ABET Councils

Accreditation Council

Our Accreditation Council formulates and recommends to our leadership, policies and procedures regarding accreditation activities. Its mission is to improve processes and promote uniformity across the Accreditation Commissions.

Jean R. S. Blair: Chair

S.K. Ramesh: Global Council Chair

Lu Yuan: Applied and Natural Science Accreditation Commission Chair

Richard Olawoyin: Applied and Natural Science Accreditation Commission Chair-Elect

Lisa Sachs: Applied and Natural Science Accreditation Commission Past Chair

Amanda Reid: Applied and Natural Science Accreditation Commission Staff Liaison

Shari Plantz- Masters: Computing Accreditation Commission Chair

Edward Sobiesk: Computing Accreditation Commission Chair-Elect

Scott Murray: Computing Accreditation Commission Past Chair

Harold Grossman: Computing Accreditation Commission Staff Liaison

Christopher Taylor: Engineering Accreditation Commission Chair

Sigurd Meldal: Engineering Accreditation Commission Chair-Elect

Lizette Chevalier: Engineering Accreditation Commission Past Chair

Douglas R. Bowman: Engineering Accreditation Commission Staff Liaison

Susan Conry: Engineering Accreditation Commission Staff Liaison

Jeffrey Fergus: Engineering Accreditation Commission Staff Liaison

Philip Schenewerk: Engineering Accreditation Commission Staff Liaison

Venancio Fuentes: Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission Chair

Gary Clark: Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission Chair-Elect

Mark Lower: Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission Past Chair

Kevin Taylor: Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission Staff Liaison

Academic Advisory Council

The Academic Advisory Council (AAC) provides our leadership with access to academic viewpoints on issues of accreditation involving applied and natural science, computing, engineering and engineering technology education.

It also guides our organization in matters affecting the relevant professions, reactions to proposed programs, procedures and policies as they relate to the education sector of our constituencies. The AAC also works as a communication channel between us and the academic community.

Through increased participation at all levels of our organization, AAC members develop and implement mechanisms to engage diverse audiences of the academic community in our accreditation activities.

Javier A. Kypuros, Ph.D. – Chair: Dean, College of Engineering University of Texas at Tyler

TBD – Vice-Chair

Ahmed Al Kuwaiti, Ph.D.: Professor and Dean of Quality and Academic Accreditation; Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University (IAU)

Zeinab Amin, Ph.D.: Associate Provost; The American University in Cairo

Kenneth Ball, Ph.D., P.E.: Dean, Volgenau College of Engineering; George Mason University

Oscar Barton, Jr., Ph.D., P.E.: Dean, Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr. School of Engineering
Morgan State University

Keith Bowman, Ph.D.: Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Constellation Professor of Information Technology and Engineering; University of Maryland – Baltimore County

Jared Cutler, Ph.D.: Assistant Provost
Sinclair Community College

Jane Dong, Ph.D.: Dean, School of Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Engineering; California State University, Bakersfield

Stephen D. Ford, M.Eng.: Assistant Professor Civil Engineering Technology; Sinclair Community College

Shari Gholson, DNP, M.S.: Dean, Nursing and Allied Health; West Kentucky Community and Tech College

Charles Isbell, Ph.D.: Provost and Vice Chancellor; University of Wisconsin – Madison

Keith V. Johnson, Ph.D.: Chair, Engineering, Engineering Technology, and Surveying
East Tennessee State University

Cynthia Paschal, Ph.D.: Senior Associate Dean, School of Engineering; Vanderbilt University

Robert Rabb, Ph.D., P.E.: Associate Dean for Education; Penn State University

S. Manian Ramkumar, Ph.D.: Dean of Engineering; Rochester Institute of Technology

Joyce Shirazi, Ph.D.: Dean, School of Engineering and Technology; Hampton University

Vearl Turnpaugh, M.S.: Assistant Vice President; Ivy Tech Community College

James Zhang, Ph.D.: Provost
Kettering University

Ellayne Ganzfried, M.S.: Board Liaison

Ann L. Kenimer, Ph.D., P.E.: Staff Liaison

Global Council

The Global Council (GC) advises our Board on policies and procedures to enhance our global presence. This includes participation in new mutual recognition agreements (MRAs), memoranda of understanding (MOUs) and substantial equivalency recognition of educational programs outside of the U.S.

S. K. Ramesh, Ph.D. – Chair: California State University

Magdy Akladios, Ph.D., P.E., CSP, CPE, CSHM: University of Houston-Clear Lake

Thomas Conry, Ph.D., P.E.: University of Illinois

David Holger, Ph.D.: Iowa State University

David Jones, Ph.D.: University of Nebraska

Lawrence Jones, Ph.D.: Carnegie Mellon University

Larraine Kapka, M.S., P.E.: Sinclair Community College

Paul Leidig, Ph.D.: Grand Valley State University

Hamid Parsaei, Ph.D., P.E.: Texas A&M University

James Plasker, P.E.

Debra Reinhart, Ph.D., P.E.: University of Central Florida

Jamie Rogers, Ph.D., P.E.: Regents’ Outstanding Teacher, Professor & Associate Chair
Industrial & Mfg. Systems Engineering,
University of Texas at Arlington

Sanjiv Sarin, Ph.D., P.E.: North Carolina A & T State University

Thomas Sheahan, Sc.D.: Northeastern University

Harrie Stevens, Ph.D.: Alfred University

Raman Unnikrishnan, Ph.D.: College of Engineering & Computer Science

John Vian, P.E.

Daniela Iacona, CAE: Staff Liaison

IDEA Advisory Council

Reporting to the Board of Directors, the IDEA Advisory Council promotes collaboration within ABET, its activities, its volunteer base, and its accredited programs.

David Hunter, Ph.D., P.E. – Chair: Penn State University

Sherif Ahmed, Ph.D.: American University in Cairo

April Cheung, M.B.A., M.S.: Purdue University

Dianne Chong, Ph.D.: Retired
Boeing

Ellayne S. Ganzfried, M.S.

Alon McCormick, Ph.D.: University of Minnessota

Charles Menke, M.S.: Caterpillar Inc.

Donna Reese, Ph.D.: Mississippi State University

Andrea Rutledge, MFA

Ellen Stevens, Ph.D., P.E.

Stephen J. Sutton, P.E.-Retired, ESEP

Rochelle Williams, Ph.D.: Graduate Fellowships for STEM Diversity

Ece Yaprak, Ph.D.: Wayne State University

Jessica Silwick, CPA, MBA, CAE: Staff Liaison

Industry Advisory Council

The Industry Advisory Council (IAC) provides ABET leadership with the perspectives of major employers on accreditation policy issues, works with company leaders to develop channels for Program Evaluator recruitment from industry and acts as an advocate for the meaning and value of ABET accreditation to major technical employers and other key ABET stakeholders.

Anita Yadav, M.S. – Chair: Manager, Machine Systems Integration; Advanced Components & Technologies
Caterpillar Inc.

Howard Appelman, MBA, MSEE – Vice-Chair: retired
The Boeing Company

Suzanne M. Beckstoffer, MBA – Past-Chair: Consultant; Director Engineering, retired
Newport News Shipbuilding

Erika Augustyn, MBA: Sr. Sales Leader, Automotive & Manufacturing
Amazon Web Services

Tretha Chromey: Deputy Associate Administrator
Maritime Administration

Matthew P. Conwell, M.S., P.E.: Invenergy LLC

Adele Doser, Ph.D.: Manager, New Mexico University Partnerships
Sandia National Laboratories

Ron Doyle, Ph.D.: CTO, Enterprise Software Division
Broadcom

Brad Giles: President
Bradley Giles and Associates, LLP

Maryann Hoff: Vice President, Loss Control & Safety Services; The MEMIC Group

Jessica Jannaman, Ed.D., MSSM: Director EHS & Sustainability; TE Connectability

Ashok Kajjam, MBA, MSEE: Intel

Art Lizotte, M.S.: Director Emeritus, University Development for the Americas
Keysight

Andrew Lloyd, M.S., P.E.: Project Manager
AECOM

Kolleen Schneider, M.S.: Vice President, Customer Experience; Andersen Corporation

Janelle Simmonds, M.A.: Global Enablement Lead
Siemens Digital Industries Software

Alyse Stofer, M.Sc.: Senior Engineering Director
Medtronic

Hy D. Tran, Ph.D., P.E.: retired
Sandia National Laboratories

Charles Menke, M.S.: Board Liaison

Stephanie Harrington, M.S.: Staff Liaison