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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.

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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

Anita Hall
General Mills (retired) - Chair
Wasim Akram
Trane Technologies
Lauren (Bearrood) Thurner
Corre, Inc.
Ronald Bennett
Founding Dean of the School of Engineering and Professor Emeritus, University of St. Thomas
William Betten
Betten Systems Solutions LLC

Devin Braatz
UTC Aerospace Systems

Anna Buelt
Emerson
Matt Christensen
TKDA

Ebenezer Dadson
Northrop Grumman

Joe Daniski
Graco Inc
Matthew Deutsch
Medtronic
Robert Dummer
Vascular Solutions

Mustafa Ergun
Ergotron

Ashleigh Farrell
Boston Scientific
Troy Fox
Andersen Corp
Sara Frisco
Northrup Grumman
Justin Gese
SEH
Tanya Gytri
Alliant Engineering
Ken Holte
WSP
Bob Janssen
Braun Intertec
Andrew Johnson
Boston Scientific
Ed Jones
Professor Emeritus - University of Iowa
Bill Lambrecht
Infinity Robotics
Julie Long
City of Bloomington
Ben Louwagie
Emerson
Paul Mazanec
Avivomed, Inc
Ian McHattie
Xcel Energy
Matt Metzger
Barr Engineering
Kimberly Miller
Medtronic
Peter Ness
Abbott

Linda Nezerwe
Honeywell

Brianna Nieson Wheeler
3M

Lauren Patrin Deonauth
City of Blaine

Michael Peterson
Collins Aerospace
Brian Petschel
Control Concepts, Inc.

Scott Porter
Andersen Corp

Keith Rapp
Bay West LLC
Gabriel Rodriguez
Daikin Applied Americas
Eric Ryan
Opus Group

Sara Schlick
Collagen Solutions

Ted Schoenecker
MN DOT

Gene Sieve
Burns & McDonnell

Karl Smith
Professor Emeritus - University of Minnesota

Lam-Mien Tran
General Dynamics
Chloe Weber
Bolton & Menk, Inc
Mike Williamson
Open Systems International