Department Advisory Board
The Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering Advisory Board advises the department head on matters related to undergraduate, graduate, research and outreach programs, including but not limited to curricula, accreditation, new programs, recruitment of students and faculty, and investment of resources. The Board meets twice per year in connection with our Senior Design Presentations.
The current members of the Department Advisory Board are:
| Name | Position | Company | City |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adams, Tim | Vice President | Hunt Refining Company | Northport, AL |
| Ahalt, Justin | Structural Engineer | MBA Engineers, Inc. | Birmingham, AL |
| Armstrong, Joe | Vice President, Engineering & Operations | PowerSouth Energy Cooperative | Andalusia, AL |
| Brennan, CJ | Architect | Davis Architects, Inc. | Birmingham, AL |
| Chapmann, Suzanne | Project Manager | Brasfield and Gorrie | Scottsboro, AL |
| Chester, Rodney | CEO & Board Chari | Gresham Smith | Nashville TN |
| Christie, Eric | Deputy State Maintenance Engineer | Alabama Department of Transportation | Montgomery, AL |
| Conner, George H., CHAIR | Deputy Director – Operations | Alabama Department of Transportation | Montgomery, AL |
| Davis, Milton | Vice President of Economic Development | Clayco | Birmingham, AL |
| Davison, Jay | Manager, Consultant Engineering & Inspection Services | Thompson Engineering | Mobile, AL |
| DiPiazza, Jeremy | Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer | Hoar Holdings, LLC (holding company for Hoar Construction, LLC and HPM, LLC) | Birmingham, AL |
| Dunn, Michael | Transportation Engineer | VHB | Raleigh, NC |
| Ericksen, Matt | Region Engineer, Southwest Region | Alabama Department of Transportation | Daphne, AL |
| Fagan, Barry | Owner/Vice President | Fagan Consulting LLC | Prattville, AL |
| Harry, Andrew | Alabama Department of Transportation | Montgomery, AL | |
| Hermecz, Michael T. | Principal Engineer | Schoel | Birmingham, AL |
| Holley, Emily G. | Assistant Project Manager Structural | LBYD Federal | Birmingham, AL |
| Jarman, Thomas A. | Architect | Watermark Design Group | Spanish Fort, AL |
| Lambeth, Darrell | Assistant Director of Hydrologic Networks – Southeast | USGS Lower Mississippi-Gulf Water Science Center – Tuscaloosa | Tuscaloosa, AL |
| Leopard, Tim | Associate Vice President for Construction | UA Construction Admin. | Tuscaloosa, AL |
| Lowery, Wade | Vice President | Engineering Design Group | Pelham, AL |
| McCord, Steve | EVP/COO | Hoar Construction | Birmingham, AL |
| McElroy, Sam | President | Civil Services, LLC | Harvest, AL |
| McGiffert Jr., Price | Associate | Maynard Nexsen PC | Birmingham, AL |
| McGiffert, Allen | McGiffert and Associates, LLC | Tuscaloosa, AL | |
| McMurray, Kim | Principal | Behavioral Health Facility Consulting | |
| Michael, Kimberly | Executive Director of Water and Sewer | City of Tuscaloosa | Tuscaloosa, AL |
| Morriss, Robert | Senior Project Manager | McAbee Construction, Inc. | Tuscaloosa, AL |
| Nail, Rick | Senior Vice President/Civil Business Unit Leader | TTL, Inc. | Hoover, AL |
| NeSmith, Kerry | Principal Transportation Engineer | Arcadis | Montgomery AL |
| Nettles, Jami | Manager, Southern Environmental Research | Weyerhaeuser Company | Columbus, MS |
| Odom, Kenneth R. | Senior Engineering Advisor | Kleinschmidt Associates | Bankston, AL |
| Ogilvie, Major | General Manager | Ready Mix USA, Sales | Birmingham, AL |
| Owens, Phillip | Director of Corporate Social Responsibility | Anser Advisory | Charlotte, NC |
| Patel, Kiran B. | Project Manager | Structural Design Group, Inc. | Hoover, Alabama |
| Pittman, Courtney, VICE CHAIR | Vice President, Director of Architecture | Davis Architects | Birmingham, AL |
| Schoel,Taylor | President | Schoel Engineering Company, Inc. | Birmingham, AL |
| Thomason, Doug | Associate, Senior Architect | Michael Baker International | Mobile, AL |
| Turner, Derrell | Retired | Retired | Alpharetta, GA |
| Ware Jr, Russell D. | President | The Capstone Engineering Group, LLC | Tuscaloosa, AL |
| Wilson, Jennifer | Principal | Barnett Jones Wilson, LLC | Northport, AL |
| Yates, Laura Beth | Transportation Engineer | Kimley-Horn | Birmingham, AL |
EMERITUS MEMBERS
| Name | Position | Company | City |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barnett, Bob | Founding Principal | BJW Structural Engineers | Pell City, AL |
| Schoel, Walter | Walter Schoel Engineering Company, Inc. | Mountain Brook, AL | |
| Wilson, Forest | Retired | TTL, Inc. | Tuscaloosa, AL |
| Walker, Steven E. | Assistant Region Engineer, Operations | Alabama Department of Transportation | Hoover, AL |
| Walker, Jason | Chief Operating Officer | TTL, Inc. | Tuscaloosa, AL |
| Berg, Eric | Principal | TurnerBatson Architects | Birmingham, AL |
| Tubbs, Tera | City Engineer | City of Northport | Northport, AL |
| Morris, Jordan | Principal | Ward Scott Architecture | Tuscaloosa, AL |