Advisory Board

Functions of MME Advisory Board Members

Bring the industry perspective and provide input to the continuous evaluation of objectives and assessment of outcomes of the BSME and BSMSE curricula, and suggest changes for implementation, as needed.
Act as facilitator in the school's efforts in getting financial, in-kind, and scholarship support from their companies.
Be a partner in the education process by maintaining active contact with the School during the academic year, and by visiting the Pullman campus at least twice a year (during the Advisory Board meetings).
Promote the school at their company through the hiring of interns and full-time personnel [Participate in career fairs (especially during lean hiring years)].
Champion the school cause with the University administrators and the State of Washington with regard to budgets, research programs, and faculty hiring.
Vitalize the education process through participation in seminars, guest lectures, industry sabbaticals, collaborative research, and serving on student thesis committees.

It has been suggested that the Membership on the Advisory Board will have a 3-year term, renewable on mutual agreement for additional period(s).

Documents for Members (password required)

MME Advisory Board Members

Members at the meeting on April 17, 2008.
Left to Right: Christy Turner, Trevor Devaney, David Langstaff, Patrick Stickler, Terry Waldron, Phil Ohl, Sandy Fryer, Don Shearer(CEA Development), Moe Khaleel, Martin Snoey, and Hussein Zbib(MME Director)

Fall 2008 meeting: November 6^th and 7^th
Spring 2008 meeting: April 17^th and 18^th; Graduation Dinner; April 17^th
Fall 2007 meeting: November 1^st and 2^nd; Graduation Dinner; November 1^st; Students' presentations

Active Members

Thomas M. Barlow

President ASME
Lincoln, CA
WSU grad: BS 1957, ME

Scott Brandenburg

BearingPoint, Inc
Bellevue, WA

Jeff Castleberry

Hewlett-Packard
Vancouver, WA
WSU grad: BS 1989, ME

William Chambers

PACCAR Technical Center
Mount Vernon, WA

Trevor Devaney

Hi-Rel Laboratories, Inc.
Spokane, WA

Sandy K. Fryer

Fryer Industries, Inc.
Orinda, CA
WSU grad: BS 1969, ME

Ray Grove

Boeing Commercial Airplane
Seattle, WA
WSU grad: BS 1980, MSE

Jon A. Hocker

FMC Technologies, Inc
Redmond, WA

Craig Johnson

Spokane, WA
WSU grad: BS 1973, ME

Gene Jones

Hewlett-Packard
Vancouver, WA
WSU grad: BS 1980, ME

James R. Kelly

Fluor Hanford, Inc
Richland, WA
WSU grad: BS 1978, ME

Moe Khaleel

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Richland, WA
WSU grad: PhD 1992, CE

David C. Langstaff

Department of Energy
Kennewick, WA

Phil Ohl

Vista Engineering Technologies LLC
Kennewick, WA
WSU grad: MEM, 1992

Martin Snoey

Mercer Island, WA
WSU grad: BS 1965, ME

Tim W. Sonnichsen

Sonnichsen Engineering, LLC
Woodinville, WA
WSU grad: MS 1972, ME

Patrick B. Stickler

The Boeing Company
Seattle, WA

Elaine Thomas

AmeriCast Technologies; Atlas Castings & Technology
Tacoma, WA
WSU grad: BS 1976, MSE

Christy L. Turner

Sandia National Laboratories
Livermore, CA
WSU grad: BS 2001, ME MS 2002, MSE

Terry Waldron

Connexion by Boeing
Seattle, WA
WSU grad: BS 1983, ME

John P. Whitlock

Hewlett-Packard
Corvallis, OR
WSU grad: BS 1981

Emeritus Members

Alec R. Willis

Sandia National Laboratories
Livermore, CA

For access information to restricted Advisory Board documents please contact director@mme.wsu.edu .

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