Advisory Council
The Aerospace Engineering Advisory Council was established in 1994. The council provides advices to the Department Head,
assistance to individual faculty members regarding research activities, and assistance
to alumni regarding employment opportunities. Members of the Council conduct periodic
interviews of graduating seniors in connection with program assessment.
Active
Mr. Laurence "Larry" H. burger '80
ChE, Director, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Future Warfare Center,
Huntsville, AL
Dr. John E. Cochran, Jr. '66
AE, Professor and Head, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Auburn University,
Auburn, AL
Mr. Louis Connor' 66
AE, Director, Space & Missile Defense Technologies,
Huntsville, AL
Mr. Frederick Davis'72
AE, Technical Director, Assessment and Demonstrations Division,
Air Force Research Laboratory Munitions Directorate ,
Eglin AFB, FL
Mr. Gene Fuller'65
AE, President, REMTECH, Inc.,
Birmingham, AL
Mr. Ron Harris'59
AE, Retired Executive, NASA and Rocketdyne,
Brownsboro, AL
Mr. Ralph M. Hoodless, Jr.' 59
AE/ME, Retired Senior Executive, NASA,
Huntsville, AL
Mr. Robert M. Jones'66
AE, Retired Manager, Business and Development , Northrop Grumman,
Huntsville, AL
Mr. Richard M. Kretzschmar'90
AE, System Simulation and Development Directorate, AMRDEC,
Redstone Arsenal, AL
Mr. George M. Landingham'70
AE, Retired Chief, Aerodynamics Tech., System Simulation and Development Directorate,
AMRDEC,
Redstone Arsenal, AL
Mr. John McGraw'87
AE, Manager,FAA Flight Technologies and Procedures Division, AFS-400,
Washington, DC
Mr. Mark S. Miller'84
AE, Manager, Missile Systems Department, Dynetics
Huntsville, AL
Mr. Morris M. Penny'59
AE, Retired Senior Engineer, Lockheed Martin
Jacksonville, AL
Mr. Rex B. Powell'49
AE, Retired Director of Missile Guidance, Research Development and Engineering
Center, AMCOM
Huntsville, AL
Dr. Norman O. Speakman'72
AE, Principal Research Engineer, Georgia Tech Research Institute
Huntsville, AL
Col. James S. Voss'72
AE, Retired Astronaut, NASA
Houston, TX
Mr. Thomas J. Williams'87
ME, Manager, Propulsion Systems Department, Engineering Directorate, MSFC
Huntsville, AL
Inactive
Dr. John Junkins'65
AE, Distinguished Professor, Texas A & M University
College Station, TX
Mr. Wendell Mead'66
AE, President, AGRI
Huntsville, AL
Mr. Roy Norris'67
ChE, Retired President-Gulfstream Aerospace
Savannah, GA
Dr. Samuel R. Pate'60
AE, Retired President, Sverdrup
Tullahoma, TN
Deceased
Mr. Pete Cerny'69
AE, Technical Director, National Missile Defense Joint Program Office, MDA
Huntsville, AL
Mr. Axel Roth'59
AE, Associate Director, NASA, MSFC
Huntsville, AL