‘Board of Visitors’
Engineering school’s three new endowed fellowships support researchers, faculty recruitment
Dec. 8, 2020—Through a Faculty Fellowship Challenge, donors have established endowments that will support rising faculty talent in the School of Engineering. Sally Baker Hopkins, BE’78, and David L. Hopkins, Caroline and Jack P. Williams Jr., BE’86, and Laura J. and William W. Hoy Jr., BA’64, have provided support for faculty fellowships that will receive a match...
BOV member, design firm leader is ‘Most Admired CEO’ for third time
Sep. 12, 2019—The CEO of Barge Design Solutions, who started at the company as a civil engineering student intern, is among Nashville Business Journal’s Most Admired CEOs for the third time. Bob Higgins, BE’89, has led Barge as president and CEO since 2009. Barge is a certified Great Place to Work® and is ranked #27 in Nashville...
Top ExxonMobil exec shares global energy supply, demand projections through 2040
Oct. 7, 2017—One of ExxonMobil’s top global executives provided a packed house of engineering students a front-seat overview of everything from liquefied natural gas to large drivers of projected global energy demand to career advice and algae. Developing economies will move nearly 2 billion additional people into middle class status by 2040, which will drive energy demand,...
Wiernicki recognized by Massachusetts academy for maritime industry service
Sep. 26, 2017—Christopher J. Wiernicki, one of the newest members of the School of Engineering Academy of Distinguished Alumni and chairman, president and CEO of ABS, has added another honor to a long list of achievements. He received the Maritime Person of the Year Award from the Massachusetts Maritime Academy on September 21. Wiernicki (BE ’80) was...
Two notable educators join Vanderbilt Engineering School’s Board of Visitors
Sep. 30, 2014—Two notable educators – Jim Conwell and Jay Walsh – will join the School of Engineering’s Board of Visitors at its fall meeting on campus Friday, Oct. 10. The 35-member board is comprised of distinguished alumni and friends of the school who serve as advisers to the Dean and senior staff and meet twice annually....
Alum’s engineering and environmental firm celebrates 25th anniversary
Jul. 7, 2014—In celebration of 25 years in business, Littlejohn Engineering Associates has changed its name to Littlejohn to reflect the firm’s growth and expanded services. “Our new name illustrates our broader reach and expanded services,” said President Jim Littlejohn, a Vanderbilt civil engineering (BE’76) graduate. He also serves on the School of Engineering’s Board of Visitors....
Distinguished alum John Gass joins Canada’s Suncor Energy board
Feb. 6, 2014—John Gass, former vice president of Chevron Corporation and former president of Chevron Gas and Midstream, has been appointed to the board of directors of Suncor Energy, Canada’s leading integrated energy company. Suncor’s operations include oil sands development and upgrading, conventional and offshore oil and gas production, petroleum refining, and product marketing under the Petro-Canada...
Engineering school establishes Board of Visitors
Mar. 15, 2013—The Vanderbilt University School of Engineering has established a Board of Visitors, a distinguished group of advisers to Dean Philippe Fauchet. The new board’s first meeting is March 22. The Board of Visitors is the successor organization to the school’s Committee of Visitors and the Engineering Alumni Council and it consists of alumni and non-alumni...