External Advisory Board
The School of Engineering External Advisory Board
The External Advisory Board (EAB) provides a direct link among students, faculty and external constituents of the School of Engineering. The Board meets formally three times per year, with each meeting focusing on a major topic: curriculum, student input and review of senior design projects. The Board also includes task groups on specific topics when appropriate.
Goals of the External Advisory Board
The Board's objectives include providing critique of the engineering curriculum, giving input on advances in technology and processes that inform programs on meeting current and future industry needs and to be an ongoing resource for the engineering programs.
Among recent initiatives are Board member interviews with students, review of senior design projects and participation in the student mentoring program.
Membership in the External Advisory Board has been expanded in the past two years to represent a more comprehensive group of constituencies to better address the needs of the students.
External Advisory Board Members
General Mills (retired) - Chair
Trane Technologies
Corre, Inc.
Founding Dean of the School of Engineering and Professor Emeritus, University of St. Thomas
Betten Systems Solutions LLC
Devin Braatz
UTC Aerospace Systems
Emerson
TKDA
Ebenezer Dadson
Northrop Grumman
Graco Inc
Medtronic
Vascular Solutions
Mustafa Ergun
Ergotron
Boston Scientific
Andersen Corp
Northrup Grumman
SEH
Alliant Engineering
WSP
Braun Intertec
Boston Scientific
Professor Emeritus - University of Iowa
Infinity Robotics
City of Bloomington
Emerson
Avivomed, Inc
Xcel Energy
Barr Engineering
Medtronic
Abbott
Linda Nezerwe
Honeywell
Brianna Nieson Wheeler
3M
Lauren Patrin Deonauth
City of Blaine
Collins Aerospace
Control Concepts, Inc.
Scott Porter
Andersen Corp
Bay West LLC
Daikin Applied Americas
Opus Group
Sara Schlick
Collagen Solutions
MN DOT
Gene Sieve
Burns & McDonnell
Karl Smith
Professor Emeritus - University of Minnesota
General Dynamics
Bolton & Menk, Inc
Open Systems International