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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Bio ItemJohn C. Blanton, Ph.D. , bio
Owner and Chief Engineer, Classic Engineering, LLC
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Bio ItemJoel Burch , bio
Vice President & General Manager, Nuclear Operations Group – Lynchburg, BWX Technologies Inc.
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Bio ItemWIlliams T. Cousins, Ph.D. , bio
Technical Fellow, United Technologies Research Center
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Bio ItemNicholas H. Des Champs, Ph.D. , bio
President and Founder, Des Champs Technologies Corporation
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Bio ItemHoward Dittmer , bio
Advisory Board Chair, VP of Engineering & Technology, ARPAC Group
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Bio ItemSteve Drumheller , bio
President, Mountain Precision Tool
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Bio ItemSusan Fioravante-Kolbay , bio
Senior Mechanical Engineer, Leidos
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Bio ItemMichael Fleming , bio
CEO and Co-Founder, TORC Robotics
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Bio ItemJohn D. Heilmann , bio
Global Business Director, Offshore Products Lord Corporation
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Bio ItemUma Jayaram, Ph.D. , bio
Technology Executive and Entrepreneur
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Bio ItemJohn R. Jones, III , bio
President (Retired), AEP ProServ
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Bio ItemMary "Prim" Jones , bio
Executive Director of Engineering (Retired), Aerojet Cooporation
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Bio ItemDamien McCants , bio
Business Development Manager, Mortenson Construction
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Bio ItemMichael J. Reilley, PE , bio
Director, Nuclear Propulsion-Construction Engineering Newport News Shipbuilding
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Bio ItemJ. Davis Rives , bio
Sr. Vice President, Electric Distribution (Retired) Dominion Energy
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Bio ItemAngela Scribben , bio
Research Engineer, U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory
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Bio ItemJohn F. Sparks , bio
Program Director, Engineering and Technology Programs, Aerojet Rocketdyne
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Bio ItemKeith Van Houten , bio
Manager, Active Safety & Automated Driving Performance Simulation Group, General Motors’ Center for Autonomous Vehicle Development