2010-11 Industry Advisory Council Roster

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The Industry Advisory Council (IAC) provides the ABET Board of Directors with valuable perspectives on ABET's accreditation programs and procedures. ABET has charged the IAC to:

  • provide industry and government viewpoints on accreditation,
  • review proposed changes in ABET programs and policies, and
  • stimulate industrial firms' involvement in ABET's work.

For 2011, the IAC was comprised of 14 at-large industry members, the ABET President, the ABET President-Elect, and the ABET Executive Director.

Chair

Dwight A. Beranek

Council Members

Ray Almgren
National Instruments

Craig J. Berry
Siemens PLM Software

Charles R. Craig
Corning, Inc.

James Dalton
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Michael B. Gwyn
Benham Constructions, LLC
(Past Chair)

Gina L. Hutchins
United Parcel Service

Paul B. Kalafos, Jr.
Northrop Grumman Corporation

Ramon Lugo, III
NASA Glenn Research Center

John D. Matonich
Rowe Professional Services Company

Charles H. Menke
Caterpillar, Inc.

Scott C. Petrak
Bayer Corporate and Business Services, LLC

Brian Ruestow
F.W. Roberts Manufacturing Co., Inc.

Ray Steen
General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products

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Howard University was the first historically black college or university to have ABET-accredited programs. ABET's predecessor, the Engineers' Council for Professional Development, accredited three engineering programs there in 1937.