Aerospace Engineering

Advisory Board Organization and Operation

Mission

The mission of the Advisory Board is to advise the department on a broad range of issues that relate to the long term success of the department.

Objectives

To provide strategic direction
To ensure curriculum is consistent with customers needs
To assist the department in obtaining student and faculty internships
To ensure research supports department's mission
To help department identify opportunities and resources
To assist in the professional development of the faculty members
To help the department recruit outstanding students
To assist the department in assessing program performance
To assist the department in providing lifelong learning programs
To represent the department within the university and the profession

Organization

The Board will operate as a committee of the whole led by a Board Chair who is appointed for a two year term by the Department Chair. The Board Chair will assist the Department Chair in the planning of the Board meetings and communication with the Board.

Membership

Members will be recruited from a broad range of aerospace industry, government laboratories and academies institutions that either employ or train aerospace engineering graduates. At any given time, the Advisory Board will have between 15 and 20 active members. The term of appointment will be three years which is renewable. Members will be recruited by the Department Chair upon recommendation by a nomination committee made up of the department faculty members and the Advisory Board Chair.

Responsibilities

Each Advisory Board member will be expected to provide strategic direction and partner with the department to ensure its continuous improvement. Each Advisory Board member is expected to actively participate in both the Fall Advisory Board Meeting and the Spring Joint Advisory Board and Alumni Steering Committee Meeting.

Advisory Board Committee Members

Marv Nuss-Board Chair (*1993)
Assistant Manager
Small Airplane Directorate
Kansas City, MO

Dr. Sam Bruner (*2007)
Hawker Beechcraft
Wichita, KS

Cathy Downen
Hawker Beechcraft
Wichita, KS

Linda Drake (*1992)
The Aerospace Corporation
Los Angeles, CA

Dr. Bruce Holmes (*1992)
Manager of General Aviation Program
NASA Langley Research Center
Hampton, VA

Leland Johnson (*1993)
Principal Engineer
Raytheon Aircraft Company
Wichita, KS

Vicki Johnson (*2000)
Associate Director of Research and Development
National Institute for Aviation Research
Wichita State University
Wichita, KS

Greg Krekeler (*1995)
Manager
Boeing Company
St. Louis, MO

Alan R. Mulally (*1989)
Senior Vice President
President Information & Defense Systems
Boeing Co.
Seattle, WA

Mark Norris (*1997)
Engineering Program Manager
Lockheed-Martin Aeronautical Systems Co.
Marietta, GA

Michael J. See (*1998)
Japanese Experiment Module Launch Package Manager
International Space Station Program
NASA Johnson Space Center
Houston, TX

Robert Waner (*1994)
Director of Engineering
Boeing Commercial Airplane Group
Wichita, KS

*Year service began on Advisory Board