Board Councils

Accreditation Council

The Accreditation Council formulates and recommends to ABET leadership, policies and procedures regarding the Accreditation processes of ABET. Particular emphasis is placed upon process improvement and process uniformity across the Commissions.

Bowman, Douglas R., Chair
Holger, David K., Global Council Chair
Janicak, Christopher A., Applied Science Accreditation Commission Chair
Frank, Steven M., Applied Science Accreditation Commission Chair-Elect
Clausen, Bret M., Applied Science Accreditation Commission Past-Chair
Reid, Amanda, Applied Science Accreditation Commission Staff Liaison
Price, Barbara, Computing Accreditation Commission Chair
Cordes, David W., Computing Accreditation Commission Chair-Elect
Grossman, Harold, Computing Accreditation Commission Past-Chair
Price, Arthur L., Computing Accreditation Commission Staff Liaison
Beasley, David B., Engineering Accreditation Commission Chair
Erevelles, Winston F., Engineering Accreditation Commission Chair-Elect
Conry, Susan E., Engineering Accreditation Commission Past-Chair
Aldridge, M Dayne, Engineering Accreditation Commission Staff Liaison
Daniels, Patricia, Engineering Accreditation Commission Staff Liaison
Bandyopadhyay, Amitabha, Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission Chair
Wendel, Steven, Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission Chair-Elect
Richardson, Carol, Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission Past-Chair
Hart, Frank, Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission Staff Liaison
Stokes, Ellen L., Staff Liaison
Sussman, Joe, Staff Liaison
Weiss, Maryanne, Staff Liaison 

Academic Advisory Council

The Academic Advisory Council (AAC) provides ABET leadership with access to academic viewpoints on issues of accreditation; applied science, computing, engineering, and engineering technology education; matters affecting the relevant professions; reactions to proposed ABET programs, procedures, and policies as they relate to the education sector of ABET constituencies; while also providing opportunities for enhancing communication between ABET and the academic community.

The AAC develops and implement mechanisms to stimulate the involvement of diverse elements of the academic community in the work of ABET through increased participation as Board members, members of the Accreditation Commissions, program evaluators, committee members, and attendees of ABET professional development events.

Cramer, Steven M., Chair 
Associate Dean, College of Engineering
University of Wisconsin-Madison

Breysse, Patrick N.
Professor, School of Hygiene and Public Health
Johns Hopkins University

Harris, Kendall T.
Dean
Prairie View A&M University

Jain, Ravi
Dean, School of Engineering and Computer Science
University of the Pacific

Johnson, Richard T.
Dean of Engineering and Technology
Bradley University

Lavelle, Jerome Philip
Associate Dean
NC State University

Mathieu, Richard Graber
Department Head and Professor
James Madison University

McKean, Ron
Interim Dean, College of Engineering Technology
Ferris State University

McKinzie, Wiley R.
Vice Dean, GCCIS
Rochester Institute of Technology

Overholser, K. Arthur
Senior Associate Dean
Vanderbilt University

Pinizzotto, Russell Felix
Provost
Wentworth Institute

Ray, Jeffrey Lee
Dean
Southern Polytechnic and State University

Richardson, Debra J.
Professor of Informatics
University of California, Irvine

Topi, Heikki
Associate Dean
Bentley University

Williams, John C.
Interim Dean
Alfred State College 

Global Council

The Global Council formulates and recommends policies and procedures regarding global activities of ABET to the Board for approval, including participation in new Mutual Recognition Agreements (MRAs), Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs), and Substantial Equivalency recognition of educational programs outside of the U.S.

 

Holger, David K., Chair
Iowa State University

Members
Fabrycky, Wolter J.

Hinn, Ronald, Jr.
PetroSkills

LaGraff, John E.

Lee-Glauser, Gina J.
Syracuse University

Marre, Katy E.
University of Dayton

Meredith, John William

Neu, Wayne L.
Virginia Tech

Ressler, Stephen J.
United States Military Academy

Shoop, Barry L.
United States Military Academy

Tulenko, James S.
Material Science and Engineering Dept. University of Florida

Varanasi, Murali R.
University of North Texas

Whitman, David L.
University of Wyoming

Wolfe, Mary Leigh
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Zweben, Stuart H.
The Ohio State University

Staff Liaisons
Iacona, Daniela
International Relations Manager
Staff Liaison 

 

Industry Advisory Council

The Industry Advisory Council (IAC) provides ABET leadership with access to industrial viewpoints on issues of accreditation, applied science, computing, engineering, and engineering technology education, and matters affecting the relevant professions; reactions to proposed ABET programs and policies as they relate to industry and government, while bringing those programs directly to the attention of leaders in industry.

The IAC also develops methods to stimulate the involvement of industrial firms in the work of ABET through increased participation as Board Members, members of the Accreditation Commissions, Program Evaluators, Committee members, and conferees.

Beranek, Dwight A., Chair
Senior VP
Beranek Consulting, LLC

Almgren, Ray
Vice President, Product Marketing and Academic Relations
National Instruments

Berry, Craig J.
Senior Vice President & Chief Information Officer
Siemens PLM Software

Borrowman, Phillip E.
Senior Vice President
Hanson Professional Services, Inc.

Dalton, James  

Chief of Engineering and Construction
HQ U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Gwyn, Michael
President
Benham Constructions, LLC  

Hutchins, Gina L.
Corporate Industrial Engineering Training and Development Manager
United Parcel Service

Kalafos, Paul B. Jr.
Vice President, Surveillance Systems
Northrop Grumman Corporation

Kaye, Larry A.
ExxonMobil (retired)

Levinson, Stanley H.
AREVA NP, Inc.
Lugo, Ramon
Deputy Director
NASA Glenn Research Center

Matonich, John D.
CEO
Rowe Professional Services Company

Menke, Charles
Machine Development Manager
Caterpillar

Petrak, Scott C.
Vice President, IT Science & Technology
Bayer Corporate & Business Services LLC  

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

Steen, Ray
Director, Human Resources
General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products

Hickman, Chuck
Managing Director - Society, Volunteer and Industry Relations
Staff Liaison

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Accredited Programs at HBCUs

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.