Department of Mechanical Engineering

Alumni Advisory Board Members

 

Mary Virginia Berry

Executive Director of Engineering
Aerojet

5731 Wellington Road
Gainesville, VA 20155-1612

Tel: 703-754-5191
Fax: 703-754-5670
E-mail: mary.berry@aerojet.com

John Blanton

Chief Consulting Engineer
GE Energy

300 Garlington Road
Greenville, SC 29615

Tel: 864-254-4442
Fax: 864-254-4595
E-mail: john.Blanton@ge.com

Nicholas H. Des Champs, Ph.D.

President and Founder
Entrodyne Corporation

P.O. Box 220
1301 Brughs Mill Road
Fincastle, VA

Tel: 540-992-4722
Fax: 540-291-2211
E-mail: ndeschamps@msn.com

Howard Dittmer

Senior VP of Engr./Product Development
Herbst LaZar Bell Inc.
Product Design and Development

355 North Canal St.
Chicago, IL 60606

Tel: 312-454-1116 x317
Fax: 312-454-9019
E-mail: hdittmer@hlb.com

Steve Drumheller

President
Mountain Precision Tool

451 Industrial Park Rd.
Blacksburg, VA 24060

Tel: 540-552-0178
Fax: 540-552-7297
E-mail: sdrumheller@mountainprecision.com

David A. Glemming

Director, Technology and Strategic Initiatives
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company

Technical Center D/0480A,
P.O.Box 3531
Akron, OH 44309-3531

Tel: 330-796-8514
Fax: 330-796-405
E-mail: dglemming@goodyear.com

Sarah Hotaling

The Boeing Company

M/C S0341059
St. Louis, MO 63166

Tel: 314-234-3462
Fax: 314-232-1197
E-mail: sarah.j.hotaling@boeing.com

John R. Jones, III

American Electric Power - Retired
President, AEP ProServ


8630 Pitlochry Court
Dublin, OH 43017-9770

Tel: 614-766-2648
Cell: 614-595-6451
E-mail: jrj003@msn.com

George Land

Vice President, Engineering
Ingersoll-Rand, Club Car, Inc.

P.O. Box 204658
Augusta, GA 30917-4658

Tel: 706-863-3000 x3216
E-mail: george_land@irco.com

Lane R. Miller, Ph.D.

Lord Corporation
Director, Mechanical & Process Technology

110 Lord Drive
Cary, NC 27511

Tel: 919-469-2500 x2303
Fax: 919-460-9648
Email: lane_miller@lord.com

Harold S. Morgan

Sandia National Laboratories

P.O. Box 0380
Mail Stop 0847
Albuquerque, NM 87185-0380

Tel: 505-844-7045
Fax 505-844-9297
E-mail: hsmorga@sandia.gov

Kevin Poitras

Vice President Engineering and Design Programs

 

Tel: 860-433-4440
Fax: 860-433-1566
Email: KPoitras@gdeb.com

Michael J. Reilley, PE

Director, Nuclear Construction Engineering and Materials Engineering & Standardization
Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding

 

Tel: 757-380-4576
Fax: 757-897-3532
Email: Michael.reilley@ngc.com

Douglas C. Rabe, Ph.D.

Director, Turbine Engine Research Center

AFRL/PRTE Building 18D
1950 Fifth St.
Wright Patterson AFB, OH 45433-7251

Tel: 937-255-6802 x231
Fax: 937-255-0898
E-mail: douglas.rabe@wpafb.af.mil

Jay A. Rule, Jr.

Paperboard Development Supervisor
MeadWestvaco Corporation
Packaging Resources Group

104 E. Riverside Street
Covington, VA 24426-0950

Tel: 540-969-5135
Fax: 540-969-5563
E-mail: james.rule@meadwestvaco.com

John F. Sparks

Director, Engineering and Technology Programs
Aerojet

5731 Wellington Road
Gainesville, VA 20155

Tel: 703-754-5371
Fax: 703-754-5605
E-mail: john.sparks@aerojet.com

Keith Van Houten

Sigma Vehicle Performance Team
General Motors Proving Ground


3300 General Motors Road
Mailcode 483-344-166
Milford, MI 48380-3726

Tel: 248-930-7723
E-mail: keith.j.vanhouten@gm.com

Lenny Wedge, P.E.

Graham-White Manufacturing Company

1242 Colorado Street
P.O. Box 1099
Salem, VA 24153-1099

Tel: 540-387-5600 ext. 281
Fax: 540-387-5639
E-mail: lwedge@grahamwhite.com