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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 Corporation

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 Corporation
Lyle Bobby B. Lyle, Ph.D.
Chairman, President & CEO
Lyco Holdings Incorporated
Arora
Sheldon Arora
President and CEO
Esoftsolutions, Inc.
Macdowell Harold MacDowell
CEO
TD Industries
Aston William W. Aston Mai Chao C. Mai, Ph.D.
Retired President & CEO
Dallas Semiconductor Corporation
Bakalar

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

David C. Mannon
President and COO
Parker Drilling Company

Ball
C. Fred Ball, Jr.
President and CEO
Bank of Texas
Marr Ray Marr, Ph.D.
Partner
Marr Company
Berg
Donald A. Berg McMahan

Lewis McMahan
Retired Vice President
Texas Instruments Incorporated

Member, Texas Water Development Board.

Biegler
David W.Biegler
Estrella Energy
Ameyer Angela A. Meyer, Ph.D.
Vice President
Exponent, Inc.
George
George P.Cullum, Jr.
Chairman Emeritus and Director
Cullum Construction Co., Inc.
Miller Glenn J. Miller
Vice President – Technical Operations and Applied Research
Cullum
G. Mark Cullum
President
Cullum Construction Co., Inc.
Naeini

Ray S. Naeini
Chairman & CEO
OnviSource, Inc.

Dennie
Richard L.Dennie
President
MFC Construction Company
Nowlin Edwin E. "Boots" Nowlin, Jr.
Deutsche Bank Alex Brown
Downing
Walter D.Downing, Jr.
Executive Vice President
Southwest Research Institute
Orsak Paul Orsak
CEO
ZMS Technologies, Inc.
Dugle

Lynn Dugle
Vice President, Deputy General Manager
Intelligence & Information Systems
Raytheon Company

Palmer Robert Palmer
Chairman Emeritus
Rowan Companies, Inc.
Engibous

Tom Engibous

Retired Chairman of the Board
Texas Instruments
Paluck Robert J. Paluck
Managing General Partner
CenterPoint Ventures
Fontenot
Joel K. Fontenot
Director of Business Development
Cisco Systems, Inc.
Paton Len Paton
Parks Paton Hoepfl & Brown
Ganji
Darab (“Rob”) Ganji
Partner and Executive Vice President
Best Associates
Pegues Mike Pegues
Bracewell & Guiliani
Gavito
Val Gavito, Ph.D.
Senior Vice President
Technology and Strategic Development
L3 Integrated Systems
Perry Beth Perry
Telecommunication Consultant
Capella Photonics
Gilchrist
Henry Gilchrist
Hunton & Williams LLP
Ragsdale

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

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

Richard L. Rotto
Founder, Chairman and Retired CEO of Trussway Ltd.

Goren

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

Shuford

Karen L. Shuford
Hillcrest Foundation

Mhart
Milledge A. Hart, III
Chairman of the Board
Hart Group, Inc. and Rmax
Smith Erich G. Smith
Hegi
Fred Hegi
Founding Partner
Wingate Partners
Solomon William T. Solomon
Retired Chairman of the Board
Austin Industries, Inc.
Hood
Ray R. Hood
President & CEO
Qumu, Inc.
Triplett Clif Triplett
Vice President and CIO
Baker Hughes Incorporated
Hunt
Hunter Hunt
Vice President President
Hunt Oil Company
Vacante Russell Vacante, Ph.D.
Director, Sector Leadership Strategic Planning Group
Defense Acquisition University
Jenkins
Ron Jenkins
RBJ Consulting
Watson James F. Watson
Associate Vice President, Technology Development
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Jennett
J. Charles Jennett
President Emeritus
Texas A&M International University
Weiser Jeff Weiser
President
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David K. Kao
Managing Partner
Advantage Resources Group
Whitten Charles W. Whitten, M.D.
Professor and Interim Chair Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Management
U.T. Southwestern Medical Center
Johnson
Paul A. Johnson
Vice President
Rogers-O’Brien
Wilkinson Greg Wilkinson
Chief Executive Officer
Hill & Wilkinson, Ltd.
Klein Tom Klein
Group President
Sabre Travel Network &
Sabre Airline Solutions
Zollars

Robert Zollars
President
Huitt-Zollars, Inc.

Alane
Andy Lane