Engineering Advisory Council
Dr. H. Stephen Grace, Jr., Chair
Business: H. S. Grace & Company, Inc.
Title: Founder and President
B.S. Industrial Engineering 1964
Mr. Michael L. Burrow
Business: Burrow Global, LLC
Title: Chairman and CEO
Dr. Jack M. Gill
Business: Gill Foundation of Texas
Title: President
B.S. Chemistry 1958
Dr. H.M. Hashemian
Business: AMS Corporation
Title: President and CEO
D.E. Electrical Engineering 2008
Mr. Robert S. Jones
Business: RSJ Consulting
Title: Owner
B.S. Civil Engineering 1973
Ms. Shelly Leedy
Business: Richard Automation
Title: President
B.S. Chemical Engineering 1984
Mr. Hermann Ortega
Business: MTG Consulting
Title: Advisor
B.S. Chemical Engineering 1967
M.B.A. 197 LHD 2014
Dr. Anita Riddle
Business: Exxon Mobil Corporation
Title: Manager Global Procurement
Master Engineering Mgmt 1993
D.E. Chemical Engineering 1996
Ms. Lori Ryerkerk
Business: Celanese Corporation
Title: Chairman, CEO and President
Mr. Ronnie Smith
Business: Upstream Engineering, LLC
Title: President
B.S. Civil Engineering 1978
M.E. Civil Engineering 1980
Mr. Terry Welch
Business: Sinclair Belgrave Energy
Title: Chief Executive Officer/ Managing Partner
B.S. Electrical Engineering 1982
Mr. Larry Norwood, Chair
Business: Lubrizol Additives
Title: Corporate Vice President Operations (retired)
B.S. Chemical Engineering 1973
Ms. Rozena Dendy
Business: ExxonMobil
Title: Refinery Manager
Mr. Joe Domino
Business: Entergy Texas
Title: Chief Integration Officer (Retired)
M.S. Engineering 1975
Mr. John Lycan
Business: BASF Total Petrochemicals
Title: Vice President – Port Arthur Site
Mr. Gerry Pate
Business: Pate Transportation Partners & Pate Engineers
Title: Managing Partner / Chairman of Board
B.S. Civil Engineering 1963
Mr. Andy Green
Business: Green Foundation
Title: President and Founder
B.S. Civil Engineering 1954
M.S. Engineering Mechanics 1958
Mr. DeWayne Layfield
Business: Law Offices of L. DeWayne Layfield
Title: Owner
B.S. Chemical Engineering 1987
Mr. CL Ross
Business: NASA Johnson Space Center
Title: Division Chief, JSC/NT/Safety, Reliability and Quality Engineering
B.S. Mechanical Engineering 1983
Mr. Dan F. Smith
Business: LyondellBasell Industries
Title: President, CEO & Chairman (Retired)
B.S. Chemical Engineering 1969
Mr. J. Michael Turner
Business: Turnaco LLC
Title: President / CEO
B.S. Electrical Engineering 1971
Ms. Livonia Mitchell
Business: CRH Americas Materials
Title: Executive Vice President, Metropolitan Group
B.S. Industrial Engineering 2007
Business: Scallon Controls
Title: Vice President Systems
B.S. Electrical Engineering 2001
M.S. Engineering Management 2006
Business: Dow Inc.
Title: GMISS & Fixed Asset Integrity Engineer, Sabine River Operations
B.S. Mechanical Engineering 2019