Brooks Anthony LombardyMr. Cody Lewyann LongMs. Latronia Denise LovellMs. Briana Kelsey LoweMs. Kimberly Latrica LuvertMr. Clarence Lamanuel LyonsMr. Gregory Sean MaddoxMs. Robyn Renea McArthurMr. Lindsey McCall IIMr. Melvin Jerome McCannMs. Lauren Carly McCowanMr. Adam McDowellMr. Michael Joseph McKenna Jr.Mr. Andrew William McKenzieMr. Alan Marsh McReeMr. James Blake MedleyMr. Gregory Ryan MehaffeyMs. Daphne Ann MesserMr. Christopher Allen MichaelMr. Brian Michael MiddletonMr. Jarrod DeWayne MilliganMr. David Brandon MinorMr. Michael Wayne MissaggiaMs. Ashley Leigh MooreMr. Timothy Jay MooreMr. Jason MorganMr. Detus Colvin Morrow Jr.Mr. Brett R. MurphyMr. Jerry Leland NallMr. Yukio NaraMr. Travis Blair NewbyMs. Alyce Catherine NewlinMr. Earl D. NicholsMr. Jacob Clark NimsMr. John Wesley Northington

Ms. Ashley Marie O’CainMs. McKensie Patton OsbornMr. Christopher Lynn OsborneMr. Michael Paul PalikMr. Jason Wayne ParkMs. Amanda Diane PhillipsMr. Jonathan Ryan PhillipsMr. Steven Arnall PreyarMr. David Matthew PriceMr. David Allan PriceMs. Catherine Mary ProdoehlMr. Stephen Bryant QuattlebaumMr. Torrey Ladell RiceMr. Eric Paul RichardsMr. Robert Gordon Roberts IVMs. Adria Nichole RobertsMr. Russell Monroe RobertsMr. Geoffrey Neil RodgersMr. Christopher Antwine RuddockMr. Adam Joseph RussellMr. Adam Lee SampleyMr. Mark Patrick ScottMs. Bonnie Gail SelfMr. Collin Hunter SewellMr. Adam Ryan ShortMr. Arcesio Perdomo SilvaMs. Andrea Anne SimsMr. David Zachary SmithMr. Farricus Keyon SmithMr. William Sanatra SmithMr. Christopher Wayne SmithMr. Robert Scott SmithMr. Robert Edward SmithMr. Phelon Kenay SnoddyMs. Stormy Leigh SpeerMr. Alan Lee StephensMr. Cory Wayne StevensonMr. Michael Joseph StoltzMr. William Lance StricklandMr. Christian Ryan SummerMr. William Daniel SutphinMr. Stephen Dwaine TaylorMs. Alexandra Adams TaylorMr. Shawn Michael TempletonMr. Mark Nathan ThornblomMr. Mark Stuart TomichMs. Stephanie Leigh TowMs. Ngangiang T. TranMr. John Paul TrenthamMr. Eric Arthur TrzeckiMr. Brett N. TuckerMr. Marc Christopher VanceMr. Walter Dale VickeryMs. Kam Alan WalkerMr. Samuel Gene WalkerMr. Ching Kuang WangMr. George Eddie Washington Jr.Mr. James Daniel WatsonMr. Leland Glenn WeaverMr. Jason Michael WebsterMr. Michael Anthony WellsMr. Christopher WilliamsMr. Daniel J. Williams

Mr. Clayton Rashad WilliamsMs. Pamela Esperanza WilsonMr. Robert Park WilsonMr. Griffin Lee WilsonMr. Bradley Shane WilsonMr. Timothy Michael WingenterMr. Thomus Dean WolffMs. Courtney Erin WoodMr. James Brett WoodMr. Chad Edward WoodardMr. Dudley Lee WrileyMs. Yohei YamaokaMr. Nicholas Paul YerbyMr. Je-Seung YooMr. Wayland Edward Young

ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTORS(Up to $99)

Mr. Robert J. AbernathyMr. William G. AdamsMr. Christopher T. AllmanMr. Wray Allen AndersonMr. Robert ArmstrongMr. Theo D. Baars IIIMr. Anthony BaggettMr. John Thomas BambargerDr. and Mrs. Benny B. BarnesMr. Maxwell BarnettMs. Mary Lee Maughan BarryDr. Charles E. BatesMr. and Mrs. Woodrow Blake BeaversMs. Laura Elizabeth BelouMr. and Mrs. Howard Glenn BirdMr. Joseph "Joey" S. BivonaMr. Greg BlankenshipMr. Bruce T. BlatzerMr. Peter C. BoisseauMr. Louis E. Boothe Jr.Mr. John William BrayMrs. Cassandra BrayeMr. and Mrs. Charles Randall

BreedloveMr. Evan Myles BrennerMr. Henry C. Bright IIIMr. John W. BushMr. and Mrs. David ButlerMr. Nicky CalhounMr. Robert M. CampbellMr. Michael R. Caporale Jr.Mr. Delbert V. CarraherMr. Robert CaterMr. and Mrs. Brian Arthur ChenMr. James H. Clements Jr.*Mr. and Mrs. W. Frank Cobb Jr.Mr. Edward R. Collins Jr.Mr. Harold Norman Colvin

* Deceased


Dr. William B. Compton IIIMr. Brock L. CorderMr. David A. CorelliMs. Mary V. CoxMr. Elbert B. CraigMr. Donald R. CreamerMr. Darryl B. CriderMr. Robert S. Crowder Jr.Mr. Galen James CurryMr. Mark Michael D’Andrea IIIMr. James J. DownsMr. James L. Duncan Jr.Mr. Michael Timothy DunnMr. Wendell E. DurhamMr. Robert EberleMr. Zerrell Edwards Jr.Mr. Harry EdwardsMr. Elon EllisMr. Michael Lee EllisonMr. James M. Faircloth Jr.Mr. Hui FangMr. and Mrs. Ray L. Farabee Jr.Mr. Robert W. FikesMr. George Louis FilipMr. William J. FiorentinoMr. Burl Fleming Jr.Mr. J. Byron Ford Jr.Mr. Tommy Kenneth FosterMr. Sidney “Pete” W. GarrettMrs. Rebecca Stokes GoinsMr. James GriffinMs. Stephanie GrovesMr. Charles Hains Jr.Brig. Gen. Robert HawlkMr. John Douglas HendersonMr. Robert Land HendersonMrs. Wendy HenshawMr. Joe Mack HerefordMr. Michael HesterMr. Jimmy E. HillMr. Mark L. HillMr. Owen W. HocuttMr. Hiram HollandMr. Jeffrey C. HopperMr. Eddie J. HudsonMr. and Mrs. Daniel T. Hull Jr.Mr. Darrin HynnimanMr. Dejuan R. JamesMr. Charles JamisonMr. Jerome Macky Johnson Jr.Mr. Spencer O. JohnsonMr. James Robin JordanMrs. Jill JordanMr. Nenad JukicMr. Ronald JunkinMr. Ravindra Veerappa KaggalMr. William C. KeathleyDr. James L. KeatingMr. Eugene W. Key Jr.Mr. Kevin L. KillingsworthMr. and Mrs. Thomas S. KisgenMr. Danny J. KizzireMr. and Mrs. Milan V. KriznanskyMr. Joel Kucharski

Mr. David Jason KudravMr. Timothy W. LanghamMr. Michael L. LawleyMrs. Allison Outlaw LawsonMr. Robert Michael LewkovichDr. William Timothy LoganMs. Stacey Louise LognionMr. Charles LyonsMr. James Michael MadewellMr. Charles B. MaloneMr. Bryant MaloneMrs. Tina G. MannMs. Kristin M. MarczakMr. Michael Allan MartinMr. Huey Barry MathewsMr. Joe E. McConnell Jr.Mr. Thomas E. McCoyMr. Terrell Wayne McCrayMr. George MegginsonMs. Lisa Smith MillerMrs. Sarah MizellMr. Steven MooreDr. Jon P. MoseleyMr. Ronald MottMr. William James NeufferMr. Gary R. Nevin

Mr. V. Alton NewbillMr. Gary S. OglesMr. Clarence Parsons Jr. Ms. Kit PerrienMr. Frank U. PetcherDr. Todd S. PetersonMr. John Harold PharesMr. Edward PhillipsMr. Jack PollardMr. Christopher PoythressMr. William H. PrickettMr. Robert Harold PrineMr. Lee PruittMr. James David RamseyMr. Charles P. ReynoldsDr. Theresa E. RhodesMr. Wade RiggsMr. Kurt RogersMr. and Mrs. Ralph SalterMr. Brandon J. SatterwhiteMr. Max SilverDr. Harmohan SinghMr. Ajay SinghMrs. Annette Maddox Sledd*Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Walter Sledge Jr.Mr. Robert Smith

Mr. and Ms. Brad SparksMr. Charles Daley SpeerMr. Eddie StaffordMr. Ferris Marion StewartMr. Jon Rey SullivanMr. Christopher SuttonMr. Charles TheimMr. and Mrs. Roy ThomasMr. William Sibley Thomas Jr.Mr. Michael Blake ThomasonMr. Brian Lee ThrasherMr. John Douglas VailMr. and Mrs. Billy J. WalkerMr. Terry A. WallenMr. Michael WatersMr. Jesse L. WellsMr. and Mrs. William A. WhiteMr. Olen Ermon WillinghamMr. Jack H. WisdomMr. and Mrs. John Thomas WrennMr. Haiming YangMr. Bryan YeagerMr. Steve G. ZahariasMr. Jefferson Zeanah

* Deceased

JOIN CES TODAY!You can support engineering education at

The University of Alabama by contributing to the Capstone Engineering Society today!

The Society is dedicated to maintaining relationships and sharing resources with UA engineering alumni to ensure that

engineering students are provided a superior educational experience.

Go to www.eng.ua.edu/ces to contribute online or complete and mail the giving envelope included in this magazine.

The University of AlabamaCollege of Engineering

Box 870200Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0200

1-800-333-8156 • [email protected]


Engineering Student Services

ESS PROVIDES ASSISTANCE FOR COE STUDENTS AND ALUMNI

Helping students get the required classes to graduate, counseling fresh-man and transfer students, providing scholarships, maintaining student

records, and helping find the first job are just a few ways the Office ofEngineering Student Services (ESS) serves the College.

Many of the College’s programs operate through the ESS including theMulticultural Engineering Program, student recruitment, the FreshmanExperience, career services and the Cooperative Education Program. For general information about ESS, contact Greg Singleton.

Student RecruitmentOne of the College’s main goals is to increase enrollment to 2,010 by the

year 2010, and the office of student recruitment is taking on this challengewith full force. A few student recruitment programs include E-Day, theCollege’s annual open house for high-school students, hosting corporaterecruitment receptions and coordinating the Student Introduction toEngineering Program (SITE) each summer.

E-Day will be held on Thursday, Oct. 2, from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and will give prospective students a closer look at the College. Laboratorytours and exhibits will be offered through all departments, and engineering students and faculty will be available to answer questions throughout the day.

Each summer, the College hosts SITE, which is a week-long residentialprogram for high-school juniors and seniors who have an interest in engi-neering and computer science. SITE students live in residence halls, tour aplant to see engineers at work and engage in teaming exercises. They attendmini-courses in math, engineering, computer science and English and takepart in a design competition. The College is planning for SITE 2004 andexpects three week-long programs in July.

For more information about student recruitment programs, contactAlicia King.

Multicultural Engineering ProgramThe College’s Multicultural Engineering Program (MEP) assists minority

students who want to pursue careers in engineering or computer science.

ENGINEERING STUDENT SERVICES CONTACTS

General Information Gregory L. Singleton Director of ESS 1-800-369-ENGR [email protected] (205) 348-1447

Student Recruitment Alicia King Coordinator of 1-800-369-ENGR [email protected] Recruitment or (205) 348-2547

Multicultural Miranda Carlisle Southern Company 1-800-369-ENGR [email protected] Program MEP Coordinator or (205) 348-4267

UA Cooperative Roy Gregg Director of the (205) 348-6422 [email protected] Program Co-op Program

Engineering Career Services Angelia Knight Adams Engineering 1-800-887-9711 [email protected] Officer or (205) 348-6382

MEP services include pre-college counseling; enrollment counseling; tutorialassistance and counseling for enrolled students; assistance with theCooperative Education Program; internship programs; job placement services;and co-coordinating SITE each summer.

For more information about the MEP, contact Miranda Carlisle.

Career Services and the Cooperative Education ProgramEngineering career services and the Cooperative Education Program have

the daunting task of matching a company’s engineering personnel needs withoutstanding candidates, but these two departments excel in getting UA engi-neering and computer science students cooperative experiences and their firstjobs. The Cooperative Education Program has 95 students placed with compa-nies throughout the country this fall. In spring 2003, engineering career ser-vices helped about 2,400 students—from reviewing résumés to counselingwith mock interviews and career seminars.

If your company would like more information about the UA CooperativeEducation Program, contact Roy Gregg.

Engineering career services also provides assistance to alumni who havefound themselves back in the job market. Alumni can register with the onlinejob database and work with career services to have a résumé reviewed.

If your company would like torecruit UA engineering students foremployment opportunities, contactAngelia Knight Adams.

Inset: The College hosted three Student Introductionto Engineering Programs (SITE) during July 2003.

Right: Students enjoy a NASA moonbuggy experience during E-Day 2002.

YOU MIGHT BE A UA ENGINEER IF . . .

■ you know Coach Bryant’s stats just likeyou know pi to the 100th decimal.

■ you average the gymnastic scoresbefore the computer finishes.

■ you set your watch by Denny Chimes.

■ you measure land in relation to thesize of the Quad.

■ you know where MIB is.

■ you calculate the height, arch andlength of time the ball was in the air after every free throw in Coleman Coliseum.

■ you know how to cast an iron elephant.

■ your closest food source for four years was the Ferg.

But you know you are a UA engineer when . . . ■ you help shape the future of UA Engineering by

supporting your College financially.

There are many ways to help—become a member of the CapstoneEngineering Society, or donate gifts of cash, appreciated property or equipment for labs.

Take pride in the knowledge that your contributions make UA’s College of Engineering stand out in the eyes of the nation. For more information, call us at 1-800-333-8156.

The University of Alabama • College of EngineeringBox 870200• Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487-0200

1-800-333-8156 • (205) 348-6400www.eng.ua.edu

Capstone Engineering SocietyCollege of EngineeringBox 870200Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0200

Nonprofit OrganizationU.S. Postage Paid

Tuscaloosa, ALPermit 16

Capstone Engineering Society Pre-Game Schedule

All engineering alumni and friends are invited to join the Capstone Engineering Society for the

2003 football season. We host pre-game events on theQuad starting two hours prior to kick-off.

Make sure you join us for the following games:

Alabama vs. Southern Mississippi (Homecoming)—October 11

Alabama vs. Tennessee—October 25

Alabama vs. LSU—November 15

Call 1-800-333-8156 or e-mail [email protected] for reservations.

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