Dean's Advisory Council

The Dean’s Advisory Council is comprised of a prominent group of business and key industry leaders whose knowledge and experience serve as an invaluable tool for the Dean and College, fostering growth both locally and nationally. Below is a list of the current members:

Karen Brack
Associate Technical Fellow, Airborne Electric Hardware Engineer, Boeing

William “Bill” A. Callegari
Retired, Texas State Representative

Shannon Craig
Vice President of Technical Expertise and Discipline Engineering, BASF

Charles DabadieCharles Dabadie
Americas Regional Manufacting Manager, ExxonMobil

Greg ElliottGreg Elliott
President, Workstrings International


President, Performance Contractors Inc.

Charlie FreeburghCharles P. Freeburgh
Manager of Workforce Initiatives, LED FastStart

Sidney Fuchs
Chairman, Eutelsat America Corp.

Lori Garrison
President, William A. Brookshire Foundation

Henry Graham, Jr.
Vice President, Environmental Affairs & General Counsel, Louisiana Chemical Association


Retired, Shell Chemical

Cliff Hebert
Engineering & Maintenance Director for U.S. Gulf Coast & Canada, Dow


Partner, Kean Miller LLP

William "Bill" Higgins, III
Retired Vice President, Jacobs Engineering

Henry J. Landry, Jr.
Retired, International Manufacturers Representatives Inc.

Don L. McCollister
Retired, Consultant, Turner Industries

Clay Neff
President, Chevron International Exploration & Production Company


Donovan Maddox Distinguished Engineering Chair, Texas Tech University, Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering

Mark Richard
President Western Hemisphere, Halliburton

Robert Slimp, Jr.
Chairman and CEO, HNTB

John Stinson, III
President, TEI Inc.

Lee Stockwell
General Manager of US Carbon Capture, Utilization & Storage, Shell

Gary WooleyGary R. Wooley, Chair, Dean's Advisory Council
President, Wooley and Associates Inc.

Tom Yura 
Chief Operating Officer Site Director for UBE C1 Chemicals Americas