Advisory Board

Mission Statement

The 正品蓝导航 CEE Department recognizes the need to establish strong relationships with industry, government, and corporate groups to develop innovative Engineering graduates and future leaders with strong technical and professional skills.

Board members advise the CEE Department on educational, technical, professional, and recruitment needs of the industrial, corporate, and government sectors. The Board will also transfer knowledge and insight regarding domestic and global trends in business and engineering practice. The Board provides guidance on how these needs and concerns can be addressed, provides practical experience, and suggests courses of action.

Members of the 正品蓝导航 CEE Advisory Board hold high level positions in corporate, research, educational, and government institutions. Each member expresses their availability and willingness to volunteer their service to assist the 正品蓝导航 CEE Department in executing its mission.

 

正品蓝导航 CEE Advisory Board

Name Title Company 
Naser Abusaad, P.E., AICP
Senior Vice President
Bartlett & West, Inc.
Peter Addy
President & Managing Partner
Ashford Building Solutions, LLC
Allen ‘Bud’ Beene, P.E., F.ASCE
Senior Project Manager
Parsons Group
Alberta Blair, P.E.
Director of Public Works Dallas County
Jennifer Cottingham, P.E., F.ASCE (Vice Chair)
Senior Consultant LJA Engineering, Inc.
Ricky A. Cribbs, P.E., S.E.
Executive Vice President
HLA Engineers, Inc.
John Dames, P.E.
Transportation Department Leader, NTX and OK
Jacobs
Jean Maier Dean, P.E.
President and Chief Executive Officer
Nathan D. Maier Consulting Engineers, Inc.
Elle Holbrook Frier, P.E.
Principal Owner
Frier Group
John Grounds, III, PhD, PE, CFM, D.WRE
Labor Lead RenewableWorks
William R. Hanks
Principal Hanks Investments, LP
Ignacio Herrera, P.E., LEED AP (BD&C)
Vice President/Design Construction
KDC Real Estate Development & Investments
John Ho, P.E.
Vice President
Huitt-Zollars, Inc. 
John 'Jay' E. Hofmann
President and CEO - Dallas Office (Retired)
Trinity Consultants
Courtney Kelly, M.B.A., P.E.
Project Director
H.J. Russell & Company
Robert S. Patton, P.E., D.GE
Senior Consultant (Retired)
Henley-Johnston & Associates, Inc.
Stephen W. Smith, P.E. (Chair)
Vice President and Chief Technical Officer (Retired)
Trinity Industries, Inc.
Terrace W. Stewart, P.E.
Director of Infrastructure RJN Group 
Patricia Taylor, Ph.D., P.E.
Team Leader/Environmental Engineer
Environmental Protection Agency, Region 6
Allison Wood, EIT, CFM
Vice President  Huitt-Zollars, Inc.