Advisory Board
The Mechanical Engineering Advisory Board was formed in February 1997. The purpose of this group of alumni and friends of the department is to: Support the Department on existing and proposed educational and academic programs and other activities; Provide guidance strategies and assistance to the Department in maintaining effective liaisons with the university and the external community; Assist the Department in developing and communicating a national reputation in scholarship and research.
Current advisory board
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John D. Heilmann , bioGlobal Business Director, Offshore Products Lord Corporation
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Keith Van Houten , bioManager, Active Safety & Automated Driving Performance Simulation Group, General Motors’ Center for Autonomous Vehicle Development
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WIlliams T. Cousins, Ph.D. , bioTechnical Fellow United Technologies Research Center
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Angela Scribben , bioResearch Engineer U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory
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Steve Drumheller , bioPresident Mountain Precision Tool
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Mary "Prim" Jones , bioExecutive Director of Engineering (Retired) Aerojet Cooporation
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Douglas C. Rabe, Ph.D. , bioDirector, Turbine Engine Research Center USAF Research Laboratory
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Damien McCants , bioBusiness Development Manager Mortenson Construction
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Michael Fleming , bioCEO and Co-Founder TORC Robotics
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Uma Jayaram, Ph.D. , bioTechnology Executive and Entrepreneur
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Joel Burch , bioVice President & General Manager Nuclear Operations Group – Lynchburg BWX Technologies Inc.
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Susan Fioravante-Kolbay , bioSenior Mechanical Engineer Leidos
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Jay A. Rule, Jr. , bioSenior Principal Engineer WestRock Corporation
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John Blanton , bioSenior Engineer GE Power & Water
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J. Davis Rives , bioSr. Vice President, Electric Distribution (Retired) Dominion Energy
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John F. Sparks , bioProgram Director, Engineering and Technology Programs Aerojet Rocketdyne
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Nicholas H. Des Champs, Ph.D. , bioPresident and Founder Des Champs Technologies Corporation
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Michael J. Reilley, PE , bioDirector, Nuclear Propulsion-Construction Engineering Newport News Shipbuilding
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John R. Jones, III , bioPresident (Retired) AEP ProServ
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Howard Dittmer , bioAdvisory Board Chair VP of Engineering & Technology ARPAC Group