Alumni Awards
Tennessee Tech College of Engineering alumni are renowned not only for their success and innovation as engineers and computer scientists, but also for their professional and personal integrity. Each year, the college presents its Pinnacle Awards to recognize alumni who have demonstrated distinguished service to their professions and a personal reputation for outstanding character and citizenship. They exhibit a vested interest in the success of our students, inspiring them to be pioneers of progress in their own lives.
› Computer Scientist of Distinction Award
› Engineers of Distinction Award
› Outstanding Alumni Award
› Technologist of Distinction Award
› Young Alumna Achievement Award
Computer Scientist of Distinction Award Recipients
2010
Mary A. Patterson
Mathematics
2014
Lynne E. Parker
Computer Science
2017
John M. Seel
Computer Science
2019
Edward Smith
Computer Science
2020
Mark Rigney
Computer Science
Engineers of Distinction Award Recipients
2013
Chris Privon
Mechanical Engineering
2013
Marilyn Lewis
Civil Engineering
2014
Trudy A. Harper
Electrical Engineering
2014
Cullen Lamar Dunn
Civil Engineering
2015
Paul D. Deggs, P.E.
Civil Engineering
2015
Byron A. Pardue
Mechanical Engineering
2016
William (Bob) R. Vick
Civil Engineering
2017
Jonathan (Jon) Callis
Mechanical Engineering
2018
Kevin S. Young
Civil and Environmental Engineering
2019
Keith Kirkpatric
Mechanical Engineering
2020
Phaneendra B. Kondapi
Engineering
1981 — James Seay Brown, Sr. (1920-2013), Mechanical Engineering
1981 — Landon Lyon Corbin (1916-2017), Electrical Engineering
1981 — James Manson Henderson (1896-1980), Civil Engineering
1981 — George R. Jasny (1924-2001), Chemical Engineering
1981 — Aubrey J. Wagner (1912-1990), Civil Engineering
1982 — William E. Griffin, Sr. (1915-1980), Civil Engineering
1982 — Donald E. Nichols (1923-1980), Mechanical Engineering
1982 — Paul H. Shoun, Sr. (1922-1994), Electrical Engineering
1983 — Ray Kinslow (1913-2004), Mathematics
1983 — Ned K. Walters (1927-1983), Electrical Engineering
1984 — Wallace S. Prescott (1920-2013), General Engineering
1984 — Edward E. Rehorn, Jr. (1924-2017), Mechanical Engineering
1985 — Don E. Ferguson (1923-1988), Chemistry
1985 — Roger F. Hibbs (1921-2002), Chemistry
1986 — Roy H. Dunham (1923-2016), Mechanical Engineering
1986 — Alexander Koltowich (1925-1985), Civil Engineering
1986 — Lawrence E. Swanson, Civil Engineering
1987 — Charles H. Fox, Jr., Engineering Science
1987 — Charles O. Glisson (1897-1972), Engineering
1987 — H. LeRoy Henderson (1931-2014), General Engineering
1988 — David Patterson Hammer (1942-2015), Civil Engineering
1988 — William Thomas Moon, Jr., Mechanical Engineering
1989 — C. Stephen Lynn, Industrial Engineering
1989 — Lawrence Edward Wilson, Jr., Civil Engineering
1990 — Howard Boatman, Civil Engineering
1990 — David B. (Mickey) Soloff, Jr., Civil Engineering
1991 — Daniel K. Coen, Jr., Aeronautical Engineering
1991 — Trueman D. Parish, Chemical Engineering
1992 — Steven G. Rochelle, Engineering Science
1992 — Thurman D. Rodgers, Electrical Engineering
1993 — Robert E. Rose, Civil Engineering
1993 — J. Roy Wauford, Jr., Engineering
1994 — DeWitt Ezell, Jr., Electrical Engineering
1994 — Nathan L. Gibson, Industrial Engineering
1995 — W. A. Goodwin (1925-2014), Civil Engineering
1995 — John F. Webb, Mechanical Engineering
1996 — Rafael B. Bustamante, Civil Engineering
1996 — Donald H. White, Mechanical Engineering
1997 — William Terry Boston, Civil Engineering
1997 — Hal O. Jones, Mechanical Engineering
1998 — Harvill C. Eaton, Engineering Science
1998 — John H. Matthews, Electrical Engineering
1999 — Terry W. Warren, Industrial Engineering
1999 — J. Phil Wilbourn, Civil Engineering
2000 — Sandra K. Dudley, Chemical Engineering
2000 — James R. Laycock, Industrial Engineering
2001 — Jerry L. Childs, Mechanical Engineering
2001 — Leighton E. Sissom, Industrial Arts / Mechanical Engineering
2002 — Allen R. Atkins, Electrical Engineering
2002 — Ashraf Islam, Civil Engineering
2003 — David L. Davidson, Civil Engineering
2003 — Richard Melvyn Smith, Electrical Engineering
2004 — Alice L. Cannella, Civil Engineering
2004 — Randy G. Darcy, Mechanical Engineering
2005 — E. Ray Morris, Civil Engineering
2005 — Steven Pearson, Mechanical Engineering
2006 — Dudley Garner, Jr., Electrical Engineering
2006 — David Swindle, Engineering Science
2007 — Teresa Vanhooser, Industrial Engineering
2007 — Carl W. Sandlin, Chemical Engineering
2008 — Robert Gower, Electrical Engineering
2008 — Stanley Manning, Chemistry / Chemical Engineering
2009 — Charles Scott Bartlett, Mechanical Engineering
2009 — Thomas M. Hudson, Jr., Mechanical Engineering
2010 — Barry E. Wilmore, Electrical Engineering
2010 — David Richard Wright, Civil Engineering
2011 — James D. Peterman, Electrical Engineering
2011 — Clayton L. Clem, Civil Engineering
2012 — David C. Bond, Electrical Engineering
2012 — John A. Gordon, Civil Engineering
Outstanding Alumni Award Recipients
2010
Capt. Barry E. Wilmore
B.S. Electrical Engineering
M.S. Electrical Engineering
2011
Robert Gower
B.S. Electrical Engineering
2012
Clayton L. Clem
B.S. Civil Engineering
2013
Chris Privon
B.S. Mechanical Engineering
2014
David Richard Wright
B.S. Civil Engineering
2015
Cullen Lamar Dunn
B.S. Civil Engineering
2016
Trudy A. Harper
B.S. Electrical Engineering
M.S. Electrical Engineering
2017
Lynne E. Parker
B.S. Computer Science
2018
Jonathan D. Callies
B.S. Mechanical Engineering
1976 — Trumbull Blake (1915-1986), B.S. Civil Engineering
1977 — Wallace Prescott (1920-2013), B.S. General Engineering
1981 — Ray Kinslow (1913-2004), B.S. Mathematics
1982 — Lt. Gen. Thurman (Don) Rodgers, B.S. Electrical Engineering
1982 — William Albert Goodwin (1925-2014), B.S. Civil Engineering
1984 — James Seay Brown, Sr. (1920-2013), B.S. Mechanical Engineering
1985 — H. LeRoy Henderson (1931-2014), B.S. General Engineering
1985 — Mark A. Odom, B.S. Civil Engineering
1986 — Donald E. Nichols (1923-2003), B.S. Mechanical Engineering
1986 — David W. Swindle, Jr., B.S. Engineering Science
1986 — Jerry D. Cantrell, B.S. Industrial Engineering
1988 — Euclid C. Moore (1926-1997), B.S. Civil Engineering
1988 — James K. Morton, B.S. Mechanical Engineering
1989 — James Darren Jones, B.S. Mechanical Engineering
1990 — Steven Mark Wilsom, B.S. Mechanical Engineering
1992 — C. Stephen Lynn, B.S. Industrial Engineering
1994 — Tommy Chisholm, B.S. Civil Engineering
1994 — Michael MacIndoe, B.S. Civil Engineering
1998 — Dewitt Ezell, B.S. Electrical Engineering
1998 — Sandra Dudley, B.S. Chemical Engineering, M.A. Education, Ph.D. Engineering
2000 — James Peters, B.S. Mechanical Engineering
2002 — James R. Laycock, B.S. Industrial Engineering, M.S. Industrial Engineering
2002 — Mary A. Patterson, B.S. Mathematics
2002 — Stephen R. Shaw, B.S. Computer Science
2003 — Paula Flowers, B.S. Civil Engineering
2004 — Richard M. Smith, B.S. Engineering
2005 — Terry W. Warren, B.S. Industrial Engineering
2005 — Lem and Donna McSpadden, B.S. Industrial Technology
2005 — Stephen Arnette, B.S. Mechanical Engineering
2006 — Allen R. Atkins, B.S. Electrical Engineering, M.S. Systems Engineering, Ph.D. Electrical
Engineering
2006 — Art Blanchford, B.S. Mechanical Engineering
2008 — Dudley Garner, Jr., B.S. Electrical Engineering
2009 — Ray Morris, B.S. Civil Engineering
Technologist of Distinction Award Recipients
2004
Lem McSpadden
Industrial Technology
2005
Chris W. Hetzler
Industrial Technology
2006
Paul Edward Trussell (1945 - 2017)
Industrial Technology
2007
Kenneth R. Winter
Industrial Technology
2008
David Vickers
Industrial Technology
2009
Spurgeon J. Smith, Jr.
Industrial and Engineering Technology
2012
Alesia C. Bloom
Manufacturing & Industrial Technology
2014
Kimberly S. Williams
Industrial Engineering Technology
2016
Steven D. Hawkins
Industrial Technology
2017
Ethan Bernhardt
Industrial Engineering Technology
2020
John Lowry
Industrial Technology
Young Alumna Achievement Award Recipients
2016
Carlos Carvajal
Manufacturing Engineering
2017
Amy Elliot
Mechanical Engineering
2018
Janey Smith Camp
Civil Engineering
2019
Christian Walker
Mechanical Engineering
2020
Christy Drewry
Chemical Engineering