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.
- Ann L. Kenimer
- Chair
- Sarah A. Rajala
- Global Council Chair
- Niaz Latif
- Applied and Natural Science Accreditation Commission Chair
- Rebecca Popeck
- Applied and Natural Science Accreditation Commission Chair-Elect
- Randal J. Keller
- Applied and Natural Science Accreditation Commission Past Chair
- Amanda Reid
- Applied and Natural Science Accreditation Commission Staff Liaison
- Jean R.S. Blair
- Computing Accreditation Commission Chair
- David Gibson
- Computing Accreditation Commission Chair-Elect
- Rajendra K. Raj
- Computing Accreditation Commission Past Chair
- Harold Grossman
- Computing Accreditation Commission Staff Liaison
- Mohammad H. Hosni
- Engineering Accreditation Commission Chair
- Lorraine Fleming
- Engineering Accreditation Commission Chair-Elect
- Patricia M. Brackin
- Engineering Accreditation Commission Past Chair
- M. Dayne Aldridge
- Engineering Accreditation Commission Staff Liaison
- Douglas R. Bowman
- Engineering Accreditation Commission Staff Liaison
- Susan Conry
- Engineering Accreditation Commission Staff Liaison
- Winston Erevelles
- Engineering Accreditation Commission Staff Liaison
- Carol E. Schulte
- Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission Chair
- Raju Dandu
- Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission Chair-Elect
- April Cheung
- Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission Past Chair
- Frank Hart
- Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission Staff Liaison
- Joe Sussman
- Staff Liaison
- Jane Emmet
- Staff Liaison
- Stephanie Harrington
- 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.
- Cynthia Paschal, Chair
- Senior Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education, School of Engineering
Vanderbilt University
- David Tomasko, Vice-Chair
- Associate Dean of Undergraduate Education and Services
The Ohio State University
- Emily Allen
- Dean, College of Engineering, Computer Science and Technology
California State University, Los Angeles
- Kenneth Ball
- Dean, Volgenau College of Engineering
George Mason University
- Oscar Barton, Jr.
- Dean, Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr. School of Engineering
Morgan State University
- Jaime Bonilla Rios
- Associate Dean, National School of Engineering and Science
Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico
- Keith Bowman
- Dean, College of Engineering and Information Technology
University of Maryland – Baltimore County
- Kenneth Burbank
- Director, School of Engineering Technology
Purdue University
- Jared Cutler
- Assistant Provost
Sinclair Community College
- Charles Isbell
- Dean, College of Computing
Georgia Tech
- Keith Johnson
- Chair, Engineering, Engineering Technology, and Surveying
East Tennessee State University
- Javier Kypuros
- Dean, College of Engineering
University of Texas at Tyler
- James Zhang
- Provost
Kettering University
- Ellayne Ganzfried
- Board Liaison
- Joe Sussman
- 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.
- Sarah A. Rajala, Chair
- Dean Emerita, Iowa State University
Professor Emerita, North Carolina State University
- Said AbuBakr
- Professor
- Western Michigan University
- Magdy Akladios
- Professor and Department Chair
- University of Houston-Clear Lake
- Bopaya Bidanda
- Professor of Industrial Engineering
- University of Pittsburgh
- Thomas Bieler
- Professor Dept. Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
- Michigan State University
- Justin Biller
- Emerson Graham + Associates
- Alexis Clare
- Professor of Glass Science
New York State College of Ceramics
- David Holger
- Iowa State University
- Lawrence Jones
- Carnegie Mellon University
- Kenneth E. Martin
- Vice President of Administration and Finance
Messiah College
- Charles Menke
- Machine Development Manager
- Caterpillar Inc.
- Debra Reinhart
- University of Central Florida
- Jamie Rogers
- Regents’ Outstanding Teacher, Professor & Associate Chair
Industrial & Mfg. Systems Engineering,
University of Texas at Arlington
- Ece Yaprak
- Professor
Wayne State University
- Daniela Iacona
- Staff Liaison
Inclusion, Diversity and Equity Advisory Council
Reporting to the Board of Directors, the Inclusion, Diversity and Equity Advisory Council (IDEAC) promotes inclusivity, diversity and equity within ABET, its activities, its volunteer base and its accredited programs consistent with ABET Principles of Diversity and Inclusion.
- Richard Olawoyin, Chair
- Associate Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering
Oakland University
- Thomas Bieler
- Michigan State University
- Dianne Chong
- Retired
Boeing
- Imelda Cossette
- Executive Director and PI
- MatEdU Online – Materials Science
Edmonds Community College
- Monica Gray
- Associate Dean
College of Engineering The University of Texas
- Michael Johnson
- Professor
Texas A&M University
- Carolyn Judge
- Associate Professor, Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering
United States Naval Academy
- John Koon
- Professor of the Practice
Environmental Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology
- Kirk Lindstrom
- Sr. Compensation Analyst
Salt Lake County
- Stephen Phillips
- Professor and Director
Arizona State University
- Donna Reese
- Professor Emerita
Mississippi State University
- Deborah Trytten
- Associate Professor
University of Oklahoma
- Jessica Silwick
- 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.
- Richard Hope, Chair
- Senior Vice President, Water Technical Practice Leader
AECOM
- Suzanne M. Beckstoffer, Vice-Chair
- Consultant; Director Engineering, retired
Newport News Shipbuilding
- Jeffrey Abell, Past Chair
- Director, Manufacturing Systems Research Lab
General Motors
- Naguib Attia
- VP, Global University Programs
IBM
- Jennifer Bradford
- Program Manager for Siemens Empowers Education – Learning and Credentialing
Siemens Digital Industries Software
- Bret Clausen
- ESH Manager
Bechtel
- Matthew Conwell
- Director, Operations Engineering
Invenergy
- Michael Foss
- Head of Ocean Operations, NA
Flexport
- Lou Gritzo
- Vice President, Research
FM Global
- Anand Raman
- Vice President, Technology and Operations
Climax Molybdenum Co.
- Hy D. Tran
- Senior Scientist
Sandia National Laboratories
- Anita Yadav
- Manager, Electrical Components
Cat Electronics, Integrated Components & Solutions
Caterpillar Inc.
- Charles Menke
- Board Liaison
- Stephanie Harrington
- Staff Liaison
- Joe Sussman
- Staff Liaison