Fall 2001

'30s

W. F. (Whit) Daniels, B.S.P.E., 1934, has been retired since 1972 from his position as vice president of U.S. Oil of Louisiana. He lives in Liberty, Texas.

Russell Dee Hicks, B.S.Ch.E., 1934, reports himself hale and hearty at 89 (90 on Christmas Day), retired in San Antonio, and still delighted with his early career choice. His 45 years of engineering practice included stints at Continental Motors Corp. in Michigan (aircraft engines), Cummins Engine Co. in Indiana (diesels), and civil service at Kelly Air Force Base. Contact him at RDHicks@mail.com

'40s

Jack Little, B.S.Ch.E., 1941, reports that he is retired and living in Llano, Texas.

Leonardt F. Kreisle, B.S.Ar.E., 1944, M.S.M.E., 1951, a professor emeritus of mechanical engineering at UT Austin, is doing fine living alone with his three dogs in his Austin home. E-mail: lkreisle@flash.net

Werner Goldsmith, B.S.M.E., 1944, M.S.M.E., 1945, is a professor of the graduate school, mechanical engineering and bioengineering departments, at the University of California at Berkeley.

Dan Hearn, B.S.A.S.E., 1945, is an active pilot with Instrument rating and over 4,000 hours of flight time. He has enjoyed a long career association with the defense and intelligence communities, and currently serves as president of the Intelligence Reconnaissance Fund. He lives in Rancho San Diego, Calif.

'50s

Bill Copen, B.S.E.E., 1955, of Arlington, Texas, has been named Engineer Contractor of the Year for 2000 by Elite Technical, a Hauppauge NY-based national provider of information technology, data/networking and contract engineering consultants. He was cited for exceptional hardware design in connection with a complex airplane information management system carried out while on assignment with flight/safety in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma.

'60s

Harvey J. Treybig, B.S.C.E., 1965, M.S.C.E., 1969, regional manager for Klotz Associates, Inc. in Austin, was named Engineer of the Year by the Travis Chapter of the Texas Society of Professional Engineers.

Sam H. Calhoun, B.S.C.E.,
1967, M.S.E.H.E., 1970, who previously worked for the Tennessee Valley Authority in Chattanooga, Tennessee and Muscle Shoals, Alabama, reports that he retired to Destin, Fla.

'70s

Kostas G. Spanos, B.S.E.E., 1972, is self-employed and living in Athens, Greece.

Ross Petermann, B.S.E.E., 1973, M.S.E.E., 1974, has spent the last 14 years in DuPont's engineering polymers business, including nine years as compounding technology manager and currently product manager for specialty Zytel(r) nylon resins.

Tom Gouldie, B.S.P.E., 1975, was recently appointed a Grade 3 Arbitrator by the Institution of Engineers, Australia. Reach him at Tom.Gouldie@santos.com.au. He writes: "The courts in Australia are actively promoting experienced professionals such as engineers to serve as arbitrators to allow commercial disputes to be handled quickly and cheaply without intervention by judges."

A. Hervey, M.S. 1975, has relocated to Montoursville, Pennsylvania. after having served as president of American Group in Bryan, Texas. agigroup@aol.com

J.J. Minahan, Jr., B.S.Ar.E., 1975, has been elected executive vice president of Ideal Engineering, Inc., Houston, Texas. minihanjr@aol.com

'80s

Peter Halamek, M.S.A.S.E., 1981, Ph.D.A.S.E., 1988, is currently working at Boeing Sea Launch, Seattle, in ascent trajectory analysis for launching commercial satellites on the joint Ukrainian/Russian/American launch vehicle Zenit-3SL. He can be reached at: peter.w.halamek@boeing.com

Duy-Loan Le, B.S.E.E., 1982, a Texas Instruments program manager and the first woman named a distinguished member of TI's technical staff, was one of three women inducted into the Women in Technology International Hall of Fame for 2001. She resides in Missouri City, Texas.

Russell Zapalac, B.S.C.E., 1982, is back home in Austin with his family (Kim and 8-year-old Colin) after 12 years in southern California as the director of design and construction for the Regional Toll Authority. He's accepted a position with HDR Engineering as their national director of program management, transportation, and was recently elected a senior vice president for the firm. Contact him at rzapalac@hdrinc.com

Buddy Novak, B.S.P.E., 1984, has moved from Oklahoma to the Houston area, to take a job as a senior engineer with El Paso Corporation. He and wife Dee have been married for 13 years, and have two children: Myles, 6, and Holly, 2. novak.buddy@epenergy.com

Ernesto Traulsen, B.S.E.E., 1985, works for Eli Lilly & Co. as financial director of the Africa/Middle East area and the Geneva (Switzerland) Shared Service Center. He moved to Geneva in 1999. Traulsen_Ernesto@Lilly.com

Thomas Allen Lowe, M.S.P.E., 1985, is a philatelist with his own company, Tom Lowe Cultural Anthropology of Borrego Springs, Calif. E-mail him at: 
tomlowe@inreach.com

Thomas Benz, B.S.C.E., 1987, is a project manager for the City of Austin in the architecture and engineer division of public works and transportation. tom.benz@ci.austin.tx
Chuck Zeiler, B.S.P.E., 1986, is a senior technical advisor with OSCA in Houston. He joined OSCA in September, 2000 as a technical advisor for completions and sand control. czeiler@osca.com

Jeff Seiler, B.S.C.E., 1988, is a principal with Huggins/Seiler & Associates of Round Rock, Texas. He writes: "I have recently entered into a partnership to form a civil engineering company in Round Rock specializing in traffic and transportation engineering." jseiler@hsaengineering.com

Susanne del Rosario-Davis, B.S.P.E., 1989, writes: "Previously with Ryder Scott Company after eight beautiful years at home with four energetic children: Ann, John, Kathryn and Timothy. Currently I am with Ocean Energy, Houston-since June, 2000 in the North American onshore division - exploitation group." Susanne. delrosariodavis@ocean-energy.com

'90s

Eric C. Brooks, B.S.M.E., 1991, received his California P.E. license in July 1998, and for the last two years has been a design engineer with Motoman Robotics, Inc., where he designs production automation machines for the medical, semiconductor and packaging industries. He writes: "I miss Texas, but love living in Long Beach with my French wife of four years, Emmanuelle." ericsys@aol.com

Richard G. Gomez, B.S.A.S.E., 1991, is employed by Standard Aero in San Antonio, where he was recently promoted to engineering manager at the T56 engine overhaul facility. He reports he has been happily married for six years, and is the father of Jonah Alexander, 3, and Noah Christopher, 1, with a third child on the way. gomezrj@world-net.net

Mark P. Williamson, B.S.M.E., 1991, received an M.B.A. from Rice in 1997, and has accepted the position of vice president for business development with Intermost Corporation, a Chinese internet company based in Shenzhen. His e-mail address is: mpw@ibm.net

Adrienne Inglis, B.S.Ch.E., 1992, a flutist, is one-third of the popular Austin-based Latin American trio Chaski, which has released several CDs of music from Bolivia, Peru, Argentina, Venezuela and other, mostly Andean, countries (www.chaskimusic.com).

Mark Whittum, B.S.A.S.E., 1992, now a registered professional engineer, has been promoted to the position of senior engineer with Kollsman, Inc. of Merrimack, NH. He and his wife Felice are the parents of a daughter, Chava Raizel Whittum, born on June 11, 2000. mwhittum@kollsman.com

Tricia Berry, B.S.Ch.E., 1993, has had a very busy summer. On June 1, she became director of the College's Women in Engineering Program (WEP), following two years as scholarship director. On July 24, she gave birth to son Kale Austin Farone. By September 24, she was back on the job, working to promote the success of female engineering students at UT through a broad range of WEP-supported activities. Prior to her 1999 return to UT she worked for six years as a process engineer at Dow Chemical Company, Freeport, Texas. She also earned an M.B.A. tsberry@mail.utexas.edu

Michael Paul, B.S.Ch.E., 1993, has been with eInstruction of Denton, Texas for six years, and presently holds the position of director of CPS training and support. He and the former Katie Vanzee were married on June 24, 2000. michaelp@einstruction.com

Daniel Flores, B.S.C.E., 1995, joined the Austin office of consulting engineering firm Klotz Associates as an associate engineer. He'll continue his work with TxDOT performing inspections of in-service bridges for the El Paso district. daniel.flores@klotz.com

Andrea Ogilvie, B.S.C.E., 1995, has returned to the College as director of the Engineering Scholarship Program, following four years as a structural engineer with M.W. Kellogg (now Kellogg, Brown & Root) in Houston and two more at H.D.R., Inc. While working in industry, she got involved with recruiting, and enjoyed it so much she decided to take it up full time, on campus. She also earned her P.E. certification. aogilvie@mail.utexas.edu

Christina Brozek, B.S.A.S.E., 1996, was married last April and is now Christina Brozek Smith of League City, Texas. She is employed by United Space Alliance and works for NASA at Johnson Space Center in Houston.

Aaron M. Miller, B.S.Ch.E., 1996. He became the first graduate of the Texas Tech School of Medicine's joint MD/MBA program in May. He'll soon be entering his residency training at UT San Antonio, specializing in ophthalmology. "My wife and I are excited about our return to central Texas!" he writes. Aaron_Miller@alumni.utexas.net

Arnoldo Garcia, B.S.M.E., 1997, is a service parts engineer with General Motors Corporation in Warren, Michigan. He writes: "I finished a master's degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Texas-Pan American and am currently working with GMC in the great state of Michigan. However, I miss the HOT weather from Texas." arnoldo.garcia@gm.com

Dean Streetman takes Alec to London
As part of the College of Engineering's outreach to alumni, Dean Ben Streetman and the College's mascot Alec (played by Assistant Dean John Halton) visited London's Ex-Students Association chapter in June, meeting in the Texas Embassy Cantina near Trafalgar Square. The event drew about 30 alumni, many of them no doubt lured by the generosity of an anonymous engineering alumnus who donated the margaritas to celebrate the dean's arrival. The dean and John Halton visited Imperial College to discuss student exchange programs, and also updated top officials in British -headquartered companies on College activities. Thanks to Friends of Alec, Shahid Ullah B.S.P.E. '82 and Larry Farmer M.S.C.E. '64, Ph.D.C.E. '65 for hosting the visit.