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Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources Department Academies

INDUCTED 2021

INDUSTRIAL AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS ENGINEERING

  • Jeff Manual, WVU, BSIE-1992 | Strategic Service and Warranty Executive
  • Laura Robertson, WVU, BSIE-1993, MBA-2003 | Director of Inventory Logistics at McJunkin Red Man Corporation WVU

INDUCTED 2022

CHEMICAL AND BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING

  • Laurie Wiegand-Jackson, WVU, BSChE- 1984 | President and Founder of Utility Advantage
  • Richard Turton | Honorary Inductee |
    • Nottingham University in England, BSc in Chemical Engineering-1977
    • Oregon State University, Chemical Engineering MS-1979, PhD-1986
    • Retired chair and professor emeritus, chemical and biomedical engineering department

LANE DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

  • Richard Folio, WVU, BSEE | National Defense University’s Eisenhower School, Master of Science Degree in National Resource Strategy
    • University of Virginia’s Darden School, Leadership Certificate
    • Chief Architect within the Engineering and Technology Strategy Office of the Space & Airborne Systems Segment of L3Harris Technologies Inc.
  • Peter Hill, WVU, BSEE-1983, MSEE-1985, PhD Electrical Engineering-1988 | Principal Scientist, Respironics, Pittsburgh, PA

MECHANICAL AND AEROSPACE ENGINEERING

  • David R. Gingras, WVU, BSAE-1991
    • George Washington University, MSAE-1994
    • President, Bihrle Applied Research
  • F. Adam Korona, WVU, BSAE-1997
    • University of Maryland, MSAE-2002
    • NASA Fire Cartridge Project Manager, Jacobs Engineering - NASA Johnson Space Center
  • R. Allen Roach, WVU, BSAE-1988, MSAE-1991, PhD-1994
    • Department Manager for Irradiated Fuels & Materials and Director Advanced Materials & Manufacturing Initiative, Idaho National Laboratory
  • Loretta Romanoski Shaw, WVU, BSAE-1969
    • Ohio State University, MSAAE-1971
    • Cleveland State, MBA-1995
    • Kent State University, MLIS-2006
    • Owner, LMRS Information Services LLC

PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS ENGINEERING

  • Paul Ruppert, WVU, BSPNGE-1986
    • West Virginia Wesleyan College, MBA
    • President- BHE GT&S: A Berkshire Hathaway Energy Company
  • Diana Charletta, WVU BSPNGE-1992
    • Women’s Executive Leadership Program at Duquesne University
    • President and Chief Operating Officer - Equitrans Midstream

WADSWORTH DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

  • Lewis Grimm, WVU, BSCE-1970, MSCE-1973
    • Served as the Planning Team Leader with the Eastern Federal Lands Highway Division of the Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation in Sterling, Virginia.
  • John Halkias, University of Connecticut, BSCE-1978
    • WVU, MSCE-1981, PhD-1986
    • Retired, formally the Team Leader of Innovative Operations Strategies in the Office of Operations with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
  • Pradeep Perera, University of Nottingham, BSCE-1981
    • WVU MSCE-1983
    • President of Soil and Land Use Technology, Inc. (SaLUT), a firm headquartered in Maryland.
  • Steven Trail, WVU, BSCE-1981, MSCE-1984
    • Founded Trail Consulting Group and currently concentrating on developing a structural engineering software solution intended to both streamline the structural design process and increase the quality and usefulness of the printed output.
  • Donald Williams, WVU, BSCE-1985, MSCE-1990
    • Retired WV Division of Highways, works part time with The Thrasher Group and assisting Fairmont State University civil engineering technology students on their capstone projects, conducting guest lectures and providing project feedback and guidance.