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Executive Board

The Lyle School of Engineering Executive Board, appointed by SMU President R. Gerald Turner, comprises senior-level corporate leaders who have the experience and vision to help guide strategic directives for the school.

The Board's responsibilities include:

  • Promoting interaction between the Lyle School of Engineering and area and national industry
  • Assisting with broad issues related to curriculum planning, management, and evaluation, and charting future instructional and research areas
  • Helping to secure financial support for the school
  • Guiding and promoting general excellence in engineering education and research

Chair of the Executive Board - G. Mark Cullum
Vice-Chair of the Executive Board - Karen Shuford

Members of the Lyle School of Engineering Executive Board include:

Adler
John C. Adler
General Partner
Silver Creek Ventures
Liedtke

Don Liedtke
VP and General Manager
Unisys Corp.

Affuso
Tony Affuso
Chairman & CEO
Siemens PLM Software
Lopez

Wendy A. Lopez
Vice President URS Corporation
LopezGarcia Group

Ralmgren
Ray Almgren
V. P. of Product Marketing and Academic Relations
National Instruments
Lyle Bobby B. Lyle, Ph.D.
Chairman, President & CEO
Lyco Holdings
Arora
Sheldon Arora
President and CEO
Esoftsolutions
Macdowell Harold MacDowell
CEO
TD Industries
Bakalar

Richard S. Bakalar, M.D.
Chief Medical Officer
IBM Global Healthcare
Provider Segment

Mai

Chao C. Mai, Ph.D.
Retired President & CEO
Dallas Semiconductor

Ball
C. Fred Ball, Jr.
President and CEO
Bank of Texas
Mannon

David C. Mannon
President and COO
Parker Drilling

Berg
Donald A. Berg
Marr

Ray Marr, Ph.D.
Partner
Marr Co.

Biegler
David W.Biegler
Estrella Energy
McMahan

Lewis McMahan
Retired Vice President
Texas Instruments

Member, Texas Water Development Board.

George
George P.Cullum, Jr.
Chairman Emeritus and Director
Cullum Construction
Ameyer

Angela A. Meyer, Ph.D.
Vice President
Exponent

Cullum
G. Mark Cullum
President
Cullum Construction
Miller

Glenn J. Miller
Vice President – Technical Operations and Applied Research

Dennie
Richard L. Dennie
President
MFC Construction
Lynn Mortensen

Lynn A. Mortensen
Vice President
Raytheon


Abha Divine
Managing Director 
Techquity Capital Management LLC
Naeini

Ray S. Naeini
Chairman & CEO
OnviSource

Downing

Walter D.Downing, Jr.
Executive Vice President
Southwest Research Institute

Nowlin

Edwin E. "Boots" Nowlin, Jr.
Deutsche Bank Alex Brown

Engibous

Tom Engibous

Retired Chairman of the Board
Texas Instruments
Orsak Paul Orsak
CEO
ZMS Technologies
Fontenot
Joel K. Fontenot
Director of Business Development
Cisco Systems, Inc.
Palmer Robert Palmer
Chairman Emeritus
Rowan Companies
Ganji
Darab (“Rob”) Ganji
Partner and Executive Vice President
Best Associates
Paluck Robert J. Paluck
Managing General Partner
CenterPoint Ventures
Gavito
Val Gavito, Ph.D.
Senior Vice President
Technology and Strategic Development 
L3 Integrated Systems
Paton Len Paton
Parks Paton Hoepfl & Brown
Gilchrist
Henry Gilchrist
Hunton & Williams LLP
Pegues Mike Pegues
Bracewell & Guiliani
Godbey

David C. Godbey
U.S. District Judge
Northern District of Texas

Perry

Beth Perry
Telecommunication Consultant
Capella Photonics

Goren
Bella Goren
Senior Vice President,
Customer Relationship Marketing and Reservations
American Airlines
Ragsdale

Jerry W. Ragsdale
Major General, USAF, Ret.
Oakmont Capital Group

Mhart
Milledge A. Hart, III 
Chairman of the Board
Hart Group and Rmax
Shuford

Karen L. Shuford
Hillcrest Foundation

Hegi
Fred Hegi 
Founding Partner 
Wingate Partners
Smith

Erich G. Smith

Hood
Ray R. Hood
President & CEO
Qumu
Solomon William T. Solomon
Retired Chairman of the Board
Austin Industries
Hunt
Hunter Hunt
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Hunt Oil
Triplett Clif Triplett
Vice President and CIO
Baker Hughes
Jenkins
Ron Jenkins 
RBJ Consulting
Vacante Russell Vacante, Ph.D.
Director, Sector Leadership Strategic Planning Group
Defense Acquisition University
Jennett
J. Charles Jennett
President Emeritus
Texas A&M International University
Robert Watson Robert L. G. Watson
Chairman, President, and CEO
Abraxas Petroleum

Johnson
Paul A. Johnson 
Vice President 
Rogers-O’Brien
Watson James F. Watson
Associate Vice President, Technology Development
UT Southwestern Medical Center
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David K. Kao
Managing Partner
Advantage Resources Group
Weiser Jeff Weiser
President
First Choice Power
Klein

Tom Klein
Group President
Sabre Travel Network &
Sabre Airline Solutions

Whitten Charles W. Whitten, M.D.
Professor and Interim Chair Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Management
U.T. Southwestern Medical Center
Alane  Andy Lane  Wilkinson Greg Wilkinson
Chief Executive Officer
Hill & Wilkinson
    Zollars

Robert Zollars
President
Huitt-Zollars