Auburn Alumni Engineering Council inducts Class of 2028

The Auburn Alumni Engineering Council inducted seven new members to the group during its annual spring meeting April 14 in the Brown-Kopel Center.

Each council class is active for five years, and those inducted into the Class of 2028 were:

• Ed Blackmon, ’93 civil engineering, principal at Stantec Consulting Services
• Larry Davis, ’74 industrial engineering, retired brigadier general from the U.S. Corps of Engineers
• Patrick Duke, ’99 civil engineering, managing director/Americas leader at Healthcare Project Advisory Solutions
• Shane Goodwin, ’00 mechanical engineering, director of supply chain deployment at Schneider Electric
• Tom Hand, ’95 civil engineering, CEO and chairman of the board at Volkert
• Mark Ogles, ’89 electrical engineering, founder and retired president of Freedom Information Systems
• Art Slotkin, ’68 aerospace engineering, retired executive vice president from Science Applications International Corp.

“Each year, I’m more and more impressed by the prowess of these highly accomplished Auburn engineers who are willing to serve and give back to this institution we all love,” said Brad Christopher, ’91 and ’93 civil engineering who serves as chair of the council and president of LBYD Engineers. “These distinguished engineers are a welcomed addition to the council as we usher in a new dean, Dr. Mario Eden, and they will play a major part in assisting him and his vision as we chart the next chapter of Auburn Engineering.”

During the recent spring meeting, the council received an update from Interim Dean Steve Taylor and addressed other matters to provide leadership and participation in areas such as academics, development, diversity and inclusion, governmental affairs and public relations. The group also approved its slate of award winners, which will be presented during the fall banquet.

The Auburn Alumni Engineering Council’s next meeting is scheduled for Sept. 14-16.

The Auburn Alumni Engineering Council was established in 1965 and is a group of Auburn Engineering alumni who work together to support the vision and goals of the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering. The council meets twice annually to assist and advise the college, and its members serve on a variety of committees geared to the mission and operation of the college. Council members are an active and valued component of the College of Engineering family. They demonstrate a continuing commitment to move the college to new levels of excellence and take its place among the nation’s premier engineering institutions. The council provides leadership and participation in areas such as academics, development, diversity and inclusion, governmental affairs and public relations.